c_scan and "you" pointer to closest entity?

I know...this is simple stuff and has been asked before (even recently on this forum). Unfortunately all answers diden't really help me
I manage to get a handle on the closest entity but the handle won't switch when a second entity comes closer than the first.
I use "my.enemy" as skill to determine the current enemy.

Please...can someone post a piece of code that accomplishes that in a simple way (in good old c-script) ?

Thank you!

You have to do the scanning in a loop, so that you always have the right entity.
If you want more help, please post your code.

Dark_Samurai

Dark_Samurai is right, you need to put the scan in a refresh loop. Something like this:

Code:

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while(scanner_is_on)
  {
    c_scan(blah);
    wait(5);
  }

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No need to have the scan done every cycle, saves processing power. This will update the you pointer accordingly.

cheers,

Thanks guys...I got it working (at least I think so...). I had to change my scan event like this:
Code:

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var min_dist;
////scans for enemies
function scan_enemies()
{	
	min_dist = 999999;
	////we are scanning
	my.is_scanning = on;

	////set scan mode
	my.scan_mode = scan_search;

	////set scan cone
	temp.x = 360;
	temp.y = 0;
	temp.z = my.attack_range;

	////do the search/scan
	c_scan(my.x,my.pan,temp,ignore_me + scan_ents);

	////wait a little before next scan (performance reasons)
	wait(-scan_search_sleep);

	////we have finished scanning
	my.is_scanning = off;
}

function entity_search_scan_event_fight()
{
	if(event_type == event_scan){
		
		if(you){
			////some conditions to set the handle
			if(you.scan_mode == scan_search && vec_dist(you.x,my.x) < you.attack_range && you.entity_type_id >= 0 && you.allied_id != my.allied_id){

				
				if(vec_dist(my.x, you.x) < min_dist)
				{
					min_dist = vec_dist(my.x,you.x);
					you.enemy = handle(my);
				}
			}
		}
	}
}
  

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Then I simple do like this in the entity action:
Code:

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    ...

    if(my.is_scanning == off)
    {
     ////scan for enemies
	scan_enemies();
    }		
		
    if(my.enemy){
			
        //get a pointer to the enemy!
        you = ptr_for_handle(my.enemy);
			
        //if the pointer is valid
        if(you){
        blablabla...do things!
        }
				
				
    }

    ...
  

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