THIS. I don't know how to thank you. I actually tried something similar, but I probably try to calculate vars all in one line (like: <$vars a=2 b=3 c=a+b>) it obviously didn't work and I thought it just couldn't work with vars. Thanks again!
On Thursday, 11 March 2021 at 14:09:58 UTC+1 [email protected] wrote: > Something like this: > > <$vars lev1={{!!levello1}} lev2={{!!levello2}} hd1={{{ > [title{!!class}get[hd]] }}} hd2={{{ [title{!!class}get[hd]] }}} > conmod={{{ [<currentTiddler>get[modcon]] }}}> > > <$vars hps={{{ [<hd1>multiply[2]subtract[2]] }}} hp1={{{ > [<lev1>multiply<hd1>] }}} hp2={{{ [<lev2>multiply<hd2>] }}} lev={{{ > [<lev1>add<lev2>] }}}> > > <$vars hpcon={{{ [<conmod>multiply<lev>] }}}> > > <$vars hitpoints={{{ [<hps>add<hp1>add<h2>add<hpcon>] }}}> > > <!-- further actions here --> > > </$vars> > </$vars> > </$vars> > </$vars> > > Only use action-setfield with the final values you wish to save. > > On Thursday, March 11, 2021 at 1:24:57 PM UTC+1 Saq Imtiaz wrote: > >> In the same block of action strings, you cannot set tiddler/field values >> and retrieve the updated values. Try saving the interim values as variables >> instead of in temp tiddlers. >> >> On Thursday, March 11, 2021 at 1:03:35 PM UTC+1 [email protected] wrote: >> >>> Hi all. I'm in need of a macro (or something else?) that calculates a >>> bunch of fields together in an expression. I'm trying to do with plugins >>> like calc and playing around with variables and action widgets but nothing >>> seems to work. In my last attempt I made a huge button full of actions that >>> stored fields in a temp tiddler, with vars that recovered those fields to >>> use in other action setfields... It was monstrous and still it didn't work. >>> >>> I believe I need a macro - actually, probably a javascript one. But I >>> don't know where to start; I don't know much about java and making macros >>> in general. Can anyone point me to the best path I should follow, or help >>> in any way? >>> >>> The macro should: >>> >>> from tiddler-1: >>> get field-a-1, field-a-2, field-b-1, field-b-2, field-n >>> >>> from both tiddler-a and tiddler-b (which are stored as values in >>> field-a-1 and field-b-1): >>> get field-x, so to get field-x-a and field-x-b to keep around for calcs. >>> >>> these are all fields I manually set up. >>> >>> then: >>> >>> multiply field-x-a and field-a-2, and keep the result around (let's say >>> var-a) >>> multiply field-x-b and field-b-2, the same (var-b) >>> >>> add field-a-2 and field-b-2, to store as field-y in tiddler-1 >>> >>> multiply field-n and field-z, and get var-n >>> >>> add together var-a, var-b and var-n, and store the result as field-z in >>> tiddler-z >>> >>> >>> this is my last attempt (embed in a button). There's one more small >>> calc, but it is just a sum that involves one field, so it's non relevant at >>> the moment. >>> <$action-setfield $tiddler=":$/temp/HPCalc" $field="lev1" >>> $value={{!!levello1}}/> >>> <$action-setfield $tiddler=":$/temp/HPCalc" $field="lev2" >>> $value={{!!levello2}}/> >>> <$action-setfield $tiddler=":$/temp/HPCalc" $field="hd1" $value={{{ >>> [title{!!class}get[hd]] }}}/> >>> <$action-setfield $tiddler=":$/temp/HPCalc" $field="hd2" $value={{{ >>> [title{!!class}get[hd]] }}}/> >>> <$action-setfield $tiddler=":$/temp/HPCalc" $field="conmod" $value={{{ >>> [<currentTiddler>get[modcon]] }}}/> >>> >>> <$vars lev1={{{ [[$:/temp/HPCalc]get[lev1]] }}} lev2={{{ >>> [[$:/temp/HPCalc]get[lev2]] }}} hd1={{{ [[$:/temp/HPCalc]get[hd1]] }}} >>> hd2={{{ [[$:/temp/HPCalc]get[hd2]] }}} >>> conmod={{{ [[$:/temp/HPCalc]get[conmod]] }}}> >>> >>> <$action-setfield $tiddler=":$/temp/HPCalc" $field="hps" $value={{{ >>> [<hd1>multiply[2]subtract[2]] }}}/> >>> <$action-setfield $tiddler=":$/temp/HPCalc" $field="hp1" $value={{{ >>> [<lev1>multiply<hd1>] }}}/> >>> <$action-setfield $tiddler=":$/temp/HPCalc" $field="hp2" $value={{{ >>> [<lev2>multiply<hd2>] }}}/> >>> <$action-setfield $tiddler=":$/temp/HPCalc" $field="lev" $value={{{ >>> [<lev1>add<lev2>] }}}/> >>> >>> <$vars hps={{{ [[$:/temp/HPCalc]get[hps]] }}} hp1={{{ >>> [[$:/temp/HPCalc]get[hp1]] }}} hp2={{{ [[$:/temp/HPCalc]get[hp2]] }}} >>> lev={{{ [[$:/temp/HPCalc]get[lev]] }}}> >>> >>> <$action-setfield $tiddler=":$/temp/HPCalc" $field="hpcon" $value={{{ >>> [<conmod>multiply<lev>] }}}/> >>> >>> <$vars hpcon={{{ [title[$:/temp/HPCalc]get[hpcon]] }}}> >>> >>> <$action-setfield $tiddler=<<currentTiddler>> $field="hitpoints" >>> $value={{{ [<hps>add<hp1>add<h2>add<hpcon>] }}}/> >>> <$action-setfield $tiddler=<<currentTiddler>> $field="level" $value={{{ >>> [<lev>] }}}/> >>> >>> </$vars> >>> </$vars> >>> </$vars> >>> >>> if you played you know what, you know what this is about :P >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/16599cda-dd5d-4f4e-a795-e41a9c6a406an%40googlegroups.com.
