Zugg Software :: View topic - [1.09] Variable declaration in packages listing under main

Beginner Joined: 08 Oct 2002 Posts: 20 Location: USA

When I create a trigger or alias that declares the value of a variable, ie

alias t
tar=%1

or
trigger stance %1 as you flow
stance=%1

Although I create the trigger or alias in the child package (RivCombat), if I don't declare the variable within the child package, it automatically declares in the main package (in this case Imperian) upon first use. For instance, when I first ran a string that triggered the stance recording. The "stance" variable declared itself in the main package and would not interact with a child package alias that was calling on its value to determine an evaluation of an action.

Beginner Joined: 08 Oct 2002 Posts: 20 Location: USA

Do I need to clarify the situation, or is everyone just reading this and thinking I'm stupid because it's already been covered. Either way, I'd love to know. Razz

Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 10:31 pm

This is actually the way it is supposed to work. When you create a separate package, the scripts in the package might be used within multiple other session packages for multiple characters. And normally you would want the variables to be separate for each other character window.

If you want to force the variable to be created in the current class, try using the ./varname syntax, or use the #NEWVAR command to create the variable initially. In other words, use:

./stance=%1

and it will create the variable in the current folder instead of in the main package.