Zugg Software :: View topic - #ALARM;#ALARM;#ALARM;...still don' quite have it

Wanderer Joined: 22 May 2003 Posts: 60 Location: USA

Alright,
What is wrong with this ALIAS? I thought I had it and now...is it something with my spacing?

#ALIAS lhome {unlock door;#ALARM +1 {open door;#ALARM +1 {go door; #ALARM +1 {close door;#ALARM +1 {lock door;#ALARM +1 {out;#ALARM +{down;#ALARM +1 {out}}}}}}}}
Once again, Thank-you

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

You left out the number for the sixth alarm. There is also an unneeded space before the third alarm.
#ALIAS lhome {unlock door;#ALARM +1 {open door;#ALARM +1 {go door; #ALARM +1 {close door;#ALARM +1 {lock door;#ALARM +1 {out;#ALARM +{down;#ALARM +1 {out}}}}}}}}

I would probably redo the alias so the alarms weren't nested.
#ALIAS lhome {unlock door;#ALARM +1 {open door};#ALARM +2 {go door};#ALARM +3 {close door};#ALARM +4 {lock door};#ALARM +5 {out};#ALARM +6 {down};#ALARM +7 {out}}

Wanderer Joined: 22 May 2003 Posts: 60 Location: USA

Lightbulb,
thanks, I am delighted that I almost had it right! Interesting that the script can be written with the #ALARMs nested or put the actions in brackets. Can this be done with any simple script of this type instead of nesting the #ALARM command?
Once again thank-you for helping me sort this out!
Wait a minute....I just took a good look at the #AlIAS correction you sent...this is they way I understand it. If the #ALARM is embedded then each additional #ALARM time can be unique..not accrue. If it is not embedded then each additional #ALARM time amounts adds on to the next one? Yes?

Magician Joined: 23 Apr 2003 Posts: 358 Location: USA

As you learn the nuances of zMUD, you'll find that there are multiple ways of doing just about anything. Another option for this script would be to set itup as a multistate trigger, and it may work a little quicker and more reliably. For the sake of example, I'll just assume what you see at each step, and also assume that room names appear in [].

Start by unlocking the door manually.

quote:

#TR {You unlock the door} {open door}
#COND {You open the door} {go door}
#COND {~[Your home~]} {close door}
#COND {You close the door} {lock door}
#COND {You lock the door} {out}
#COND {~[Outside your home~]} {down}
#COND {~[Outside and below your home~]} {out}

Wanderer Joined: 22 May 2003 Posts: 60 Location: USA

Geniusclown,
what I want to know is if the way you have it written is the way I would enter it on the command line? (love command line entry!) I mean I understand that I supply the correct triggers...I am wild to learn how to use triggers and the best way for me to learn how to do it, is to make one that works...

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2004 4:07 pm

The trigger that Genuisclown provided is for command line entry although you'll probably need to seperate all your conditions with a ;

Wanderer Joined: 22 May 2003 Posts: 60 Location: USA

Mercator.
Like this?

#TR;{You unlock the door} {open door}
#COND;{You open the door} {go door}
#COND;{~[Your home~]} {close door}
#COND;{You close the door} {lock door}
#COND;{You lock the door} {out}
#COND;{~[Outside your home~]} {down}
#COND;{~[Outside and below your home~]} {out}

Enchanter Joined: 10 Oct 2000 Posts: 698

#TR {You unlock the door} {open door};
#COND {You open the door} {go door};#COND {~[Your home~]} {close door};
#COND {You close the door} {lock door};
#COND {You lock the door} {out};
#COND {~[Outside your home~]} {down};
#COND {~[Outside and below your home~]} {out};

Is what he meant, but if you copy, paste (and edit-to match the lines received-) the block, then the semicolons aren't needed.

Semicolons would be needed if there were no hard returns in the block after pasting... for example:

#TR {You unlock the door} {open door};#COND {You open the door} {go door};#COND {~[Your home~]} {close door};#COND {You close the door} {lock door};#COND {You lock the door} {out};#COND {~[Outside your home~]} {down};#COND {~[Outside and below your home~]} {out}

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2004 8:00 pm

Thanks for the explanation mr_kent. Twigg is going to be making many, many command line multi-state triggers really soon :)

Wanderer Joined: 22 May 2003 Posts: 60 Location: USA

Yes indeed! Twigg is delighted...I have not tried to make a trigger yet but I am far closer to understanding how to do it!
Thank-you!