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Adept Joined: 03 Dec 2000 Posts: 260

A question came up regarding clearing the attached command line before adding text from a macro to the command line. Consulting the handy help file I came across the #INPUT function that seemed to be just the sort of way one might be able to force the command to contain something you wanted. The problem is that macro scripts (they do have the script|text toggle) don't execute commands you place in them, they only place the commands into the command line.

My questions are:

o Is there a way to execute commands from within a macro?
o Is there a way to -always- force the command blank from within a macro?

GURU Joined: 10 Oct 2000 Posts: 4379 Location: USA

If you select the Send to MUD option of a macro, the command in not put in the command line, it is automatically sent to the MUD.

If you deselect this option and select the Append to Commands option, the commands are put in the command line without being sent to the MUD. If there is some text in the command line already, but it is not selected, the commands of the macro are appended to the end. If the text is selected, the commands of the macro replace the selected text.

When you type something in the command line and hit enter, it is automatically selected. So, if you use a macro with the Append to Command option enabled, it will clear the command line and put the commands of the macro in it. However, if you type some text before hitting the macro key, it will just append the commands of the macro, but this doesn't matter because if you want the command line to be cleared, you won't type anything before you press the macro key.

Kjata

Adept Joined: 03 Dec 2000 Posts: 260

Kjata, you very clearly explained everything I already knew and didn't answer my questions at all. Please re-read my questions a bit more carefully. It may not be possible to do what I want and that is an acceptable answer. Clearly the case I am referring to is where you have typed something on the command line and then decided to press a macro key, perhaps in response to some nasty critter walking in that makes your partially typed command unwanted.

GURU Joined: 10 Oct 2000 Posts: 4379 Location: USA

You can also select the Daisy Chain option only. The problem is that if what you were typing has a space at the end, then Daisy Chain will just append, but if it does not have a space, it replaces whatever you have written.

If you already knew about this, and don't like this solution, then kindly forget about it while you notice that giving an example of what you are trying to do and why, is usually best because we don't have to try and guess what you were doing and if it is necessary or not.

Kjata

Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2002 7:19 am

If you had the send to mud option checked, and the first command in the macro script was to #INPUT nothing, surely that would clear the command line?

Cant check it for you cos I dont have zmud in front of me, but this quote:

quote:
The problem is that macro scripts (they do have the script|text toggle) don't execute commands you place in them, they only place the commands into the command line.

Seemed odd to me, because I use commands in macro's all the time...#IFs mostly, but they're definately commands. Course, I always have send to mud checked and I dont bother with daisy chaining or appending to commands.

Caled