Almost every function in Second Life has a delay associated with it. Ranging from 20 seconds to .2 seconds - delays can get on anyones' nerves. Even the most basic scripters know the easy way to get around this is to have a script and use llMessageLinked to tell it to do something. Below is a more advanced version of that code - that allows for one script to handle almost any type of function with a delay.

 

How To Use: Use llMessageLinked - the integer is -123, the string is the list of arguments seperated by "~~~", and the key is the name of the function.

 

 

default
{
    touch_start(integer num_detected)
    {
        string ownerKeyAsString = (string)llGetOwner();
 
        llMessageLinked(LINK_SET, -123,
            ownerKeyAsString + "~~~This is a dialog~~~With, Three, Options~~~0", "dialog");
    }
}

 

 

default
{
    touch_start(integer num_detected)
    {
        vector currentPosition = llGetPos();
        vector targetPosition =  <128, 128, 300>;
 
        float vectorDistance = ( llVecDist(currentPosition, targetPosition) / 5) + 1;
 
        integer index;
        do
        {
            llMessageLinked(LINK_SET, -123, (string)vectorDistance, "setpos");
        }
        while (++index < vectorDistance);
    }
}

 

 

And now for the full and complete power of this code *drum roll*. Only 2 scripts are needed for the following code to work.

 

 

default
{
    touch_start(integer num_detected)
    {
        string ownerKeyAsString = (string)llGetOwner();
        float sleepPeriodInSeconds = 1.0;
 
        llMessageLinked(LINK_SET, -123, ownerKeyAsString + "~~~This is a dialog~~~With, Three, Options~~~0", "dialog");
        llMessageLinked(LINK_SET, -123, "This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.~~~Subj~~~Body", "email");
 
        llSleep(sleepPeriodInSeconds);
 
        llMessageLinked(LINK_SET, -123, ownerKeyAsString + "~~~This is a dialog~~~With, Three, Options~~~0", "dialog");
 
        llSleep(sleepPeriodInSeconds);
 
        llMessageLinked(LINK_SET, -123, "This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.~~~Subj~~~Body", "email");
 
    }
}

 

 

 

The code to make it all work:

AntiDelay Node Manager:

 

list l;
 
list functions = ["email", "loadurl", "teleportagenthome", "remoteloadscriptpin",
                    "remotedatareply", "giveinventorylist", "setparcelmusicurl", "instantmessage",
                    "preloadsound", "mapdestination", "dialog", "createlink",
                    "setpos", "setrot", "settexture", "rezobject"];
 
list delays = [20000, 10000, 5000, 3000,
                3000, 2000, 2000, 1000,
                1000, 1000, 1000, 1000,
                200, 200, 200, 100];
 
integer count = 1;
 
integer time()
{
    string stamp = llGetTimestamp();
 
    return (integer) llGetSubString(stamp, 11, 12) * 3600000 +
           (integer) llGetSubString(stamp, 14, 15) * 60000 +
           llRound((float)llGetSubString(stamp, 17, -2) * 1000000.0)/1000;
}
 
integer nextFreeScript()
{
    integer curTime = llList2Integer(l, i) - time();
 
    integer index;
    do
    {
        if (timeLeft <= 0)
//      {
            return index;
//      }
    }
    while (++index < llGetListLength(l));
 
    return -1;
}
 
default
{
    state_entry()
    {
        llMessageLinked(LINK_SET, -112, "", "");
 
        llSleep(1.0);
 
        llMessageLinked(LINK_SET, -111, "", "");
    }
 
    link_message(integer sender_num, integer num, string str, key id)
    {
        if (num == -2)
        {
            llMessageLinked(LINK_SET, (integer)str, (string)count, "");
 
            ++count;
 
            l += [time()];
 
            llSetTimerEvent(6.0);
        }
    }
 
    timer()
    {
        state run;
    }
}
 
state run
{
//  state_entry()
//  {
//      ;
//  }
 
    link_message(integer sender_num, integer num, string str, key id)
    {
        if (num == -123)
        {
            llOwnerSay("A");
 
            integer d = llList2Integer(delays, llListFindList(functions, [(string)id]));
            integer ii = nextFreeScript();
 
            l = llListReplaceList(l, [time() + d], ii, ii);
 
            llMessageLinked(LINK_SET, ii + 1, str, id);
        }
    }
}

 

 

AntiDelay Node:

 

integer myId;
 
default
{
    link_message(integer sender_num, integer num, string str, key id)
    {
        if (num == -111)
        {
            myId = (integer)llFrand(0x7FFFFFFF);
 
            llSleep(llFrand(5.0));
 
            llMessageLinked(LINK_SET, -2, (string)myId, "");
        }
        else if (num == myId && myId)
        {
            myId = (integer)str;
            state run;
        }
    }
}
 
state run
{
    link_message(integer sender_num, integer num, string str, key id)
    {
        list params = llParseString2List(str, ["~~~"], []);
 
        if (num == -112)
        {
            llResetScript();
            return;
        }
 
        if (num != myId || !myId)
            return;
 
        string lowerId = llToLower( (string)id );
        string firstParam = llList2String(params, 0);
        string secondParam = llList2String(params, 1);
        string thirdParam = llList2String(params, 2);
        string fourthParam = llList2String(params, 3);
        string fifthParam = llList2String(params, 4);
 
        if (lowerId == "email")
        {
            llEmail(firstParam, secondParam, thirdParam);
        }
        else if (lowerId == "loadurl")
        {
            llLoadURL((key)firstParam, secondParam, thirdParam);
        }
        else if (lowerId == "teleportagenthome")
        {
            llTeleportAgentHome((key)firstParam);
        }
        else if (lowerId == "remoteloadscriptpin")
        {
            llRemoteLoadScriptPin((key)firstParam, secondParam,
                (integer)thirdParam,
                (integer)fourthParam,
                (integer)fifthParam);
        }
        else if (lowerId == "remotedatareply")
        {
            llRemoteDataReply((key)firstParam, (key)secondParam,
                thirdParam, (integer)fourthParam);
        }
        else if (lowerId == "giveinventorylist")
        {
            llGiveInventoryList((key)firstParam,
                secondParam, llCSV2List(thirdParam));
        }
        else if (lowerId == "setparcelmusicurl")
        {
            llSetParcelMusicURL(firstParam);
        }
        else if (lowerId == "instantmessage")
        {
            llInstantMessage((key)firstParam, secondParam);
        }
        else if (lowerId == "preloadsound")
        {
            llPreloadSound(firstParam);
        }
        else if (lowerId == "mapdestination")
        {
            llMapDestination(firstParam,
                (vector)secondParam,
                (vector)thirdParam);
        }
        else if (lowerId == "dialog")
        {
            llDialog((key)firstParam, secondParam,
                llCSV2List(thirdParam), (integer)fourthParam);
        }
        else if (lowerId == "createlink")
        {
            llCreateLink((key)firstParam, (integer)secondParam);
        }
        else if (lowerId == "setpos")
        {
            llSetPos((vector)firstParam);
        }
        else if (lowerId == "setrot")
        {
            llSetRot((rotation)firstParam);
        }
        else if (lowerId == "settexture")
        {
            llSetTexture(firstParam, (integer)secondParam);
        }
        else if (lowerId == "rezobject")
        {
            llRezObject(firstParam, (vector)secondParam, (vector)thirdParam,
                (rotation)fourthParam, (integer)fifthParam);
        }
    }
}