How to display variables in messages?

[ozziefire]

I'm guessing there's some way to use a GECK message to display script variables for debugging use but haven't been able to find it?

 

Any help appreciated :)

[davidlallen]

The ShowMessage command takes arguments which can be script variables, and you can use "printf" type formatting to display them such as "%d" for ints, or "%f" for floats. Searching on the geck wiki no longer works after the breakin, but you can start here:

 

http://geck.bethsoft.com/index.php/ShowMessage

[ozziefire]

Cool thanks for the info,

 

So I would put in the ShowMessage window something like:

 

The number is: %.0f intMyNumber

 

to display the text "The Number is:" then an integer called "intMyNumber"

Edited June 24, 2011 by ozziefire

[tunaisafish]

In the message object window you'd put...

"The number is: %.0f"

 

Then in your script you can decide which number to display.

ShowMessage MyMessageObject intMyNumber

[SmileyCat]

It would also be good to note that you can only use nine variables in one messagebox.

[ozziefire]

Thanks guys that's some mega helpful info and will make my debugging a bit simpler on mods :)