Open shop during NPC script?

[GreenMagic793]

Hey guys,

 

Let's say I have an NPC that talks to the player, and after a brief discussion, I want it to open a shop window just like a regular tool dealer. Is this possible? Is there any way I can set a shop as a function to be called upon? Or, is this entirely impossible and shops can never be open from an NPC window? Thanks for your input.

 

 

[fictionx]

With callshop.

[GreenMagic793]

Well, that was simple

 

I have a question however. How do you choose which shop the script will call upon? If I just put: callshop "Tool Dealer",0;, then wouldn't that cause an error by calling on any NPC named Tool Dealer?

sec_in02,137,162,5	script	Test Dealer	828,{

mes "Would you like to access the shop?";
menu "Yes.",A_1,"No.",A_2;

A_1:
callshop "Tool Dealer",0;
close;

A_2:
close;

}

For example, I tried this script, and it mostly works but once I get to the sell/buy window, once I click on an option the box simply disappears and no window comes up. Am I missing something?

Edited November 19, 2015 by greenmagic469

[PandaLovesHamster]

Aren't there usually hidden names attached to those Tool Dealer npcs? Like Tool Dealer#1234?

[GreenMagic793]

I thought the exact same thing so I tried one of the invisible names as well- no dice. I'm not sure why it isn't working...

[Varyss]

-	shop	Tool Dealer	-1,ID:PRICE

did you have that anywhere in the file?

[GreenMagic793]

No, does that need to be in the same document as the script using callshop? I've been trying to call upon a shop from the shops.txt document.

[Varyss]

I think so. btw I just tried changing the shop name to "sss" and it works (included that thing I posted above in the same file). using "Tool Dealer" didn't work.

Edited November 20, 2015 by Varyss

[GreenMagic793]

I didn't get to actually try this out till recently, but you were correct. I just put my shop script in the invoking script and gave it a unique name and it worked. I guess it just needs to be in the file. Thanks mate.