macro only works every OTHER attempt - RunUO

Lord Balthazar · 02-08-2005, 11:06 AM

I have set up a simple macro to use a pair of scissors in my backpack. I have set up the macro to work with a couple different key combos and I am getting the same result every time. I press the hotkey and it works. I press the hotkey again and it says "What should I use the scissors on?" But I get no target. I have set the hotkeys to "Ctrl+E" "Ctrl+R" Ctrl+T" "Ctrl+Alt+E" and "Alt+E" And they all have the same result. Have I done something wrong? Do I need to change the macro somehow? I even added a .5sec wait before the using of the scissors, but that didn't change anything. Here's what my macro looks like now:

Pause .5sec
Double Click (0x4009EB4C)
Wait for Target

See, nothing complicated.

Quantos · 02-08-2005, 11:20 AM

It could be as simple as latency affecting it. Try making the delay a full two seconds. Just because it lacks sophistication there is no reason that it can't be flawed.

Lord Balthazar · 02-08-2005, 11:51 AM

He he he, I like that phrase "Just because it lacks sphistication, there is no reason that it can not be flawed"

I think I'll add that to my other favorite phrase "It is easier to get forgiveness than permission"

But Alas the two second pause didn't change anything.

Quantos · 02-08-2005, 12:01 PM

Hehe, I'm glad that you like that

Can you humor me and try it with a pause that is increased to five seconds. Just to try it.

Lord Balthazar · 02-08-2005, 01:07 PM

Same thing. It is puzzling.

**Zippy** · 02-08-2005, 01:11 PM

"WaitForTarget" in the macro implies that the macro itself will be using the target later so it is not sent to the client at all..... If you want the client to get the target cursor, then you should not have a waitfortarget.

Lord Balthazar · 02-08-2005, 01:53 PM

So are you saying if I take out the WaitforTarget, it will work?

Well, weather you were saying it or not, it worked

Thanks.

guyjax · 02-13-2005, 10:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lord Balthazar

I have set up a simple macro to use a pair of scissors in my backpack. I have set up the macro to work with a couple different key combos and I am getting the same result every time. I press the hotkey and it works. I press the hotkey again and it says "What should I use the scissors on?" But I get no target. I have set the hotkeys to "Ctrl+E" "Ctrl+R" Ctrl+T" "Ctrl+Alt+E" and "Alt+E" And they all have the same result. Have I done something wrong? Do I need to change the macro somehow? I even added a .5sec wait before the using of the scissors, but that didn't change anything. Here's what my macro looks like now:

Pause .5sec
Double Click (0x4009EB4C)
Wait for Target

See, nothing complicated.

As noted above your puase is in the wrong place.I use a sissor macro also for Dark Father bones.Here is how mine looks.

Double Click (sissors)
pause .5 secs (500 in razors timer)
Wait for target.

For some reason razor needs to wait between the action and the target.Try it and let us know.

02-08-2005, 11:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
Lord Balthazar Account Terminated Join Date: Jun 2004 Age: 51 Posts: 20	macro only works every OTHER attempt I have set up a simple macro to use a pair of scissors in my backpack. I have set up the macro to work with a couple different key combos and I am getting the same result every time. I press the hotkey and it works. I press the hotkey again and it says "What should I use the scissors on?" But I get no target. I have set the hotkeys to "Ctrl+E" "Ctrl+R" Ctrl+T" "Ctrl+Alt+E" and "Alt+E" And they all have the same result. Have I done something wrong? Do I need to change the macro somehow? I even added a .5sec wait before the using of the scissors, but that didn't change anything. Here's what my macro looks like now: Pause .5sec Double Click (0x4009EB4C) Wait for Target See, nothing complicated.

02-08-2005, 11:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
Quantos Master of the Internet Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Edmonton, AB Age: 41 Posts: 6,867	It could be as simple as latency affecting it. Try making the delay a full two seconds. Just because it lacks sophistication there is no reason that it can't be flawed. __________________ Paranoia is what happens when you finally have all of the facts.

02-08-2005, 12:01 PM	#4 (permalink)
Quantos Master of the Internet Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Edmonton, AB Age: 41 Posts: 6,867	Hehe, I'm glad that you like that Can you humor me and try it with a pause that is increased to five seconds. Just to try it. __________________ Paranoia is what happens when you finally have all of the facts.

02-08-2005, 01:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
Zippy Administrator Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Baltimore, MD Age: 25 Posts: 4,868	"WaitForTarget" in the macro implies that the macro itself will be using the target later so it is not sent to the client at all..... If you want the client to get the target cursor, then you should not have a waitfortarget. __________________ Zippy, Razor Creator and RunUO Core Developer The RunUO Software Team "Intuition, like a flash of lightning, lasts only for a second. It generally comes when one is tormented by a difficult decipherment and when one reviews in his mind the fruitless experiments already tried. Suddenly the light breaks through and one finds after a few minutes what previous days of labor were unable to reveal." ~The Cryptonomicon

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02-08-2005, 11:51 AM	#3 (permalink)
Lord Balthazar Account Terminated Join Date: Jun 2004 Age: 51 Posts: 20	He he he, I like that phrase "Just because it lacks sphistication, there is no reason that it can not be flawed" I think I'll add that to my other favorite phrase "It is easier to get forgiveness than permission" But Alas the two second pause didn't change anything.

02-08-2005, 01:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
Lord Balthazar Account Terminated Join Date: Jun 2004 Age: 51 Posts: 20	Same thing. It is puzzling.

02-08-2005, 01:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
Lord Balthazar Account Terminated Join Date: Jun 2004 Age: 51 Posts: 20	So are you saying if I take out the WaitforTarget, it will work? Well, weather you were saying it or not, it worked Thanks.

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