LUA script modification not updated when saving!!!

[Frag]

Hi guys,

 

this thing is driving me nuts. I am pretty sure that I am not the only one who has this so here it is.

 

My DCS folder is on F:\DCS World ...which is an SSD drive.

 

My personal mission folder is on d:\DCS\Mission (I keep all my code on another that I commonly backup

 

Now here is what happen. When I modify a LUA script on the D drive and launch my mission from the mission editor ... the script is never updated and DCS execute an old version of it!!!! So even though I modify my lua sript, it is never updated and DCS use the old version I had when I started the game.

 

I also saw in the DCS logs that DCS use the script from a temp folder, but does not seem to update it whenI start the mission! It take the script from a temp folder here:

 

2018-09-16 16:50:27.619 ERROR DCS: Mission script error: : [string "C:\Users\Steph\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS\/~mis00005377"]:1

 

What the heck I am missing here?!

[snowsniper]

each time you modify a lua script, you have to reload the new one once again in mission editor, and save the mission file.

don't think there is an other way.

[Hardcard]

Mission Editor doesn't read the attached script and sound files dynamically.

 

When you attach any file to a mission in ME and save the mission, you're actually creating COPIES of those attached files and saving them inside the .miz file for that mission (it's a one time thing).

 

This process needs to be repeated every time you make changes to those files.

 

I think there's a way to make ME read files dynamically, but you'll need to set up symlinks in Windows.

Edited September 16, 2018 by Hardcard

[Frag]

each time you modify a lua script, you have to reload the new one once again in mission editor, and save the mission file.

don't think there is an other way.

 

By reloading do you mean removing the trigger and recreate it? Or simply clicking the button OPEN and reassign the script file?

 

Mission Editor doesn't read the attached script and sound files dynamically.

 

When you attach any file to a mission in ME and save the mission, you're actually creating COPIES of those attached files and saving them inside the .miz file for that mission (it's a one time thing).

 

This process needs to be repeated every time you make changes to those files.

 

I think there's a way to make ME read files dynamically, but you'll need to set up symlinks in Windows.

 

I found some kind of workaround by doing a DO SCRIPT command instead of DO SCRIPT FILE and in the DO SCRIPT I load the lua script this way

 

dofile([[F:\DCS Missions\Test03\Test03.lua]])

 

This works perfectly!

 

But I guess that this will not work if I publish my mission and other use it. So I guess I will load dynamically to help accelerate the development and when everything will be ready then I will assign the files to my triggers with the DO SCRIPT FILE.

[Hardcard]

But I guess that this will not work if I publish my mission and other use it. So I guess I will load dynamically to help accelerate the development and when everything will be ready then I will assign the files to my triggers with the DO SCRIPT FILE.

 

Yes, that seems correct.

[Frag]

Thanks ... but EagleDynamic should really repack the script filea at each start (or at least have an option to do it). It is very cumbersome to deal with this as a beginner when you are a script newbie ... you do a LOT of error.

[snowsniper]

clever brilliant neat found ( i must have click the button OPEN and reassign the script file about 1 billion time since i'm doing scripting... lol) As a lua noob myself, i know what you mean by many many errors lol )

I'll give it a try.

thanks for the tip

 

 

By reloading do you mean removing the trigger and recreate it? Or simply clicking the button OPEN and reassign the script file?

 

 

 

I found some kind of workaround by doing a DO SCRIPT command instead of DO SCRIPT FILE and in the DO SCRIPT I load the lua script this way

 

dofile([[F:\DCS Missions\Test03\Test03.lua]])

 

This works perfectly!

 

But I guess that this will not work if I publish my mission and other use it. So I guess I will load dynamically to help accelerate the development and when everything will be ready then I will assign the files to my triggers with the DO SCRIPT FILE.

[snowsniper]

i've just give this a try, unfortunately, doesn't work when script are dependant each other.

for example with ATME, you have a main core script engine which load all other scripts so I can't use this neat turnaround with this script engine.

should be interresting to test with some other lib or engine script, like moose or Mist.

[Hardcard]

Can't you load the main ATME script normally and then use Frag's trick to load the rest of scripts dynamically?

Edited September 16, 2018 by Hardcard

[snowsniper]

Can't you load the main ATME script normally and then use Frag's trick to load the rest of scripts dynamically?

 

don't seems to work, but nothing seems impossible for Sunski34 who made ATME engine, maybe if it's a light modification or condition to use it like that for more easy testing and debugging.

He ever knows about this thread, i've sent him a link and he found the idea neat too.

 

so wait and see. if it's possible and easy for sure he would do some tweak in the engine to allow it

if it need to rethink all the concept and main global modular script engine logic it won't be possible.:book:

[snowsniper]

It works with ATME without the need to reload with this turnaround :

 

 

create a generic lua file with minimum info for ATME and load it in Mission Editor with a do script file as normal procedure

 

***********************

 

local thisModule

local moduleName = "temp" -- nom du present module

 

 

--____________________________________

do

 

dofile([[E:\savedgame2016\DCS.openbeta\Missions\Luaprogrammation\MAJ SNOW 2018\2018 FINIS\LIB_ATC_aknoledgment\LIB_ATC_2019.lua]]) -- link to you WIP lua file module

 

local newHandlers = {

 

 

onCreatePlayerHandler = nil,

onDeletePlayerHandler = nil,

onUpdatePlayerHandler = nil,

onTakeoffPlayerHandler = nil,

onLandingPlayerHandler = nil,

onStartEnginePlayerHandler = nil,

onStopEnginePlayerHandler = nil,

 

 

onCreateAIUnitHandler = nil,

onDeleteAIUnitHandler = nil,

onDisableAIUnitHandler = nil,

onTakeoffAIUnitHandler = nil,

onLandingAIUnitHandler = nil,

onStartEngineAIUnitHandler = nil,

onStopEngineAIUnitHandler = nil,

 

 

onCreateGroupHandler = nil,

onSpawnGroupHandler = nil,

onDeleteGroupHandler = nil,

onDisableGroupHandler = nil,

 

 

onCreateStaticObjectHandler = nil,

onDeleteStaticObjectHandler = nil,

 

onTimerHandler = nil,

onModuleStartHandler = nil,

}

 

thisModule = ATME.C_Module(moduleName, newHandlers, true)

 

end

Edited December 27, 2018 by snowsniper