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Newbie Joined: 12 Mar 2007 Posts: 6 Location: Italy

On my mud to send a message i use the syntax:

think Hello

To send it in green I use the syntax

think $c0010 Hello

When I try to make an alias as

'tv' --> 'Think $c0010 '

I read on the screen

John think '

This syntax on ZMud works well.

How can I put an alias on CMud for this command ?

Thanks in advance,

mbalvetti

Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 7:58 pm

Your problem comes because $c0010 looks like a local variable. In an alias, quote it out with ~, making ~$c0010. On the command line you also have the option of starting the line with `, which quotes the entire line.

Newbie Joined: 12 Mar 2007 Posts: 6 Location: Italy

I tried to do what you suggested:

Alias name: 'tv'
Alias command: 'think (alt 126)-> ~$c0010 '
Alias use: 'tv Hello'

don't work

From command line: 'think $c0010 Hello'

work well

Thanks again,
mbalvetti

Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 8:24 am

The reason that first alias won't compile is because of the brackets around "alt 126" - they need to be quoted as well, giving you:

#alias tv {think ~(alt 126~)-> ~$c0010}

which compiles fine. Note, however, that it doesn't include anywhere for the parameters of the alias to go. If they're supposed to follow on from that text, change it to:

#alias tv {think ~(alt 126~)-> ~$c0010 %-1}

Newbie Joined: 12 Mar 2007 Posts: 6 Location: Italy

Hi, now the alias seems to work but...

Alias: tv
Alias Command: 'think ~$c0010 %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8'
Comment: Every %n send one word .

if Alias command is: think ~$c0010 %1 %2 %3 %4
and the text is: 'tv test a long word to see if everything is ok !
the output is: 'John think test a long word'

and if : 'think ~$c0010 %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9 %10 %11'
and the text is: 'tv test a long word to see if everything is ok !
the output is: 'John think test a long word to see if everything is ok !

Maybe or for sure i am not clever enough to understand what to do :)

Thanks,

mbalvetti

Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:25 am

Each %nn variable contains one parameter. Parameters are separated by spaces, that's why it only puts one word of normal text in each variable. Each variable %-nn contains the nnth variable and every variable following it. %-1 contains every parameter, %-2 contains every parameter but the first, and so on. In my example above I use %-1 to automatically append everything you type to go onto that channel.

Newbie Joined: 12 Mar 2007 Posts: 6 Location: Italy

Thanks a lot, everything works great now :))

mbalvetti