# Parser Problem

Matt Pauker (mpauker@peganet.com)
Wed, 30 Aug 1995 14:24:16 PDT

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    At 12:29 PM 8/30/95, Tom Ritchford wrote:
    >>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

    You need to chill, man.  It was a suggestion, nothing more.  I believed
    that using 'any' as a preposition would let you specify anything as a
    preposition.  I was wrong.  Sorry.  If you're angry at something, don't
    take it out on others; I really don't need it.

    Matt Pauker