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Putting the value of a variable into another variable
Hi, just beginning with Twine, and ran into a problem with variables. My basic problem is simple: I have two variables, say a name, and the name of a diner. I have the player name the character, and then the diner's default name is name's Diner. (<<set $diner = "$name's Diner">>)
When it's printed in the story, it works just fine, displaying Bob's Diner. But, the value of the variable is still "$name's Diner", which comes into play when I allow the player to select a name for the diner itself. In the textbox, it will display literally $name's Diner, which doesn't look good at all.
Now, I can use a script block to assign the value correctly, but wondered if there was a way to do it normally and more simply, in case the problem came up again.
When it's printed in the story, it works just fine, displaying Bob's Diner. But, the value of the variable is still "$name's Diner", which comes into play when I allow the player to select a name for the diner itself. In the textbox, it will display literally $name's Diner, which doesn't look good at all.
Now, I can use a script block to assign the value correctly, but wondered if there was a way to do it normally and more simply, in case the problem came up again.
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