Switch summons monster

[Santi]

I'm trying to make a switch with a uniqueid, and when you use it a monster appears.
I tried it but im not really good at scripting.
So I'll show ya what i got so far and could you guys tell me how to fix it or make it (probably its all wrong).

function onUse(cid, item, fromPosition, itemEx, toPosition)
	if item.itemuid == 5044 then
doSummonCreature(cid, position x="1550",y="257",z="6")
doSendMagicEffect(frompos, math.random(01,60) )
doSendAnimatedText(frompos, 'Hydra')
return true
end

and I got in actions.xml this:

<action uniqueid="5044" script="donations/hydra lever.lua" />

And this is the error it gives when I /reload actions

[12/09/2010 20:32:02] [Error - LuaScriptInterface::loadFile] data/actions/scripts/donations/hydra lever.lua:3: ')' expected near 'x'
[12/09/2010 20:32:02] [Warning - Event::loadScript] Cannot load script (data/actions/scripts/donations/hydra lever.lua)
[12/09/2010 20:32:02] data/actions/scripts/donations/hydra lever.lua:3: ')' expected near 'x'

Thanks in advanced and rep+ for the one who can help me! Please i need it .

 

[Doggynub]

1 - you are using one unique id so you don't need to check for uid in the script as you stated it in the action.xml

2- It is called item.uniqueid .

3- the position is like that {x=1,y=1,z=1}

4- I assume you dont want to summon the player himself... So you use the summon creature like that ,

doSummonCreature("Hydra", {x=1,y=1,z=1})

5- It is called fromPosition(as you have it in the function) not fromPos


6- for the do send animated text it is missing a parameter(of text colour)

doSendAnimatedText(fromPosition, 'Hydra',[COLOR="blue"]10[/COLOR])

So script will look like that :

function onUse(cid, item, fromPosition, itemEx, toPosition)
	
	               --no need to check for the unique id as you stated it in the action.xml
     
  doSummonCreature("hydra", {x=1,y=1,z=1})       ---You need to type the monster name in the first param, and fix the position
        
  doSendMagicEffect(fromPosition, math.random(1,60))  --- fixed the fromPos to match the one in the function.

   doSendAnimatedText(fromPosition, 'Hydra',10)      -- fixin the fromPos again, and adding the missing param of text colour

return true

end

 

[Santi]

Thanks!
I really appreciate you've explained it to me and not made it, thanks .
Rep+ for you.

 

[lordkronox]

Faster script: Change only the summonname.

local storage = { 
summonName = "Hydra", --dont remove the "" and the ,
}

function onUse(cid, item, fromPosition, itemEx, toPosition)
local ipos = getCreaturePosition(cid) 	
local name = getPlayerStorageValue(cid, storage.summonName) 	
local posit = {x=ipos.x+2,y=ipos.y,z=ipos.z} 	        
    doSummonCreature(name, posit) --- 
    doSendMagicEffect(fromPosition, math.random(1,60))  
   doSendAnimatedText(fromPosition, name,7) 
 
return true
 
end

Credits to:
Me : for make faster
Damadger: script base