[Geesu]

ok basically I'm trying to intercept menus using an amxx module.

I have not been able to successfully send a ShowMenu message using the source I have found in amxmodx's source (UTIL_ShowMenu).

Can anyone shed some light on this? I always get a seg fault when I try to copy and paste it and use it.

Also, after I have done this, how can I intercept the result?

And lastly, do I not even need to do this work? Is there a way my amxx module can call the existing menu functions?

My other post here: (no1 responded )

http://forums.alliedmods.net/showthread.php?t=12201

[Geesu]

SOMEONE ANYONE!!!!!

[BAILOPAN]

That function is really ugly and the code is typical OLOcode. I would not use it unless you understand every line.

If it's segfaulting, run it through a debugger.

I don't feel like trying to decode that mess :p

[Anpheus]

Try changing *n = 0; to *n = ""; or something. That is a char type.

[PM]

That function assumes that the string you pass as menu is modifyiable. This is always true in AMX Mod X, because we always pass get_amxstring's static buffer. If you pass a constant string ( like "LOL" ), it is likely to crash because the function will try to modify the (most likely read-only) part of memory where LOL is stored.

void UTIL_ShowMenu( edict_t* pEdict, int slots, int time, const char *menu)
{
    const int CHUNKSIZE = 175;
    static char tempbuffer[CHUNKSIZE + 1];

    if (!gmsgShowMenu)
        return;                            // some games don't support ShowMenu (Firearms)

    int curlen = 0;
    const char *n = menu;
    while (*n)
    {
        if (++curlen == CHUNKSIZE)
        {
            strncpy(tempbuffer, menu, CHUNKSIZE);
            tempbuffer[CHUNKSIZE] = 0;
            curlen = 0;
            menu = n + 1;
            MESSAGE_BEGIN(MSG_ONE, gmsgShowMenu, NULL, pEdict);
            WRITE_SHORT(slots);
            WRITE_CHAR(time);
            WRITE_BYTE(*menu ? true : false);
            WRITE_STRING(tempbuffer);
            MESSAGE_END();
        }
        ++n;
    }
    if (curlen)
    {
        MESSAGE_BEGIN(MSG_ONE, gmsgShowMenu, NULL, pEdict);
        WRITE_SHORT(slots);
        WRITE_CHAR(time);
        WRITE_BYTE(FALSE);
        WRITE_STRING(menu);
        MESSAGE_END();
    }
}

That might work, I haven't tested it though.

[Geesu]

worked like a charm!!!

thanks!