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Beginner Joined: 26 Apr 2007 Posts: 29

I have an alias with this code:

#additem testlist %1
#alarm +1 {#delitem testlist %1}

Basicly add an item to a list and remove it 1 second later.

In ZMUD this used to work if I used #delitem testlist <%1>.

However this ain't possible in CMUD anymore. I tried without <> in CMUD, but it doesn't work either.

Any suggestions on how to get this working?

Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 4:22 pm

<> has been removed - check out the help section Changes for zMUD Users. You don't need to use <> in this situation - the code you have there should work fine.

Beginner Joined: 26 Apr 2007 Posts: 29

It doesn't work.

But I found out how to get it working using a local variable, not really an elegant solution though:

$tempvar=%1
#additem testlist $tempvar
#alarm +1 {#delitem testlist $tempvar}

Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 5:48 pm

You're right, it doesn't work. Localvars are the way to do it - either that way, or by directly making the localvar the parameter of the alias. Either add it to the params box manually, or create the alias using the syntax:

#alias test($param1,$param2) {whatever}

Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 6:18 pm

The problem is that an #ALARM is really a trigger, so your %1 in the alarm is actually trying to refer to the first pattern matched by the trigger...just like using %1 in any other normal trigger. So %1 in the alarm isn't referring to the %1 argument for the alias.

As Fang mentioned, the correct way to do this is via named arguments for your alias:

Beginner Joined: 26 Apr 2007 Posts: 29

Thanks for the help.

It works perfect now! Very Happy