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What does this Error mean

Posted by Serve on Tue 18 Sep 2007 06:23 PM — 10 posts, 34,966 views.

Serve #0
[string "Script file"]:1: unexpected symbol near '<'



getting it from trying to run this script


<TRIGGER>

<trigger
enabled="n"
group="rarestat"
match="Armor class is 115."
name="rareringstart"
send_to="12"
sequence="10"
other_text_colour="black"
other_back_colour="black"
>
<send>EnableTrigger("rareringstat", true)
EnableTrigger("rareringstop", true)
EnableTrigger("rareringstart", false)
stats = 0
highstat = 0
</send>
</trigger>

<TRIGGER>

<trigger
enabled="n"
group="rarestat"
match="^Affects (strength|intelligence|wisdom|dexterity|constitution|luck) by (\d)\.$"
name="rareringstats"
regexp="y"
send_to="12"
sequence="9"
other_text_colour="black"
other_back_colour="black"
>
<send>stats = stats + %2
if highstat < %2 then
highstat = %2
end
</send>
</trigger>

<TRIGGER>
<trigger
enabled="n"
keep_evaluating="y"
match="^.*$"
name="rareringstop"
regexp="y"
script="rarestat"
send_to="12"
sequence="11"
other_text_colour="black"
other_back_colour="black"
>
<send>EnableTrigger("rareringstat", false)
EnableTrigger("rareringstop", false)
if (stats==60) and ((highstat==35) or (highstat==25)) then
Send( "put rare bag" )
else
Send( "drop rare" )
end
</send>
</trigger>

and for the alias:

<aliases>
<alias
match="rareid"
enabled="y"
send_to="12"
>
<send>EnableTrigger("rareringstart", true)
Send("cast id rare")
</send>
</alias>
</aliases>
Shaun Biggs USA #1
Ah, I was right guessing in the other thread! :) Just to keep things a bit more centralized and easy to find, please keep related questions to one thread. It just makes things easier for you to find later, and it prevents repeating answers.

Pretty much you just have to copy the following and paste it into the client. (press ctrl-shift-8 and click on the 'paste' button in the lower right hand corner of the configuration window that pops up)

<triggers>
<trigger
   enabled="n"
   group="rarestat"
   match="Armor class is 115."
   name="rareringstart"
   send_to="12"
   sequence="10"
   other_text_colour="black"
   other_back_colour="black"
  >
  <send>EnableTrigger("rareringstat", true)
EnableTrigger("rareringstop", true)
EnableTrigger("rareringstart", false)
stats = 0
highstat = 0
</send>
  </trigger>

  <trigger
   enabled="n"
   group="rarestat"
   match="^Affects (strength|intelligence|wisdom|dexterity|constitution|luck) by (\d+)\.$"
   name="rareringstats"
   regexp="y"
   send_to="12"
   sequence="9"
   other_text_colour="black"
   other_back_colour="black"
  >
  <send>stats = stats + %2
if highstat &lt; %2 then
  highstat = %2
end
</send>
  </trigger>

  <trigger
   enabled="n"
   keep_evaluating="y"
   match="^.*$"
   name="rareringstop"
   regexp="y"
   script="rarestat"
   send_to="12"
   sequence="11"
   other_text_colour="black"
   other_back_colour="black"
  >
  <send>EnableTrigger("rareringstat", false)
EnableTrigger("rareringstop", false)
if (stats==60) and ((highstat==35) or (highstat==25)) then
  Send( "put rare bag" )
else
  Send( "drop rare" )
end
</send>
  </trigger>
</triggers>

<aliases>
  <alias
   match="rareid"
   enabled="y"
   send_to="12"
  >
  <send>EnableTrigger("rareringstart", true)
Send("cast id rare")
  </send>
  </alias>
</aliases>


Then have the following be your script file:

stats = 0
highstat = 0
Amended on Tue 18 Sep 2007 09:33 PM by Shaun Biggs
Serve #2
Okay i went to copy it to triggers and I got this as an error.

Line 32: Element name must start with letter or underscore, but starts with " " (problem in this file)

i really appreciate all your time and effort in trying to help me solve this issue.
Shaun Biggs USA #3
Ok, tracked down the error. I forgot to use &lt; rather than < in the xml for one of the triggers. Also fixed the capture for the stats so it will actually recognize affects greater than 9.

<triggers>
<trigger
   enabled="n"
   group="rarestat"
   match="Armor class is 115."
   name="rareringstart"
   send_to="12"
   sequence="10"
   other_text_colour="black"
   other_back_colour="black"
  >
  <send>EnableTrigger("rareringstat", true)
EnableTrigger("rareringstop", true)
EnableTrigger("rareringstart", false)
stats = 0
highstat = 0
</send>
  </trigger>
  <trigger
   enabled="n"
   group="rarestat"
   match="^Affects (strength|intelligence|wisdom|dexterity|constitution|luck) by (\d+)\.$"
   name="rareringstats"
   regexp="y"
   send_to="12"
   sequence="9"
   other_text_colour="black"
   other_back_colour="black"
  >
  <send>stats = stats + %2
if highstat &lt; %2 then
  highstat = %2
end
</send>
  </trigger>
  <trigger
   enabled="n"
   keep_evaluating="y"
   match="^.*$"
   name="rareringstop"
   regexp="y"
   script="rarestat"
   send_to="12"
   sequence="11"
   other_text_colour="black"
   other_back_colour="black"
  >
  <send>EnableTrigger("rareringstat", false)
EnableTrigger("rareringstop", false)
if (stats==60) and ((highstat==35) or (highstat==25)) then
  Send( "put rare bag" )
else
  Send( "drop rare" )
end
</send>
  </trigger>
</triggers>

<aliases>
  <alias
   match="rareid"
   enabled="y"
   send_to="12"
  >
  <send>EnableTrigger("rareringstart", true)
Send("cast id rare")
  </send>
  </alias>
</aliases>
Serve #4
okay so i finally got all the triggers and alias where they need to go with no errors now what do i do to activate this the script so it will identify the eq and determine if it meets the stats i need and will drop it or put it in my bag
Serve #5
okay 1 more thing for this part of the first trigger


triggers>
<trigger
enabled="n"
group="rarestat"
match="Armor class is 115."
name="rareringstart"
send_to="12"
sequence="10"
other_text_colour="black"
other_back_colour="black"


what do i need to put in for the match= space if the armor class amount is random. The 115 can be any number almost.
Shaun Biggs USA #6
To id the rings, just type rareid. That is what the alias matches to get this whole thing started off.

In that case, have it be match="Armor class is *" instead. The two examples you initially gave both had 115 as the armor value, so I thought that it was a standard value.
Serve #7
okay got it to id the random valure for the ac but now this happens.


Your eyes glow bright yellow for a moment.
Object 'plate rare' is type armor, extra flags none.
Weight is 15, value is 0, level is 10.
Armor class is 125.
Affects strength by 5.
Affects intelligence by 15.
Affects wisdom by 5.
Affects dexterity by 5.
Affects constitution by 5.
Affects agility by 25.
drop rare
This item has 50 points of magical resistance.


it wont put it in the girdle even if it meets the specified requirments.
Serve #8
Hey Shaun thanks a lot i had someone help me we got it up an running i really APPRECIATE all your help.
Shaun Biggs USA #9
Ok, this should be set now. Had two typos in the triggers. The trigger to match the stats was never actually turned on. I actually tested it out this time, and it worked fine. One of these days I'll remember to only post stuff I've tested out instead of just what I think will work in theory.

<triggers>
  <trigger
   group="rarestat"
   keep_evaluating="y"
   match="^.*$"
   name="rareringstop"
   regexp="y"
   send_to="12"
   sequence="11"
  >
  <send>EnableTrigger("rareringstat", false)
EnableTrigger("rareringstop", false)
if (stats==60) and ((highstat==35) or (highstat==25)) then
  Send( "put rare bag" )
else
  Send( "drop rare" )
end</send>
  </trigger>
  <trigger
   enabled="y"
   group="rarestat"
   match="^Affects (strength|intelligence|wisdom|dexterity|constitution|agility) by (\d+)\.$"
   name="rareringstats"
   regexp="y"
   send_to="12"
   sequence="9"
  >
  <send>stats = stats + %2
if highstat &lt; %2 then
  highstat = %2
end</send>
  </trigger>
  <trigger
   group="rarestat"
   match="Armor class is *."
   name="rareringstart"
   send_to="12"
   sequence="10"
  >
  <send>EnableTrigger("rareringstats", true)
EnableTrigger("rareringstop", true)
EnableTrigger("rareringstart", false)
stats = 0
highstat = 0
</send>
  </trigger>
</triggers>