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Novice Joined: 26 Oct 2001 Posts: 38

Could someone please help me with the following:

I wish to make an alias which would target an NPC by storing its name into a variable for further use. Like,

#ALIAS {target} {#VAR target %1}

Which I could then use with other aliases that would automatically add the name from the variable into the command, but only, if no argument is given after the alias. Like,

#ALIAS {stab} {#VAR target %1 "Only if argument given";"use "backstab @target" if no argument is given, otherwise use "backstab %1""}

So,

target dwarf
stab
Would give,
backstab dwarf

Whereas,
target dwarf
stab elf
Would give,
backstab elf
And store "elf" in a variable for further commands.

Also, sometimes I would need to be specific when targetting, so if say - an angry dwarf and a happy dwarf were standing in a tavern - and I wished to target the angry dwarf, I would need to "target angry dwarf" and have "angry dwarf" stored in the variable so that when typing "stab" I would not backstab the other dwarf by accident, I'm not certain if this is what should already happen, as when I first tried it out the variable would only store the word "angry".

Thanks,

Lain

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

Surround whatever you're assigning to the variable with double-quotes or curly braces. This ensures that ZMud treats whatever is contained by the braces as one entity.

li'l shmoe of Dragon's Gate MUD

SubAdmin Joined: 18 Nov 2001 Posts: 5182

I would say remove the target alias entirely, and do the whole thing with just the stab alias. In either case here is the short and dirty.

#AL stab {#IF ("%-1") {#VAR target {%-1}};#IF (@target) {backstab @target} {#ECHO You have no target currently specified.}}

Novice Joined: 29 Jan 2002 Posts: 37 Location: USA

quote:
target dwarf
stab
Would give,
backstab dwarf

Whereas,
target dwarf
stab elf
Would give,
backstab elf
And store "elf" in a variable for further commands.

I suppose you could have a "target" alias in case you wanted to set the target without using one of the verbs, but it shouldn't be needed for operation. The verbs themselves should be able to either set the @target variable or use it, depending on whether you give an argument.

For instance, two aliases: quaff and munch.

munch
#IF ("%1") {#VAR target %1;eat %1} {eat @target}

quaff
#IF ("%1") {#VAR target %1;drink %1} {drink @target}

If @target == sandwich, entering munch on the command line sends "eat sandwich" and quaff by itself sends "drink sandwich". Entering quaff ale sends "drink ale" and sets @target = ale. Obviously you'd want to use two verbs that work together :)

This doesn't meet your two-word target requirement, but it could be added easily by someone who's not up past their bedtime.

Martin

Novice Joined: 26 Oct 2001 Posts: 38

Thanks for your help,

I've added a target alias and used Vijilante's idea of targeting and attacking with one alias, I can then target if I don't wish to initiate combat with backstab.

Lain