Count multiple lines and then end

The MUD on 'locate' command returns a line for the location of each one of the items, for example 'locate swords' will return:
"The sword is lying on the ground.
The sword is in your backpack.
The sword is in your backpack.
The sword is in your left hand."
I want to count how many swords there are, and have it stop counting immediately so that it shouldn't mistake another line or a repeat command as more swords. How would you suggest doing this?

Thanks.

Use an alias to do the "locate" for you, which zeroes a counter, and turns on a trigger (enables it) which matches:

"The sword is *"

That trigger can add one to the counter.
Also have a second trigger higher in sequence (so it matches later) which matches anything (ie. "*") and prints the counter. eg.



This second trigger also disables itself, so that it doesn't display the count for all subsequent lines.

Was thinking of that, I'm sure it is simple, but how do I have the trigger disable itself? I'd set it to enabled and have the script it runs disable it? What is the syntax to have a trigger disable itself?
I'm kind of new, I can manipulate examples but have a hard time starting from scratch.
Thanks.

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It's enough you put in the script of the second trigger
(remember you have to check Send To Script in the send box, that usually is set to Send To World
by default, if i remember correctly)

Where 'mytrigger' is the name you choose for your trigger.

As regarding the regular expression to set the initial alias (the one who start the locate instruction) you could use something like.. and (in the send box)
In this case Send To have to be set to World and the option (on the right) Regular Expression have to be checked.
Using regular expressions let you be more accurate regarding how the alias work.

In that case only a statement stating from the beginning of the row with an ' ll ' , followed by a space and then by the name of the object will start the alias.

UNFORTUNATELY I have to correct myself..

The alias who locate the object has to activate the trigger and set the counter = 0.

Therefore the alias has to contain script and the send Box has to be SendTo Script.

Accordingly in the Send windows the code will be:

Thanks, is there a way to match specifically multiple lines in a trigger?
Something like:
(^The sword is in .+.$\n){1,30}

And then it will only fire at the end? I've tried running it like that and it still matches on only a single line.

Yes, it's possible though i think your example is not completely correct.

Also sorry if i put only fragment here and there witout giving you a complete tested solution but from here (...) it's impossible for me to make such a thing.

For multi-line trigger Nick Gammon (Admin) covered the issue Also somewhere in the 'Separate Chat Window' topic

[forum=7991]

Trying to do it with a single multi-line trigger can be fiddly.

Your example of "up to 30" matches would, of course, fully match after a single line. You would need to somehow know what is going to be on the 31st line (or whatever number) in order to terminate the match, but not prematurely.