How to rename Macro by command

[Darelius]

Hello, i guess, the solution is simple, but i didnt find it yet.

I have a Macro with name "Bite".
When i run it, there is a variable [h: AttackName="Punch"]
So, when the variable is different, the macro should be renamed in thenew name of the variable "AttackName".
But i dont know, how to to it?

i tried:

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[h: AttackName="Punch"]
[h: OldMacroName=getMacroName()]
[h, if (OldMacroName!=AttackName),CODE:
{
h: setMacroProps("label",AttackName)]
};
{}] 

I have no idea, how to use the setMacroProps, maybe the wrong way?
i used http://lmwcs.com/rptools/wiki/setMacroProps but didnt gat any idea how to make it work

Maptool Version: 1.6.1
Thanks for the help


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[bubblobill]

setMacroProps() needs the index of the macro to rename.
to get the index you would need to do something like

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[indices=getMacroIndexes(getMacroName(), 'json')]
[index=json.get(indices, 0)]
[setMacroProps(index, json.set('', 'label', AttackName))]

[Darelius]

Thank you very much!


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[Phergus]

Wouldn't it be simpler to let the macro get the name of the button and use that to populate the AttackName variable.

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[h: AttackName = getMacroName()]
I attack with a [r: AttackName]

[Darelius]

Wouldn't it be simpler to let the macro get the name of the button and use that to populate the AttackName variable.

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[h: AttackName = getMacroName()]
I attack with a [r: AttackName]

Normally yes.

But i have a "basic" macro set for many creatures.
In this macro the name of attack, attack bonus etc is set in the beginning as variables.
So i have to change the variables once for each creature, use it and dont need to rename makro and variable only "laziness" macro *g*


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