Thanks for the feedback Knighthawk, it's been some time since I've used LUA.

<r> Not content with dealing with the above issue I tried Jan Masterson's code for a circle of units<br/>
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I get the following error: unexpected symbol near '<\226>'<br/>
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function draw_circle_of_units(a,b,t,txt)<br/>
if txt == nil then<br/>
txt = ""<br/>
end<br/>
t = t - 1<br ...

<t> I have used the following code with success in the old version ie. command: modern naval/air ops.<br/>
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However with the new version I get the following:<br/>
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ERROR: [string "Console"]:3: syntax error near 'u'<br/>
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local u= ScenEdit_GetReferencePoint({guid='9QYU5K ...

Ed49601

The "Lua Legion" is a great resource for developing your command lua skills. Apache85 has lots of code segments that you can copy and use and/or modify for your purposes.

Good luck!

<r> Thanks Michael I realized I had several syntax errors.<br/>
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Here is the corrected code that works:<br/>
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--Get all Highlighted Reference Points<br/>
local u = VP_GetSide({Side ='Vietnam'}) -- a side object<br/>
--print(u.rps)<br/>
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tbl={}<br/>
tbl=u.rps<br/>
--print(tbl ...

Eboreg

Thanks for the reply. I initially tried 'true' but it did not work.

<r> The code below works as far as getting the number of Reference points and whether they are highlighted. It fails on the logic test of whether zz='Yes'. What am I missing?<br/>
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--Get all Highlighted Reference Points<br/>
local u = VP_GetSide({Side ='Vietnam'}) -- a side ...

<t> Building a commercial raider. I can add a containerized Kalibr but when I add a Scan Eagle Drone to the Scenario I find I can't make the container ship a homebase for the eagle.<br/>
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Video I've seen shows that the scan eagle is trapped by a wire on a pole so it doesn't require air ...

<r> Just working up a Scenario involving the Taruntal V class boats of Vietnam. I noticed that they have only 10 or so tons of fuel vs the earlier boats having 50 tons of fuel. They should have a range of 1700 nm.<br/>
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Here is a link:<URL url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarantul-class ...

Good Question? How does autodetect work exactly?

Thanks in advance.

Nice script there jmax. Always helps to look at others code to learn from.

Cheers

Michael,

Thanks for posting your script. I especially like how you detail the use of a custom table. Tables are a unique feature of the LUA language.

When I run the following command in the script console I get and error. The error says expected ")" before the equals sign.

local mission = ScenEdit_AddMission('Merchant','Merchant05A','Support',zone={"CR-02","CR-03","CR-04"})

Any suggestions?

Thanks

Thanks Michael!

Michael other Lua expert,

With the release of Version 1.11 SR7 is it now possible to set the speed of the unit? Alternatively could you set the throttle?

Thanks

Michael,

Thanks for documenting your code. It's a simple script for you but "tables" are different then the arrays I'm used to working with in c and vba.

Thanks Michael

Good question Gunner98. Maybe michaelm can help out.

<t> As I understand it from the commandlua.github.io website you can add a unit and set its base for a new unit. However you can only read the base for a unit with the Scenedit_SetUnit() function.<br/>
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Is my interpretation of the "NewUnit" vs "Unit" arguments in the respective functions ...

To clarify, what triggers this final version of the lua script? Does this run continuously in the background?

Thanks in advance Apache85.