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Newbie Joined: 10 Dec 2011 Posts: 9

Trying to figure how to use the %pos function to read a variable I record each round from my defenses and when a spell drops to auto recast..
Currently I'm just using 3 triggers per defense to control them, 1 when they fade, 1 to recast, and 1 to confirm they've taken effect, I was hoping to try learning a different method.

<trigger priority="14920" id="1492">
<pattern>Protections: (*) T:</pattern>
<value>#va defs %1
#IF (%pos("A ","A MS SS B MG MB ST")=0) {cast armor}</value>
</trigger>

that's what I currently have, the display line coming out each round for my defenses looks like this:
*****! Protections: *I15* A MS SS B MG MB ST T: Mon(Bla):83%

the *****! is random to if it's there or not, and it's not always the same amount of *'s and !'s... *I15* is random if it's there or not as well... it's a duration spell... and ST is random it is only active when ****! is active.... T: is my target that I'm currently killing.

A MS SS B MG MB are the static defense spells that should always be up.
my thought process was going to be two triggers... Protections: (*) T: and Protections: ~*I15~* (*) T:

I'm guessing some type of Regex would make things easier, but my scripting isn't that good.

Any suggestions? Please and Thanks.

Wizard Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 2320

The explanation of what you want is not very clear, so I will describe what I think you want so you can confirm it.

You get lines from the mud that look like: <optional stuff> Protections: <more stuff> T: <other stuff>
<more stuff> can contain A, MS, SS, B, MG, and MB
If those strings are not in <more stuff> you want to recast a spell

As far as I can tell, you only need one trigger, and the one you've got should be fine. You don't need to worry about the optional *I15*. Just change your trigger to the following (note that I am using a local variable $def instead of a global variable @def):

Newbie Joined: 10 Dec 2011 Posts: 9

Yes you are correct, *I15* and ST are not important... sorry if I wasn't fully clear.

The method I'm using atm, doesn't seem to work, and if I switch the #if statement to use @def variable it fires every round, and when using one the the #if lines you've suggested I get an error message for using $def.

#IF (%pos(" A ", @defs)=0) {cast armor}
This fires every round.

#IF (%pos(" A ", $defs)=0) {cast armor}
This creates an error.

Wizard Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 2320

Did you also switch the $def=%1, as I had in my example?

Yes, this trigger will fire every round--you did say that you get this message every round, right? If you don't want it firing every round, what _do_ you want?

Newbie Joined: 10 Dec 2011 Posts: 9

Ahh ok, I see where I messed up.... Works perfect, Fires off my defense spells only when they are not displayed....

Thanks a bunch...