exec

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Description

Description:
Execute a script. The argument is passed to the script in the "_this" variable. Learn more about scripts under Scripts.
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Syntax

Syntax:
argument exec script
Parameters:
argument: Any Value - the argument which should be passed to the script. To pass multiple arguments, use an array.
script: String - the name of the script. It should be given relatively to the mission folder, campaign scripts subfolder or global scripts folder and is searched there in the same order.
If you refer to a script packed together with an addon, the path should look like this: "\ADDON_PBO_NAME\script.sqs" where ADDON_PBO_NAME is the name of the addon's *.pbo file without extension.
Return Value:
Nothing

Examples

Example 1:
[player, _jeep] exec "getin.sqs"

Additional Information

See also:
execVMcall

Notes

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Notes

VBS2 VTK: To execute a script with no arguments that will run during the start of a mission, add this to the initialization line of one of your objects: [ ] exec "script_name.sqs" I had some trouble getting this to work at first; the key is to have a space between the brackets.

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