changing loadout and ready time with "if ~= nil"

[orca]

I use this command to change the loadout and time to ready:

local unit = ScenEdit_GetUnit({name='Su-34 (Bodo) #9'})
ScenEdit_SetLoadout({UnitName = unit.name, LoadoutID = 23085, TimeToReady_Minutes = 58})

But I think this causes an error if the aircraft is not found.


I use the following to assign a unit to a mission with the "if ~= nil" coding so no error occurs if the unit isn't found.

if ScenEdit_GetUnit({Side='Russia', Name="Su-34 (Bodo) #9"}) ~= nil then
ScenEdit_AssignUnitToMission("Su-34 (Bodo) #9", "Norway strike)")
end

Is there a better way to change the loadout and time to ready for a unit to make sure there is no error if the unit is not found similar to the latter LUA example with something like the "if ~= nil" part of the code?

thanks

[Kennetho]

Did you ever figure this out?
I’m interested in learning the same.

Changing mission and loadout.

[KnightHawk75]

retbool,retval = pcall(ScenEdit_SetLoadout,{UnitName = unit.name, LoadoutID = 23085, TimeToReady_Minutes = 58}) ;
if retbool and retval then
-- success
end

retbool will be true or false, if true ScenEdit_SetLoadout didn't fail and retval will hold whatever value was returned (a boolean itself), if it's false then it failed, and retval is either nil or contains the error message.

[Parel803]

Nice.
Not sure what goes wrong but I change 3 units on base. Works fine changing to Maritime surveillance or reserve. But when I change it to the ASW role (IDnr) it says (Reserve[Available]). Tries it on NH-90, P-3 Orion and the P-8 Poseidon. Was wondering if someone else had the same issue or just on my side.
bset regards GJ

[KnightHawk75]

Nice.
Not sure what goes wrong but I change 3 units on base. Works fine changing to Maritime surveillance or reserve. But when I change it to the ASW role (IDnr) it says (Reserve[Available]). Tries it on NH-90, P-3 Orion and the P-8 Poseidon. Was wondering if someone else had the same issue or just on my side.
bset regards GJ

Do you have the needed munitions in the magazine, and/or have unlimited mags turned on? Because if you don't and you don't use the the IgnoreMagazine=true parameter then if munitions are missing it'll just set things to reserved.

How to tell it to ignore the magazine.

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-- set loadout for P-8 (db492), bypass needing munitions in the mag.
local retbool,retval = pcall(ScenEdit_SetLoadout,{UnitName = "Knighthawk #1", LoadoutID = 28501, TimeToReady_Minutes = 58, IgnoreMagazines=true}) ;
if retbool and retval then print('success'); else print('failed'); end

[Parel803]

Thx, checking
regards GJ

That was it, feeling stupid again.
Thx for you time, sorry for wasting it