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mabort
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 11:17 pm   

Variable expansion problem.
 
Alright, I'm about to pull my hair out. Let me describe this problem before I show you the code...

I'm trying to create an alias that will start an autoroller for character generation. What is needs to do is this:
(1) Take in data from the user as to what they prefer the stats to at the least be,
(2) Generate a condition statement that will evaluate whether or not the stats they want have been produced,
(3) Set this variable as the response to a trigger that is already predefined.

The first part and the third part are no problem. The problem arises from trying to do the second part. I can get it to do pretty much everything I want it to do except NOT expand a variable name that is used in the conditional evaluation. Here is the code:


Code:

#var strExpected %prompt( good, "Least strength required? (leave blank if it doesn't matter)")
#var powExpected %prompt( good, "Least power required? (leave blank if it doesn't matter)")
#var wisExpected %prompt( good, "Least wisdom required? (leave blank if it doesn't matter)")
#var intExpected %prompt( good, "Least intelligence required? (leave blank if it doesn't matter)")
#var agiExpected %prompt( good, "Least agility required? (leave blank if it doesn't matter)")
#var dexExpected %prompt( good, "Least dexterity required? (leave blank if it doesn't matter)")
#var conExpected %prompt( good, "Least constitution required? (leave blank if it doesn't matter)")
#var chaExpected %prompt( good, "Least charisma required? (leave blank if it doesn't matter)")
#T+ autoroller
// generate trigger
#var triggerString "#if {"
#var andRequire 0
#var numConcat 0
#var foundStatExpected 0
#if {@strExpected != ""} {
  #forall @statDisplayNames {
    #if {%i == @strExpected} {#var foundStatExpected 1}
    #if {@foundStatExpected} {
      #if {@numConcat == 0} {
        triggerString = %concat( @triggerString, "(", %literal( @strength), " == "%i"")
        #add numConcat 1
        } {
        triggerString = %concat( @triggerString, " or ", %literal( @strength), " == "%i"")
        #add numConcat 1
        }
      }
    }
  #var triggerString %concat( @triggerString, ")")
  #var andRequired 1
  }
#var numConcat 0
#var foundStatExpected 0
#if {@powExpected != ""} {
  #if {@andRequired == 1} {#var triggerString %concat( @triggerString, " and ")}
  #forall @statDisplayNames {
    #if {%i == @powExpected} {#var foundStatExpected 1}
    #if {@foundStatExpected} {
      #if {@numConcat == 0} {
        #var triggerString %concat( @triggerString, "(", %literal( @power), " == ", '"', %i, '"')
        #add numConcat 1
        } {
        #var triggerString %concat( @triggerString, "or ", %literal( @power), " == ", '"', %i, '"')
        #add numConcat 1
        }
      }
    }
  #var triggerString %concat( @triggerString, ")")
  #var andRequired 1
  }
#var numConcat 0
#var foundStatExpected 0
#if {@wisExpected != ""} {
  #if {@andRequired == 1} {#var triggerString %concat( @triggerString, " and ")}
  #forall @statDisplayNames {
    #if {%i == @wisExpected} {#var foundStatExpected 1}
    #if {@foundStatExpected} {
      #if {@numConcat == 0} {
        #var triggerString %concat( @triggerString, "(", %literal( @wisdom), " == ", '"', %i, '"')
        #add numConcat 1
        } {
        #var triggerString %concat( @triggerString, "or ", %literal( @wisdom), " == ", '"', %i, '"')
        #add numConcat 1
        }
      }
    }
  #var triggerString %concat( @triggerString, ")")
  #var andRequired 1
  }
#var numConcat 0
#var foundStatExpected 0
#if {@intExpected != ""} {
  #if {@andRequired == 1} {#var triggerString %concat( @triggerString, " and ")}
  #forall @statDisplayNames {
    #if {%i == @intExpected} {#var foundStatExpected 1}
    #if {@foundStatExpected} {
      #if {@numConcat == 0} {
        #var triggerString %concat( @triggerString, "(", %literal( @intelligence), " == ", '"', %i, '"')
        #add numConcat 1
        } {
        #var triggerString %concat( @triggerString, "or ", %literal( @intelligence), " == ", '"', %i, '"')
        #add numConcat 1
        }
      }
    }
  #var triggerString %concat( @triggerString, ")")
  #var andRequired 1
  }
#var numConcat 0
#var foundStatExpected 0
#if {@agiExpected != ""} {
  #if {@andRequired == 1} {#var triggerString %concat( @triggerString, " and ")}
  #forall @statDisplayNames {
    #if {%i == @agiExpected} {#var foundStatExpected 1}
    #if {@foundStatExpected} {
      #if {@numConcat == 0} {
        #var triggerString %concat( @triggerString, "(", %literal( @agility), " == ", '"', %i, '"')
        #add numConcat 1
        } {
        #var triggerString %concat( @triggerString, "or ", %literal( @agility), " == ", '"', %i, '"')
        #add numConcat 1
        }
      }
    }
  #var triggerString %concat( @triggerString, ")")
  #var andRequired 1
  }
#var numConcat 0
#var foundStatExpected 0
#if {@dexExpected != ""} {
  #if {@andRequired == 1} {#var triggerString %concat( @triggerString, " and ")}
  #forall @statDisplayNames {
    #if {%i == @dexExpected} {#var foundStatExpected 1}
    #if {@foundStatExpected} {
      #if {@numConcat == 0} {
        #var triggerString %concat( @triggerString, "(", %literal( @dexterity), " == ", '"', %i, '"')
        #add numConcat 1
        } {
        #var triggerString %concat( @triggerString, "or ", %literal( @dexterity), " == ", '"', %i, '"')
        #add numConcat 1
        }
      }
    }
  #var triggerString %concat( @triggerString, ")")
  #var andRequired 1
  }
#var numConcat 0
#var foundStatExpected 0
#if {@conExpected != ""} {
  #if {@andRequired == 1} {#var triggerString %concat( @triggerString, " and ")}
  #forall @statDisplayNames {
    #if {%i == @conExpected} {#var foundStatExpected 1}
    #if {@foundStatExpected} {
      #if {@numConcat == 0} {
        #var triggerString %concat( @triggerString, "(", %literal( @constitution), " == ", '"', %i, '"')
        #add numConcat 1
        } {
        #var triggerString %concat( @triggerString, "or ", %literal( @constitution), " == ", '"', %i, '"')
        #add numConcat 1
        }
      }
    }
  #var triggerString %concat( @triggerString, ")")
  #var andRequired 1
  }
#var numConcat 0
#var foundStatExpected 0
#if {@chaExpected != ""} {
  #if {@andRequired == 1} {#var triggerString %concat( @triggerString, " and ")}
  #forall @statDisplayNames {
    #if {%i == @chaExpected} {#var foundStatExpected 1}
    #if {@foundStatExpected} {
      #if {@numConcat == 0} {
        #var triggerString %concat( @triggerString, "(", %literal( @charisma), " == ", '"', %i, '"')
        #add numConcat 1
        } {
        #var triggerString %concat( @triggerString, "or ", %literal( @charisma), " == ", '"', %i, '"')
        #add numConcat 1
        }
      }
    }
  #var triggerString %concat( @triggerString, ")")
  #var andRequired 1
  }
#var triggerString %concat( @triggerString, "} {no} {yes}")
#EXEC %concat( "#TRIGGER {^Do you want to reroll this char} {", @triggerString, "}")


The @statDisplayNames is just a string list with all the possible names that come up. Anyways, the problem is that in the statements like triggerString = %concat( @triggerString, "(", %literal( @strength), " == "%i"") the @strength is getting expanded. I think I've narrowed it down to the = command expanding it, but I'm not sure. just showing the %concat function doesn't expand the variable, and I've also tried using the #var instead of the = command with the same results.

Putting quotes around @strength gives me almost what I want, save for the fact that it has quotes around it at the end. So I have absolutely no idea how to fix this (trolled these forums for the past 3 hours trying to find a fix for this).

Can anyone help me out on this one?
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MattLofton
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 2:30 am   
 
you might try messing around with %expand(), but I'm not sure if that will get you what you want to be. Another thing to try is the %stripq() command that removes quotes.
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mabort
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Joined: 08 Mar 2001
Posts: 44
PostPosted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 7:23 pm   
 
Thanks MattLofton,

Yeah, %expand gives me crap, and %stripq ends up letting =/#var expand it afterwards.

There has to be another command that sets a variable equal to something that DOES NOT require variable expansion in the consequent.

Anyone else have any suggestions?
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edb6377
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Joined: 29 Nov 2005
Posts: 482
PostPosted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 8:43 pm   
 
Code:

 triggerString = %concat( @triggerString, "(", %literal( @strength), " == "%i"")


Shouldnt that be
#var triggerString %concat( @triggerString, (", %literal( {"~@strength"), " == "%i")
or
#var triggerString %concat( @triggerString, (", %literal( {~@strength), " == "%i")

mind you this is based of a quick read i dont have time to check it right this minute. I will actually pull in the code and test it later. That would place @strength instead of the expanded value. Just a rough guess. if this doesnt work let me know and ill actually take the time to put the code into zmud and rework the entire script
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