Techy Bind Help: Setting Variable For Current Weapon's Ammo?

[Juzam]

I'm trying to do the following..

Bind e.g. F2 to "say_team NEED SLUGS" or "say_team NEED ROCKETS" etc, depending on which weapon I'm using.

At least in Quake 2's Battle mode, I can use the identifier %w to return the weapon I'm using. For example, I can do "say_team NEED Ammo for %w", which would result in e.g. "NEED Ammo for Shotgun".

I can also set variables, e.g. set a_Shotgun SHELLS, so when I type "say_team NEED $a_Shotgun", I would get "NEED SHELLS".

So the variable I'm trying to set is a_%w, but that's the problem. How can I evaluate the %w inside a variable?

Suppose I have a_Shotgun set to "SHELLS" and I'm using Shotgun. Using say_team NEED $a_%w is not working. What to do?

edit: typo

[Ghost9]

I didn't even know that much.  Hopefully someone knows how to do it because I'll probably add it to my config.  I'm always in need of slugs, rox, or bullets.

[digency]

This is easy.

You've got to think outside the box, look at it this way. Instead of using %W to get the variable just do it manually.

IF your using the E key to switch to RL add it into there.

Bind e "use Rocket launcher; set AMMO "ROCKETS"
bind x "use Railgun; set AMMO "SLUGS"
bind z "use Super Shotgun"; set AMMO "SHELLS"

bind F2 "Need $AMMO" (or whatever the variable command is)

So whenever you switch weapons, your ammo variable will change according to which weapon your using.

[Juzam]

digency: I had that in mind, but when you use a blaster and pick up a weapon, you automatically /use that weapon. Using %w is also necessary since the weapon changes automatically when you run out of ammo and try to shoot.

[vA]Ghost9: Yeah, this would be a nice bind. Asking for ammo is relatively easy in Ventrilo, but it's only used in clan wars. One button for asking for whatever ammo would be great. Feel free to check out my current configs, http://skene.arenanet.fi/ttnm/download/cfg-juzam.zip

[[BTF] Reflex]

evn though you switch automaticly to it when you have blaster,  I find I still hit the key for it when I pick it up.

[naymlis]

i think digency's suggestion is the only way to do this.. just make sure you press the weapon bind to the weapon it switches to automatically

[reaper]

anyway to use the capslock keys in q2. maybe changing a windows settings
such a nice key on the keyboard : (((