just use a event controller

good evening no longer works an update maybe

@ Commander Rotal I have the same error now too. Did you end up fixing it?

I don't think this is working...
Either I'm just not understanding how this works or the setup instructions are lacking in a proper explanation of what to do and how to do it.
It doesn't seem to be working though, at least not as far as I can tell, anyway.
I'm getting no compiling errors, or errors that I can see, period.

Some of my questions:
What exactly is 'light strength'? Is it a factor of energy output in some way?
Where does the prefix go? On every light that you want controlled?
Will this work with groups of lights?
When setting up the triggers in the timer block, does it matter what order they are in, i.e., timer block first then PB, or vice-versa?

I don't think i've messed with that; last thing i tried was just placing down a completely new setup (new Solar Panel, new Programmable Block etc); first i just checked if it worked without the NL prefix; same error message. Then i tried with the NL prefix as usual; same result.

Mmm, I just checked the script on my end and it seems to work fine for me. Due to the stack trace, the error seems to occur while computing the current solar output. Did you check if the measureSolarPanelName config value is set correctly?

Question, old chap; a while ago the script randomly stopped working both when i try to set it up anew and when i just paste in older buildings i KNOW for a fact should work as they are. Any chance you could take a look at this error message?

Caught exception during execution of script:Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at Program.getSolarPower()
at Program.Main(String argument)
at Sandbox.Game.Entities.Blocks.MyProgrammableBlock.<>c__DisplayClass46_0.<ExecuteCode>b__0(IMyGridProgram program)
at Sandbox.Game.Entities.Blocks.MyProgrammableBlock.RunSandboxedProgramAction(Action'1action, String&Response)

OK, got it working so far, will have to wait for the night and check if it's still going.
Thanks for the script :)

Oh, there's a timer block, apparently. Will give it a go soon.

Hello, I loaded the script, left all the settings alone, since they looked fine to me and run the script but my lights still stay on during the day.

Also, how do I setup a timer? I'm really new to SE. Thanks

Oh, it's a delight. Pun intended.

No problem :D I hope you have fun with the script!

Well, weirdly enough NOW it works.

Here's what it threw me last time i played a couple hours earlier without modifying the previously working grid in that world:

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/125024865232093184/591171534362640424/keeen.png

Now it's working. I had to rename some Spotlights on the second grid, that was my bad, but the original just started working again without changes. Maybe something to do with the hotfix, i dunno. Sorry to take your time :/

No problem :) Mmm, it works for me atm. Does it throw an error? If so, could you send it to me? Maybe there is an special case with your station/ship :)

Sorry to bother you but Keen fiddled around with scripts aaaaaand it doesn't work anymore again -.-'

Ups, i think i messed something up, sorry :D

Oh! Ah, thank you :) Although i'm neither swiz nor do i live there XD

@Commander Rotal It should be fixed now. This script is/was really old and i fixed a few other bugs with this update. Have fun with it! Und Grüße an die Schweiz ;)

Hey, i was just linked this script because it's EXACTLY what i was looking for. Sadly it doesn't seem to work properly anymore; any chance you would take a quick look at it again?

:D

@Drillenissen Thank you! Have fun with it!

nice script i mixed it with a nother solar script making it facing the sun... PERFECT

I'm also getting the "Caught error in execution of script:"index was out of range.Must be non-negative and less than the size of the collection.Parameter name: index"" error whenever I execute the script.

@Darth Aphotic There is a bad guide in the script (http://pastebin.com/QjJkH5Sg) , you can enable a Prefix for the Blocks, by default "[NL]", or you can disable the prefix(Every light will be triggered). Eg. You enable the prefix and add teh prefix to outer lights. There is a script to rename block in groups, see my awnser to @PrairForMercy below. I hope i could help, if you have any questions, please ask them :)

Do you have a set up guide somewhere? I just tried to use it in a pre-existing base, and I tend to rename all my lights and group them acording to their locations.

also get:Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

Could I get a some instructions here, seems to not be working and I am not sure if the prefix is meant for the solar panels or the lights themselves, either way I am getting an error:Caught error in execution of script:"index was out of range.Must be non-negative and less than the size of the collection.Parameter name: index"

@PrairForMercy :) If you have any other suggestions please message me!

@thatseli prefix is even better :)

@Nathan Thank you!

Nice! Like the idea:) I have no sun rotation in my world currently, but it should be useful on the capital ship. Thanks a lot!

@Giftzwerg-TM- Fixed both the bugs :) Thank you!

@PrairForMercy Had some problems with groups, but you can use now prefix, and with this script( LINK ). You can set the prefix for a group. Here is a example from me : Create a group: "Rename to [NL]Lights" and add all the lights you wan't to use to this group. Now run the script and you got it :) I hope I could help!

@Giftzwerg-TM- Yeah, you are right, I will impelement/fix it :) Thank you!

Hmm. If you fix one problem there is a new one. :) If you truncate "W instead of "kW" in the time when power is between 0-999 W you get wronge return values, eg 815 instead of 0.815 -> int 1

Nice script. Thank you. I think there is a small error in the getSolarPower function. You check for "kW" at night time but the string just contains "0 W" not "0 kW" so it don't replace the kW and get an error on the following int conversion.

My quick and dirty fix as a Space Engineer is:

var final = output.Replace(" kW", "");
final = output.Replace(" W", "");

Maybe not nice but it worked for me :)

Greetings
Mike

@PrairForMercy Will add in in ~ 2 days, hve/had not many time and birthday :)

Cool thanks

@PrairForMercy I will implement it!

Could you make it work with a group instead of all lights on grid?

@Talbone Added it!

compatible with spotlights?

@qwertybattle you could turn of the timer, but I will add that function :) Thank you for your feedback!

make sure there is an override so that you can turn them all off during combat or to save power