Two macro questions

[Zandel]

Using MapTool Version: 1.3.b91
First question:
Is there a way to dynamically set a variable name? The use case is as follows:
I have a number of token properties labeled SkillnameAdds where skill name will vary for each property. I have another property called LastUsedSkill. I want to get the specific value in the appropriate SkillnameAdds based on the value of LastUsedSkill.

Second question:
Is there away to append the notes? I see the setNotes function, but it seems to overwrite what's there.

Thanks so much

[Full Bleed]

First question:
Is there a way to dynamically set a variable name? The use case is as follows:
I have a number of token properties labeled SkillnameAdds where skill name will vary for each property. I have another property called LastUsedSkill. I want to get the specific value in the appropriate SkillnameAdds based on the value of LastUsedSkill.

Yes, there is a way.

Something like this:

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[h: skillName = LastUsedSkill]
[h: skillValue = eval(skillName+"Adds")]

Is there away to append the notes? I see the setNotes function, but it seems to overwrite what's there.

It may just be easier to double click the tokens and edit the notes there. But I think someone (Aliasmask I think) made a drop-in for editing notes around here somewhere... I believe I've used it as a base for editing notes in my framework, but I've hacked it up something fierce to suit my particular needs so I don't know what use it would be now.

In short you display the notes using getNotes() in a text area, edit the notes there, then setNotes().

[Zandel]

Thanks for the help!

[Zandel]

So I am not trying to do the reverse of what I asked above. I am trying to update a specific token property, specified by another token property.

I have a property called BlessedSkill

I want to set the "Skill"Temp Property for the skill in the BlessedSkill Property back to 0 when I cancel the Bless

So for example if BlessedSkill contains Taunt, I want to set TauntTemp to 0, if it contains Dodge, I want to set DodgeTemp to 0.

I tried this

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[h: eval(BlessedSkill+"Temp") = 0]

But it does not seem to update the appropriate skill to 0.

Is there a way to do this?

Thanks

[wolph42]

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[h: set(BlessedSkill+"Temp", 0)]

[Zandel]

That did the trick thanks!