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Newbie Joined: 23 Mar 2004 Posts: 3 Location: USA

I have run a few searches and was unable to come up with anything. So maybe someone can assist. These triggers use to work I have used them for many many years.

Example:
(Output on my screen)
John says, 'heal'

(My actions)
Checks to see if I am sitting/resting if so stands up. If not goes on to next command. Casts heal on John if John is a member of my budlist.

Code:

Pattern: ^([a..z,A..Z]) says, 'heal'

Value:
#var temp %lower( %1)
#if %ismember( @temp, @budlist) {cast 'heal' %1}

I have messed around and changed the Pattern to (*) says, 'heal' and it seems to work. But I would still like to know what changed or how I could do this better?

Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 8:08 am

Try this pattern instead: ^([a-zA-Z]) says, 'heal'
I don't know where you got your .. from, Pascal?

MASTER Joined: 28 Nov 2000 Posts: 4817 Location: USA

Better yet, just use the list in the pattern.
Pattern: ^({@budlist}) says, 'heal'
Value: cast 'heal' %1

You could also just replace a range containing all the upper- and lower-case letters with %w, the alphabetic wildcard.

EDIT: Fixed typo in pattern. Thanks for pointing it out, Pega, although it might help others more if you actually stated what the mistake was.

Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 8:57 am

quote:
Pattern: ^(@budlist) says, 'heal'
Edited by - LightBulb on 03/23/2004 01:44:30

Pattern: ^({@budlist}) says, 'heal' Wink

Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 9:55 am

quote:
Originally posted by LightBulb

Better yet, just use the list in the pattern.
Pattern: ^({@budlist}) says, 'heal'
Value: cast 'heal' %1

You could also just replace a range containing all the upper- and lower-case letters with %w, the alphabetic wildcard.

EDIT: Fixed typo in pattern. Thanks for pointing it out, Pega, although it might help others more if you actually stated what the mistake was.

Alright.

{val1|val2|val3|...} match any of the specified strings - taken from Pattern Matching in the help file

The variable list @budlist would look something like John|Tom|Bub, using braces around @budlist in the trigger pattern would essentially match in the pattern, any one of a single item in the list. Wink

Wizard Joined: 15 Jan 2002 Posts: 1644 Location: USA

And completly off base here but for future refrence wouldnt (%w) do the same things as ([a-zA-Z])
Maybe a reread of the Pattern Matching help file is in order :P

Newbie Joined: 23 Mar 2004 Posts: 3 Location: USA

Thanks for the help/suggestions. As for the %w command I just like the A-Z a-z command better :>

I think I am going to go with the

Pattern: ^({@budlist}) says, 'heal'
Value: cast 'heal' %1

How can I get the code to check and see if I am sitting and if so stand before casting?

GURU Joined: 10 Oct 2000 Posts: 4379 Location: USA

You would have to store this in another variable. For example, the variable @sitting could contain a 1 if you are sitting and 0 otherwise. The trigger would then check the value of this variable:
#IF (@sitting) {stand}

This #IF would go just before casting the spell. Also, notice that zMUD recognizes any non-zero value as true, so @sitting = 1 is not needed if the above convention is followed.

Now you need a way to make this variable contain the correct value. For this, you can create aliases of the commands you use to sit and stand. Example:
#ALIAS sit {~sit;#VAR sitting 1}
#ALIAS stand {~stand;#VAR sitting 0}

Newbie Joined: 23 Mar 2004 Posts: 3 Location: USA

Thanks once again! I will code it this weekend and test.