Help Pls Modifying String Parser

[Myrddin]

I am modifying the 3.5E ruleset for Pendragon and I want to modify the string parser within the 3.5E ruleset.

Instead of the syntax for Skill entries on the NPC sheet requiring a skill name, sign and a value for the skill modifier, I want to simply allow the skill name and value to be recorded. For example, instead of Hunting +10 I want to write the entry as Hunting 10.

I have identified the line of code which I need to modify within the campaign_npc_skill.lua file:



local nStarts, nEnds, sLabel, sSign, sMod = string.find(aClauses[i], "([%w%s\(\)]*[%w\(\)]+)%s*([%+%-–]?)(%d*)");


However, I am struggling to adjust it to work as I intend. Can anybody give me any pointers?

[Trenloe]

I don't know if this will work for you:


([%w%s\(\)]*[%w\(\)]+)%s*(%d*)

Removing the portion that looks for a + or -.

[Myrddin]

I tried that first. It doesn't quite work. The string.find function now returns the value as part of the label and finds nil for the modifier value.

[Trenloe]

Remove sSign from the variable list as this will no longer be returned.

[Myrddin]

Yep, tried that too. Still same problem.

[Trenloe]

Sorry, one minor change. The %w (alphanumeric match) needs to be changed to %a (only letters match).

Try this:

([%a%s\(\)]*[%a\(\)]+)%s*(%d*)

I'm not familiar with the skills in Pendragon (it's been many, many moons since I played). As long as the skills are purely words made up of only letters then this should be OK.

[Myrddin]

Yaay! Success. Thanks a bunch Trenloe.

Skills in PD are purely words, so this should work a treat.