NCS - neocarscript - discussions

**netsuo** · 05-03-2005, 06:41 AM

Here's the thread where you can talk about the new scripting system. I will answer to all your questions, and then i'll take theses Q/A to make a little FAQ.

I think the system is allready very powerful, but some function can be missing, so you can request at any script function and i will see how i can do it

**NiN^_^NiN** · 05-03-2005, 07:31 AM

i'll make a script right now

I just got back from cleaning my car for mazda (at 10pm lol)

**NiN^_^NiN** · 05-03-2005, 08:00 AM

Ok i lied lol i've gotta sleep but im bit confused how i get a script to run?

where do i add it to a button click or a launch of the module?

**netsuo** · 05-03-2005, 08:22 AM

take a look in other_scripts.zip in install folder (just extract to scripts subfolder). You'll find a custom button action example.
You just have to place it in scripts folder (or any subfolder) and call the "SCRIPTS_FUNCTION" action in your button's action in NPC.

**NiN^_^NiN** · 05-03-2005, 09:17 PM

I've got a question

Is it possible to get info outside NMC?

was thinking of making a script to mute or turn the volume down for 3 seconds when destinator says a vocal direction

would be handy for GPS guys who are use to this feature in RR/Frodo etc

**RoyN** · 05-04-2005, 12:35 AM

i wil very soon attempt to port my tracker to NCS!

for that I will need however, to obtain GPS info from FreeDrive...

so when u add freedrive, if you can add a way for us to obtain lat, lon, speed, etc from FD it would be great! '

(FYI, my tracker is a small application I had made that inerfaced with MM and sent my location through a PHP script that logged it on a server and I could see a realtime (or not) tracking of my movements at any time)

**netsuo** · 05-04-2005, 01:04 AM

For now you can't get infos outside NMC, but for the 0.7 Final i'll add a function to request SDK calls trough NCS. So you'll be able to call any other application from the scripts

**RoyN** · 05-04-2005, 01:27 AM

Netsuo can I have some more examples? I'm getting NMC crashes all the time with Error 1025 Expected End of Statement...

Code:

'INFORMATIONS
'/////////////
NAME=Example custom ACTION for buttons
AUTHOR=netsuo
DATE=2005.04.19 08:15:00
DESCRIPTION=Purpose of this test is to show you how you can make a custom action for you buttons
EXECUTE=FUNCTION:BUTTON_TEST
'->
'	FUNCTION:XXX		: XXX is your function's name. While setting this, never executed 

but added to the actions list. You can then access this function using buttons actions in 

skin.xml (Example: <ACTION>SCRIPTS_FUNCTION;your_function_name</ACTION>)
'	NMC_START			: executed while starting NMC, after loading skin and 

config
'	NMC_CLOSE			: executed while stopping NMC
'	MODULE_START:XXX	: executed on start of desired module (where XXX is one of the 

following: ALL/APPLICATIONS/VIDEO/AUDIO/PHOTOS/FILELIST/MAIN)
'	MODULE_CLOSE:XXX	: executed on start of desired module (where XXX is one of the 

following: ALL/APPLICATIONS/VIDEO/AUDIO/PHOTOS/FILELIST/MAIN)
'	TRACK_START:XXX		: executed when track starts playing (where XXX is one of the 

following: APPLICATIONS/VIDEO/AUDIO/PHOTOS)
'	TRACK_END:XXX		: excuted when track ends (where XXX is one of the following: 

APPLICATIONS/VIDEO/AUDIO)
'	TIMER				: executed in a timer with "100" msec interval
'////////
'	IMPORTANT NOTE		: you can combine EXECUTE events by adding a "|" seperator. 

Example: MODULE_CLOSE:AUDIO|MODULE_START:AUDIO

'START CUSTOM SCRIPT
'///////////////////
'-> here between "START" and "END" you can enter any VBScript code. (see NCS reference for 

objects available)

NCS_START
	

	for i = 1 to 10
	i = i + 1
	next i
	MsgBox i

NCS_END

**netsuo** · 05-04-2005, 01:41 AM

!!! Remember !!!

Its VBSCRIPT: "next i" IS NOT supported. But "next" alone, yes.

For i = 0 To 10
i = i+1
Next

And that's all.. Visual Basic <> VBScript

**RoyN** · 05-04-2005, 01:43 AM

damn..... thats what i was fearing...

(not for this next, of course but for other bigger incompatibilities when trying to make scripts)

other question, if I do "Dim My varCounter" in a TIMER NCS, will it be erased at each time the timer is run, or will it remain counting (say if I am incrementing this variable to do an action only every 10 seconds)