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Apprentice Joined: 20 Jul 2001 Posts: 127 Location: USA

when I use #MXP command, it comes up as a syntax error in the checker. It's kind of annoying, cuz I can't check the rest of the alias/macro/trigger. Is this a bug? or is there a way to fix this, so that MXP commands are seen properly.

If this is a bug, does Zugg read the forums? or should I send a bug report to him? Thanks for the help

Novice Joined: 21 May 2002 Posts: 40 Location: Canada

why don't you give an example and we'll take a look?

Apprentice Joined: 20 Jul 2001 Posts: 127 Location: USA

#MXP <COLOR #FF0000 #FFFF00>XP/GXP clock reset!!</COLOR>

The command works, just fine. When the trigger goes off, it shows "XP/GXP clock reset!!" in bold red letters on a yellow background. but in the editor, the syntax checker says it's wrong.

I've tried using quote charaters before the brackets, and the pounds, but that doesn't seem to make a difference

GURU Joined: 15 Jun 2001 Posts: 654 Location: USA

The syntax checker is far from infallible. It seems to err of the side of false positives instead of allowing illegal code, however, which is decidedly better than the alternative.

If you _really_ want the error to go away, you can do something else like

#EXEC "#MXP <COLOR #FF0000 #FFFF00>XP/GXP clock reset!!</COLOR>"

or

#MXP %expand( "<COLOR #FF0000 #FFFF00>XP/GXP clock reset!!</COLOR>")

Neither of which is a particularly elegant solution.

Just rest assured that your code snippet has perfect syntax even though the editor may complain.

- Charbal

Magician Joined: 29 Nov 2005 Posts: 482

#MXP <COLOR #FF0000 #FFFF00>XP/GXP clock reset!!</COLOR>

should be

#MXP ~<COLOR #FF0000 #FFFF00~>~<B~>XP/GXP clock reset!!~</B~>~</COLOR~>

GURU Joined: 23 Dec 2000 Posts: 4834 Location: USA

Actually, you only need to quote the less-than sign. Once quoted, ZMud doesn't care or has already realized that the next greater-than sign matches to the quoted less-than sign. I think it's just something like a slightly-misplaced rule about such symbols outside of quotes or parentheses (such as an #IF condition).