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Newbie Joined: 25 Jun 2007 Posts: 6 Location: Michigan

While trying to set up a global alias, I have been unable to set the correct variable to send the text of the message to the mud itself.

So something like:

In the Package Editor, it would be;
Alias name: Geek
Setting: <Uber-Geek> 'Variable' <4 Hire>

Input: Geek 'Message'

Output:
<Uber-Geek> 'Message' <4 Hire>

In Zmud you could accomplish this by setting the %0 variable between the two sections, but I don't know how to do it with CMUD.

SubAdmin Joined: 18 Nov 2001 Posts: 5182

%0 should also still work, even though it was never truly supported in zMud and I believe still considered unsupported in CMud. The correct thing to use is %-1 and this should without any trouble.
#ALIAS Geek {#SEND { '%-1' <4 Hire>}}

Newbie Joined: 25 Jun 2007 Posts: 6 Location: Michigan

When I try this, the %-1 isn't translated into a variable. How would I add this into the package editor directly?

Name/descriptor for alias: Geek
What is the script text? For it?

Do I have to define the variable somehow under the Variable section? And if I am adding color codes, how do I get around the fact they are done with unmatched braces?

Wizard Joined: 03 Mar 2001 Posts: 1127 Location: London

When you say it's not translated to a variable do you mean you want to create a variable with the value of what you wrote after 'Geek'?
Vijilante's should work fine, but if you want to create a variable first then try
#ALIAS Geek {geekMessage = %-1;~<Uber Geek~> @geekMessage ~<4 Hire~>}

Another thought was maybe since Vijilante was using #SEND then you weren't seeing the altered text being sent - if you want to see what's sent and don't want the variable then try
#ALIAS Geek {~<Uber Geek~> %-1 ~<4 Hire~>}