exec

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Description

Description:

Execute a script using (the deprecated but still available) .sqs syntax. The argument is passed to the script in the "_this" variable, and magic variable "_time" within the script contains the time in seconds that the script has been running.
Alternatively use execVM command in combination with .sqf syntax.
Learn more about scripts under Scripts.

Groups:

Uncategorised

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:

execVMcallspawnexecFSM

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