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Newbie Joined: 22 Jul 2002 Posts: 3

I am trying to store a string, can include spaces and multiple words/characters, in a variable.

I have noticed only the first word gets stored.

So my question is this a limit of a zMUD variable or am I just doing something wrong?

Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2002 3:52 pm

From the command line...

#VAR VariableName {Stuff With Spaces All Put In With No Problems} {default if required, also with happy spaces} {ClassName}

The secret is the {}'s. Without them you've actually created a variable with a default you probably don't want and a Class that means nothing.

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Newbie Joined: 22 Jul 2002 Posts: 3

Thank you Humpton.

Its good to know variables can handle strings. Yet I am having problems translating your command line example to fit my needs.

I am trying to use a trigger to capture output from the mud I play.

Sample of what I have so far, from memory so might be slightly inaccurate.

trigger: Soandso says, "(*)"
commands: #var repeat %1
say @repeat

So it would essentially repeat back what Soandso just said. I run into the problem with the variable only storing up to the first white space, which is what prompted me to wonder if variables just couldn't handle white space.

Any additional help appreciated.

Novice Joined: 27 Jul 2002 Posts: 38 Location: USA

You still need the delimiters:
#var repeat {%1}
I think it will work with quotes too:
#var repeat "%1"

Newbie Joined: 22 Jul 2002 Posts: 3

Thank you that worked.

Wanderer Joined: 02 Oct 2001 Posts: 76 Location: USA

why not just do this

#trigger {(*) says, "(*)"} {say %2}

i am pretty sure that would trigger off of all says from all persons(who dont emote says and change the say line) and repeat what is said, all without putting it into a variable, it could be faster too. you could also make a variable list of people who you want to repeat, so you dont repeat everything, and just have an #if in there to check if the person is in the list, if so then do the repeat

#alias {torepeat} {#IF (%ismember( %1, @names)) {#VAR names %delitem( %1, @names);#ECHO %1 has been removed from the list.} {#VAR names %additem( %1, @names);#ECHO %1 has been added to the list.}}
#trigger {(*) says, "(*)"} {#IF (%ismember( %1, @names)) {say %2}

if you do those 2 above lines then you can be on the mud, say you want to repeat someone just type:
torepeat Bob
If he isnt on the list it will add him, and you will be able to repeat everything he says, now if he is already on the list it will delete his name from the list, easy way of doing it instead of going through the whole list.
to show the list in the names variable type:
#alias {showlist} {say I repeat all words spoken by @names.}

hope that works

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