Zugg Software :: View topic - Sortable Equipment List into different docs? A crazy idea?

Beginner Joined: 21 Feb 2011 Posts: 15

Is it possible to log the stats of a piece of equipment from an "identify" spell and place it in a particular Word document or notepad based on item type?

For instance, if the item is a weapon, it would go in weapon.txt.
If it was a helmet, it would go in helmet.txt.

Here's the spell:

You feel informed:
Object 'a smartgun', Item type: GUN
Can be worn on: TAKE WIELD
Item is: NOBITS
Can be salvaged into: [Metals] Iron

Weight: 6, Value: 1000, Min. level: 0
Gun Type: CLIP
The number of shots per round: 3
Unloaded Damage: 1d2 for an average per-round damage of 1.5.
Loaded Damage: 20d1 for an average per-round damage of 20.0.
Weapon has a range of: 1
Can affect you as :
Affects: DAMROLL By 9
Affects: HITROLL By 22
Has the following perm affects: NOBITS

Extra description:
It is a customized SMG fitted with a smarklink system to help one's aim.

Since this is a gun, or weapon, could I make this go into gun.txt automatically? or gun.doc? Something like, if item type=gun, then log text into xxx.

Thanks

Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 10:20 am

Take a look at the following #HELP files: #FILE #WRITE #CLOSE

Beginner Joined: 21 Feb 2011 Posts: 15

Oh cool, thanks. I looked at the commands and I think I'm getting closer. I believe I can set up a trigger based on item type to write to a particular file. The problem comes in that it only logs from the "item type" and on. Since the name of the object is before the item type, how do I get it to go back and log the object name and not just from the item type on down?

Thanks again for your time to answer, I could use another push in the right direction.

Sorcerer Joined: 15 Apr 2011 Posts: 809

The object name is in the same line as the item type, so you should be able to capture it in the same trigger that you're opening the file in.

Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 12:05 am

I would suggest that when you write the data to the file you write it as well-formed XML. That has the great advantage of being portable to other applications including WORD and EXCEL. Simply initialize the file with an XML header and add each item as an XML node.