Zugg Software :: View topic - need help with %param -?

Beginner Joined: 03 Nov 2002 Posts: 21

not sure if its %param in any form, but i would like to know how to do this.

Lasha tells you '-[L]- you'll inevitably use the alias for pure evil :( -[L]-'

undoubtably she doesn't know me very well. but yes i figured out how to spam somebody pretty good, but what shes doing for her alias there is beyond me.
HELP!
#ALIAS {ct} {???????}

Niax Rhasu

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

You can access the parameters passed to an alias in the %1..%n form to access the first, second, third, etc. parameter. You may also use %-1..%-n form to access all of the parameters passed, all of the parameters passed after the first one, etc. Finally, any parameters passed to an alias that are not used, are appended to the end of the commands sent to the MUD.

Here are some examples to illustrate all of this:
#ALIAS test1 {say}
#ALIAS test2 {greet %1;kick %2}
#ALIAS test3 {chat %-1}
#ALIAS test4 {look %1;say %-2}
test1 Hello everybody!
test2 Zugg Kjata
test3 I'm back.
test4 Niax Hey, look at what I'm seeing.

All of this sends to the MUD:
say Hello everybody!
greet Zugg;kick Kjata
chat I'm back.
look Niax;say Hey, look at what I'm seeing.

Kjata

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

Finally figured out what the question is:
How does Lasha put those -[L]- things around what she says?

#AL fancytell {tell %1 -~[L~]- %-2 -~[L~]-}

LightBulb
Senior Member

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

quote:
Finally figured out what the question is

Heh, I didn't have the patience to sit looking at the post for more time while trying to find out what the question was, so I responded with some general alias information.

Kjata

Beginner Joined: 03 Nov 2002 Posts: 21

my apologies for not being more specific. i had spent about 3 hours playing with %param trying to figure out how she was doing that. i got some wierd echo affects but nothing close to what she was doing. (say boom chica boom - you say boom boom chica boom chica boom)

her alias is something like say Niax is great!. and it would do "You say '[e] Niax is great!. [e]

or say <statement>.

You say [e] <statement> [e]

any clues how to do this?

Niax Rhasu

Beginner Joined: 03 Nov 2002 Posts: 21

oi. thanks lightbulb. i tried you alias. it worked. so it wasn't %param after all? or can you do it both ways?

Niax Rhasu

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

There is almost always more than one way of doing things. I'm sure you could find some way of using %param for this, but I don't see any need to.

LightBulb
Senior Member

Beginner Joined: 03 Nov 2002 Posts: 21

>:) again thanks. what exactly does the "-1%" do? *curious*

Niax Rhasu

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

That's %-1

Anyway, this just tells the alias to put in its place all of the words you typed after the name of the alias itself.

Kjata