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Beginner Joined: 30 Jan 2003 Posts: 14 Location: USA

Here's what I'd like to do. I want to create a table wherein I put the spell name, offensive/utility, targetted/nontargetted, and quickcast name of the spells I know.

Also, how would I access, add-to, delete from this table?

MASTER Joined: 28 Nov 2000 Posts: 4817 Location: USA

This is all covered in the helpfiles, in the Introduction to the Database section. You reach it from the Contents page.

LightBulb
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Beginner Joined: 30 Jan 2003 Posts: 14 Location: USA

okay...but how do I access it from the mud (ie Return a value based on mud input)

basically something like:

DarkMagic says, "spell detect invis"

that would sort my db and come up with the closest match to %2 and cast it on %1 where the pattern would be:
(%w) says, "spell (*)"

MASTER Joined: 28 Nov 2000 Posts: 4817 Location: USA

Oh, you want something for OTHER people to look at. You don't need a database for that. Just put it in your description or other personal descriptive file, using whatever editing tools your MUD provides.

As for the action itself, just use a trigger.
#TR {(%w) says, "spell (*)"} {cast '%2' %1}

I won't do a full bot-script for you. Someone else might though, if you provide enough information.

LightBulb
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Beginner Joined: 30 Jan 2003 Posts: 14 Location: USA

Well, there are some spells I don't want cast upon others, such as offensive spells...which might get me killed :::)

I had a trigger setup where I had one trigger for each spell, but I don't want to do that...I want a single trigger to compare against some var/db find the closest match and cast (like Sorcerer Globe, one could say 'spell s g' and I'd still cast sorcerer globe on them since there is no other spell with the initials of 's g'

MASTER Joined: 28 Nov 2000 Posts: 4817 Location: USA

IMHO the one trigger/one spell setup is the best for this, since it gives you complete control over which spells you will cast and which ones you won't. Otherwise, you'll have to check every spell request against a list of permitted/forbidden spells to decide whether to cast it.

What you want is a lot of work. I won't do it for you.

LightBulb
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Beginner Joined: 30 Jan 2003 Posts: 14 Location: USA

all I want to know is how to access a db from a trigger/alias/macro

GURU Joined: 26 Jul 2001 Posts: 1958 Location: Canada

quote:

This is all covered in the helpfiles, in the Introduction to the Database section. You reach it from the Contents page.

LightBulb
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Database Variables
..
#VAR VarName ""
#ADDKEY VarName Name1 Value1
#ADDKEY VarName Name2 Value2
etc

So I'd do something like
#VAR SpellList ""
#ADDKEY SpellList Offensive {fireball|lightning|unpaid bills}
#ADDKEY SpellList Utility {tie shoelaces|sanctuary|detect bugs}
#ADDKEY SpellList Targetted {detect bugs|unpaid bills|tie shoelaces}

Get your programming intro book or Google(tm) for a search routine that yields a search match you like or add keys for the lazy people.

Checking a key of a database variable can be done like:
%ismember("fireball",@SpellList.Offensive)

Changing the variable of a database variable can be done like:
#ADDITEM SpellList.Offensive {noxious cloud}

Ton Diening

Beginner Joined: 30 Jan 2003 Posts: 14 Location: USA

Woot! Thats what I was looking for...somehow I couldn't find it in the helpfiles, thanks tom!