How to replace NewMessages

[Bainespal]

In hugolib.h, the NewMessages routine appears to be a stub intended to be replaced in the game code so that the user can customize specific parser messages.

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routine NewMessages(r, num, a, b)       ! The NewMessages routine may be
{                                       ! replaced, and should return true
	return false                    ! if a replacement message <num>
&#125;                                       ! exists for routine <r>

I'm trying to modify the third message for the CheckReach routine (here's the code from Message):

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	case &CheckReach
	{
		select num
		case 1
		{
			print "Except that "; The(parent(a)); \
				MatchPlural(parent(a), "has", "have"); \
				" "; The(a); "."
		}
		case 2
		{
			print "Except that "; The(parent(a)); \
				MatchPlural(parent(a), "doesn't", "don't"); \
				" want to give "; The(player, true); \
				" "; The(a); "."
		}
		case 3:  print CThe(player); " can't reach "; The(a); \
				" from "; The(parent(player)); "."
	}

I want to replace case 3, so I tried

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replace NewMessages(CheckReach, 3)
  {  [My modification here.]  }

in my code, but I get errors, regardless as to whether I try "NewMessages(CheckReach, 3)" or "NewMessages(&CheckReach, 3)".

I actually haven't tried to create a different message in place of the library message yet, because I haven't figured out how to do what I want it to (de-capitalize room names). But I can't experiment to try to do that until I can successfully replace the message.

[Johnny]

You want to do something like this:

Edit: Roody_Yogurt rools, I drool.

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replace NewMessages(r, num, a, b)
{
    select r

    case &CheckReach
    {
        select num
        case 3
        {
            !!! Your changes go here.
            return true
        }
    }

    return false
}

[Bainespal]

Yes, that works. Thanks! :)

[Johnny]

You're welcome. Happy Hugo'ing!