Point servercommand: Difference between revisions

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Template:Base point It issues commands to the server console. It's used by simply placing it in a map and triggering the Command input, the parameter override should be the exact console command to run.

Warning:This entity can corrupt the map.vmf file if used improperly. Inputs using quotation marks " in the parameter field will cause the vmf to be broken in such a way that hammer refuses to open and compile it. This is because the vmf uses the same quotation marks to determine the end of a string. It will read the quotation mark or your input, assume that to be the end of the string and then realise that the subsequently written words are nonsensical.

Fix:Either remove the quotation marks while hammer is still running, or open the vmf in a text editor, search for this entity and manually remove the unnecessary quotation marks.

In code it is represented by class CPointServerCommand, defined in client.cpp

Note:Due to a high risk of abuse, it is gated by the sv_allow_point_servercommand console variable.

("always" = On "disallow" = Off)

Keyvalues

Name (targetname) <string>[ Edit ]: The name that other entities refer to this entity by, via Inputs/Outputs or other keyvalues (e.g. parentname or target).
Also displayed in Hammer's 2D views and Entity Report. See also: Generic Keyvalues, Inputs and Outputs available to all entities

Inputs

Command <stringRedirectInput/string>: Command to execute.

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 {{base point|point_servercommand}} It issues commands to the server console. It's used by simply placing it in a map and triggering the Command input, the parameter override should be the exact console command to run.
-{{warning|'''This entity can corrupt the vmf file if used improperly.''' If your map crashes when you open it, this could be the problem. Open the vmf file in notepad and press Ctrl+F. Search for command and remove that line.
+{{warning|'''This entity can corrupt the map.[[vmf]] file if used improperly.''' Inputs using quotation marks '''"''' in the parameter field will cause the vmf to be broken in such a way that hammer refuses to open and compile it. This is because the vmf uses the same quotation marks to determine the end of a string. It will read the quotation mark or your input, assume that to be the end of the string and then realise that the subsequently written words are nonsensical. {{fix|Either remove the quotation marks while hammer is still running, or open the vmf in a text editor, search for this entity and manually remove the unnecessary quotation marks.}} }}
-One way in which this entity can become corrupted is by enclosing commands that contain spaces in quotation marks. In some other contexts this is necessary to make sure the computer does not interpret a space as the end of the command, but here it will cause an immediate map crash on attempting to compile or open the map. The map can be repaired by removing the superfluous quotation marks in Notepad or with a tool such as PSPad. Attempting to open the map in [[Object Viewer]] may fail but yield a useful error message that gives the exact line of code to be edited, referred to as a "malformed expression."}}
 <code>In code it is represented by class [https://github.com/ValveSoftware/source-sdk-2013/blob/master/mp/src/game/server/client.cpp#L609 CPointServerCommand]</code>, defined in <code>[https://github.com/ValveSoftware/source-sdk-2013/blob/master/mp/src/game/server/client.cpp client.cpp]</code>

Point servercommand: Difference between revisions

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