Zugg Software :: View topic - Help automatically generating equipment list.

Newbie Joined: 25 Feb 2009 Posts: 3

Hi, I'm a bit of a newbie so I apologize for my ignorance.
I want to set up ZMud to automatically dump certain information to a text file.
In the MUD I play, there is an "identification spell" which will give me a readout of an item's stats.
Can I have ZMud automatically dump this information into a seperate text file for record purpose?
Here's a sample of the returned text when identifying something (In this case "an orb of souls").

Keywords: orb, Item Type: LIGHT
Short description: an orb of souls
Long description:
A small purple glowing orb has been left here.
Can be worn on: TAKE,HOLD
Set char bits:
Extra flags: GLOW,NOLOCATE,FRAGILE
Anti-classes: Cl,Th,Wa,Dr,Ba,Bd
Weight: 5 pounds, Value: [5200], Min level: [45]
2) Hours: [-1]
Equipment Status: Special
Char affects: +13 MANA, +5 SAVING_FIRE
Ok.

Any advice is appreciated.

Newbie Joined: 25 Feb 2009 Posts: 3

Sorry, just to specify what I'm looking for... I don't want the information to be sorted into a "database" file, like many of the examples on this forum. If possible, I'd like to have the information copied UNMODIFIED into a text file.

SubAdmin Joined: 18 Nov 2001 Posts: 5182

Simplest method would be to turn on logging when you are identifying items then turn it off afterwards. You do it by script with an #ONINPUT trigger to turn on the #LOG command, and another trigger to turn it off.

Sorcerer Joined: 13 Jan 2006 Posts: 715

But if he/she wants it in a database as well, she'd need to have the proper triggers to make the database records.

Newbie Joined: 25 Feb 2009 Posts: 3

OK, from your response, I have an idea about how to set it up...
if "identify" is my alias for casting identify:
#oninput {identify} {#LO eqlist.txt}
From there, how can I set it to automatically turn logging off once the item is identified?
The MUD will always output "Ok." after the item identification is finished, so I assume I'd want to set a trigger to that to turn off the log file?
I read that I can enter #LO by itself to end a logging session, but if I simply make it a trigger to the dialogue "Ok.", I'm worried that will cause problems with other MUD functions (the MUD will send back "Ok." after many actions). Can you give me an example of the exact syntax I'd need?

Sorcerer Joined: 13 Jan 2006 Posts: 715

Just turn on/off the trigger so it isn't always on.

#oninput {indetify} {#LOG eqlist.txt;#T+ Ident_End}
#TRIGGER "Ident_End" {^Ok.} {#LOG;#T- Ident_End}

Wanderer Joined: 01 Mar 2008 Posts: 64

I don't mean to take this off topic, but I've seen this a couple of times..
In the previous post, you put
#trigger "Ident_end" {^Ok.} {#log;#t- Ident_end}.. that turns the trigger off, without having to stash it away in its own class to enable/disable?

Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 9:27 am

Yes.. Here is more detail on the #T- command.

Adept Joined: 04 May 2007 Posts: 292 Location: Boston

I was suggesting FILE as an argument, and withdraw my post given it was just an argument