Thanks!
I gave it a try...
<$tiddler tiddler="Available List"><$transclude tiddler="Available List"
index="Hamlet"/></$tiddler> returns nothing =(
On Friday, March 1, 2019 at 2:37:12 PM UTC-8, Joshua Fontany wrote:
>
> Neat use-case! I will have to poke at this. My JsonMangler plugin is also
> intended for use in a tabletop gaming wiki, but I have not played around
> with the other style Data Tiddler.
>
> But what you are most likely running into is that *{{this}}* is a
> shortcut for a pair of nested widgets:
> <$tiddler tiddler="this" ><$transclude tiddler="this" /></$tiddler>
>
> Which sets the <<currentTiddler>> variable to "this", and _then_
> transcludes the contents of "this" into that context.
>
> Not sure on just scanning why this would break your translcusion, but try:
>
> <$tiddler tiddler="Available List"><$transclude tiddler="Available List"
> index="Hamlet"/></$tiddler>
>
> See if there is any different behavior.
>
> Best,
> Joshua Fontany
>
>
> On Friday, March 1, 2019 at 2:20:03 PM UTC-8, Shareen wrote:
>>
>> I am using data dictionaries to generate details for randomly generated
>> stuff (in this case towns) for tabletop gaming.
>> I found that using either alpha or numeric calls work for dictionaries
>> filled with a mix of alpha and numeric: {{Datadictionary
>> Name##AlphaOrNumericIndex}}, yay!
>> However, the $transclude calls do not work for both alpha and numeric,
>> just numeric.
>> Does anyone know if I am calling this correctly?
>>
>> TW5 version: *5.1.17*
>>
>>
>> *Data Dictionary*
>> Returns numerically indexed values depending on which alphanumeric it is
>> sent:
>> type: application/x-tiddler-dictionary
>>
>> name: Available List
>> Hamlet: <$wikify name=randy text=<<RollDice num_dice: '1' dice_size:
>> '2' dice_add:'0'>> ><$transclude $name="Available List"
>> index=<<randy>>/></$wikify>
>> Village: <$wikify name=randy text=<<RollDice num_dice: '1' dice_size:
>> '3' dice_add:'0'>> ><$transclude $name="Available List"
>> index=<<randy>>/></$wikify>
>> 1: CCC
>> 2: DDD
>> 3: EEE
>>
>> *Trials*
>>
>>
>> 1. {{Available List##Hamlet}}: Returns CCC or DDD as expected
>> 2. {{Available List##1}}: Returns CCC as expected
>> 3. <$transclude tiddler="Available List" index=1/> : Returns CCC as
>> expected
>> 4. <$transclude tiddler="Available List" index="Hamlet"/>: Nothing
>> returns, expect one of 4 or 5 to act like #1
>> 5. <$transclude tiddler="Available List" index=Hamlet/>: Nothing
>> returns
>> 6. <$transclude tiddler="Available List" index=$(A)$/> & <$transclude
>> tiddler="Available List" index=$A$/>: Nothing return, did not expect them
>> to.
>>
>>
>> Longer explanation on why I am using transclude:
>>
>> Each data dictionary has 1 to n values, often a hundred or more.
>> In a "generator" tiddler I define the size of a town, and it is used
>> repeatedly in the tiddler to grab details.
>> Often there is a great deal of overlap, and instead of making a ton of
>> lists, one of each list for every flavor of town size, I used shared lists
>> and roll on them appropriately.
>>
>> \define TownSize() Hamlet
>>
>>
>> Detail 1: <$transclude tiddler="X Available" index=<<TownSize>> />
>> Detail 2: <$transclude tiddler="Y Available" index=<<TownSize>> />
>> Detail 3: <$transclude tiddler="Available List" index=<<TownSize>> />
>>
>>
>>
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