can't get numbers with addslot into a text slot.

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Tj Shredder
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can't get numbers with addslot into a text slot.

Post by Tj Shredder » Mon Jun 03, 2019 6:32 pm

I tried to put a number into a text slot with "addslot ( Slotname 5 )". It does not get stored in the slot. If I put a symbol instead of a number like "addslot ( Slotname Word )" it works. Adding a number in the slot inspector is not a problem...
I must be doing something wrong... How do I enter numbers into a text slot via addslot command?

sydy
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Re: can't get numbers with addslot into a text slot.

Post by sydy » Tue Jun 04, 2019 6:28 am

In a textslot, which you define in the slotinfo, you can write single symbols (words) without brackets. BUT you need an apostrophe to identify a single number as text.

slotinfo: (slotinfo (1 (type text) (name mytextslot)))
message: addslot (1 `2 )

(Always leave a space behind the slot content and the closing ) of the addslot command. WRONG: addslot (1 "blabl"), RIGHT addslot (1 "blabl" )
I made some examples which should give you a clue.
For further information run through the detailed but extensive documentation. :D

Have a nice day.
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