Camera.sqs Tutorial

[Navy_Seals]

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[Pow3r]

   Ummm... in the init field of the unit I've put the necessary line... I start the preview and position the camera... press control... then alt tab out... I press either ctrl-v or select paste in menu of notepad to past the necessary script into a new doc and I don't have anything pasted... nothing happens... apparently nothing happens when I press either of the ctrls... ?  My understanding is that pressing ctrl in that camera mode or whatever sorta "copies" the current position as "script" and that should be able to be pasted into a new doc right?  Well, what gives... why does nothing happen for me?  Help would be appreciated.

[KTottE]

camera.sqs copies the info into the clipboard.txt file that can be found off of your OFP root folder.

[Pow3r]

   Very excellent response time omg... I'll look into this immediately... Dang I just posted my question like 2 minutes ago...  

[Pow3r]

I've tried a dozen times... and both times I cannot find a clipboard.txt file anywhere on the entire drive using search...    I position camera.... hit ctrl... alt tab out and search... and no clipboard.txt anywhere... Here's what I have in the soldier's init field just for some more info:  GroupE = group this;  this exec "camera.sqs";

[KTottE]

I just checked this. When putting:
this exec "camera.sqs"
in my player's init field everything worked perfectly.

Press right ctrl, alt-tab and look in your \operationflashpoint\
folder.
There you will find the clipboard.txt file.

Edit:
Just thought of something, you should probably not have anything but
this exec "camera.sqs"
in the init field. Try it without the group thing and see if it works better.

[1stJemHadar]

uhm, try this: click ctrl-7 (In game), alt-tab (minimize the game), and then ctrl-v (in the text editor).
At least, that's what the tutorial says.  err, at least, that was how I understood it when I read it. Though now when I re-read the tutorial, I realize that it's a little vague in the matter. Anyhow, "ctrl-7" works, I've tried it.
EDIT: well, actually it says "ctrl-/" but since the "/" and "7" button is the same, there shouldn't be any difference ;D


Now on to my problem. I just don't understand this, I've done several intros since I learned the basics last week, and, well, this just shouldn't happen.  
This is the very, very short test script "Intro.sqs" that I've made to test this new way of getting the camera into position.

_cam = "camera" camcreate [0,0,0]  
_cam cameraeffect ["internal", "back"]  

_cam camsettarget P3
_cam camsetrelpos [5,5,20]  
_cam camcommit 0  
@camcommitted _cam  
~2
;First scene, camera man
_camera camSetTarget [3063.78,103854.61,21142.34]
_camera camSetPos [3062.77,6110.51,0.84]
_camera camSetFOV 0.700
_camera camCommit 0
@camCommitted _camera
~4

titlecut ["","BLACK OUT",4]
titlecut ["","BLACK IN",2]
camdestroy _cam  
Svante CommandMove GetMarkerPos "Hektor"
EndIntro=true
exit

Now, at the beginning it locks onto P3, just as it should. But then, nothing happens. So, what am I doing wrong??

Thanks

[SFG]

It's defined as _cam the next scene is in _camera

[Pow3r]

well...  back to my triviality... sorry they wouldn't let me start a new post for this... but I've tried everything that I can think of... I started from scratch and placed a man, in the init field all i have is this, this exec "camera.sqs"; and that's it.  Right after I put that in... I say okay or whatever and press preview ... While in preview mode I tried ctrl by itself, ctrl 7, and ctrl /... nothing worked.  Everytime I tried I immediately alt tabbed out and tried to past and got nothing.  I'm startin' to feel like this is a cruel joke.  One thing that confused me was that you said / and 7 are the same thing... I don't understand what you mean there.  Also, that got me thinking.  Does ctrl have to be bound to some action in the game?  Cuz I've rebound all my buttons to fit my own playing style.  I didn't think that that would be an issue but I'm reaching now.  Also, I do not have Resistance (actually I just bought it like an hour ago ), and even though I was unaware that it is necessary for this to work I never saw where someone had specified that that's the case... if it is.  I'm gonna install that expansion while I wait for you guys' help.  Sorry again, I'm quite frustrated.  Please help.  I appreciate it tremendously.  I'd like to thank you guys that have tried so far as well.    

[Black_Feather]

try pressing the other ctrl, the file should be here

C:\Program Files\Codemasters\OperationFlashpoint\clipboard.txt

[SFG]

I use the left Ctl

[crow]

 ;)I have a question for Pow3r.  Did you copy the camera.sqs and put it into your mission folder?  I am thinking that this is the problem.  The commands people are giving you should work.

[Pow3r]

I tried both controls constantly and I haven't even bothered to look for the camera.sqs file because no one said to do that.  There is simply no file on my entire computer called clipboard.txt.   This is gettin' rediculous.  I'm not retarded I swear.  I'm doing what has been said to be done.  I'm a comp sci student and know my way around computers so understand I'm not ignorant and can implement and program things of a much more complex nature than this for sure   this is simply not working for me.    dang...   I've installed resistance and haven't tried it with it yet...  :-\

[Pow3r]

nope nothing works still... I'm afraid you guys are just gonna give up on me cuz this is so strange     I just remembered I put the gunslinger editor addon in.  I have no idea if it could or not but perhaps this addon keeps one from using ctrl for this purpose??   This is the only thing I can think of that is keeping me from bein successfull here.  Gonna take that addon out and maybe that'll correct this issue.

[Pow3r]

nope...  removing the addon and tryin' everything didn't change a thing.  help...   please and thanks guys.