Zugg Software :: View topic - Can't use a conditional to parse the prompt

Novice Joined: 12 Mar 2003 Posts: 37

I know this is my problem, not zMUD's.

When I'm not hurt the prompt is:

[BP FULL Ftg 51 MP 27]

When I am hurt the prompt is:

[BP 24 Ftg 39 MP 27]

I am trying to use CPPIG to graphically monitor my Body Points, Fatigue, and Magic Points, but it's not updating. My trigger is:

~[BP (*) Ftg (%d) MP (%d)~]

and it fires when the prompt appears, but my variables are not updating. The Value I have for this trigger is:

#VA @hp %1
#VA @Ftg %2
#VA @MP %3

I get the @maxhp and other max values from a stat command, and those variables are set correctly. Where am I messing up?
Thanks

Novice Joined: 12 Mar 2003 Posts: 37

PS Sorry about the title of this thread, I was half way into it when I realized I had a more fundamental problem here. I'll get to my conditional issue next.

Novice Joined: 12 Mar 2003 Posts: 37

After reviewing some of my other variable triggers I changed this:

#VA @hp %1
#VA @Ftg %2
#VA @MP %3

to this:

#VA hp %1
#VA Ftg %2
#VA MP %3

It still doesn't work.

GURU Joined: 26 Jul 2001 Posts: 1958 Location: Canada

Syntax issue:

#VA hp %1
#VA Ftg %2
#VA MP %3

#SH The value of hp is @hp

Ton Diening

Novice Joined: 12 Mar 2003 Posts: 37

Right. Thank you.

Now to my original problem.

When the prompt says FULL I can't seem to figure out how to use a conditional to replace that FULL with the value of maxhp. Do I use the #SH to do that? I'll give it a shot and post back.

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

Since this is a prompt trigger, make sure you have the correct setting for Trigger on. Usually that's Prompt checked, Newline unchecked. To set hp to @maxhp when BP = FULL:

#IF (%1 = "FULL") {#VAR hp @maxhp} {#VAR hp %1}

LightBulb
Advanced Member

Novice Joined: 12 Mar 2003 Posts: 37

That did it, thanks Lightbulb.

I must've been reading the help file wrong. I swear it said to use commas to delimit the contidions on the #IF statement......

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

Commas are used to delimit the fields of the %if function, which is different from the #IF command. It provides another possible solution. In this case, #MATH is used in place of #VAR because the expression must be evaluated.
#MATH hp {%if( %1 = "FULL", @maxhp, %1)}

LightBulb
Advanced Member

Wanderer Joined: 08 Jan 2003 Posts: 60

If you have Echo Commands on, that's fine. If you have Echo Commands off, you'll want your prompt trigger to be Prompt and Newline both, because you will get some information on the same line as the prompt instead of after it, because your MUD assumes that you have command echoing on.