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Oct 2, 1998, 6:14pm

Hi,

Do I need the awsdk.lib file with the akawapi.pas file ?
In order to use the dll ?

thx

Oct 3, 1998, 1:05pm

Could you explain me this line in detail from you UNIT ?

rc := aw_event_set(AW_EVENT_AVATAR_ADD, at AvatarAdd);

thx

jeanphi

Oct 4, 1998, 9:55am

Thanks Canopus,

I am now starting my programmation with SDK on Delphi because of your
Library translation !

What are the declararions 'stdcall' and 'cdecl' do I have to modify
akAWAPI.pas ?

thx

jeanphi

Oct 2, 1998, 3:40pm

Hello,

I would like to know if the sdk using requires to have a Universe Server ?
I only have a Personnal server, is it ok to use the bots ?
Then how do you use bots with the personnal server ?

thx

jeanphi

Oct 2, 1998, 6:17pm

Yes, but in which way can I interfer with the current world ?

Let's do that with exemples:

Suppose I have a world ( personnal server ).
Could you tell me an very simple exemple of program using the SDK that would
interfere into my world ?

Now, this program should be running from my personnal computer or from the
world personnal server ?

thx
JP

Oct 2, 1998, 6:24pm

Hi,

I am registered to the course on SDK, and I would like to know when it will
start.

thx

jeanphi

Oct 2, 1998, 7:22pm

Remember of the classes in AWUniv ?

We had to register to this course if we wanted to learn :)

jeanphi

Oct 3, 1998, 1:01pm

Hi,

I am not sure to understand the command aw_event_set

What is precisely its use, and can you explain me its parameters ?

thx

jeanphi

Oct 3, 1998, 2:37pm

Hi,

I tried the sample Greetingbot program.
But, it return the reason 43 which means: RC_ACTING_PASSWORD_ INVALID

I used my personnal password and my personal citizen number.

I tried in BETA world.

How come it returns that ?

do I need another citizenship ?

thx

jeanphi

Oct 3, 1998, 3:19pm

Sorry, I may not understand clearly:

the privilege password is the one I use when I don't want to log as tourist
but as a citizen right ?

Or is there another topic that I don't know ?
like the Privilege setting to get somebody else privileges.

thx for your help

jeanphi

Oct 4, 1998, 8:17am

Hi,

If I well understood, the callbacks are functions that allow you to get info
from the server.

like aw_world list_list seems to send you the list of worlds running on the
universe you are in.

jeanphi

Oct 4, 1998, 11:40am

I wanted to improve the sample1 program that is saying hello to all the new
avatars entering the scene, and I added a procedure that says world settings
changed each time you modify the world settings.

Unfortunately, the program crashes, can some tell me what's wrong with my
code ?

It is written in Delphi, and the code add is between the 2 //*****\\

I also added the code of the procedure in the other unit.

-----------------------

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
rc: integer;
c: PChar;
begin
if (Edit1.Text = '') or (Edit2.Text = '') or (Edit3.Text = '') then
begin
Memo1.Lines.Add('Enter Citizen Number, Privilege Password, and
World');
exit;
end;

rc := aw_init(AW_BUILD);

if (rc <> 0) then
begin
Memo1.Lines.Add('Unable to initialize API, reason ' +
IntToStr(rc));
exit;
end else Memo1.Lines.Add('Initialzed');

rc := aw_event_set(AW_EVENT_AVATAR_ADD, at AvatarAdd);

if (rc <> 0) then
begin
Memo1.Lines.Add('Unable to install AvatarAdd handler, reason '
+ IntToStr(rc));
exit;
end else Memo1.Lines.Add('Handler approved');

//*****\\

rc := aw_event_set(AW_EVENT_WORLD_ATTRIBUTES,
at WorldSettingsChangeAnnounce);

if (rc <> 0) then
Begin
Memo1.Lines.Add('Unable to install WorldSettingsChangeAnnounce
handler, reason ' + IntToStr(rc));
exit;
end else Memo1.Lines.Add('Handler 2 approved');

//*****\\



c := nil;
rc := aw_create(c, 0, nil);

if (rc <> 0 ) then
Begin
Memo1.Lines.Add('Unableto create instance, reason '+
IntToStr(rc));
Exit;
end else Memo1.Lines.Add('Instance created');

rc := aw_int_set(AW_LOGIN_OWNER, StrToInt(Edit1.Text));

if (rc <> 0) then
Begin
Memo1.Lines.Add('Unable to Login Owner, reason ' +
IntToStr(rc));
exit;
end else Memo1.Lines.Add('Logged owner in');

rc := aw_string_set(AW_LOGIN_PRIVILEGE_PASSWORD, PChar(Edit2.Text));

if (rc <> 0) then
Begin
Memo1.Lines.Add('Unable to Login Password, reason ' +
IntToStr(rc));
exit;
end else Memo1.Lines.Add('Logged Pawword in');

rc := aw_string_set(AW_LOGIN_APPLICATION, PChar('Sample14'));

if (rc <> 0) then
Begin
Memo1.Lines.Add('Unable to Login Application, reason ' +
IntToStr(rc));
exit;
end else Memo1.Lines.Add('Logged App in');

rc := aw_string_set(AW_LOGIN_NAME, PChar('GreeterBot14'));

if (rc <> 0) then
Begin
Memo1.Lines.Add('Unable to Login Name, reason ' +
IntToStr(rc));
exit;
end else Memo1.Lines.Add('Logged name in');

rc := aw_login;

if (rc <> 0) then
Begin
Memo1.Lines.Add('Unable to Login, reason ' + IntToStr(rc));
exit;
end else Memo1.Lines.Add('Logged in');

rc := aw_enter(PChar(Edit3.Text), 0);

if (rc <> 0) then
Begin
Memo1.Lines.Add('Unable to enter Beta world, reason ' +
IntToStr(rc));
exit;
end else Memo1.Lines.Add(Edit3.Text + ' world entered');

rc := aw_int_set(AW_MY_X, 1000);

if (rc <> 0) then
Begin
Memo1.Lines.Add('Unable to set my x, reason '+ IntToStr(rc));
exit;
end else Memo1.Lines.Add('Reset My X');

rc := aw_int_set(AW_MY_Y, 1000);

if (rc <> 0) then
Begin
Memo1.Lines.Add('Unable to set my y, reason '+ IntToStr(rc));
exit;
end else Memo1.Lines.Add('Reset My Y');

rc := aw_int_set(AW_MY_Z, 1000);

if (rc <> 0) then
Begin
Memo1.Lines.Add('Unable to set my z, reason '+ IntToStr(rc));
exit;
end else Memo1.Lines.Add('Reset My Z');

rc := aw_int_set(AW_MY_YAW, 2250);

if (rc <> 0) then
Begin
Memo1.Lines.Add('Unable to set my y, reason '+ IntToStr(rc));
exit;
end else Memo1.Lines.Add('Reset My Yaw');

rc := aw_state_change;

if (rc <> 0) then
Begin
Memo1.Lines.Add('Could not change my state');
exit;
end else Memo1.Lines.Add('Updated my Position');

rc := aw_wait(60000);

if (rc <> 0) then
Begin
Memo1.Lines.Add('Not able to wait');
exit;
end else Memo1.Lines.Add('Finished with waiting');
end;


-----------------------

the code between the 2 //*****\\ is the code I added there is also my
procedure written in another unit like avataradd.


thx

--------

procedure WorldSettingsChangeAnnounce;
var
Messaging: String;
Begin
Messaging := 'World settings changed';
aw_say(PChar(Messaging));
Form1.Memo1.Lines.Add('Announce posted');

End

-----


jeanphi;









end;

Oct 4, 1998, 2:55pm

Hi,

Since you have changed the sdtcall to cdecl everything is fine !
All my programs work !

Congratulation Canopus !

jeanphi

Oct 4, 1998, 2:56pm

If someone has 24h/24 connection to Internet, it could be interesting to
have a channel :)

jeanphi

Oct 6, 1998, 6:49am

Ok, if you can host one, it is great !

just got to www.shareware.com
then you type 'mIRC' in the search engine, you should find it easily.
You will jhave to install it, then to join the channell 'awsdk' and if it
doesn't exist the machine will cretae it for you.

Bye !

jeanphi

Oct 4, 1998, 2:57pm

I propose we all put our ICQ numbers, in order to have better connected
work:

jeanphi
ICQ: 3896622

Oct 5, 1998, 4:20pm

Hi,

I wanted to use the AW_OBJECT_CHANGE function to move a previously created
object.

But, it creates another object next to the original one.

Can someone help me to understand the mecanism or the protocol to move an
object ?

when I create an object, I store its number in an int value.
then, how can I recall this object ?

thank you for your help

jeanphi

Oct 6, 1998, 10:59pm

Hi,

What is GNU ?

Did you manage to get people's sentence analysed by the bot ?
I can't manage to use the AW_EVENT_CHAT event, did you manage ? How ?

It would be nice that COF add the AW browser frames Dll to the SDK, like
this, we could integrate the 3D and Lists without loosin,g the focus.

jeanphi

Nov 7, 1998, 11:29am

Hello,

I am programming with the AW-sdk, and I am trying to get used to your JAVA
api translation from c version.

Could it be possible for you to send me the Greeter bot version in Java if
you have it ?

Like this I would study the way you have to program and to use the Java
classs in order to program.

Thank you very much,

jeanphi

Nov 1, 1998, 12:56am

Hi,
I would suggest that you do like me:
I am programming another server, which is handling information that the
server doesn't.

Then for your collision detection, just keep the external server tracking
positions ona virtual map, and that's it :)

jeanphi

Nov 8, 1998, 2:54pm

Hello,

I wrote a bot program that is supposed to shutdown himself when a specific
avatar tells him 'bot14 close'.

But it seems that because the aw_wait function is still active during this
time my prgram bugs !

I was thinking about maybe Roland could implement a function that stops
waiting, or is there another way to face my problem ?

thank you

Nov 11, 1998, 5:31pm

Hello,

How do you guys do to recover the focus of active world browser ?
I am programming under Delphi, and when I enter a command, or press a button
on my application, I loose the focus of the activeworlds brwoser. That leads
to not seeing the updates until I reclick inside AW browser.

Can someone give me a hint ?

thx
jeanphi

Nov 11, 1998, 10:50pm

Salut,

I guess that we can handle this problem with usingthe WIN32 API.
Here is my call to all the SDK Programmers !

You guys know that when you press Alt-Tab, it changes the application you
are using, so maybe we could use the win32 APIs to do so and get the focus
back to AW Browser.

What do you guys think ?

Et toi XetaG ?

jeanphi



>Same happens to me, also with Hambots. I've made a narrow vertical
>panel which fits next to the browser, and click back and forth. It
>would be great if the next version of the brouwser could draw in the
>background. Another option is using 2 computers on a network, one for
>your browser and one for your bot <hehe>. Pas d' chance, hein..?
>
>XelaG
>
>On Wed, 11 Nov 1998 20:31:34 +0100, "jeanphi"
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Nov 16, 1998, 5:28pm

Hello,

I just would like to know if we already know about a possible realease date
for the sdk, and its price ?

thank you

Nov 26, 1998, 10:54pm

Thanx Canopus !

jeanphi

Dec 10, 1998, 9:43am

Roland:

There should be also an interesting things is that the avatars file should
be donwnloaded as the same the scene is, by this I mean that when it is the
first time you enter a world, you think you have cached everything, but when
you change your avatar, you have to wait again for the new one to load.

Why this remark ? Because I am programming a game on Active Worlds, you guys
will have the beta test soon :)

It is supposed to be an adventure game, but suppose your character game
picks up an object, or a specific clothe, you won't see the difference on
the avatar, that's a big problem.

Second remark: when you make an activate command that make an object
"visible off" , you see the object disapearing, but the other people don't
see the even, you should update the code also in the new version as a option
in the world setting, that's my suggestion :)

jeanphi

Dec 11, 1998, 11:01pm

Hi Canopus,

You know that bots can walk through objects naturally ? maybe you can save a
lot of processing time with not writing this pocedure :)

jeanphi

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