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(referred reader to llEmail where my processing examples were moved to.)
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|p1_type=string|p1_name=time|p1_desc=In the <code>(string)[[llGetUnixTime]]</code> format
|p1_type=string|p1_name=time|p1_desc=In the <code>(string)[[llGetUnixTime]]</code> format
|p2_type=string|p2_name=address|p2_desc
|p2_type=string|p2_name=address|p2_desc
|p3_type=string|p3_name=subject|p3_desc
|p3_type=string|p3_name=subject|p3_desc|
|p4_type=string|p4_name=message|p4_desc
p4_type=string|p4_name=message|p4_desc
|p5_type=integer|p5_name=num_left|p5_desc=The number of emails left in the email queue
|p5_type=integer|p5_name=num_left|p5_desc=The number of emails left in the email queue
|event_desc=Triggered as a result of calling [[llGetNextEmail]] when there is an email that matches the optional filters used during the [[llGetNextEmail]] call. The email is removed from the email queue.
|event_desc=Triggered when task receives email
|event_footnote=The email queue is associated with the prim and any script in the prim has access to it. <br/> The prim's email address is it's key with "@lsl.secondlife.com" appended, <code>[[llGetKey]]() + "@lsl.secondlife.com"</code>{{Footnote|Beta grid email address are constructed differently: <code>[[llGetKey]]() + "@lsl." + grid + ".lindenlab.com"</code>; for the main beta grid set grid to {{String|aditi}}.|Beta grid email address are constructed differently: llGetKey() + {{String|@lsl.}} + grid + {{String|.lindenlab.com}}; for the main beta grid set grid to {{String|aditi}}.}}.
|constants
|constants
|spec
|spec
|caveats=
|caveats=
*The email queue is limited to 100 emails, any email after that is bounced.
*The email queue is limited to 100 emails, any email after that is bounced.
* Due to bug {{Jira|SVC-23}} (present since 2005), objects may stop receiving emails completely until either the region is restarted or the object crosses a region boundary (resetting the script doesn't help).  Emails sent may eventually be received after a restart/region-cross. Hence, don't rely on this event for reliable inter-region messaging.  
* Due to bug {{Jira|SVC-23}} (present since 2005), objects may stop receiving emails completely until either the region is restarted or the object crosses a region boundary (resetting the script doesn't help).  Emails sent may eventually be received after a restart/region-cross. Hence, don't rely on this event for reliable inter-region messaging.  
* The message field may have a maximum of 1000 characters. This count includes the header information (the from address, and the subject).
*The message field may have a maximum of 1000 characters. This count includes header information, which is pre-pended, and over which you have no control.
|constants
|constants
|examples=
|examples=
For tips on how to process incoming emails received by this event, see the entry on [[llEmail]]
 
The message field for email sent by llEmail will look like this:
 
Object-Name: Name of the object that sent the email<br />
Region: The name of the Region (PLUS, in round brackets, the region_corner _coordinates)<br />
Local-Position: the local position of the object sending the email<br />
 
message_text
 
(Note: to be clear, the labels Object-Name:, etc, are actually returned to you as well.)
 
 
To get just the pure message text, minus the headers, do this:
 
<lsl>
message = llDeleteSubString(message, 0, llSubStringIndex(message, "\n\n") + 1);
</lsl>
 
 
To get just 1 of the header items, do this:
 
<lsl>
list TempList = llParseStringKeepNulls(message, ["\n"], []);
string objname = llList2String(TempList,0);
string tmpregion = llList2String(TempList,1);
string localpos = llList2String(TempList,2);
</lsl>
 
To get a pure region name, do this:
 
<lsl>
string right (string src, string divider) {
 
                integer iStart = llSubStringIndex( src, divider ) + 1;
                string result = llGetSubString( src, iStart, llStringLength(src) - 1 ) ;
      return result;
}
 
string left (string src, string divider) {
                integer iStart = llSubStringIndex( src, divider ) + 1;
                string result = llGetSubString( src, 0, iStart -1) ;
      return result;
}
 
list TempList = llParseStringKeepNulls(message, ["\n"], []);
string tmpregion = right(llList2String(TempList,1),": ");
tmpregion = llStringTrim(left(tmpregion," ("),STRING_TRIM);
</lsl>
 
 
 
This application uses email to have objects check with a central server to see if the owner has the latest version. In the objects:
<lsl>
string version = "1"; //
string type = "lolcube";
default
{
    on_rez(integer start_param)
    {
        llEmail("5a634b27-f032-283f-2df2-55ead7724b23@lsl.secondlife.com",
            version,
            (string)llGetOwner()+","+type);
    }
}</lsl>
The server:
<lsl>
default
{
    state_entry()
    {
        llSetTimerEvent(15);
    }
   
    timer()
    {
        llGetNextEmail("","");
    }
   
    email( string time, string address, string version, string message, integer num_left )
    {   
        if ((integer)version < 2)
        {
            list info = llCSV2List(llDeleteSubString(message, 0, llSubStringIndex(message, "\n\n") + 1));
            llGiveInventory(llList2Key(info,0),llList2String(info,1));
        }
       
        integer i;
        for (i = 0; i < num_left; i++)
        {
            llGetNextEmail("","");
        }
    }
}
</lsl>
|helpers
|helpers
|also_header
|also_header

Revision as of 12:12, 11 October 2008

Description

Event: email( string <span title="In the (string)llGetUnixTime format" style="border-bottom:1px dotted; cursor:help;">time, string address, string subject, string message, integer num_left ){ ; }

Triggered when task receives email

• string time In the (string)llGetUnixTime format
• string address
• string subject
• string message
• integer num_left The number of emails left in the email queue

Caveats

  • The email queue is limited to 100 emails, any email after that is bounced.
  • Due to bug SVC-23 (present since 2005), objects may stop receiving emails completely until either the region is restarted or the object crosses a region boundary (resetting the script doesn't help). Emails sent may eventually be received after a restart/region-cross. Hence, don't rely on this event for reliable inter-region messaging.
  • The message field may have a maximum of 1000 characters. This count includes header information, which is pre-pended, and over which you have no control.
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Examples

The message field for email sent by llEmail will look like this:

Object-Name: Name of the object that sent the email
Region: The name of the Region (PLUS, in round brackets, the region_corner _coordinates)
Local-Position: the local position of the object sending the email

message_text

(Note: to be clear, the labels Object-Name:, etc, are actually returned to you as well.)


To get just the pure message text, minus the headers, do this:

<lsl> message = llDeleteSubString(message, 0, llSubStringIndex(message, "\n\n") + 1); </lsl>


To get just 1 of the header items, do this:

<lsl> list TempList = llParseStringKeepNulls(message, ["\n"], []); string objname = llList2String(TempList,0); string tmpregion = llList2String(TempList,1); string localpos = llList2String(TempList,2); </lsl>

To get a pure region name, do this:

<lsl> string right (string src, string divider) {

               integer iStart = llSubStringIndex( src, divider ) + 1;
               string result = llGetSubString( src, iStart, llStringLength(src) - 1 ) ;
      return result;

}

string left (string src, string divider) {

               integer iStart = llSubStringIndex( src, divider ) + 1; 
               string result = llGetSubString( src, 0, iStart -1) ;
      return result;

}

list TempList = llParseStringKeepNulls(message, ["\n"], []); string tmpregion = right(llList2String(TempList,1),": "); tmpregion = llStringTrim(left(tmpregion," ("),STRING_TRIM); </lsl>


This application uses email to have objects check with a central server to see if the owner has the latest version. In the objects: <lsl> string version = "1"; // string type = "lolcube"; default {

   on_rez(integer start_param)
   {
       llEmail("5a634b27-f032-283f-2df2-55ead7724b23@lsl.secondlife.com",
           version,
           (string)llGetOwner()+","+type);
   }

}</lsl> The server: <lsl> default {

   state_entry()
   {
       llSetTimerEvent(15);
   }
   
   timer()
   {
       llGetNextEmail("","");
   }
   
   email( string time, string address, string version, string message, integer num_left )
   {    
       if ((integer)version < 2)
       {
           list info = llCSV2List(llDeleteSubString(message, 0, llSubStringIndex(message, "\n\n") + 1));
           llGiveInventory(llList2Key(info,0),llList2String(info,1));
       }
       
       integer i;
       for (i = 0; i < num_left; i++)
       {
           llGetNextEmail("","");
       }
   }

} </lsl>

See Also

Functions

•  llEmail
•  llGetNextEmail

Deep Notes

Signature

event void email( string time, string address, string subject, string message, integer num_left );