Calling a scritp via action list

ThisIsSparta

Hey all

I basically have a c# script that let me rotate objects...I'd like to turn at the begin at the begin of the game this script off so the object stay in place and then awake the script trough action list when I turn one menu so I can examinate the object rotating it...how can I achieve this? ty

ChrisIceBox

If you place the turning code in a function called, eg RotateRight, you can use the Object: Send Message Action to call the GameObject with the script attached.  Set the message as custom: "RotateRight", and it'll run the function.

ThisIsSparta

Even if I want to turn on a component? is the same? for example I have a component in an object and it starts off...how can I turn on the component?

ChrisIceBox

Disabled components can't be "reached" by sending messages to them.  It's not good practice to enable/disable components like that.  A simple modification of the script itself would mean you don't have to do that.  However, you could use another script (that's always enabled) that has functions to enable/disable the other component manually (e.g. GetComponent <MyOtherScript>().enabled = true; ) .  You could send messages to that script instead.

ThisIsSparta

So chris, I did like this:

I have a bottle...attached to the bottle two scripts; one called ENABLEDISABLE and one called ROTATEWITHMOUSE.

the first script control the second one trough an integer called canRotate...if the integer is 0 the rotatewithmouse script is disabled...if the integer is 1 the rotatewithmouse script is enabled...

all working trough the inspector window of unity

but if I try to run the action trough send object message is not working...I did like this...maybe I'm doing something wrong...

Action type Object : Send Message
Object to affect: Bottle
Message to send : custom
Method name: canRotate
Pass integer to method : cheked
Integer to send: 1
after running continue

where am I doing wrong?

ChrisIceBox

The "method name" is the name of the function, not the integer.  You need to write a function that changes the integer's value.

In JS:

function SetValue (_newValue : int)
{
    canRotate = _newValue;
}

In C-sharp:

void SetValue (int _newValue)
{
  canRotate = _newValue;
}

Then set the Method name as "SetValue".

ThisIsSparta

Worked!

P.S.: I putted the void update between the void start and the void update...is the right place? :P