• start_script(commmand, who, par)

Posted: **Wed Jan 31, 2007 5:36 am**

start_script(commmand, who, par)

to launch text command and pass parameters?

Posted: **Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:34 am**

You may already know this but just in case, you use an array of paramaters. Start_Script("script", array{who, par}), and handle it accordingly in your script.

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program TextCmd(who, textcmd)
  if ( Lower(TypeOf(who) == "array" ) // it's being passed by a Start_Script()
    textcmd := who[2];
    who := who[1];
  endif

...
end program

Posted: **Thu Feb 01, 2007 6:57 am**

Yes I know but a thing is a generic mode to launch EVERY textcmd command (more flexible) and another is a workaround to launch some textcmd with special parameter handling....

Anymore was a very stupid thing, none special.

Posted: **Thu Feb 01, 2007 1:31 pm**

The generic method is a better solution, because... well... it's generic.

Rather than alter the way the code works, adding an entire list of useless script launchers, why not just either:

Externalize the code you want to launch, and use functions instead of launching another script?

textcmd.src

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include "textcmd.inc";

program _TextCmd(who, text)
    TextCmd(who,text);
endprogram

textcmd.inc

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function TextCmd(byref who, text)
    // Do stuff.
endfunction

MyFunctions.src

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include "textcmd.inc";

program MyProgram(...)
    //...
    TextCmd(who,text);
    //...
endprogram

Write your own function so that the parameters are easier for you?

textcmds.inc

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function LaunchTextCmd(command, byref who, text)
    StartScript(command, array{ who, text } );
endfunction

function testTCParms( byref first_parm, byref second_parm )
    if( TypeOf(first_parm) == "Array" )
        second_parm := first_parm[1];
        first_parm := first_parm[2];
    endif
endfunction

Every Text Command

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include "textcmds.inc";

program TextCmd(who, text)
    testTCParms(who,text);
    // Do textcmd stuff.
endprogram

Either way, it'll take a little bit of time; but if it can be done with a script without causing any trouble in performance, it should.