Re: Verb access problem in new server...

• Date: Mon, 19 Feb 1996 10:08:56 PST
• From:
  Graeme Smith <grysmith@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca>
• Cc: "'moocows'" <moo-cows@parc.xerox.com>
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GRAEME SMITH                         email: grysmith@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca
2536 138A ave Edmonton             

On Mon, 19 Feb 1996, Ron Stanions wrote:

> I asked this question a few days ago but got no response.  My guess is it got eaten by the sudden influx of posts concerning VRML-ifying MOO.  :)
> 
> ----------
> The new server allows access to a verb via it's position in verbs(#obj) but I can't find any way
> to execute that verb via its number.
> 
> (This example is not based on LambdaCore)
> 
> verbs = verbs(this);
> for x in [1..length(verbs)]
>   if ($lib:match_verb(verbs[x], "foo") && $lib:match_args(verbs[x], "this","none","none"))
> 
>     ... how do I execute verb # x? ...  me:(x)() yeilds a type mismatch.
> 
>   endif
> endfor
> player:tell("I don't understand.");
> 
> I know I could set the server option to re-enable the old method, but that doesn't sound like
> the right solution.

How about using the number as an index to verbs(me) might have to add one
to bring it into alignment. but it should be a simple reference, as long
as they haven't sorted the verb list....
> 
> 
sortof

me:(verbs(me)[x+1])() ?

just a guess.

				Grey

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