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First time with variables

10 years ago

I'm experimenting with variables to show different text depending on previous choices, and hit the first wall.

Lets say I have one page where you can choose to be and elf or a hobbit, and certain pages will change to reflect this (single words for now)

How should I script it to change this single word in the page?

nmelssx

First time with variables

10 years ago

Link 1 "Elf"
Link 2 "Hobbit"

In link 1, put:
%RACE := 1;

In link 2, put:
%RACE := 2;

Then in the other pages, put:

IF %RACE = 1 THEN
$PAGETEXT = $PAGETEXT + "ELF"

IF %RACE = 2 THEN
$PAGETEXT = $PAGETEXT + "Hobbit"

BradinDvorak

First time with variables

10 years ago

If it's just a single word replacement, wouldn't on-page code be simpler? After the %RACE variable is set, you could put %%RACE%=%1%elf%%%%RACE%=%2%hobbit%% directly in the page rather than in the script whenever the variable needs to be displayed.

Rafe

First time with variables

10 years ago

Thank you. Your way is simpler, and it worked like a charm.

nmelssx

First time with variables

10 years ago

It would be. Yes.

Rafe

First time with variables

10 years ago

Thanks you.