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Beginner Joined: 30 Jan 2002 Posts: 20

I've written a complicated script/bot to automate a MUD for me. Unfortuntely, I wrote it in v5, and I've had some problems with the update. It's also been about three years since I wrote it, so I'm a little fuzzy on some it. I think that I've managed to isolate the problem that I'm having. What's happening is that I have a line of #IF statements in an alias. The first #IF, if is true, activates a series of alias's which ultimately set the determining variable to be true for the second #IF as well. So, what's happening is that it executes both the first and second #IF statements as true, and ends up screwing up my bot. I have tried setting all of the #IF statements following the first one to only activate if the first #IF is false, but that ends up with the same problem. I think what's happening is that v6 zmud is parsing it so fast that the variable switches before the entire first alias is finished. It sounds overly complicated, if anybody needs anything further explained please feel free to ask. I would appreciate any help on this matter.

Here's an example of my code:

#AD infostat 1
#IF (@infostat = 30) {
experience all
info
infostat=0
#WAIT 5000
controller
} {
#IF {@action = parrying} {curcontrol}
#IF {@action = attacking} {random}
#IF {@action = searching} {searchset}
#IF {@action = switch} {switcher}
#IF {@action = rest} {retreater}
#IF (@action = retreat) {
retreat
retreat
#WAIT 1500
DirConvert
#VA action attacking
}
}

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

Avoid #WAIT in v6 (Delays processing of further commands..)
Use #ALARM
ie: (ALARM works in seconds unfortunately)
#ALARM +5 {controller}
#ALARM +2 {DirConvert;#VA action attacking}

You might get stack overflows on that
depending if it clears out fast enough or not
as well.

TonDiening
Uses 6.16

Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2002 10:52 am

Try using #IF ( ... ) in all your Ifs, instead of #IF { .. } for the condition.

Lady C.

Beginner Joined: 30 Jan 2002 Posts: 20

Tried it, didn't do anthing. :/ Thanks for the suggestion though.

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

This doesn't appear to be where the problem is. #IF (@infostat = 30) is either true or false and it will be evaluated immediately and only once. Therefore, if true, none of the following #IF commands will be processed at all. It would be preferable to do the #ADD command after evaluating the variable, however. You can place it just before your second #IF (in the false commands for the first #IF). The variable reset (infostat=0) would then become infostat=1.

LightBulb
All scripts untested unless otherwise noted

Newbie Joined: 07 Feb 2002 Posts: 6 Location: USA

problem i've found is you cannot stack if commands by any means, no elseif nothing of that format ... for yours .. since you have single actions stacked .. use the %if instead of #IF, and use proper string value handling, cause it appears you're checking against aliases not values, fix it up as such :

#AD infostat 1
#IF (@infostat = 30) {experience all
info
infostat=0
#WAIT 5000
controller
} {
%if(@action =~ "parrying","curcontrol")
%if(@action =~ "attacking","random")
%if(@action =~ "searching",searchset")
%if(@action =~ "switch","switcher")
%if(@action =~ "rest","retreater")
%if(@action =~ "retreat","retreat")
%if(@action =~ "retreat","retreat")
#WAIT 1500
DirConvert
#VA action attacking
}

Secondly ... might be highly recommended in this instance to use a CASE instead of stacked if's

might definately help to read over the function reference and command reference

.*^*. If at first you dont succeed, your sky diving days are over .*^*.

GURU Joined: 23 Dec 2000 Posts: 4834 Location: USA

hmm, since you are testing @action in every #IF you have (and judging from your IFs it appears @action will always have just one action in it instead of multiples), why not use #CASE?

#case %ismember(@action, "parrying|attacking|searching|switch|rest|retreat") {curcontrol} {random} {searchset} {switcher} {retreater} {retreat;retreat;#noop other code}

li'l shmoe of Dragon's Gate MUD