Derma Button Help

[VortexZ]

I am making this suitcase addon and I need to know how do I set the player model of a player inside of the derma menu, but the derma menu is in cl_init.lua, I know you have to hook it up but how would it look like?

[NiandraLades]

See the Net Library!
[url]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/Net_Library_Usage[/url]

For example you'd want to do something like

net.Receive("Example", function(len, ply)
ply:SetModel("whatever")
end)

button.DoClick = function()
net.Start("Example")		
net.SendToServer()
end

[Acecool]

-edit- I may have mis-read the question ( If you're networking the data to the server make sure you have a list of models that can be chose; send the table KEY from client to server then have the server verify that the model can be chosen... Never trust user input ).

If you're using a DModelPanel you'd use panel:SetModel( "path/to/model.mdl" );
Same if you're using SpawnIcon...

[VortexZ]

Thank you very much!

[editline]31st January 2015[/editline]

I got this

[lua]
[ERROR] addons/darkrpmodification-master/lua/entities/suit_case/cl_init.lua:40: Calling net.Start with unpooled message name [[url]http://goo.gl/qcx0y][/url]
1. Start - [C]:-1
2. DoClick - addons/darkrpmodification-master/lua/entities/suit_case/cl_init.lua:40
3. unknown - lua/vgui/dlabel.lua:206
[/lua]

[NiandraLades]

In future you should read any resources you get given, instead of just copy/pasting code as you'll learn a lot more that way. Your problem is very simple to fix:

[img]http://i.imgur.com/tXevUh5.png[/img]

[VortexZ]

I have this serverside:
[lua]
util.AddNetworkString( "Test" )

function ENT:Use( activator, caller )
net.Start( "Test" )
net.Broadcast()

umsg.Start( "Menu", ply )
umsg.End()

end
[/lua]

and this clientside:
[lua]
local Close = vgui.Create( "DButton" )
Close:SetParent( Panel )
Close:SetPos( 750, 0 )
Close:SetSize( 50, 30 )
Close:SetText( "" )
Close.DoClick = function()
net.Receive("Test", function(len, ply)
LocalPlayer():SetModel("models/player/Group01/female_01.mdl")
end)
Panel:Remove()

end
[/lua]
But it won't set my player model.
I used close button just for testing by the way.

[Invule]

You don't need to use ENT:Use() unless you want to make something for your entity, which im sure you're not creating? Remove the function ent:use()

And in your doclick function do:

net.Start("name")
do your shit
net.SendToServer()

then serverside:

util.AddNetworkString("name")

net.Receive( "name", function( len, ply )

do your shit

end )

[VortexZ]

I'm making something for an entity cause I am making a suitcase addon. And I did what you said and it won't work. I already said this[B].[/B]

[Lost Alien]

[QUOTE=VortexZ;47052707]I'm making something for an entity cause I am making a suitcase addon. And I did what you said and it won't work. I already said this[B].[/B][/QUOTE]

You're doing it wrong, and the guy above is right. Will help when I get on PC

[[CLRP]extra]

[QUOTE=VortexZ;47048186]I have this serverside:
[lua]
util.AddNetworkString( "Test" )

function ENT:Use( activator, caller )
net.Start( "Test" )
net.Broadcast()

umsg.Start( "Menu", ply )
umsg.End()

end
[/lua]

and this clientside:
[lua]
local Close = vgui.Create( "DButton" )
Close:SetParent( Panel )
Close:SetPos( 750, 0 )
Close:SetSize( 50, 30 )
Close:SetText( "" )
Close.DoClick = function()
net.Receive("Test", function(len, ply)
LocalPlayer():SetModel("models/player/Group01/female_01.mdl")
end)
Panel:Remove()

end
[/lua]
But it won't set my player model.
I used close button just for testing by the way.[/QUOTE]

Your setting the model Clientside bud. How about I just do it all for you eh?

 --Serverside

util.AddNetworkString("extra")
util.AddNetworkString("setMdl")

function ENT:Use(activator)
net.Start("extra")
net.Send(activator)
end

function SetModel(ply)
ply:SetModel(--path to model)
end
net.Receive("setMdl",SetModel) 

--Clientside

function CockSniff()

local DFrame = vgui.Create("DFrame")
DFrame:SetSize(ScrW() / 2 / 2,ScrH() / 2)
DFrame:SetDraggable(true)
DFrame:SetTittle("Twat")
DFrame:ShowCloseButton(true)
DFrame:Center()

local Close = vgui.Create( "DButton", DFrame )
		Close:SetSize( 50, 30 )
		Close:SetText( "Click me" )
		Close:Center()
		Close.DoClick = function()
		net.Start("setMdl")
		net.SendToServer()
		end
end
net.Receive("extra",CockSniff)

EDIT: I would also add a network string including the path of the player model since this is going to be multiple models.

[VortexZ]

It's not setting the model...

[Carlton Dance]

[QUOTE='[CLRP]extra;47052936']Your setting the model Clientside bud. How about I just do it all for you eh?

 --Serverside

util.AddNetworkString("extra")
util.AddNetworkString("setMdl")

function ENT:Use(activator)
net.Start("extra")
net.Send(activator)
end

function SetModel(ply)

ply:SetModel(--path to model)
end
net.Receive("setMdl",SetModel) 

--Clientside

function CockSniff()

local DFrame = vgui.Create("DFrame")
DFrame:SetSize(ScrW() / 2 / 2,ScrH() / 2)
DFrame:SetDraggable(true)
DFrame:SetTittle("Twat")
DFrame:ShowCloseButton(true)
DFrame:Center()

local Close = vgui.Create( "DButton", DFrame )
		Close:SetSize( 50, 30 )
		Close:SetText( "Click me" )
		Close:Center()
		Close.DoClick = function()
		net.Start("setMdl")
		net.SendToServer()
		end
end
net.Receive("extra",CockSniff)

EDIT: I would also add a network string including the path of the player model since this is going to be multiple models.[/QUOTE]ply in net.receive is len you'll have to add another argument before ply and you forgot brackets in the end

 --Serverside

util.AddNetworkString("extra")
util.AddNetworkString("setMdl")

function ENT:Use(activator)
net.Start("extra")
net.Send(activator)
end

function SetModel(len, ply)
ply:SetModel(--path to model)
end
net.Receive("setMdl",SetModel()) 

--Clientside

function CockSniff()

local DFrame = vgui.Create("DFrame")
DFrame:SetSize(ScrW() / 2 / 2,ScrH() / 2)
DFrame:SetDraggable(true)
DFrame:SetTittle("Twat")
DFrame:ShowCloseButton(true)
DFrame:Center()

local Close = vgui.Create( "DButton", DFrame )
		Close:SetSize( 50, 30 )
		Close:SetText( "Click me" )
		Close:Center()
		Close.DoClick = function()
		net.Start("setMdl")
		net.SendToServer()
		end
end
net.Receive("extra",CockSniff())

[[CLRP]extra]

[QUOTE=Carlton Dance;47061253]ply in net.receive is nil you'll have to network the localplayer and you forgot brackets in the end

 --Serverside

util.AddNetworkString("extra")
util.AddNetworkString("setMdl")

function ENT:Use(activator)
net.Start("extra")
net.Send(activator)
end

function SetModel()
local ply = net.ReadEntity()
ply:SetModel(--path to model)
end
net.Receive("setMdl",SetModel) 

--Clientside

function CockSniff()

local DFrame = vgui.Create("DFrame")
DFrame:SetSize(ScrW() / 2 / 2,ScrH() / 2)
DFrame:SetDraggable(true)
DFrame:SetTittle("Twat")
DFrame:ShowCloseButton(true)
DFrame:Center()

local Close = vgui.Create( "DButton", DFrame )
		Close:SetSize( 50, 30 )
		Close:SetText( "Click me" )
		Close:Center()
		Close.DoClick = function()
		net.Start("setMdl")
                          net.WriteEntity(LocalPlayer())
		net.SendToServer()
		end
end
net.Receive("extra",CockSniff())

[/QUOTE]

Ah, sorry. Quickly typed that up without really going over it.