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Newbie Joined: 13 Jan 2002 Posts: 1

I have a toggle button that I use to keep track of whether or not a spell is active. The trigger I use to activate the button is

#TRIGGER {You hear a high-pitched shriek as the air hardens around you.} {%btncol( barmor, cyan)}

This is working decently. The problem I am having is that after the trigger phrase is echoed to the screen, a number is also echoed after the phrase. Generally this number is 48. I have the same problem with the trigger that turns the button another color when the spell wears off.

Anyone know why this is occurring?

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

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I have a toggle button that I use to keep track of whether or not a spell is active. The trigger I use to activate the button is

#TRIGGER {You hear a high-pitched shriek as the air hardens around you.} {%btncol( barmor, cyan)}

This is working decently. The problem I am having is that after the trigger phrase is echoed to the screen, a number is also echoed after the phrase. Generally this number is 48. I have the same problem with the trigger that turns the button another color when the spell wears off.

Anyone know why this is occurring?

It's the %btncol() function. The basic premise of a function is to return a value, in this case it is probably returning the number of the button named barmor. You can use the #NOOP command to have ZMud disregard any function return values.

Other than that, functions should rarely start a line and never when you aren't looking to send things to the MUD.

li'l shmoe of Dragon's Gate MUD