help with using an item at +/- my characters position

[rbestone]

looking for info about using an object located at -1, -2 of your character in a field of same type objects.
im working on a fishing script that picksup and replaces traps. i can get it to do everything except, it just picks up random traps instead of the one i want. i cant figure out how to make it see a specific spot, based off my char position.

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7pick&replace:
findItem CZZ G_ 5    ;i dont know how to make this - or + charpos instead of ground 5
if #findKind = -1
{
      wait 10
      goto trap
            }
            else
{
set #ltargetKind
set #lobjectID #findID
  set #ltargetKind 1
event macro 17 0
wait 10
set #lTargetX #charposx +  +1 ; i know its to late here
set #lTargetY #charposy +  -1 ; and here
set #lTargetZ 1
wait 25

[TrailMyx]

When you do a "finditem" command, you also get information about where the item is located and that is returned in #FINDX, #FINDY and #FINDZ.  If you subtract your #CHARPOSX from #FINDX, you get a relative location of the item.  Same goes for the Y and Z coords.  This gives you an idea where the item is located relative to your position.

[manwinc]

Hmm.... Probably the easiest method for you to work with would be to build individual Subs for Each Trap Location Based on Position.

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Sub Trap1
Finditem CZZ G_5
if #Findcnt > 0
{
For #Findindex 1 #Findcnt ; Index's Through all the items That are Found of that Type within the Range
{
if #Findx = #Charposx - 2 && #Findy = #Charposy -1 ; here is where you setup your Coordinates
{
; DO STUFF
}
}
}
Return

Then you Could Build a Sub For Each Trap And when you wanted to pull a specific one you just Gosub to it.

Gosub Trap1
Gosub Trap2
Gosub Trap3

etc etc etc

[rbestone]

thank you both for the info and explanation of how/why it works. i will give it a whirl and let you know.

[Fluwton]

They didn't let you know.

I fear that this all may have been an elaborate ruse to get you guys to waste valuable electrons on a response.

The fiend!