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Llohr
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Joined: 17 May 2005
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 Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 5:47 pm
Explicit Pathing
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Any reason I shouldn't do something like this:
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| #execute {//%char/class/varname=value} |
I've had a lot of trouble in the past with using variable paths when explicitly pathing things. My hacky workarounds function 99% of the time, but I want that other 1%. |
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shalimar
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Joined: 04 Aug 2002
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Location: Pensacola, FL, USA
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Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 6:57 pm
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Using #EXECUTE is only frowned upon because it takes more system resources.
I have never noticed a speed performance hit myself. |
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Llohr
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Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 10:01 pm
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Excellent, the old hack
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| #addkey %expand(//%char/Affects/ACStart, 1) %char 1 |
works, but if things go bad, that sort of thing tends to quit working before anything else. It also doesn't reliably work on packages people download from the library.
Looks like I DO need to make one amendment to the syntax though.
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| #execute {//%char/class/variable={value}} |
Will clear the value if it's left blank, which is generally what I want. |
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Llohr
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Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2016 1:05 am
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If anybody's keeping score at home, this doesn't work:
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| #execute {//%char/class/variable={key1=val1|key2=val2}} |
but this does:
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$Somevar={key1=val1|key2=val2}
#execute {//%char/class/variable={$Somevar}} |
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shalimar
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Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2016 2:50 am
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Yes, the use of local variables is recommended when dealing with database variables, or anything with a complicated variable name.
Given that you want to use full path names, you might want to consider making a setter alias to make such declarations easier |
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