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Wanderer Joined: 23 Apr 2001 Posts: 53 Location: USA

Can one of you wizards tell me why this doesn't work? Very Happy

@jerkMsgs is a list of possible results from jerking on my fishing pole. I have confirmed with #echo's (now removed) that I'm getting to the expected place in the #case command, but regardless of the #state commands issued, anytime this trigger fires, it falls straight through all four states.

SubAdmin Joined: 18 Nov 2001 Posts: 5182

I really can't say why it doesn't work, but there are a few things that confuse me:

1. State 3 it set to prompt when none of the others are.

2. #var jmNum {%ismember( %1, @jerkMsgs)} _nodef Fishing is it so hard to put quotes and brackets in? I know zScript is very forgiving, but strict syntax is sometimes helpful. As a minimum you should quote the %1, and I suggest that since I have no clue about the contents of the jerkMsgs variable.
Minimum: #var jmNum {%ismember( "%1", @jerkMsgs)} _nodef Fishing
Strict: #VARIABLE jmNum {%ismember( "%1", @jerkMsgs)} "_nodef" {Fishing}

3. While the use of #STATE to implicitly refer to the containing trigger is documented and supported; I find it best to be explicit. This makes me horrible beta tester at times, but it may occasionally eliminate debugging headaches and ensures that your scripts tend to work through minor bugs. Suggested: #STATE jerkDetector 1

4. Why even use multiple states all designed to trigger on the same text? Eliminate the use of the #STATE command entirely.

Wanderer Joined: 23 Apr 2001 Posts: 53 Location: USA

But... but... but... that's so much EASIER! And slicker... and better...

Thanks!

Wanderer Joined: 23 Apr 2001 Posts: 53 Location: USA

SubAdmin Joined: 18 Nov 2001 Posts: 5182

I am always in the process of rewriting the help. I actually have to buckle down this weekend and get a bunch more things done then work out how to post an update. Strict syntax is basically delimiting every parameter for a command properly so the parser doesn't have to guess about it. I know most of the examples are not done with strict syntax. It was enough for me about 1.5 years ago to just read through every topic and try to make sure that every single one had examples, as well as rebuilding the contents, index, and creating the related buttons. I have been meaning to put in a page on the subject of delimeters since it seems to cause problems frequently, but deciding where to put it and how to link it to make it findable without going through every topic again is part of the delay. That and I have 17 other projects I am still trying to work on.

Wanderer Joined: 23 Apr 2001 Posts: 53 Location: USA

That's cool - as I said, I'm looking forward to seeing some updates - I know zMUD has a lot more power than I'm using and having some more depth in the help files might help me there.

BTW - You should be aware, that what you referred to as strict syntax in your earlier message actually had an error:

SubAdmin Joined: 18 Nov 2001 Posts: 5182

Yep should be braces instead of the quotes. No matter how much anyone works with zMud they still make mistakes, even Zugg. That is why the forums are here and there are so many helpful people around.