[TokenMod] [API/Macro] Pass value from chat macro invocation to script?

My apologies if this is documented somewhere, I've looked at a lot of things trying to find it before asking. I'm using the TokenMod script to set the value of the first bar on a token that is selected. This works from chat: !token-mod --set @{selected|token_id} bar1|30 This also works from chat: !token-mod --set @{selected|token_id} bar1|-5 I would like to invoke this more easily, from the chat, so I made this macro, called #shp: !token-mod --set bar1_value| What I want is for the macro to pass whatever comes after #shp to the invocation of token-mod, but I can't get it to work. Adding a + at the end, which works with roll macros, does not appear to work here. This definition of the macro works fine, but will always set the value to 20 when I invoke #shp (not that useful): !token-mod --set bar1_value|20 This definition of the macro also works fine, but requires me to enter the desired value via an input box: !token-mod --set bar1_value|?{HP} Is there a way to turn `#shp +5` into `!token-mod --set bar1_value|+5` via macro definition? Or would I have to write a script to effectively do the same thing? Thanks, Tadhg

Good question. I've not tried working with macros like that. With the space after #shp, that would become: !token-mod --set bar1_value| +20 which would be parsed as two arguments to --set, neither with a parameter.  I could likely write you a quick script that does what you want. Can you describe in more detail the things you want to do?

Thanks Aaron! But if a script is required, I'll try to write it myself—I need practice with the API. I'll report back if I get somewhere (or if I get stuck and need to ask for help). The main reason I want this is because I tend to prefer operating from the keyboard as much as possible, so I'd like to be able to set various character values with a minimum of keystrokes. Ideally, it would be great if macros had a formal operator for capturing parameters, something like `={}` (similar to `?{}`). A way to indicate how many parameters you want to capture and/or what to do with extras would be excellent as well. Even more ideally, it would be fantastic if there were a hybrid along the lines of `=?{HP}` that would take parameters specified after the macro in chat, so that e.g. `#shp +5` would pass `+5` to whatever the macro is calling, but `#shp` with no arguments (or from a token action call) would pop up a dialog box in the same way that `?{HP}` currently does. I don't know if it would be possible to do this via scripting or if this is a feature request. I also found <a href="https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/741734/script-m" rel="nofollow">https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/741734/script-m</a>... which might provide another approach for what I'm trying to do.