How do I get a targets reference in script?

[Gamerbird]

What I need is the way in which I can obtain the targets reference when the spell hits them, then use that reference in the same script. Can someone post this please....

 

Thanks

 

----EDIT------

Sorry I got it wrong, I actually need a way to get their ID then use it.

[Gamerbird]

Sorry for the double post but I needed to say that this is needed quite soon as I have uploaded the file topic for my mod, but not the mod because I need this little thing. Thanks

[Vagrant0]

Just so I have this straight... You need a script attached to a spell. When the spell hits the target you want the script on the spell to do something to that target, right?

 

In that case, a simple script like;

ref target

begin scripteffectstart
set target to getself
target.<insert function here>
end

 

should work. If however I have this wrong, and you want the target to be known before the spell hits, then you may be a bit out of luck as that can't really be done.

 

You could also set the reference in another script (like a quest script (set <questname>.<refname> to getself)) if you wanted other scripts to access that reference. However this can cause significant problems if the target isn't a persistant reference, or the reference isn't cleared out before that reference becomes invalid.

[Gamerbird]

Thanks! It worked with a bit of tweaking!

 

Visit here for the mod:

http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=19200

 

And here for the next version topic:

http://thenexusforums.com/index.php?showtopic=71183

 

Thanks Vagrant!