>
>Then I added ints like this. int dur = 0, eff = 0, targ = 0;
>
>dur += (strlen(arg2)-2);
>eff += (strlen(arg2)-1);
>targ += strlen(arg2);
>
>Then, I added some message, showing how much the dur, eff, and targ became
>when I casted the spell. I casted shield on myself with 000 (zero extra on
>duration, effect, and targets, thus making the spell "normal"), but it
>showed You shield yourself. Dur(1) Eff(0) Tar(3), which isn't right as
>it really should show You shield yourself. Dur(0) Eff(0) Tar(0).
>
>What could be wrong with the above strlen checks??
>
Well, I'll assume you store 000 in arg2 and I have one question, are
you sure Eff is 0 and not 2?
strlen(arg2) returns the length of arg2 which is 3 if it's 000,
so strlen(arg2)-2 = 1 (dur = 1)
strlen(arg2)-1 = 2 (eff = 2) (you say 0 which is kind of neat)
strlen(arg2) = 3 (tar = 3)
So, to answer your question, I don't think anything is wrong
with the above strlen checks. They're working just fine
(short of that eff = 2). I don't think they're what
you want to use though.
Sean
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