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Beginner Joined: 02 Jun 2006 Posts: 19

I'm using Zmud 7.21 on Windows.

I always seem to have problems when I write triggers and classes from the command line. Although I am *positive* I am using the correct syntax, they never seem to work unless I write them the 'old fashioned' way by going into triggers, clicking new, and making the pattern and value there. Now, here is the real problem:

I made about 15 triggers this way and dropped them into a new class folder that I made called "walking". This was fine. Then, the mud converted the triggers into text, so the class and all of the triggers were written as a big text piece. Again, not really a problem. But then it deleted all of the trigger text! It just says #CLASS {walking} #CLASS 0. I saved the trigger text, and whenever I paste it back in there, when I click save, it erases it! What the heck?! Here is an example of the trigger text:

#TRIGGER {you hit} {
recite recall
#T- walking
}

Basically its just 15 of those, with 'you hit' changed to 'you hit hard, you mutilate', etc for each of the 15 triggers. But as I said, whenever I try paste it into the class, it erases it when I click save, and whenever I try to do anything from the command line, it doesn't work. The only way I can get triggers to work is write them the old fashioned way, and the only way I got this class to work (it actually worked 2 or 3 times) was to write the 15 triggers old style, then highlight them all and drag them ALL into the class folder. This worked for like 2 hours, and then it magically converted it all to 'text' style, and then also deleted it, and now it won't even let me paste it back in. What gives? How do I fix this? Is my version of Zmud messed up? Am I doing something wrong?

Thanks in advance
-Omniwing

Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 11:27 pm

Sorcerer Joined: 13 Jan 2006 Posts: 715

Well, since I know what he's talking about, I can clarify this somewhat...
When he says converted to text, he is looking at the Class Script tab on his class folder.

Sometimes when you paste a script set into this class script view (a method I use frequently) it will NOT save correctly. I've had to paste into it up to 5 times to get it to save properly before.

As for what he is experiencing with them deleting and not working, I have no idea... however I can explain how to create your triggers properly from the command line in order to get them to work:

Use the #CLASS command to change your default class to make the class folder where you want these triggers, then using #TRIG to make them, then #CLASS 0 to make the default back to normal.

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Beginner Joined: 02 Jun 2006 Posts: 19

Yes, thank you for your help. If I view the classes as little folder icons instead of a "C" folder icon, the paste stays and the code works. A strange quirk. Problem solved!