Why would CopyEntity() return an invalid entity?

I haven't had sleep in a day or two, so this may be something really stupid, but why would CopyEntity() return a handle to an entity and then any Entity command I use on that handle give me an "entity does not exist" error?

This code sample shows what I mean, I guess

PositionEntity t\sprite,10,10,10
p\sprite=CopyEntity(t\sprite)
EntityAlpha p\sprite,0.5

So t\sprite must be there, because I position it right before I copy it ( just to prove to myself it was there. )

But EntityAlpha ( or any other entity command on the "supposedly copied" p\sprite errors me with "entity does not exist".

Note, it returns a long integer, just like en entityhandle. It does not return zero.

Probably something stupid, but I'll be damned if I can see it.

Strange..

Try with another entity which is not a sprite, like for example a cube.

Perhaps a sprite needs to be instantiated first:
p\sprite = createsprite()
p\sprite = copyentity(t\sprite)

How did you create the t\sprite one ? The same passes should be applied to p\sprite, I think.

I'm only guessing here, since I'm at office = no blitz

Hope this helps,
Sergio.

I created t\sprite with t\sprite=LoadSprite("textures\star.png")

I am certain that this method ( loading a sprite to t\sprite and copying to another type to get instances of it ) works because I'm using it for some other sprites elsewhere in the program and they're showing up just fine.

EDIT: Yup, I replaced LoadSprite with CreateCube() and I get the same error.

It's weird.

Only thing I can think of atm is that t\sprite is a float and not an integer.

Second thought that doesn't make much sense tho -.-

Only a complete moron would declare t\sprite as a float, and yes, sir, I'm that complete moron ;)

I should stop coding at 5am like normal weird obsessives.

Thanks, Shambler, VERY well spotted. That would have taken me forever to spot.

lol

Goal! lol