Different instances of a Flg number in ME Action Flag and Do Script File Flag?

[klem]

I am having problems addressing the same Flag number value set in a lua script (Do script file) and the same Flag number value accessed from the Mission Editor Do Script.

 

Do internal and external lua scripts create separate instances of the same Flag number and consequently return separate values??

 

For example, I "setUserFlag" 4001 = 1 in the lua script file and read it ("getUserFlag") in the do script box. I have debug messages in the lua file that say Flag 4001 = 1 while in the ME the do script value is returned as 4001 = 0.

[Steggles]

Check you havnt accidentally type cast the scripts flag. DCS will accept both strings and integers as a flag name / number. I should clarify that the string '4001' would be a different flag to one set with 4001 as an integer.

 

Edit: A sample bit of code would be good so we can see exactly how you're doing it.

Edited May 6, 2016 by Steggles

[klem]

Check you havnt accidentally type cast the scripts flag. DCS will accept both strings and integers as a flag name / number. I should clarify that the string '4001' would be a different flag to one set with 4001 as an integer.

 

Edit: A sample bit of code would be good so we can see exactly how you're doing it.

 

Doohhhh!

 

Many thanks Steggles.

 

I read somewhere that getUserFlag and setUserFlag had to be cast to string using ('..var..'). Of course, I realise now that clashes with the integers in the ME flag numbers.

 

Works just fine now :)