Zugg Software :: View topic - I need help...triggers, recording, boxes, special windows etc

Beginner Joined: 06 Apr 2012 Posts: 19

So...I am trying to find a way to keep track of my forms, its special forms based on combat etc...
what im looking for is to make a window with cells in to and int eh cells shows the name and in the next a % showing the skill level.

Here is the output from the mud...

Speardancer Forms:
Rising of the Dragon 4%
Slashing Talon 1%
Descent on Silent Wings 3%
Death Walks 4%
Whirling Dervish 3%
Darting Sparrow 1%

Staffmaster Forms:
Falling Leaves 100%
Lunge of the Timber Wolf 99%
Swaying Branches 94%
Falling Pine 100%
The WidowMaker 100%
Strike of the Badger 91%
Thunder in the Woods 93%
Leaves in the Wind 99%
The Old Oak 96%
Bruins Maul 100%
Broken Maul 93%
Movement in the Leaves 93%
Rage of an Ogier 93%
Fallen Oak 95%
Creeper Vine Entwines 93%
Snapping Branches 95%

How do I manage to get that into a window in a nice and tidy fashion so I can have it at a glance?

Wizard Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 2320

First, do you already have this data stored somehow? If you do, we would need to know how it is stored. If you don't, we would need to know how you will get the data.

Sorcerer Joined: 15 Apr 2011 Posts: 809

Could you give an example of how you want it to look, beyond just nice and tidy?

Beginner Joined: 06 Apr 2012 Posts: 19

I want it to be like an excel with boxes(cells) in a extra window like I can use #cap windows for example...just a little window on top of the main window showing the current numbers in any way... I was to be able to glance at that window and see the current % of those forms...

as to the other question...no its not store... it comes forth in the mud when I press the command forms (thats shows the current % of the forms)

Wizard Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 2320

Do all the forms get listed by the mud even if you have 0%?
Do you want all the forms listed in your Forms window even if you have 0%?
What is the exact output from the mud with this information? Cut and paste an example in your response. Just before the example, add "[code]", and just after the example add "[/code]".

The easiest way to store the data will be in a database variable. The commands #LOOPDB, #EXECWIN, and #WINDOW will be useful for entering the data into the window. The %format() function might be useful for formatting it, or you can format it manually. Here is an example of what you could do:

Beginner Joined: 06 Apr 2012 Posts: 19

I thank you but I do not know how to use that code you gave me. where do I place it? in a trigger?

Wizard Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 2320

Yes, that would have to go into a trigger. But as I said, you will have to give us a lot more information before we can help you any more than that, because we don't have enough information to tell you what the trigger should look like.

Beginner Joined: 06 Apr 2012 Posts: 19

I do not know what information more to give...
the command to check on the forms are
forms

the result from the mud is:

Speardancer Forms:
Rising of the Dragon 4%
Slashing Talon 1%
Descent on Silent Wings 3%
Death Walks 4%
Whirling Dervish 3%
Darting Sparrow 1%

Staffmaster Forms:
Falling Leaves 100%
Lunge of the Timber Wolf 100%
Swaying Branches 100%
Falling Pine 100%
The WidowMaker 100%
Strike of the Badger 100%
Thunder in the Woods 100%
Leaves in the Wind 100%
The Old Oak 100%
Bruins Maul 100%
Broken Maul 98%
Movement in the Leaves 100%
Rage of an Ogier 100%
Fallen Oak 100%
Creeper Vine Entwines 100%
Snapping Branches 98%

and the forms always starts at 1% there is no 0%

and what I want is for that information to be seen in another window. preferably in a excel like boxes(or cells as they are called)

Wizard Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 2320

All right, that is most of what we need. You didn't actually answer most of the questions I asked, but I will make some assumptions on what you want. Cut and paste the following commands into your command line:

Beginner Joined: 06 Apr 2012 Posts: 19

Beginner Joined: 06 Apr 2012 Posts: 19

and I ran tha code you gave me and I got a window name forms.... and its blank there is no text going to it.

Beginner Joined: 06 Apr 2012 Posts: 19

I tried changing the trigger to the prompt but it does nothing, the window is still blank, I tried changing the trigger to the fist form "Speardancer Forms:" and still does nothing

Wizard Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 2320

Yes, executing my code should create the blank window. After that, did you actually run the 'forms' command on your mud to see what would show up in the window?

Wizard Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 2320

Ah, your mud output has lots of spaces. We need to change one of the triggers.

Change the trigger pattern

Beginner Joined: 06 Apr 2012 Posts: 19

still only a blank window, it opens up a window after I cope and paste that to the mud, then nothing....

Wizard Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 2320

Again--did you actually run the 'forms' command on your mud after that so that the triggers could grab some information?

Beginner Joined: 06 Apr 2012 Posts: 19

yes I did... and it nothing... either im doing something wrong or I dont fully understand how to implement this... im sorry, im not so well versed in this...

Wizard Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 2320

Nope, it's my fault. I just tested it (Sorry, I wasn't able to test it before). It was close, but had a couple bugs. The order that I put the commands in accidentally created the FormClass in the Forms window rather than in your main session window. That's the main problem. There were also a couple other small bugs in it. Here, I'll just give you a new version that should work. Go into the Package Editor and delete all the stuff created by my previous code, then execute the following: