Zugg Software :: View topic - HELP, Variable which Points to another Variable, Pointer issue, overwriting

Apprentice Joined: 11 Oct 2007 Posts: 154

I have a Variable (VAR-@currentzone) that within it contains the name of another Variable (VAR-B) @home, @shop, @farming, etc. depending on where i am.

When I read from VAR-@currentzone I get the contents of VAR-B which is PERFECT!
This is exactely what i wanted, basically a pointer.

The following works PERFECTLY as I intended (loops through the contents of VAR-B and checks for a match):
#LOOPDB @currentzone {
#IF (%item( @testlist, 1)==%key) {#echo Exists} {#echo DONT exist}
}

The problem comes when I try to WRITE to the variable which I am pointing to, instead it copies the data of VAR-B into VAR-@currentzone, and then adds the data to VAR-@currentzone
what I want is to simply add the data to VAR-B, VAR-@currentzone is supposed to be simply a pointer.

Below is the code im having trouble with (I want to add some data to VAR-B):
additem=%1
#if (%yesno( Add @additem to VAR-B?)) {
#PROMPT keyword {what keyword would you like to use?}
currentzone=%addkey( @currentzone, @additem, @keyword)
#echo item added
} {
#echo Chose not to add
}

Apprentice Joined: 11 Oct 2007 Posts: 154

After looking it over its obvious that the problem is with the following line:
currentzone=%addkey( @currentzone, @additem, @keyword)

this is a over writing the currentzone contents with the contents of what it is pointing to and adding to it. somehow I need to do something crafty that makes it work the way i inteded.

Depending on what im doing i only want to access certain lists..... which is why i made a pointer, that way i have the pointer point at the particular list I want to work with, currently I have each list in different folders and have to manually disable all of them then just enable one.

so for an example if i were exploring I would do the following:

#T- home
#T- shop
#T- farming
#T+ exploring

this is very inneficient and as i get more lists will get simply retarded, however with a pointer variable (@currentzone).
all i have to do is set @currentzone to the list i want to work with

like so:

currentzone=~@exploring

Apprentice Joined: 11 Oct 2007 Posts: 154

Ide use any possible workaround or anything.... i just cant figure it out.... ive tried making a variable named currentzone2 that stores thename of the variable without the @ symbol

currentzone contents are VAR-B ( @home, @shop, @farming, etc. depending on where i am. )
currentzone2 contents are the shortname ( home, shop, farming, etc. depending on where i am. )

currentzone2=%addkey( @currentzone, @additem, @keyword)

this doesnt work either, maybe there is a way i can copy contents or something... there has to be a way to add to the variable that im trying to point to.

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

I'm not sure why you're trying to add it to @currentzone. Why not just add the value to the sublist.

So that the variable doesn't automatically expand I'd be tempted to remove the @ from within your pointer list

list1 = list1a|list1b|list1c
list2 = list2a|list2b|list2c
masterList = list1|list2

you could still loop then using

Apprentice Joined: 11 Oct 2007 Posts: 154

Well depending on what im doing i only want to access certain lists..... which is why i made a pointer, that way i have the pointer point at the particular list I want to work with, currently I have each list in different folders and have to manually disable all of them then just enable one.

so for an example if i were exploring I would do the following:

#T- home
#T- shop
#T- farming
#T+ exploring

this is very inneficient and as i get more lists will get simply retarded, however with a pointer variable (@currentzone).
all i have to do is set @currentzone to the list i want to work with

like so:

currentzone=~@exploring

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

If I understand right then my example should work. strip the @ from the names of each list inside currentzone (currentzone = exploring) then use the code in my first post to cycle through the items.