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PHLN
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 26, 2003 12:37 pm   

Less than but greater than function...
 
How would I have zMUD to accept less than X but greater than Y in my #IF function? I want to have #IF spirit is less than 10 but greater than 5 THEN etc...
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PHLN
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 26, 2003 12:59 pm   
 
It seem zMUD doesn't support that function.. but I found a way to get around it.. Have it set to #IF @spirit/10=4 .. Since the real value I want is less than 50 but more than 40... Anyway, if anyone have a better solution.. please share.. =)
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mr_kent
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 26, 2003 2:39 pm   
 
quote:
Originally posted by PHLN

It seem zMUD doesn't support that function.. but I found a way to get around it.. Have it set to #IF @spirit/10=4 .. Since the real value I want is less than 50 but more than 40... Anyway, if anyone have a better solution.. please share.. =)



#IF ((@spirit < 50) & (@spirit > 40)
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Talahaski
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 26, 2003 4:07 pm   
 
There really is no need to support a BETWEEN or RANGE function since the same thing came be accomplished using 2 conditions AND together as MR Kent suggested.

#IF ((@spirit < 50) and (@spirit > 40))
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PHLN
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 27, 2003 2:03 am   
 
Thanks
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hatespyware
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 26, 2003 5:23 pm   
 
quote:
Originally posted by Talahaski

There really is no need to support a BETWEEN or RANGE function since the same thing came be accomplished using 2 conditions AND together as MR Kent suggested.


The reason most languages lack such a function is to resolve ambiguity in the order of comparison execution.
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PHLN
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2003 2:14 am   
 
I finnaly got around to update the trig, but it doesn't seem to work... I keep getting syntax error

#IF {(@spirit<50) and (@spirit>40)
announce Spirit is Low!
)

This is in the value field btw...
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PHLN
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2003 2:18 am   
 
Oh.. figured it out...

#IF ((@spirit<50) and (@spirit>40)) {
announce Spirit is Low!
}
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Rainchild
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2003 4:49 am   
 
Also (though this may be kinda hard to do it in zmud script) us programmers sometimes do stuff like:

if x < 10 then
announce "critically low"
else if x < 20 then
announce "moderately low"
else if x < 30 then
announce "low"
else if x < 40 then

etc etc

because you have the else's there, it's already done the previous test... the 'slow' way to write it (and the way it seems you have) is

if x > 0 and x < 10 then
announce "critically low"
if x > 10 and x < 20 then
announce "moderately low"

etc

also (you may have done this intentionally) but I was just going to bring it to your attention just in case...

x > 40 and x < 50 matches 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49
x > 40 and x <= 50 matches 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50
x >= 40 and x < 50 matches 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49
x >= 40 and x <= 50 matches 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50

so currently you're only matching 41-49

something untested in zmud script would be...

Code:
#IF (@spirit < 10) {
  announce 0-9
} {
  #IF (@spirit < 20) {
    announce 10-19
  } {
    #IF (@spirit < 30) {
      announce 20-29
    } {
      #IF (@spirit < 40) {
        announce 30-39
      } {
        #IF (@spirit < 50) {
          announce 40-49
        } {
          announce 50+
        }
      }
    }
  }
}


So anyways, I might be barking up the wrong tree but thought I'd just mention a grounding of if's else's and alligators ;)
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PHLN
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2003 5:15 am   
 
Heh, I don't need anything that.. complicated.. =).. but thanks anyhow.. it look umm.. complicated... (meant it as a compliment)
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