moving a token on background layer

[xavram]

I added a macro to a token on the Background layer, like so...

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[h : tokenX = getTokenX(0)]
[h : tokenY = getTokenY(0)]
[h : moveToken(tokenX+1,tokenY, 0)]

I THOUGHT what this would do, when clicked, would be to move that token 1 grid cell over on the x coordinate. Instead, I just get an error.

   Error in body of roll.       Statement options (if any): h       Statement Body : tokenX = getTokenX(0)

What gives? I've tried with Apply to Selected Tokens checked on and off, same error.

This seems relatively straightforward so puzzled at what the issue is

[Jagged]

That error message isn't very helpful, is it?

I suspect what you need to do is uncheck the "Allow Players to Edit Macro" option.

[xavram]

It was unchecked, but I tried it both ways, same error.

[aliasmask]

For whatever reason, there doesn't seem to be a currentToken(). You should output currentToken() just before that line.

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[H: broadcast("Current Token: "+currentToken())]

Also, when you start MapTool with the launcher you can check under the Advanced tab "Macro Handling". Then when you get the error you can check .maptool folder for log.txt to show the specific line and error. It will be the last line with DEBUG in it.

[xavram]

Hmmm...put the macro on a library token, then called it and it worked fine.

Odd, doesn't say that getTokenX or moveToken need to be called from a trusted macro...

[Jagged]

I copied your code directly into an empty macro, made no changes and I got the same error message as you. Then I unchecked the "allow players"option and it worked.