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I am trying to turn off a Radar using lua - doesn't matter if it is a facility or an AC I am getting the same thing either way. Using the below command changes the value on the EMCON screen, but not on the sensor screen... if I do it manually I have to choose yes or no, but they both change the value on the sensor screen which does what I want.

I can't get the radar to actually turn off - it is just changing the EMCON value which isn't carrying thru to the sensor for some reason.

ScenEdit_SetEMCON('Unit', 'A-50U Mainstay North', 'Radar=Passive')

I think it takes a few game seconds to change, I was trying to do this in editor mode and couldn't advance time so nothing was changing. I made a test scen and did it a few times and it looks like it works properly other than sometimes it doesn't take effect immediately.

Whicker,

That has been my experience. There is a brief time delay before the changes in EMCON (radar, OECM or sonar) changes. But the Lua sample you provided should work ok.

I'm trying this out, but ran it for 45 seconds and no radar

ScenEdit_SetEMCON('Unit', 'Radar A', 'Radar=Active')

Not convinced its working. Also tried with GUID but kept getting errors so went back to the name.

Any thoughts?

B

hmmm.. I just went and checked it and at first it didn't work, then I tried it with Side instead of Unit and it did work, then went back to Unit and that worked. At some point I went to Side Doctrine and fiddled with that. I also fiddled with the checkbox on the right side of the normal view where it says Inherit from parent.

Not sure what I did to make it work but now it works as expected and I can turn it on or off.

I just pasted your code and named a radar appropriately and it worked so your code is good.

Having trouble in CMO. Can anyone get the radars of a side or unit to turn on/off? If I recall the side and unit EMCON need to be set in a specific way. If you can get the function to work, please post your settings. Here is my single line of lau; it does not throw an error in the console:
ScenEdit_SetEMCON('Unit', 'SAM Plt (SA-22 Greyhound [Pantsir-S1E])', 'OECM=Passive')

Thanks ... Kevin

local a = ScenEdit_SetEMCON('Unit', 'AAA Sec (35mm Twin Gepard x 2)', 'OECM=Passive')
print(a)

Worked okay. I could swap Active/Passive
[It was not set to 'inherit']

Thanks. will try now. Just to confirm, by "it" you mean the unit AAA Sec (35mm Twin Gepard x 2) and its inherit setting?

Well for the life of me I can get the Pastsir (red side) to turn off but not cycle back on. Tried all the side and unit settings. Here is a save. If you can take a look. It must be simple. I have cycled before, so I am just dense about this now.

Kevin

PS: Got it working. No worries. Will quickly record the settings and put them in a vault. [&o]