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Newbie Joined: 01 Sep 2003 Posts: 9 Location: USA

I'm trying to make a trigger that will cast a lot of spellups on people who give me 25 gold, but in the case of someone who is in my clan, I would like it to give the gold back since we're not charging them. Here's what I have:

Pattern: %1 gives you 25 gold
Value:
#if "%1" ("destrega"] {give 25 gold %1}
c aid %1
#wait 2900
c sanc %1
etc.......

My problem is with the IF. Destrega is a clan member, so I'm going to have a line with each clan members name in it(unless there is a smoother way to handle this.)

#if "%1" ("destrega") {give 25 gold %1}
^ expression not allowed here

or when I try

#if "%1" "destrega" {give 25 gold %1}
^ command list expected

or even

#if "%1" = "destrega" {give 25 gold %1}
^ syntax error

There must be something simple I can't figure out in the helpfile. More examples in the helpfiles would be nice.

Thanks for any pointers!
John

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

How about basing the script on the asking? In the ask trigger, you can perhaps capture the name, compare it to a list of clanmembers, and determine if you need to ask for the fee.

#trigger {(%w) asks you, "Can I have a spellup?"} {#if (%ismember(%1,@Clanmembers)) {Spellup %1} {#T+ tSpellFee;tell %1 that will be 25 gold}}

#trigger {(%w) gives you 25 gold.} {Spellup %1}

Spellup would be an alias containing all the stuff you need to cast spells.

Newbie Joined: 01 Sep 2003 Posts: 9 Location: USA

Well that sounds wonderful. How do I set up the list of clanmembers where it will save? I don't really grog VAR real well. So I could just take all my spellup commands and make an alias called spellup? Would it look the same? I.E.
c aid %1
#wait 2900
c sanc %1

the part that is {Spellup %1} would run the alias, but how does it know that %1 is the person who sent me the tell.

Thanks for the fast response.

Apprentice Joined: 01 Aug 2003 Posts: 100 Location: USA

You can always add their names to the variable by using the "|" key. Example:

#VAR clanmembers Clanmember1|Clanmember2|Clanmember3

If you do this once and have to go back and add more names, find the variable, left click on the "text" option right above the string list and add them that way.

quote:
how does it know that %1 is the person who sent me the tell.

By enclosing the pattern in parenthesis it saves it into %1..%99.

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

quote:
Originally posted by user0101

You can always add their names to the variable by using the "|" key. Example:

#VAR clanmembers Clanmember1|Clanmember2|Clanmember3

If you do this once and have to go back and add more names, find the variable, left click on the "text" option right above the string list and add them that way.

Actually, you don't really wanna do things this way. If you need to add elements to a stringlist, use #ADDITEM or %additem(). You COULD use #VARIABLE, but then you'd have to take care of whatever else is in the variable to begin with.

Newbie Joined: 01 Sep 2003 Posts: 9 Location: USA

Well I've got it all working, thanks for your help. About adding people to #var clanmember, suppose they sent me a message on clan channel and I wanted it to automatically add them. I'm trying to figure our how to word a trigger to do it.

#trigger (%1 clans 'Addmeplease') #additem %1 @clanmember

or something more correct than this?

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

#TR {(*) clans 'Addmeplease'} {#ADDI clanmember {%1}}

BIG HINT: You can find the correct syntax (what goes where, whether grouping is necessary, and what type of brackets to use for grouping) for every command by using the built-in HELP.

It's true that it takes a few minutes to read one of the help pages. However, it also takes a few minutes to post a question on this forum and you have no control over how long it will take before someone answers or how good their answer will be.

Newbie Joined: 01 Sep 2003 Posts: 9 Location: USA

Thanks. I did read the built in help, but apparently I'm too dumb to understand it. I'll just refrain from asking more questions, since you're obviously bothered by it and or feel like I'm not trying to understand it.

The help I got here was first class, you guys were wonderful. Thanks again.

Novice Joined: 10 Oct 2000 Posts: 43

G0rd, I think you took LightBulb's post in a way he didn't mean it.

He has answered thousands (literally) of questions here. He is a top rate person and understands ZMud ways few others do.

What I think he was trying to say was: Use the Command Wizard help.

Type #add in then command line, and press F1. The Command Wizard, gives you a short help, but more important, it shows you the parameters. You can directly fill in the param's and it will show you the correctly built syntax. This will save you having to come here with the simple questions. And save you the time.

Numerous people will always answer your questions here, what ever they are.

The only thing I think you would ever get flamed for is Zmud for Linux questions. :)

Newbie Joined: 01 Sep 2003 Posts: 9 Location: USA

Well if so then my apologies.
Thanks for setting me streight(I hope).

Apprentice Joined: 01 Aug 2003 Posts: 100 Location: USA

The example I gave was for doing it manually in the command bar, not for adding the people to the stringlist via a key-worded tell, or the like. Point being, if it is a small clan you don't need to rely on people to clantell 'addmeplease' at all. For instance, what if people are afk, or don't bother saying the keyword beforehand? The script becomes useless.

And g0rd, LightBulb does come off as belittling to me also, so you are not alone. Whether that is his intent, I don't know. He scripts well so I don't really mind.

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

Lightbulb almost never flames anyone, and when he does it's for quite an obvious reason. Usually, though, as long as you're making a reasonable effort he'll just overbore you with details and asking somewhat cutting questions as to your intent ("this and this happens already, so why make things complicated?" types of deals).

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

Thanks Matt. That's pretty accurate.

I certainly didn't mean that you should stop asking questions here, g0rd, and I'm sorry you were offended. Just put my response in that category "you have no control over...how good their answer will be."
Sometimes mine aren't very good.