At 09:56 PM 6/3/96 +1000, you wrote: >Hi all, > I have finally got all the objects for my first town with shops >completed and am now making the shop files. However I have come across a >big problem. The shop produces the following when list is typed. > >..[stuff].. bronze buckler ..[stuff].. >..[stuff].. steel buckler ..[stuff].. >... >[stuff] >... >..[stuff].. bronze breast plate ..[stuff].. >..[stuff].. steel breast plate ..[stuff].. >... >[stuff] >... > >The problem is if you type buy buckler it buys the bronze buckler, if you >type buy steel it buys steel buckler, if you type buy breast or plate it >buys the bronze breast plate. The trouble is you can only buy the steel >breast plate if you type buy [number].steel. However I have lots of >dirrerent types of steel stuff above it. It therefore seems a real hassle >to count each occurance of steel above to buy the breast plate when there >are already those nice numbers down the side. Has anyone changed the shop >code so that you can just type, buy 15, which will buy the 15th item in the >list? If so could you give me an idea of how I should go about doing the >same? > >Thanks in advance > >Fionn > > >PS. I'm using version 3 pl11, with version 3 shop files. > >PPS. Sorry for spamming the list with this 3 times, but for some reason >the first 2 attemps cut the bottom half of the message off. I hope it >works this time. :) > >
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