Changing variables on the fly?

[Diazepam]

I don't have EQ handy atm, so I can't test this myself right now. I'm hoping one of you knows this off the top of your head.

I have a brain-dead cleric alt that I want to be part of a CH chain. Here's the code I have for the CH part now:

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#include SpellCast.inc 

Sub Main 
   /declare CastTime int outer
   /varset CastTime 126
   /echo Starting CH chain
   :HealLoop
   /call cast "Complete Heal" 
   /delay CastTime
   /goto :HealLoop 
/return

Real simple. At some point, though, I want to change CastTime in the script above (pushing it out to 160 or 180). If I created a hotkey that just had:

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/varset CastTime 160

...would hitting that hotkey while this macro was running change CastTime appropriately?

If not, can you think of easy ways to change a variable like this while the macro is running?

[dman]

That would work yes, although, in your code it should be.

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/delay ${CastTime}

You could also set up an event that looks for echoes to screen and use those to change the variable.

[s16z]

Actually, if scoping is done right, it will not work. Change the declare to

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/declare CastTime int global

Of course you should also get rid of CastTime as a delcared variable sometime or MQ will complain.

[dman]

The variable does not have to be global to change it while the macro is running.....