Copy spl description and apply to an item

[Grammarsalad]

Solved. See 3rd post

 

I'm trying to create a number of cleric scrolls. In order to increase compatibility (especially with Spell Revisions), I would like to be able to copy the spell description and then apply it to the scroll description. I can do this will the file name, no problem. So, for example, for the scroll of detect evil, I have this:

 

//get spl name: Detect Evil
COPY_EXISTING ~SPPR104.spl~ ~override~
          READ_ASCII 0x0008 name


COPY_EXISTING ~B_PS104.itm~ ~override~ //scroll of detect evil (etc.)
       WRITE_ASCIIE 0x0008 ~%name%~
       WRITE_ASCIIE 0x000c ~%name%~

Great, it copies the spell text/string ref--not sure which--from the spell and applies it to the scroll. That is, this doesn't work:

//get spl name: Detect Evil
COPY_EXISTING ~SPPR104.spl~ ~override~
          READ_ASCII 0x0054 desc


COPY_EXISTING ~B_PS104.itm~ ~override~ //scroll of detect evil (etc.)
       WRITE_ASCIIE 0x0054 ~%desc%~

What am I doing wrong?

 

Edited October 17, 2018 by Grammarsalad

[subtledoctor]

Just use the strrefs?

 

COPY spl

READ_LONG 0x50 desc

COPY itm

WRITE_LONG 0x54 desc

[Grammarsalad]

Oh spit! Simple mistake. I was copying the wrong descriptor from the spl file (i.e. 0x0054 when it should have been 0x0050)--thanks for that Subtle. This worked:

 

Edit: this is lightly better:

//Scroll of Detect evil


COPY_EXISTING ~SPPR104.spl~ ~override~
          READ_ASCII 0x0008 name
          READ_ASCII  0x0050 desc


COPY ~%mod_folder%/data/scrolls/priest_1/B_PS104.itm~ ~override~   //Actual scroll
       WRITE_ASCIIE 0x0008 ~%name%~
       WRITE_ASCIIE 0x000c ~%name%~
       WRITE_ASCIIE 0x0054 ~%desc%~

Edited October 17, 2018 by Grammarsalad

[CamDawg]

The name and description fields are string references (read: numeric), so READ/WRITE_LONG is a better fit than READ/WRITE_ASCII.

[subtledoctor]

Can't WRITE_ASCII screw things up if you don't specify the length of the string, or something? Should it instead be SAY EVAL?

[Ardanis]

It's eight characters by default, so unless you need different length (or to null-terminate) it's fine.

[Grammarsalad]

Ah okay. I'll change it to read/write long