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Wizard Joined: 14 Aug 2004 Posts: 1269

Hi,

I have a variable that contains several commands. The first is a command I want to send to the mud. The second is one I want zMUD to execute without sending to the mud (a predefined function - %maplocked( 1)). I want to just be able to run the variable from a macro, where currently I've got the macro (Macro Key7 defined as @KEY7 and @KEY7 is the variable with the two commands in).

You might ask why I'm using I'm binding a macro to a variable. That's so I can bind other keys to @KEY7 when I'm not using a numeric keyboard.

I can probably achieve the desired affect by using an alias instead of the variable, but is there any way of forcing zMUD to treat execution of a variable as if the lines in the variable were typed in on the command line?

Many thanks.

SubAdmin Joined: 18 Nov 2001 Posts: 5182

Sure is. Use the #EXEC command.

Wizard Joined: 14 Aug 2004 Posts: 1269

I'm afraid that doesn't work.

Here is what I've got:
Macro key "/" --> Send to MUD --> EXEC @KEY7

Variable KEY7:-
FLEE
#IF (%maplocked = 0) {
#MENU {Mapper|File|Follow Mode}
#ECHO Map switched to Follow Mode!
}

Each line is sent verbatim to the mud, not executed in the normal way. If I create an alias called KEY7 with the same contents as the variable, and then bind the key to the alias, it works fine, but it seems silly to use an alias for this - a variable would be more logical when I'm never going to type in the alias name into the command line.

Novice Joined: 25 Jul 2004 Posts: 48 Location: aka Falan

"it seems silly to use an alias for this - a variable would be more logical when I'm never going to type in the alias name into the command line."

Um, it works with an alias ... it seems logical to use an alias.

Library: "The important difference between aliases and variables is that aliases are only expanded when at the beginning of a command, while variables are expanded anywhere."

Wizard Joined: 14 Aug 2004 Posts: 1269

Wizard Joined: 15 Jan 2002 Posts: 1644 Location: USA

So use an Alias And a Variable

ALIAS: Flee
VALUE:
~FLEE
#IF (%maplocked = 0) {
#MENU {Mapper|File|Follow Mode}
#ECHO Map switched to Follow Mode!
}

Then just set the value of @key7 to Flee
Or something along those lines

Wizard Joined: 14 Aug 2004 Posts: 1269

Thanks, I like that. It means I can also alias f to Flee and have the same affect no matter if I press a macro or type "f".