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Wanderer Joined: 03 Aug 2004 Posts: 79

This is a typical message from my mudd.
You notice exits north, south, and in.

ERROR: Syntax error in Alias: escape : illegal character in expression: t (I get this error when i use the alias ESCAPE)
variables @roomexits and @escapedir are both automatically set to the value "%1" (without the quotes) when I move around.

This was my set-up from zmud which worked fine, but is not working with cmud.

TRIGGERS
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*You notice exits (*).

roomexits = %null
#if (%pos( ", ", "%1")) {
#noop the list has commas
RoomExits = %replace( "%1", " and ", " ")
} {
#noop the list does not have commas
RoomExits = %replace( "%1", " and ", ", ")
}
RoomExits = %replace( @RoomExits, ", ", "|")
#if (%pos( ", ", "%1")) {
#noop the list has commas
RoomExits2 = %replace( "%1", " and ", " ")
} {
#noop the list does not have commas
RoomExits2 = %replace( "%1", " and ", ", ")
}
RoomExits2 = %replace( @RoomExits2, ", ", "|")
removeroom
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You notice a single exit, (%w) ~(a closed door~).

#say This is a locked room!
RoomExits = %1 "(a closed door)"
RoomExits2 = %1 "(a closed door)"
removeroom

ALIASES
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REMOVEROOM (this is to remove closed door exits from the roomexits list so that it can be used for auto movement, the roomexits2 list is used for display on the status bar only so I dont want to remove the closed door exits on that list)

#delitem roomexits "north (a closed door)"
#delitem roomexits "northeast (a closed door)"
#delitem roomexits "east (a closed door)"
#delitem roomexits "southeast (a closed door)"
#delitem roomexits "south (a closed door)"
#delitem roomexits "southwest (a closed door)"
#delitem roomexits "west (a closed door)"
#delitem roomexits "northwest (a closed door)"
#delitem roomexits "in (a closed door)"
#delitem roomexits "out (a closed door)"
#delitem roomexits "up (a closed door)"
#delitem roomexits "down (a closed door)"
#delitem roomexits "north (a closed gate)"
#delitem roomexits "northeast (a closed gate)"
#delitem roomexits "east (a closed gate)"
#delitem roomexits "southeast (a closed gate)"
#delitem roomexits "south (a closed gate)"
#delitem roomexits "southwest (a closed gate)"
#delitem roomexits "west (a closed gate)"
#delitem roomexits "northwest (a closed gate)"
#delitem roomexits "in (a closed gate)"
#delitem roomexits "out (a closed gate)"
#delitem roomexits "up (a closed gate)"
#delitem roomexits "down (a closed gate)"
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ESCAPE (panic escape alias using roomexits list)

#if (%numitems( @RoomExits)) {@escapedir = %item( @RoomExits, %random( 1, %numitems( @RoomExits)))} {#noop}
@escapedir

Well this is beyond my cmud skills to debug so I present it here. I think I covered all relevant information.
*waits with fingers crossed*

SubAdmin Joined: 18 Nov 2001 Posts: 5182

The first thing is that your use of %1 in the script is bad. %1 won't be intpretted when it is in quotes. I would suggest running the Compatibility Report in the Package Editor to help you locate other such problems.

I also reduced the code down some while fixing that one thing. Rather then checking for the presence of commas we simply replace things. We know the "and" will be present a flat replacement of it can result in either ", , " or " , ". By doing a 2 different replacements we are assured to cover both cases. Then using #DELITEM we can remove the blank item when it is present.

Wanderer Joined: 03 Aug 2004 Posts: 79

The new triggers seem to update the @roomexits list now, but still no luck with @esapedir.
I set @escapedir to a value manually, and it will not change automatically. It just remains at whatever value I set it to.
I don't have a trigger that chooses a value for @escapedir, it is suppose to be picked when I use the ESCAPE alias.
Also when I try to use the alias ESCAPE I get the following:
ERROR: Syntax error in Alias: escape : unmatched braces
Ideas and suggestions are appreciated.

Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 4:57 pm

Not sure if this is the problem or not, but when you assign the value to escapedir in your escape alias you have the @ sign in front of escapedir and it shouldn't be there since it is an assignment I don't believe.

Wanderer Joined: 03 Aug 2004 Posts: 79

You notice exits east, south, and west (an open door).
for multiple exits im using the trigger posted above by Vijilante
When I have the open door situation, my @roomexits variable would get set to: east|south|west (an open door)
Is there an easy way to get rid of the (an open door) part, so that its just: east|south|west

I'm experiencing problems with cmud not recognizing spaces for some reason.
for example when I see: You notice a single exit, southwest (an open door).
@roomexits gets the value southwest(an open door) without a space between the direction and the parenthesis
Im really not sure why that happens, but whatever the reason all I need it to do is set the value of @roomexits to the direction of the opening.
This is my trigger:
You notice a single exit, (%w) ~(an open door~).
RoomExits = %1 "(an open door)"
RoomExits2 = %1 "(an open door)"

Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:29 pm