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Newbie Joined: 20 Jan 2002 Posts: 3

Ok, here's a strange one, I have the following expression trigger set up....

((@Health_Mana_Queue <> %null) AND (@Health_Mana_Balance = 1))

This code works perfectly




Health_Mana_Balance = 0


Health_Mana_Queue = %sort( @Health_Mana_Queue)


drink %delete( %item( @Health_Mana_Queue, 1), 1, 4)


Health_Mana_Queue = %delitem( %item( @Health_Mana_Queue, 1), @Health_Mana_Queue)


#ALARM {+5} {Health_Mana_Balance = 1}

note there is a "plus" before the 5 in the Alarm.

If you make Health_Mana_Queue = "500_Health|500_Health|500|Health" it gives you....

drink health
drink health
drink health

in 5 second intervals

when you change the last line to

#ALARM "HealthManaTimer" {+5} {Health_Mana_Balance = 1}

it then only executes twice, leaving Health_Mana_Balance as 0

Can anyone tell me what the difference is?

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

The difference (obviously) is that you assigned an ID to it.

When you assign the ID, your new alarm has the same ID as the one that's being deleted and will overwrite it. Apparently, zMUD is fast enough to create the new alarm (overwriting the old one) before the self-deletion process is finished, so when zMUD deletes "HealthManaTimer" it's your brand-new alarm that goes away.

LightBulb
Advanced Member

Newbie Joined: 20 Jan 2002 Posts: 3

Nope, tried a few variations for delays to create the new trigger up to a second or so, no luck.

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

Open up the debugger window and step through it?

Help Debugging Scripts
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Maybe you can catch the issue.

Ton Diening

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

I didn't give you a solution. I gave you an explanation. The solution is to use your original script, without the ID.

LightBulb
Advanced Member