Altho this is kinduva newbie C question, I'll answer it, because I think I
know what your problem is ('tho the code would have been nice). What you
have is more of a logic error than anything, probably.
In your function, check to make sure that you're doing GET_NAME(vict)
and not GET_NAME(ch), as (again, I'm assuming because I don't know what your
code looks like) GET_NAME(ch) would get the name of the implementor, and
kill them, whereas GET_NAME(vict) will get the person they typed in
(assuming the rest of your code is correct :).
Hope that sends ya in the right direction,
Schlag
Mike Schlagenhauf
mschlag@cs.purdue.edu
-----Original Message-----
From: Brian <brian@IMI-BOTTLING.COM>
To: CIRCLE@post.queensu.ca <CIRCLE@post.queensu.ca>
Date: Tuesday, March 24, 1998 17:42
Subject: [Newbie] Getting character's name for == conditional
>This is a dumb question, I'm sure... I've been looking around the code,
>and trying to think of functions that might already be doing what I' trying
>to (so I don't bother the list), but I couldn't come up with anything..
>
>Here goes... in do_kill, I'm trying to set it, so if someone (of
>implementor level)types "kill testdummy", it performs raw_kill on
>themself, instead of testdummy. Now, the act() parts aren't a problem, and
>neither is raw_kill. My problem is trying to figure out how to call
>GET_NAME() and compare it to see if it's "testdummy". Either that or just
>compare vict (the argument after kill) with the word "testdummy". If so,
>perform raw_kill on the killer.
>
>Anyone have an idea?
>
>If this is just a newbie 'C' question, I apologize in advance...
>
> - Brian
>
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