I'm Sorry, I can't give you this.

ID:142776
 
Mar 10 2008, 3:39 am
Code:
mob
    verb/Give(mob/M in oview(1))
        switch(input("What would you like to give [M]?")in list ("Gold","Items","Nevermind"))
            if("Gold")
                var/G = input("How much gold would you like to give [M]?",1,usr.gold)
                switch(input("Are you sure you want to give [G] gold to [M]?")in list ("Yes","No"))
                    if("Yes")
                        M.gold += G
                        usr.gold -= G
                        M << "[usr] gives you [G] gold."
                    else
                        return

            if("Item")
                var/obj/I = input("What item would you like to give to [M]?",usr.contents)
                switch(input("Are you sure you want to give this to [M]?")in list ("Yes","No"))
                    if("Yes")
                        M.contents += I
                        M << "[usr] gives you a [I]."
                    else
                        return
            else
                return


Problem description:

It would be very helpful since I have been thinking of another way how to do this for about 2 weeks. This code doesn't rise any errors, it just doesn't work while running the game. Just to tell you this game is a Live! game and I have tested Giving items to other players. It doesn't work.
Mar 10 2008, 4:31 am
The reason this isn't working, is because you aren't properly using the input() function. The input function works like this:

input([user,]text[,title,default]) [as specifier] [in container]

text: the only required field will display a message in the window.

optional arguments:
user: will display the message to a specific user. This defaults to usr. Usr is generally the client/mob that made an action last.

title: the title of the popup window.

default: what value will be highlighted when the window is created.


Specifier:

The specifier can be multiple things, a generic type (obj, mob, turf, area, etc.), or a type of data (text, num, anything, or null)

If you use anything, it must always come after every other specifier.
If you use null, you will have a cancel button in the window.

Multiple specifiers can be combined by using a binary or (|) between each specifier.


Container:

This is specifically for selecting things out of lists. Do not use the 'in' keyword if you are wanting a string entry, or a number entry.

Second, didn't include any error handling. If you gave someone an item, and then didn't click "yes", and then you successfully gave the same item to another player, you could swindle the item out of one player's inventory into another's. I just added a simple trap to keep that from happening.

mob
            if("Item")
                var/obj/I = input("What item would you like to give to [M]?") as null|anything in usr.contents
                if(!I)
                    return 0
                switch(input("Are you sure you want to give /a [I] to [M]?")in list ("Yes","No"))
                    if("Yes"&&usr.contents.Find(I))
                        M.contents += I
                        M << "[usr] gives you /a [I]."
                    else
                        return
            else
                return
Mar 10 2008, 12:14 pm
In response to Ter13
Thought it would work, but there is one problem. There is only one line that gets an error this one:
if("Yes"&&usr.contents.Find(I))
Mar 10 2008, 12:17 pm
In response to Oasiscircle
That's because you can't do that in a switch statement. You need to change it to this:

if("Yes")
  //because there was a delay for input, they might've dropped the item
  if(I.loc == usr)
    //give the item
  else
    //don't give the item
Mar 10 2008, 12:50 pm
In response to Garthor
Yay, no errors. Just one thing... I still can't Give anything! It doesn't even move from your contents... need help...
Mar 10 2008, 1:57 pm
In response to Oasiscircle
Oasis I found the problem lol, call me and ill tell you what you did wrong o.O
Mar 11 2008, 1:52 am
In response to Nategrant
I know figured it out too. I didn't add the 's'.