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 dop...@gmail.com 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
>
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