summon monster lever with timer

[kipler]

posting on here to for help

ok.. i have a script that summons a demon when you pull the lever, only issue is i want to add a timer to it so people cant abuse it.
heres the working script

local pos = {x=608, y=602, z=10}
function onUse(cid, item, frompos, item2, topos)
    if item.itemid == 1945 and item.uid == 2002 then
        doSummonCreature("demon", pos)
        return TRUE
    end
end

now heres the edit i tried to do to add a timer:

local pos = {x=608, y=602, z=10}
function onUse(cid, item, frompos, item2, topos)
    timetoreset = 20000 -- enter another time, 20 secs now
    if item.itemid == 1945 and item.uid == 2002 then
        doSummonCreature("demon", pos)
		addEvent(callback, timetoreset)
        return TRUE
    end
end
function callback(timetoreset)
    if item.itemid ~= 0 then
        doTransformItem(item.uid, 1945)
return 1
end
end

thats how far it got to at least make the script working to summon. the error that i get with this is the item comes up as a nil value

i'm pretty sure i'm missing something and i most likely did a backwards screwy way to get what i did. pretty new to scripting these things still.

any help is appreciated and of course rep+ to those that help out
thanks in advanced

 

[JDB]

Nvm, wrong

 

[kipler]

tried it out.. theres no server errors but the demon doesnt summon

 

[Cykotitan]

local config = {
	pos = {x=608, y=602, z=10},
	reset = 20 -- Seconds
}

local function reset(pos)
	local thing = getTileItemById(pos, 1946).uid
	return thing > 0 and doTransformItem(thing, 1945)
end

function onUse(cid, item, fromPosition, itemEx, toPosition)
	if(item.itemid == 1945) then
		doSummonCreature("Demon", config.pos)
		addEvent(reset, config.reset * 1000, fromPosition)
		return TRUE
	end
	return FALSE
end

I think I have the "addEvent" correct.

Nope,

 

[kipler]

hrm.. ok, trying your script cykotitan.
i get an error with the timer event:

[19/11/2009 14:37:42] ...ata/actions/scripts/quests/femurbrassummonswitch.lua:13: attempt to perform arithmetic on field 'reset' (a nil value)
[19/11/2009 14:37:42] stack traceback:
[19/11/2009 14:37:42] ...ata/actions/scripts/quests/femurbrassummonswitch.lua:13: in function <...ata/actions/scripts/quests/femurbrassummonswitch.lua:10>

playing around with it still to see if i can get it, but so far no luck

 

[Cykotitan]

Hi, post first error too? Or your current script.

 

[kipler]

whoops sorry
first error was unexpected symbol near local on line 4, so i moved it to line 2 and that part worked

local config = {
	pos = {x=608, y=602, z=10}}
	reset = 20 -- seconds

local function reset(pos)
	local thing = getTileItemById(pos, 1946).uid
	return thing > 0 and doTransformItem(thing, 1945)
end

function onUse(cid, item, fromPosition, itemEx, toPosition)
	if(item.itemid == 1945) then
		doSummonCreature("Demon", config.pos)
		addEvent(reset, config.reset * 1000, fromPosition)
		return TRUE
	end
	return FALSE
end

 

[Cykotitan]

whoops sorry
first error was unexpected symbol near local on line 4, so i moved it to line 2 and that part worked

xd ok sorry I fixed it
Copy my script again.

 

[kipler]

hrm.. back to square one.. no errors, but timer still doesnt work

 

[conde2]

Teste it XD

local config = {
pos = {x=608, y=602, z=10},
reset = 20 -- seconds}

local function reset(pos)
local thing = getTileItemById(pos, 1946).uid
doSummonCreature("Demon", config.pos)
return thing > 0 and doTransformItem(thing, 1945)
end

function onUse(cid, item, fromPosition, itemEx, toPosition)
if(item.itemid == 1945) then
addEvent(reset, config.reset * 1000, fromPosition)
return TRUE
end
return FALSE
end

 

[kipler]

awesome conde2 it works. i switched the 2nd 1945 to 46 so the lever moves

thanks to everyone for the help