Zugg Software :: View topic - Can't get variables to represet what they want.

Beginner Joined: 17 Dec 2002 Posts: 18 Location: USA

I've used Zmud for a while, so i understand most the programming. And I'm sure this is going to be just one little function that i missed. But i can't seem to get my hpnow and my hpmax to be in variables. I'll show you what i mean.

The output from the mud looks like this:
You have 22(22) hit and 123(123) movement points.

What i need is something that looks like this:
You have (%d)(%d) hit and (%d)(%d) movement points.
#var hpmax %2
#var hpnow %1
#var mpmax %4
#var mpnow %3

I hope you get the idea from that. But what i can't do it get it to seperate the 22 from the (22). Maybe it thinks that in 22(22) the "( )" represet some of the code that i put in. How would i get around this. Any help would be good. Thanks.

MASTER Joined: 28 Nov 2000 Posts: 4817 Location: USA

You are correct, when zMUD looks at your pattern it can't tell the difference between the parentheses that indicate %1, %2, etc. and the parentheses that are part of the pattern. To inform zMUD that special characters such as these should be treated as regular characters, put a ~ in front of them. This is known as the quote character.

You have (%d)~((%d)~) hit and (%d)~((%d)~) movement points.

LightBulb
Senior Member

Beginner Joined: 17 Dec 2002 Posts: 18 Location: USA

Well, i can't say that i'm surprised LightBulb that you both answered so quick, and so precise. I have been looking through the forums for about an hour now just learning about problems and how to solve them. And in more topics than not, you have been there to not only save the day, but to inform people why and how you saved it. I particularly liked
"Whenever experience (three braces) conflicts with theory (two braces), I follow the scientific method: If the data conflicts with the theory, throw out the theory not the data. "

Thanks Again.
Bruner