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CommandToServer() problems

by Robert Norris · in Torque Game Engine · 09/19/2005 (7:34 am) · 4 replies

Hi,

i've implemented some stuff for my game using the commandToServer command. When i test my application on my local machine, everything is working fine, but when i test it with a client connection to my gameserver, it doesn't work. In other words, calls like these

moveMap.bindCmd( keyboard, 1, "CommandToServer(\'UsePowerUp\', \"1\");", "" );
moveMap.bindCmd( keyboard, 2, "CommandToServer(\'UsePowerUp\', \"2\");", "" );

call this function in my command.cs file

function ServerCmdUsePowerUp(%client, %number){
	...
}

but calls like these

function TimeLoop::onUse(%this,%obj)
{
   ...
   CommandToServer('TimeLoopActivation', %obj.client, %obj);
   ...
}

don't call

function ServerCmdTimeLoopActivation(%client, %obj){
	...
}

Any suggestion why the second kind of call doesn't work when the client is connected to the game server? I'm sure, it's a simple problem, but i don't see it ;)
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Torque 3D Owner Matthew Langley
Torque
#1
09/19/2005 (9:24 am)
Is the CommandToServer() call in a seperate file as the
"function ServerCmdTimeLoopActivation(...)" ?

Torque Owner Robert Norris
#2
09/19/2005 (11:08 am)
Yes. Both examples, where the CommandToServer() call appears, are in seperate files, but could this be a problem? And Note: The first example works when the client is connected to a dedicated gameserver... perhaps there is a problem with the "CommandToServer('TimeLoopActivation', %obj.client, %obj);" call in the secon example? ... the parameter %obj.client isn't really necessary... i will check this tomorrow if no one has another hint :)

I must also say, that i don't get any error messages... that's the reason why i don't know anything about the problem.

UPDATE:
i've changed the parameters of the second call, but it only works when i test it local...

command.cs
function ServerCmdTimeLoopActivation(%client){
	echo("ServerCmdTimeLoopActivation(%client)");
	...
}

timeloop.cs
function TimeLoop::onUse(%this,%obj)
{
   echo("TimeLoop used ->" @ %obj);
   ...
   CommandToServer('TimeLoopActivation');
   ...

}

The echo in command.cs never appears when the client is connected to the dedicated server.

Torque Owner Mark Storer
#3
09/19/2005 (1:33 pm)
Are your serverCmd's in the "server" directory? That would explain why they don't work client-only.

Torque Owner Robert Norris
#4
09/19/2005 (11:16 pm)
Yes ;)

As i waked up today i thought about the meaning of a CommandToServer function... when i call "CommandToServer('TimeLoopActivation');" i'm already on serverSide, so using the CommandToServer method makes no sense :)

But why does it work on my local machine? Anyway... i will change my code now.

UPDATE:
I've changed my code and all works fine now :D

Thank you so much for your replies!
best regards
rob