generic error in expression

[gc8 970]

Hi can any one say why is this code causing generic expression error?

the error is in last line and if i comment those out the error moves futher up.

im calling this code like this: _plane call stopPlane;

stopPlane = {

_plane = _this;
_pilot = driver _plane;

hint format["hitting the brakes! %1 %2", speed _plane,_plane];

_stopMul = 0.95;

_plane setfuel 0;

while { speed _plane > 5 && alive _plane && alive _pilot && _pilot in _plane } do 
{ 


_xd = velocity _plane select 0;
_yd = velocity _plane select 1;
_zd = velocity _plane select 2;

_plane setVelocity [_xd * _stopMul, _yd * _stopMul, _zd];

sleep 2.5;
};

hint format ["done stopping %1 %2", speed _plane,_plane];

sleep 5;

_plane setfuel 1;

}

thx

[wiggum2 31]

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[twirly 11]

Ninja'd

At a glance.... you seem to be missing a ";" at the very end of the file. At that last bracket.

....blah...blah...blah

hint format ["done stopping %1 %2", speed _plane,_plane];

sleep 5;

_plane setfuel 1;

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[gc8 970]

adding ; makes no difference..

---------- Post added at 09:56 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:41 PM ----------

turns out it was the sleep command, i had to remove them all. so i made it and sqf file and used execvm .

so no sleep command in call or what?

[Muzzleflash 111]

Depends on where you call it from. Init lines or triggers are a no-go.

However, if it is is something that takes time and does not return a result you usually use spawn instead

Edited October 29, 2011 by Muzzleflash

[CarlGustaffa 4]

Try something like:

_plane spawn {_this call stopPlane};

That might (not 100% sure) allow sleep within the call, but unless I need call compile, I tend to avoid using calls for anything that isn't supposed to be fast and/or uses delays.