Differentiating between an item in hand or in backpack

[Grandewd]

I need to know if my char is holding an item or if that item is simply in his backpack.
For instance:

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finditem %someitem #CHARID
will find %someitem in my hand if it's there, but also in my backpack if it's in the top level.
The item is a spellbook and will ALWAYS be in one or the other of those 2 places. If it's in his hand, I need to drop it with event macro 24 2. But, if it's in his backpack - I need to ignore it.

How can I tell where my %someitem currently is?

I suppose I could see if it's in his backpack with:

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finditem %someitem C_ , #backpackID
and then act accordingly, but is this the only way to tell if it's in his hand or not???

 

[12TimesOver]

First find the item then, if it exists, find it in the backpack. If it doesn't exist then it's in the hand?

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finditem %someitem #CHARID
if #findkind = -1
   set %InHand #FALSE
else
   {
   finditem %someitem C_ , #backpacked
   if #findkind = -1
      set %InHand #TRUE
   else
      set %InHand #FALSE
   }

Or something like that. I'm kind of tired right now.
      

[dxrom]

Or in Stealth you can just compare ObjAtLayer(RHandLayer) or ObjAtLayer(LHandLayer).

Like for my combat skill trainer.

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if GetSkillValue('Swordsmanship') < 100 then
    begin
      if (GetType(ObjAtLayer(RHandLayer)) = 0) then
      begin
        UseObject(PullBAG);
        wait(500);
        if (GetQuantity(FindTypeEx(wep,$FFFF,Backpack,false)) = 0) then
        begin
          MoveItem(FindTypeEx(wep,$FFFF,PullBAG,false),1,Backpack,0,0,0);
          wait(500);
          Equip(RHandLayer, FindItem);
        end;
        Equip(RHandLayer, FindItem);
      end;
    end;
(GetType(ObjAtLayer(RHandLayer)) = 0) checks the Right Hand, if it has nothing equipped (the item broke from training) then it proceeds.

[Grandewd]

First find the item then, if it exists, find it in the backpack. If it doesn't exist then it's in the hand?

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finditem %someitem #CHARID
if #findkind = -1
   set %InHand #FALSE
else
   {
   finditem %someitem C_ , #backpacked
   if #findkind = -1
      set %InHand #TRUE
   else
      set %InHand #FALSE
   }

Or something like that. I'm kind of tired right now.  

Yea, that's pretty much where I headed after thinking more on it.  I'm checking #charID first to see if it's anywhere, if it is then on to #backpackID to see if it's there, then on from there.

But, thx for the input...

[Grandewd]

@dxrom:  Yea, the more I see regarding Stealth, the more resolved I am to begin it... Being able to actually see directly what is in either hand is really nice....