Help with variable

Posted by Jonnycuest on Sat 30 Sep 2006 01:09 AM — 7 posts, 26,233 views.

Jonnycuest Sat 30 Sep 2006 01:09 AM #0

Can someone please walk me through making a variable (i.e. kick @1) which I can use to be in battle and change when I need to in order to attack other creatures of a different name? Right now I am having to go up to aliases every time I need to change my target. *sigh* Thanks!

Nick Gammon Australia Forum Administrator Sat 30 Sep 2006 03:48 AM #1

Make an alias that sets up the "target" variable like this:


<aliases>
  <alias
   match="target *"
   enabled="y"
   variable="target"
   send_to="9"
   sequence="100"
  >
  <send>%1</send>
  </alias>
</aliases>

Then in your other aliases, do things like: kick @target, with "expand variables" checked.

Jonnycuest Sat 30 Sep 2006 03:53 AM #2

Thanks. I have two questions, what do put as the alias name? and also how do I change the target in the prompt? Thanks.

Nick Gammon Australia Forum Administrator Sat 30 Sep 2006 05:43 AM #3

Alias name? You mean the "label" field when you edit it? It can stay blank if you like.

What do you mean by "target in the prompt"?

You can copy and paste that alias straight into MUSHclient, see:

http://www.gammon.com.au/forum/?id=4777

To use it, just type:

target Fred

... or whatever, and that updates the target variable.

Malek USA Sat 30 Sep 2006 03:50 PM #4

I'm having similar issues.. I have a alias called (tar *)that reports my chosen target to the prompt. I am currently trying to figure out how to get it to also get a mud level trigger to hunt but I need it to pull the target from my @traget variable the trigger setup for the mud is (trigger Testname todo do hunt testname)
This is the alias I have so far...

<aliases>
<alias
match="tar *"
enabled="y"
group="pk"
send_to="12"
sequence="100"
>
<send>world.SetVariable("target", "%1")
world.Note("Target set to: %1" )
</send>
</alias>
</aliases>

Thanks

Jonnycuest Sat 30 Sep 2006 04:39 PM #5

It doesn't seem to work when I type in Target Fred. The world I am playing in reacts to that command and doesn't understand it?? Sorry, I don;t know anything about coding. I used to have ZMUD before they made you pay for it. Much easier for me. *Grin* Thanks.

Nick Gammon Australia Forum Administrator Sat 30 Sep 2006 09:46 PM #6

Quote:

I am currently trying to figure out how to get it to also get a mud level trigger to hunt but I need it to pull the target from my @traget variable the trigger setup for the mud is (trigger Testname todo do hunt testname)

Your alias seems to work OK. Can you post the problem trigger?

If you need something like hunting the target, just put something like:

Match: @target leaves *

And check "expand variables".

Quote:

It doesn't seem to work when I type in Target Fred

Aliases are case sensitive, unless you check "Ignore case". Try typing: target Fred