[MudWalker] trigger scripting question

[Kevin Reid]

On Dec 6, 2007, at 18:50, Gregory Govoni wrote:

> I am trying to set a target and then have a trigger recognize that  
> target to perform an action only to that target.  I have used the  
> alias window to set the target successfully, but I cannot make the  
> trigger recognize it.
>
> If I set up my target as bob, when bob performs a specific action,  
> I instantly respond with a preset triggered response.  Here is an  
> example of what I am trying to do:
>
> >target bob
> >You have set your target to bob.
>
> >Mike fills a water skin from a fountain.
> >Bob fills a water skin from a fountain.
> >You steal a water skin from Bob.
>
> Over-simplified but that is the gist of it.  I can use the arg[1]  
> in an alias, but i need to use it in a trigger.  How can I set it  
> up, either in an alias or in a trigger to be used by another trigger?


Alias:

@@target = arg[1]

Trigger:

^(.*) fills an? (.*) from a fountain.$

@@if arg[1] == target then
steal $$arg[2] from $$target
@@end

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Kevin Reid                            <http://homepage.mac.com/kpreid/>