I'm trying to remove a spell after it is cast by the NPC. I put this simple script on the NPC:

RemoveSpell extends ObjectReference  Event OnSpellCast (Form akSpell)   Self.RemoveSpell (akSpell)endEvent

But I get back this error when compiling:

(4,8): RemoveSpell is not a function or does not exist

Not very good at this stuff, so if someone could tell me how to get something like this to work I would be happy. I can get it to work from a "magic effect" instead of from the NPC, but I would like it done at the NPC level.

EDIT: Okay I think I understand why it's not working. It's referring to an object casting a spell and not an actor, I think. Still not sure how to fix it, though.

Try changing akspell to a property and selecting the spell you want removed.

Scriptname RemoveSpell extends ObjectReference   spell property removewhatEvent OnSpellCast (Form akSpell)    Self.RemoveSpell (removewhat)endEvent

RemoveSpell is a function on the Actor Script, so your script would need to extend Actor?

Scriptname SpellRemovalScript extends ActorEvent OnSpellCast (Form akSpell)   Self.RemoveSpell (akSpell as Spell)endEvent

This script would remove every spell the actor casts after he/she casts it, 3djake's suggestion would let you specify a single spell for removal

Ok, that works perfectly. Thank you cscottydont!

My problem was I was using (akSpell) instead of (akSpell as Spell). I'm not really sure why you have to add the "as Spell"? Do you know?

yes as a matter of fact I do!

in this bit

Event OnSpellCast (Form akSpell)

the...thing that is triggering this event is of type Form

and in this bit

Self.RemoveSpell (akSpell as Spell)

the function "RemoveSpell" is looking for a thing of type Spell

so the variable "akSpell" starts out as a Form and you have to specifically say that you're using it as a Spell instead

you can tell what types of variables functions and events are using by the prefix(? or whatever you want to call it) that comes before the variable
In this case it is Form for http://www.creationkit.com/OnSpellCast_-_ObjectReference and Spell for http://www.creationkit.com/RemoveSpell_-_Actor

Oh, okay I see it now. It's defined as a "form" instead of a "spell" in the OnSpellCast event.

I'm sure that will help me in the future. Thanks again!