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May 6, 2001, 6:02pm

Just like loops, case statements save so much hassle. I'd go as far as
saying they're an essential tool in the programmers arsenal, they make code
so much easier to read, save a shed load of typing and probably produce more
efficient code. Get to know them well :0)

Regards
Az


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May 6, 2001, 6:20pm

Go on Makaveli, I could do with a laugh. Why would a whole raft of If
statements be better than a Case statement?

No Reply Necessary

Az
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May 6, 2001, 9:51pm

yes Makaveli I did, you ought to try it sometime. You said a case statement
would be 'dumb'
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May 6, 2001, 6:24pm

Do you actually know what a Case statement does Makaveli? I wonder...

Regards
Az

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May 13, 2001, 7:16pm

Using Grimmsofts VB wrapper is there any way to tell who the target was for
a wisper? Neither grimmsoft.com or the AW SDK site seemed to hold any
clues.

Any assistance greatly appreciated
Az

May 14, 2001, 10:24am

Ok, I think there may be some uncertainty over what I meant - ananas was the
closest. Getting the bot to wisper is not the problem, as Andras pointed
out this is well documented.

When you log AwChatMessage within the AW_EVENT_CHAT event it's possible to
capture AwChatMessage, AW_CHAT_TYPE and AwAvatarName to tell who said what
ie

Bill said 'this is normal chat'
or
Bill wispered 'this is a wisper'
or
PKBill broadcast 'this is a broadcast'

When I say wisper target I mean I want to log something like :

Bill wispered 'this is a wisper' to Ben

Ben being the wisper target

I hope this clears any confusion :0)

regards

Az

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May 14, 2001, 4:21pm

That's fine, thanks Andras, I suspected as much. I just had one or two
complaints from world users about harasment through wispers, the targets
cannot even use mute.

I'll monitor the situation, if the offender persists I'll just have to
implement an 'eject on sight' policy :(

Thanks again

Az

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Mar 25, 2001, 5:57pm

I'm currently using the AW SDK as an excuse to learn a little bit about C++
and have come up against a couple of small problems. I wondered if I could
throw them
open for public scrutiny?

I thought it might be nice to build a bouncer bot, who's sole purpose was to
monitor chat for certain key words. If one of these words was detected then
a warning would be issued, repeat offenses would warrant ejection. In
extreme cases, persistant offenders might even be added to an 'Eject On
Sight' list.

I have the basic framework in place, but it is quite limited.

1. It only matches a complete chat string, not occurances within a string.
So for example, if 'aardvark' was a key word the bot would not catch 'you
remind me of an aardvark'. Is there a function that finds instances of one
string within another?

2. Quite often I find myself needing to create an array with an unknown
number of elements. I'm sure it must but I cannot find any reference on
the internet, does C++ support dynamic arrays? If so how do you determine
the number of elements?

Any advice would be welcome

Regards
Az

Mar 26, 2001, 9:00am

Many thanks, strstr did the job when used in conjuction with a _strlwr and
an if not null.

I'm still having bother with dynamic arrays, but I'll post my findings if I
solve it.

Regards

Az

Mar 26, 2001, 11:12am

I think the problem here is my ignorance of the terminology.
Extensive searching through the alt.lang.c++ groups revealed vector, a
standard template class, which looks as though it might do the job.

Regards
Az

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Mar 27, 2001, 6:52am

Oh RD, what a gem :0)

Regards
Az
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Apr 5, 2001, 7:07am

I'm sure I don't need to warn most of you guys, but I thought with the
increase in bots available to 'test' it might be worth mentioning.

If you do agree to test a bot be sure to change your privilege password
afterwards!

I've been working on a rudimentary email system to mail activity logs on a
regular basis, it would be just as easy to mail citizen details...

I'm not suggesting anybody on this newsgroup would do such a thing, but not
everybody is a scrupulous as us ;0)

Regards

Az

Apr 7, 2001, 4:58am

Gee thanks Makaveli, that's saved us all hours of development time, I hope
you didn't spend all night working that one out ;0)

Regards
Az

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Apr 12, 2001, 2:32pm

I would be willing to offer my services as a professional technical writer.

It would be an honour to assist you project

Regards
Az
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Apr 19, 2001, 12:35pm

Constants, Gamer.

A constant, once set in code cannot be changed. What we need is a variable,
something like

Dim iCitizenNumber
iCitizenNumber = citnum.text

should do the trick

Regards
Az

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specified in 3 Text Feilds.

I need to know how to make a declaration so that instead of just being a
plain value, its based on the contents of another text feild...

Private Const CitizenNumber = 12345
Private Const Password = "ppw"
Private Const BotName = "GBot"
Private Const Application = "GBotApp"
Private Const world = "world"

in the code above..there are the declarations for the bot use when creating
an instance. I want those to refer to 3 text feilds called citnum, ppw and
wts and I don't know the code....can someone please help?

I have tried:

Private Const CitizenNumber = "" & citnum

and I've tried:

Private Const CitizenNumber = citnum.text


what am I doing wrong? I get errors on both of those attempts...


-Gamer

Apr 19, 2001, 1:12pm

Before I get hammered for not declaring variable type:0)

Dim iCitizenNumber as Long
iCitizenNumber = citnum.text

Regards

Az

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Apr 19, 2001, 5:16pm

Have you still got iCitizenNumber set as a constant?
either delete or comment out:

Private Const iCitizenNumber = citnum.text


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Apr 24, 2001, 5:05pm

I'm working on a Minataur Bot which is hide-and-seek bot/maze solver bot
hybrid.

It would be interesting to see how it turns out

Regards

Az
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May 11, 2001, 7:22am

If you don't want to answer 'basic' questions why bother replying at all?

Regards
Az
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Apr 16, 2001, 8:42am

Chances are you don't /really/ want to know, you were lucky most people
don't even get to read the world guidelines :0)

The nature of the Gor Worlds is most definitely adult, and there is a great
deal of controversy surrounding them and their suitability in a universe
where minors contribute a large proportion of the population.

As a result of this, the owners of Gorean worlds are particularly swift with
the eject button - often taking out innocent passers by. You were ejected
simply because you are under 18, I was ejected because I resented the
abrasive manner in which the PK addressed me when entering the world, I told
him so... :0) As a PK myself I understand we are primararily there to
assist visitors to our world, being verbally attacked before even reading
the world guidelines is not likely to promote understanding from outsiders.

After this incedent I did a bit of research and personally do not agree
with the Gorean way of life, but I cannot pass judgement on something I do
not fully understand. I know this can be a volatile subject and I suspect
this will not be the last post in this thread :0)

Regards

Az

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Apr 28, 2001, 5:12am

Hmm, that's my fault, missed a target off the links

Thanks Ananas
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Apr 28, 2001, 5:23am

That's a fair comment Ananas, the tree is all generated server side so I
could easily produce a plain HTML output without any additional burden on
the administration team.

Site statistics indicated less than 1% of visitors had no support for
Javascript, I thought it was a safe bet to go the Javascript only route.
There's always one :0)

Thanks again

Az


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May 14, 2001, 4:57pm

Very nice Gamer, but I'm sure the attachments will attract some heat.
Having said, that you did warn them it was big :0)
*passes asbestos suit*

will the make an appearance at www.active-worlds.co.uk ?
regards
Az


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May 26, 2001, 7:37am

Gamer is right. If you disconnect but leave the AW Browser open and and
then reconnect you will be in what we call 'stealth mode'.

The downside is you cannot query property or send/receive telegrams. It is
however great for uninterupted building :0)

Regards

Az


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May 31, 2001, 4:30pm

What sort of geography do you have round you?

For me hill tops do the trick, so long as it's of the beaten track. Deep
woodland is also a fair compromise

Regards
Az

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