Beginner question (Solved)

[waltv7]

Hello everyone I am about a 3 hour beginner here so please bear with me on this.

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;Author Flix AKA Walt
;
;Script function is to automate the creation of world file for MUDS.
;

; Prompt the user to run the script - use a Yes/No prompt (4 - see help file)
$answer = MsgBox(4, "MUD World Creator", "This program will create your world files for you.  Run?")


; Check the user's answer to the prompt (see the help file for MsgBox return values)
; If "No" was clicked (7) then exit the script
If $answer = 7 Then
    MsgBox(4096, "Thanks", "Bye!")
    Exit
EndIf
$answer2 = MsgBox(1, "File Check", "Open a new or existing world file in wordpad then click ok.")
;WinWaitActive("WordPad")
$aloop = 1
While $aloop = 1
    $roomnum = InputBox("Room Number", "Please enter the room #")
    If @error = 1 Then
        MsgBox(4096, "Error", "You must enter a room number!")
    Else
        If $roomnum = "" Then
            MsgBox(4096, "Error", "You must enter a room number!")
        Else
            Send ($roomnum"{Enter}")
            $aloop = 0  ; Exit the loop - ExitLoop would have been an alternative too :)
        EndIf
    EndIf
WEnd
$bloop = 1
While $bloop = 1
    $roomname = InputBox("Room Name", "Please enter the room name")
    If @error = 1 Then
        MsgBox(4096, "Error", "You must enter a room name!")
    Else
        If $roomname = "" Then
            MsgBox(4096, "Error", "You must enter a room name!")
        Else
            Send ($roomname"{Enter}")
            $bloop = 0  ; Exit the loop - ExitLoop would have been an alternative too :)
        EndIf
    EndIf
WEnd
$cloop = 1
While $cloop = 1
    $roomdesc = InputBox("Room Name", "Please enter the room description")
    If @error = 1 Then
        MsgBox(4096, "Error", "You must enter a room description!")
    Else
        If $roomdesc = "" Then
            MsgBox(4096, "Error", "You must enter a room name!")
        Else
            Send ($roomdesc"{Enter}")
            $cloop = 0  ; Exit the loop - ExitLoop would have been an alternative too :)
        EndIf
    EndIf
WEnd
Send ("~{Enter}")

I am sure this is sloppy but my problem is on sending the different variable $roomnum, $roomname, and $roomdesc I can only get the first letter to send from the variables. what am i doing wrong and how can I fix it? and this isn't fully compleated code I am testing it as i go along.

Thanks in advance Walt

Edited December 12, 2008 by waltv7

[Andreik]

This line is wrong:

Send ($roomnum"{Enter}")

should be

Send ($roomnum & "{Enter}")

And all your send functions is wrong, use & to fix them.

Edited December 12, 2008 by Andreik

[waltv7]

This line is wrong:

Send ($roomnum"{Enter}")

should be

Send ($roomnum & "{Enter}")

And all your send functions is wrong, use & to fix them.

Ok updated the codeing and I don't get any errors but I also don't get any output.

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;Author Flix AKA Walt
;
;Script function is to automate the creation of world file for MUDS.
;

; Prompt the user to run the script - use a Yes/No prompt 
$answer = MsgBox(4, "MUD World Creator", "This program will create your world files for you.  Run?")


; Check the user's answer to the prompt (see the help file for MsgBox return values)
; If "No" was clicked (7) then exit the script
If $answer = 7 Then
    MsgBox(4096, "Thanks", "Bye!")
    Exit
EndIf
$answer2 = MsgBox(1, "File Check", "Open a new or existing world file in wordpad then click ok.")
;WinWaitActive("WordPad")
$aloop = 1
While $aloop = 1
    $roomnum = InputBox("Room Number", "Please enter the room #")
    If @error = 1 Then
        MsgBox(4096, "Error", "You must enter a room number!")
    Else
        If $roomnum = "" Then
            MsgBox(4096, "Error", "You must enter a room number!")
        Else
            Send ($roomnum & "{Enter}")
            $aloop = 0  ; Exit the loop - ExitLoop would have been an alternative too :)
        EndIf
    EndIf
WEnd
$bloop = 1
While $bloop = 1
    $roomname = InputBox("Room Name", "Please enter the room name")
    If @error = 1 Then
        MsgBox(4096, "Error", "You must enter a room name!")
    Else
        If $roomname = "" Then
            MsgBox(4096, "Error", "You must enter a room name!")
        Else
            Send ($roomname & "{Enter}")
            $bloop = 0  ; Exit the loop - ExitLoop would have been an alternative too :)
        EndIf
    EndIf
WEnd
$cloop = 1
While $cloop = 1
    $roomdesc = InputBox("Room Name", "Please enter the room description")
    If @error = 1 Then
        MsgBox(4096, "Error", "You must enter a room description!")
    Else
        If $roomdesc = "" Then
            MsgBox(4096, "Error", "You must enter a room name!")
        Else
            Send ($roomdesc & "{Enter}")
            $cloop = 0  ; Exit the loop - ExitLoop would have been an alternative too :)
        EndIf
    EndIf
WEnd
Send ("~{Enter}")

Edited December 12, 2008 by waltv7

[Andreik]

What should do this script?

[waltv7]

What should do this script?

At each input window it needs to output to a textfile what the user inputs. This will be used to automate makeing MUD room files. First input will take a # the user inputs, second would be the room name and third would be a room description output in a text file should look like this.

1234

room name here

usually a very long room description here

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then more to continue after this output problem is solved.

[Andreik]

At each input window it needs to output to a textfile what the user inputs. This will be used to automate makeing MUD room files. First input will take a # the user inputs, second would be the room name and third would be a room description output in a text file should look like this.

1234

room name here

usually a very long room description here

~

then more to continue after this output problem is solved.

And why use Send() if you want to write a file? Check FileOpen(),FileWrite() and FileClose() in help file.

[waltv7]

And why use Send() if you want to write a file? Check FileOpen(),FileWrite() and FileClose() in help file.

ok I'll check that out

thanks

[waltv7]

ok I'll check that out

thanks

your sugestion on the OpenFile(), WriteFile() worked great.

Thanks a bunch!!!!!!

Walt