# Parser Problem

Tom Ritchford (tom@mvision.com)
Wed, 30 Aug 1995 12:29:50 PDT

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    >At 11:45 AM 8/30/95, Coolin MacKaarmick wrote:
    >>On Wed, 30 Aug 1995, Tom Ritchford wrote:
    >>
    >>[snip]
    >>As I suspected.  The crux of my question is whether there is a workaround
    >>or if there is an inherent proscription on constructs such as "@pay bob
    >>$10."  I doubt it (a workaround), but maybe someone's been very, very
    >>clever.
    >>
    >>Ideas?
    >>
    >>Colin
    >>
    >
    >You could define the verb with the arguments: any any none, and instead of
    >checking iobjstr, check prepstr, which ought to be your "$10", in your
    >example.

    Come on... don't you try things on the MOO before posting?
    The only possible prepositions are:

         with/using
         at/to
         in front of
         in/inside/into
         on top of/on/onto/upon
         out of/from inside/from
         over
         through
         under/underneath/beneath
         behind
         beside
         for/about
         is
         as
         off/off of

    READ THE PROGRAMMER'S MANUAL ON COMMAND PARSING!

        /t