Random Name?

ID:140297
 
Feb 26 2010, 2:01 pm
Hey guys, I'm Stalwart. This may seem kind of beginner to you guys, but could you help me out? I joined BYOND on the 6th of February, by the way.
Code:
mob
    Login()
        var/nm=rand(1,5)
        var/name2=rand(1,5)
        if(nm==1)
            n1=nm
        if(nm==2)
            n2=nm
        if(nm==3)
            usr.n3=nm
        if(nm==4)
            n4=nm
        if(nm==5)
            n5=nm
        if(name2==1)
            a1=name2
        if(name2==2)
            a2=name2
        if(name2==3)
            a3=name2
        if(name2==4)
            a4=name2
        if(name2==5)
            a5=name2
mob
    var
        n1 = "Sir"
        n2 = "Madame"
        n3 = "Lady"
        n4 = "Mister"
        n5 = "Detective"
        a1 = "Forestier"
        a2 = "Blah"
        a3 = "BYOND"
        a4 = "Stalwart"
        a5 = "Person"
mob/verb/Name_Check()
    usr<<"[nm][name2]"


Problem description:
loading Tests.dme
Tests.dme:16:error: nm: undefined var
Tests.dme:16:error: name2: undefined var

Tests.dmb - 2 errors, 0 warnings (double-click on an error to jump to it)

Feb 26 2010, 2:34 pm
Things defined in mob/Login() aren't accessible in mob/verb/Name_Check(). In Name_Check(), nm and name2 just don't exist. That's why you're getting a compiler error message telling you they don't exist.

What are you actually trying to do?
Feb 26 2010, 2:41 pm
In response to Jp
I'm trying to make it that when you login, 2 random names are set for nm and name2.
Feb 26 2010, 3:03 pm
In response to Stalwart
Learn switch(), look it up in the F1 guide.
Feb 26 2010, 3:17 pm
In response to Gamemakingdude
Of course, you don't want swtich() here either. You'd want lists and pick().
Feb 26 2010, 3:18 pm
In response to Gamemakingdude
Learn how to use lists and pick(). Initialize a list of first names and a list for last names. Then, use pick(list) to pick a random element from that list. What you have here can be done in like four lines, if that.

mob/proc/setname()
    name=pick(list("Bob","Betty")) + " " + pick(list("Smith","Jones"))


If it's taking you a lot of lines/time to get something like this done, you should look around for alternatives if you are new to the system (there's probably a nicer way of doing it).
Feb 26 2010, 3:21 pm
In response to EGUY
Oh, I get it. Thank you!
Feb 27 2010, 5:06 pm
 
Mob/Login()
    var/n=pick("George","Andrew","Kratos","Jimmy","Peter","Carl","Askord","Joćo","Stalin","Bush","Roosevelt","Lula","Saja","Ronaldinho Gaścho")//here you put all your random names
    usr.name=n
    usr<<"Your name is [usr.name]"

Feb 27 2010, 5:24 pm
In response to Karffebon
Karffebon wrote:
> Mob/Login()
>   var/n=pick("George","Andrew","Kratos","Jimmy","Peter","Carl","Askord","Joćo","Stalin","Bush","Roosevelt","Lula","Saja","Ronaldinho Gaścho")//here you put all your random names
>   usr.name=n
>   usr<<"Your name is [usr.name]"
>


Really shouldn't be using 'usr' here otherwise you're cruising to develop a bad habit that will later end up in a panicked post on this same forum. Use 'src'.