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Wanderer Joined: 27 Sep 2002 Posts: 83

Ok I have some triggers which capturer chats and put them into a new window.... I'm now trying to find a way to log these windows automatically. They each have their own settings file already but i can't seem to figure out how to make them automatically log.

I use

#ALIAS atconnect {#log %time( dd-mmm-yy).txt}

to log stuff in the main window. But since It doesn't connect in the other windows I'm not quite sure how to do it.

Any help will be appreciated!

Adept Joined: 11 Nov 2000 Posts: 228 Location: USA

Get things the way you want, and then Select 'Layout --> Lock layout' this should restore your windows on startup.

Wanderer Joined: 27 Sep 2002 Posts: 83

Um.... DeathShadow that has nothing to do with my question.

Adept Joined: 11 Nov 2000 Posts: 228 Location: USA

Sorry, guess I do not understand the question then. :)

Wanderer Joined: 27 Sep 2002 Posts: 83

I want to be able to LOG the other windows to text files.

Adept Joined: 11 Nov 2000 Posts: 228 Location: USA

Ok how about something like this:

#ALIAS atconnect {windowName1,windowName2,windowName3:#log %window_%time( dd-mmm-yy).txt}

That command *should* send the command to all the windows and create a logfile.
Untested, but should work or be pretty close. :)

GURU Joined: 10 Oct 2000 Posts: 4379 Location: USA

Close, but separating the window names with commas wouldn't work. However, if no name is specified before the :, then it is sent to all windows. Thus, this:
:#log %window_%time( dd-mmm-yy).txt

should work.

Wanderer Joined: 27 Sep 2002 Posts: 83

So Kjata I just add that to the capture script?

Wizard Joined: 15 Jan 2002 Posts: 1644 Location: USA

In your main Settings
#ALIAS atconnect {:#log %window_%time( dd-mmm-yy).txt}

Adept Joined: 30 Dec 2003 Posts: 226

Hrmm... I've been looking for something similar to this, too. But when i tried the above alias, it gave a syntax error for the # sign before "log". Havn't tested it yet... but I assume this would be a problem.

Wizard Joined: 15 Jan 2002 Posts: 1644 Location: USA

quote:
Originally posted by Kjata

Close, but separating the window names with commas wouldn't work.

Ok I tested it with Commas and it DOES work :P so try this

#AL Atconnect {:window1,win2,win3:#log %window_%time( dd-mmm-yy).txt}

GURU Joined: 10 Oct 2000 Posts: 4379 Location: USA

That's interesting, the comma-separated list, which is not mentioned in the help file, works, but the one with just : at the start, which is mentioned in the help file, doesn't work. Guess the help file needs an updating here.

The #ALL command doesn't seem to work either. Seems like it may be a problem with sending to all windows in general.

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

SIDE NOTE: I ran into this a week or two back, and reached the conclusion that #ALL and :text only send text to other main windows, not to child windows.

Adept Joined: 11 Nov 2000 Posts: 228 Location: USA

Work-a-round for #all

Lets call it, dsAll ;)
#alias dsAll {#forall {%names} {%i:%-1}}

This command will send commands to all opened windows (even child windows).

Usage related to this post would be:
#ALIAS Atconnect {dsAll #log %window_%time(dd-mmm-yy).txt}

SubAdmin Joined: 18 Nov 2001 Posts: 5182

I never knew about the comma feature with the focus character until Zugg mentioned it in a beta post about 2 weeks ago. It has been undocumented all this time.

Also I was noticing what appear to be bugs in the behavior of the focus char with a few functions when trying to work on someone elses question. The one that I first saw bugging was #ECHOPROMPT, when used with :windowname: it displays in the wrong window and isn't very prompt either. Sadly I went back to working on something else and never tested it enough to report it. Guess that is why we still have bugs.

Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2004 3:14 am

Shouldn't #ECHOPROMPT be similar to #ECHO in that it is supposed to, 'echo to the window the user is currently viewing.' - as seen in zMUD Help under #ECHO. Wink

SubAdmin Joined: 18 Nov 2001 Posts: 5182

Guess it was a good thing I didn't start thinking about a bug report. I would have likely broken my own rules and not double checked the help prior to making it. You are quite right Pega, it should and does display to the top window; it still isn't being very prompt like. Guess there might still be a bug there.