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Beginner Joined: 07 Dec 2003 Posts: 16 Location: USA

This has frustrated me for a long while now
It seems so simple and probly is I just can't see it right

"makeblade a sharp knife"

i want to put "" into @project
so i can just hit the button and doit
without having to use a #PR

Thanks in advance i hope

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

I don't understand what you want to do. When do you want this text to be put into a variable? When some message appears in the MUD or when you type something? Is this the same text that will always be entered into the variable, or does it have to be extracted from somewhere else? Try explaining what you want to do again with some more info please.

Magician Joined: 10 Oct 2000 Posts: 356 Location: USA

in the command line type:

#variable project {makeblade a sharp knife}

If i understand what you are looking for.

Beginner Joined: 07 Dec 2003 Posts: 16 Location: USA

That worked beautifuly

#variable project {makeblade a sharp knife}

thank you very much

Magician Joined: 10 Oct 2000 Posts: 356 Location: USA

it just dawned on me that what you really need is an Alias not a variable. An alias is like a shortcut for a single or multiple commands. with an alias you can do things like:

#VAR bladetype {a sharp knife}
#ALIAS mb {makeblade @bladetype}

now all you need do is type "mb" and since a variable was used in the command, whatever you set the "bladetype", it will make that type of blade.

Check the Help file for #ALIAS.

Beginner Joined: 07 Dec 2003 Posts: 16 Location: USA

they way my project problem is

i start a project say (makeblade a sharp knife)
i get interupted and have to go somewhere else
when i get back to my workshop i want to just hit the project button and i gather my materials and pick up where i left off