Zugg Software :: View topic - How do I expand a variable within #TRIGGER's patterns and commands?

Beginner Joined: 19 Aug 2021 Posts: 14

So, trying to use #TRIGGER to create triggers, it takes everything literally. What I want to do is something like this -

I have a variable called @PatternText and a variable called @CommandText

I want to #TRIGGER {@PatternText} {@CommandText}

But when I do this, the trigger is *literally* @PatternText, triggering literally @CommandText, which is of course useless. I want the contents of those variables to make up the pattern and commands. How do I do that?

Apprentice Joined: 09 Apr 2008 Posts: 168

using () should expand the variable if i recall correctly... but why you want todo this escapes me.

Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2023 5:37 pm

To use a variable in the pattern just wrap the variable in an extra set of curly brackets.

#TR {test pattern looking for a member of ({@stringList})} {#SAY %1 is the specific item in the list}

You are likely experiencing an issue of the command line evaluating your variables. This can be alieviated by making/editing your triggers via the GUI.