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LSDAnonymous · **Joined:** Sat Apr 12, 2008 12:46 am **Posts:** 54

I was wondering if any of those that use zMUD, and triggers, could enlighten me.

I am trying to get my triggers to use wild cards.

Example:
Benji the Brave bashes Navel the Newb and sends him sprawling!

Instead of my current trigger: "BASHED!!!"
I would like: "Benji the Brave BASHED Navel the Newb"

I know I could look at the line RIGHT above BASHED and see what happened, but I would rather see it in that nice pretty ECHO blue instead of some of the darker colors my old eyes have trouble reading.

I tried using some of the wild card code I found in zMUD help files, but my different combination do not seem to be working.

PS: This example above was based solely on fictional characters and has no connection to any characters in game, or any opinions I might have on such characters if they existed.

aya · **Posted:** Thu Jul 31, 2008 11:54 pm

this should work....
Trigger-
%1 bashes %2 and sends him sprawling!

Value-
#echo %1 BASHES %2
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I only had your example to work with.. but when tested it out looked like

Benji the Brave BASHES Navel the Newb

so i think that's what you're looking for, if the trigger string is different however, you should fix that before putting it in.

LSDAnonymous · **Joined:** Sat Apr 12, 2008 12:46 am **Posts:** 54

Ah. The wild cards are saved at the respected values then you can repeat them in the echos. I think I understand now.

Thanks! I will play around with that.

Demon · **Posted:** Fri Aug 01, 2008 10:47 am

Ah nice post I've been trying to figure out this myself.

LSDAnonymous · **Joined:** Sat Apr 12, 2008 12:46 am **Posts:** 54

Just wanted to confirm got it to work with the above advice. Thank again!

JeanValjean · **Posted:** Fri Aug 01, 2008 11:00 pm

Actually, if you want to be more specific with your input, I would use some of the custom variables (e.g. %w for a word * for anything) and encase them in () for the valuable to be captured, and then when you have to output, you simply use %1, %2 and they get spat out in the same order they got captured.

LSDAnonymous · **Joined:** Sat Apr 12, 2008 12:46 am **Posts:** 54

JeanValjean wrote:

Actually, if you want to be more specific with your input, I would use some of the custom variables (e.g. %w for a word * for anything) and encase them in () for the valuable to be captured, and then when you have to output, you simply use %1, %2 and they get spat out in the same order they got captured.

I think I am confused again

aya · **Posted:** Sat Aug 02, 2008 12:29 pm

LSDAnonymous wrote:

JeanValjean wrote:

Actually, if you want to be more specific with your input, I would use some of the custom variables (e.g. %w for a word * for anything) and encase them in () for the valuable to be captured, and then when you have to output, you simply use %1, %2 and they get spat out in the same order they got captured.

I think I am confused again

What he's saying, is that instead of using

Quote:

Trigger - %1 bashes %2 and sends him sprawling!

you could use

Quote:

%w bashes %w and sends him sprawling!

OR you could have used

Quote:

%* bashes %* and sends him sprawling!

There are actually TONS of things you could use so long as your output is the same

Quote:

#echo %1 BASHES %2

I just like using the ones that are easier to understand at first glance:)

STFU_KTHX · **Posted:** Wed Aug 06, 2008 9:12 pm

I use MUSHclient, are the commands the same that are for his triggers, that are for mine?

Jardek · **Posted:** Wed Aug 06, 2008 9:18 pm

I am almost positive that Peso is behind the now widespread knowledge about triggers.

Peso, for shame.

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