How do you add onAdd to Path in TGE

#1 I added this to Path::OnAdd:

if (isServerObject())
      scriptOnAdd();

But I am getting the following error:

M:\Torque Lighting Integration 1.3\torque\engine\sim\simPath.cc(195): error C3861: 'isServerObject': identifier not found, even with argument-dependent lookup

and

M:\Torque Lighting Integration 1.3\torque\engine\sim\simPath.cc(196): error C3861: 'scriptOnAdd': identifier not found, even with argument-dependent lookup

What am I missing? Please help.

Marrion

#2 I'm no programmer, but to me it looks like the commands you're looking for do not exist.
The first command though.. what is it that you're trying to do? If it's a shapebase object, wouldn't just this fit?

ShapeBase* control = conn->getControlObject();
control->getType();

Probably to no help, but I haven't seen the first command you mentioned.
Good luck.

#3 I am trying to add the onAdd function to paths. I want to know when each path is added. When a player is added the onAdd function is called and you can mount objects and add inventory to the player as the are added to the scene. Paths do not have this ability, so I am trying to add it.

#4 Hi Everyone,

It's funny how some things work out. While I was integrating the lighting pack into TGE 1.3 I happened upon a code that shows how to use callbacks. I copied the code to notepad and continued with the lighting pack. After I had the lighting pack in and working, and our TGE 1.2 code merged back in I added the code to enable the call back. Everything is working like a charm now. Find this in your engine/SimPath.cc file:

bool Path::onAdd()
{
   if(!Parent::onAdd())
      return false;
   
	
   return true;
}

and change it to this:

bool Path::onAdd()
{
   if(!Parent::onAdd())
      return false;
   Con::executef(this, 2, "onAdd", Con::getIntArg(getId()));
	
   return true;
}

Then make:

function Path::onAdd(%this, %obj)
{
  echo("Path added");
}

Now everytime a path is added you can spawn a bot on that path automatically. Just add the spawn code in the Path::onAdd.

Marrion

#5 For some classes you can use scriptOnAdd();(I used it for tiggers), but for other you need to call it like you did.