publicVariable problem with Beta-Patches?

[AAD10 Pete]

Since I run Arma2 version 1.60 with one of the latest betapatches I have always the same problem with using publicVariable in script code.

The error note is: "error missing ;"

But if I look into the script, I wrote: publicVariable "SomeArrayName";
I cant find any script code mistake.
While initializing the mission all publicVariables "SomeName"; work fine. But later I get always the above mentioned error message if I use the command publicVariable later on.
Strange.


Thanks for any help in advance.

[Dwarden]

what about first provide exact code Yout try to use ?

[AAD10 Pete]

I guess I found out the problem.
Obviously it has nothing to do with the beta patches. I have this problem with the vanilla version 1.60 too.

Each time if I have in a sqf file the code:

SomeArrayName set [SomeArrayIndex, _SomeValue];

and if I use later on in the same sqf file the code:

publicVariable "SomeArrayName";

I get the above mentioned error.

If I use the publicVariable function in an another sqf file, all works fine again...

---------- Post added at 07:48 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:46 PM ----------

One of the file with the problem:
************************************************** ***
//StartConnectionPlayerWithServer.sqf

_ActPlayer = _this select 0;

//Default
_ActPlayerIndexTemp = 9999;

//Read out DB communication string of this player
_ActPlayerIndexTemp = [_ActPlayer]call fncReadOutPlayerIndexThisPlayer;

if(_ActPlayerIndexTemp != 9999) then
{
//Say string to overall connect player with the database and exchange data if record already exists
_AddNewStrToExecute = format["%1", (conDBcStrConnectPlayerWithDB + pubDBSeparateMainSign)];
_ArrDBCommPlayerStringsTemp = format["%1",format["%1",pubArrDBCommPlayerStrings select (_ActPlayerIndexTemp-1)] + _AddNewStrToExecute];
pubArrDBCommPlayerStrings set [(_ActPlayerIndexTemp-1), _ArrDBCommPlayerStringsTemp];

//Hint player get startconnection with DB
if(pubShowPersDBSystemHints == 1) then {hint "Player get startconnection with DB ";};
publicVariable "pubArrDBCommPlayerStrings"; //<------------------------------------------------- Here occures the problem
};


//Terminate this script
if(true)exitWith{};
************************************************** ***

Second file with the problem:
************************************************** ***
//HandleDBCommunicationStringOfEachPlayer.sqf

_i = 1;
_ii = 1;
while {_i == 1 AND _ii <= pubMaxAnzHumanPlayers} do
{
_ActPlayerIndex = _ii;
_ActDBCommPlayerString = format["%1",pubArrDBCommPlayerStrings select (_ii-1)];

while {_ActDBCommPlayerString != ""} do
{
//Readout first string fragment of the DB communicatio string of this player
_StrFragmentTemp = [_ActDBCommPlayerString, pubDBSeparateMainSign] call CBA_fnc_split;
_AnzFragmThisArr = count _StrFragmentTemp;
_StrFirstFragmentTemp = (_StrFragmentTemp select 0);

//************************************************** *****************************
//Process the first string fragment
_d=[_StrFirstFragmentTemp, _ActPlayerIndex]execVM "database\functions\general\ProcessThisDBStrFragmO fPlayer.sqf";
waitUntil {scriptDone _d};
//************************************************** *****************************

//Put fragment together with all rest arrays
_StrRestFragmentTemp = "";
for [{_iii=1}, {_iii<_AnzFragmThisArr}, {_iii=_iii+1}] do //Don't start with the index 0
{
_StrRestFragmentTemp = _StrRestFragmentTemp + format["%1",(_StrFragmentTemp select _iii)];
};

//Put the rest of the old DB communication string back to the array of this player
_ActDBCommPlayerString = _StrRestFragmentTemp;
};
pubArrDBCommPlayerStrings set [(_ii-1), _ActDBCommPlayerString];

_ii = _ii + 1;
if(_ii >= pubMaxAnzHumanPlayersPosThisMis) then {_i = 0;};
};
publicVariable "pubArrDBCommPlayerStrings"; //<----------------------------------------------------- Here occures the problem

//Terminate this script
if(true)exitWith{};
************************************************** ***

[Dwarden]

erm ... for example i see no pubShowPersDBSystemHints defined at all ...

anyway i suggest use simple diag_log on the variable to output to RPT what You trying to pubVar before any conclusion can be met

[AAD10 Pete]

My fault. I wrote it the wrong way to this forum. It should be "pubArrDBCommPlayerStrings" not "pubShowPersDBSystemHints ". Now its written correctly in the above post.

I will figure it out with "diag_log".

[.kju [PvPscene]]

please simplify the sample code, make a demo mission and post it in the CIT. thanks!

[AAD10 Pete]

After same hours more triggering around I am not sure anymore if the program with or without the beta patch is the problem. Or the CBA or the Arma2Net folder...
Each time when I think I found the problem, its different again. Right now I am not able to reproduce the error directly with a small example mission.

Meanwhile I guess that I have done a mistake somewhere in my new (huge) mission with a lot of scripts and code lines.
The error "error missing ;" after using publicVariable could be only the logical following of an error caused before.

Anyway, at the weekend I will split up my mission code into several modules and will try to encapsulate the error.

Sorry for the possible "false alarm". I will keep you up to date as soon as I am sure why the publicVariable error occures during executing my mission file.

[Tankbuster]

code tags FTW