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Macros using Ability Command Buttons

April 04 (9 years ago)

I am currently trying to figure out how to make it so that when you click on an ability command button, it activates a macro. Here is my current code, which does not work:

[Activate Macro](~#macrohere)

Is this possible without using the API?

April 04 (9 years ago)

Edited April 04 (9 years ago)

RiftTalon

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Literally five seconds after posting this, a crazy idea hit me, and it worked. For those of you wondering what it was:

[Button](~macro|#macronamehere)

EDIT: Just found out that it only sort-of works, giving an error.

No ability was found for %{macro|#macronamehere}

EDIT2: Okay so, I finally figured it out.

[Button](!
#macroname)

April 04 (9 years ago)

Ed S.

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The ~ basically substitutes for the % part of %{CHARACTERNAME|ABILITY} ie. [BUTTON NAME](~CHARACTERNAME|ABILITY). So using the ~ requires the macro be in an ability on a character.

The standard usage for the API buttons needs the use of HTML entity substitution characters. The format for using a macro from the Settings tab would be [BUTTON NAME](!#MACRONAME).

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