Hello everyone, I'm not the best coder out there, but I can usually figure out what the problem is and fix it. I've looked everywhere in the manual, and looked through all of my code.

I'll explain a bit of the situation I'm in, Using updated A5 code on the latest A6 engine build. Never wanted to update to the new template scripts considering I've had everything working the way I wanted it to. I decided to finally update and port everything over and updated everything to work in the latest engine update except for my key configuration wdl.

I'm using the key config script from the AU resource site. It worked fine all the way through a6.3 (where I was) and now refuses to work in a6.6.

This is the section giving me problems.


Code:

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 my_key_up=get_key(up_key_var);
my_key_down=get_key(down_key_var);
my_key_left=get_key(left_key_var);
my_key_right=get_key(right_key_var);
my_key_run=get_key(run_key_var);
my_key_jump=get_key(jump_key_var);
my_key_crouch=get_key(crouch_key_var);
my_key_roll=get_key(roll_key_var);
my_key_lookup=get_key(lookup_key_var);
my_key_lookdown=get_key(lookdown_key_var);
my_key_strafel=get_key(strafel_key_var);
my_key_strafer=get_key(strafer_key_var); 

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Everything is defined correctly as far as I know.

I keep getting read only errors. Something like key_cuu read only. I would really appreciate any help, I've been stuck on this for a few days. Thanks in advance.

You assinged something to key_cuu, with a function or directly with an assing (=).
Maybe you wrote something like that: key_cuu = 1; or key_cuu = get_key(34);
Just use the search function of SED an search for key_cuu. Than look if you wrote something like above. If not, post the line where key_cuu turns up.

Dark_Samurai

function define ()
{
if(key_cud==1)
{
new_key_str="DOWN";
return(80);
}

function get_key(get_var)
{
if(key_var==72)
{
return(key_cuu);
}
}


define my_key_up,key_cuu;
var_info up_key_var=17;

These are the only three instances where key_cuu is used throughout the script.

As far as I can tell, none of them have =, just ==. Thank you for helping me so far though.

i see u got it, i dont know sure whate youre doing but maby this helps you
key_pressed(//scancode);

Just for testing reasons, comment the return(key_cuu);. I'm not sure if this is allowed (although I don't know why it shouldn't). Just look if the message still turns up.

[edit:] Now I know whats the problem! You define: define my_key_up, key_cuu; and then you write my_key_up = get_key(up_key_var);. This line is the same as if you write key_cuu = get_key(up_key_var);!!!

PS:I'm not totally sure if it's realy like i mentioned, but I think I'm right^^

Dark_Samurai

Yeah I kind of figured that somehow through all the defining of everything in the script that key_cuu was set to = a variable somewhere. Now that I know where the problem is, I still can't seem to come up with a solution as to how to fix that.

If I comment out sections that give problems, I get zero script errors. However, it doesn't do anything. I can redefine all of my other keys, just not those ones mentioned above. key_cuu, key_cud and all of those.

Thanks again, you've been a great help so far.

Any clues as to whether or not something changed with the key mapping between engine updates? It worked fine on earlier a6 versions. I looked in the manual and couldn't find anything about changes in the key mapping process.

Any one have any ideas how to fix this? I'm still a little stuck.

I just don't get how I could define it like that in previous A6 versions and not the new one. It worked just fine before.

How am I supposed to redefine the keys if they are read only? It worked before, this is becomming a pain.

Code:

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define my_key_up, key_cuu;

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Potentially:
my_key_up is 'defined', it is a constant and it can not be reassigned?
Technically, my_key_up is not key_cuu exactly, it is instead the static value of key_cuu?

So we can assume this will not work, because a 'define', a constant is being reassigned.
Code:

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my_key_up=get_key(up_key_var);

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(That was sort of stated already by another user, I think.)

As is often the case, the compiler can a give a somewhat confusing, bullsh!tty response, but such a response is usually related to the problem in some way.
I believe the compiler refers to the incorrect reassignment of 'constant definition' my_key_up, as 'read-only key_cuu'.
Perhaps the compiler should instead state: "Hey slick, my_key_up is a constant definition. It's value cannot be reassigned during runtime. Use a var instead?"
Maybe try:
Code:

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// I assume what follows is supposed to be a default setting.
var my_key_up = key_cuu;
// or
var my_key_up = (numerical value of key_cuu in manual);  

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Then reassignment of my_key_up should work, I think.
Code:

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my_key_up=get_key(up_key_var);

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Sort of a guess, I guess.

Wow, that actually works. Thanks for all of the help everyone. I just got rid of the define sections and replaced my_key_up as a variable just like you said and it worked perfectly. Thanks again.