Can't read global variable in gadget

[Pithikos]

In one gadget I have in the synced part of the gadget a unit to be spawned in the following manner:

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_G.dummyID=Spring.CreateUnit("dummy_land", x, y, z, "south", gaiaTeamID);

Then in a second gadget I try to read the global(in the unsynced part) but I get nil:

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Spring.Echo("dummy has ID: ", _G.dummyID);

If I test this with a string it works perfectly but with the dummyID it doesn't. Why is that?

[jK]

you may have seen GG.foobar already in other gadgets

[Pithikos]

Nope. Last time I was checking some gadgets was some months ago and everyone used _G. Anyway I renamed all my _G.foobar to GG.foobar but same thing happens. Not sure where to get an example from..

[jK]

k didn't saw this

...in the synced part of the gadget
...in the unsynced part...

-> you did a logic error. how lua synced/unsynced works is explained on http://answers.springlobby.info/questions/

[Pithikos]

k didn't saw this

...in the synced part of the gadget
...in the unsynced part...

-> you did a logic error. how lua synced/unsynced works is explained on http://answers.springlobby.info/questions/

Did a search there too for "globals synced", "globals unsynced", "synced unsynced" but got 0 results.

I solved my problem anyway. I use SetGameRulesParam() though there is null documentation in the wiki about it(at least from what I searched). I wanted to encapsulate a table with this but it seems that the function only accepts variables.

[jK]

I use SetGameRulesParam() though there is null documentation in the wiki about it(at least from what I searched).

again wrong

[abma]

@Pithikos
http://answers.springlobby.info/questio ... per-gadget ?

[FLOZi]

I use SetGameRulesParam() though there is null documentation in the wiki about it(at least from what I searched).

again wrong

http://springrts.com/wiki/Lua_System#Synced_2

[Pithikos]

I use SetGameRulesParam() though there is null documentation in the wiki about it(at least from what I searched).

again wrong

http://springrts.com/wiki/Lua_System#Synced_2

Well seems to me that the function is in the wrong place. The Spring.GetGameRulesParam is in SyncedRead so I would expect Spring.SetGameRulesParam to be in SyncedCtrl. No idea what this "System Lua" is supposed to represent. A few words would not hurt whoever did it.