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And I don't mean in validation, I mean when I actually play through the storygame, I get a "PostProcessed Already" exception.

The script is in a page script. It's the only thing in the script. I'm picking up the item before I go to the page.

Any help would be appreciated!

-Morgan

Copy and paste the script right here in this thread so we can see it 'as is'. It might help us help you better...

$ITEMSTATE1 := 0

That's the script in its entirety. :P

I'm not clear on whether "preview" lets other people play your storygames or not, but if it does:

http://chooseyourstory.com/story/testbed

Yes, preview (when checked) lets folks play through it, but nothing else. I'll check it out...

Thanks! FWIW, this is actually my reproduction of the bug, after it appeared in my actual storygame.

I see what you mean. Your script code is good. I seem to recall reading a post about this error before and a work around. I could be confusing it with something else though. I'll see if I can find it and post it here if I do.

From the help in scripting:

Use $ITEMSTATE just like any other normal variable. But remember, you must include the item's ID at the end of the variable name. For example: $ITEMSTATE4 would mean the Item State for the item with an ID of four. And remember to put the $ in front, instead of %, because after all this is a system variable. Also, you can put this system variable in both page scripts and link scripts, but they cannot be changed in the link scripts (i.e. $ITEMSTATE := 1 will not work in a link script, but IF $ITEMSTATE = 1 THEN will work).

So in other words, use $ITEMSTATE1 = 1  not := 1

Nice Catch!

Thanks, but it's definitely a page script, not a link script. And the colon before the equals means it's an assignment, which is what I want. "$ITEMSTATE = 0" just checks to see if the player has the item -- it doesn't take it away from them.

"$ITEMSTATE := 1" works just fine, BTW. It's only removing items that's a problem. I'm thinking it's a bug. :/

Aha. Apparently this is a known issue:

http://chooseyourstory.com/forums/bugs-and-problems/message/4981

http://chooseyourstory.com/forums/bugs-and-problems/message/4981

Yeah, that's the one I was looking for...

Here’s My Workaround for Script Dropping Items

If you want an Item that can be Dropped by Script:

1: Create the Item (say a Spoon, hereafter ITEM #1) and Set the Number of Uses to 2 Times

2: In the Global Page Script, add: IF $ITEMUSED1 = 1 THEN $ITEMUSED1 := 0 (this allows the Spoon to be used any number of times)

3: In Any Link (or Page) Script where you want to Script Drop the Spoon from the Inventory, add: $ITEMUSED1 := 2 (this will cause the Spoon to drop out of the Inventory when the Link (or Page) is selected)

Hope this helps until a proper code fix can be implemented =)

Nice! Thanks for sharing your solution!

Thanks to alexp, the $ITEMSTATE BUG has been fixed for use on Page Scripts!!! Huzzah! Thank you alexp!

Fantastic!

(I would tag October and TSMPaul here)

Woot! Thanks AlexP! :D