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Apprentice Joined: 29 Jul 2002 Posts: 105

I need to make an alias that creates a trigger. For the most part I have this succede, but I am having one major flaw. The trigger can't use the %1->%99 in the return. Let me show you.
***These are just examples of the problem, and do not show the whole alias/trigger, just the problem I am having with it.
#alias triggermaker {#trigger {(%w) gives you (%n) coins.} {#var niceguy {%1};#var goldamount {%2}}
This works fairly well except it makes the trigger as...

#trigger {(%w) gives you (%n) coins.} {#var niceguy {};#var goldamount {}}

So it just resets the variables when the trigger fires.
I tried using ~'s, {}'s, and ""'s but none seem to work in any combination that I could come up with. Any suggestions, comments, or ideas?

Thanks in advance

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

Try:

#alias triggermaker {#trigger {(%w) gives you (%n) coins.} {#var niceguy {%%1};#var goldamount {%%2}}}

Apprentice Joined: 29 Jul 2002 Posts: 105

I still ended up with blank parts when the trigger has been made.
#var niceguy {}
#var goldamount {}
BUT on the good side it no longer gives me the %1 and %2 as though it were entered into the alias
Aka if
Triggermaker hi bye
They no longer come out as
#var niceguy {hi}
#var goldamount {bye}
It works as the alias/trigger you set up.. but.. my version does not.
which makes me wonder about my overall alias... (it's all inside a double nested if statement) I'll look into it.. thank you. I may have to post the whole thing if it comes down to it.

Apprentice Joined: 29 Jul 2002 Posts: 105

Yeah... I got rid of the if's... and it worked.. kinda annoying not having the iffs.. but I guess I can deal

SubAdmin Joined: 18 Nov 2001 Posts: 5182

You can simply add more percents until it works. Basically 1 is stripped for each set of braces that is worked on by the script. So in TonDiening's answer:
#alias triggermaker {#trigger {(%w) gives you (%n) coins.} {#var niceguy {{%%1};#var goldamount {{%%%2}}}
The red ones are the only ones the script expanded to work the rest were processed literally as part of the #TRIGGER command. Only one point of delayed expansion.
#alias triggermaker {#IF (@badguy="Vijilante") {#trigger {(%w) gives you (%n) coins.} {#var niceguy {%%%1};#var goldamount {%%%2}}}}
Now we have 2 sets that get expanded during script processing so have to make it 2 points of delayed expansion. This can be very confusing when you use the pattern matching operator =~ in the #IF expression. If you still have trouble please just post the whole alias.