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Get Spell Link in Classic

Hi all

I am adapting one of my current addons to Classic.

I have a button that I can drop an item or spell onto.

If the object is an item I just do a simple print.

If the object is a spell I get the spellID and then I get the spellLink and then do a print.

Here is my chunk;

Lua Code:

if CursorHasItem() then
    print("Has Item")
elseif CursorHasSpell() then
    print("Has Spell")
    cursorType, _, _, spellID = GetCursorInfo()
    spellLink = GetSpellLink(spellID)
    print("SpellID:", spellID, " - SpellLink:", spellLink)
else
    print("???")
end

When I drop class spells and racial spell onto my button I get the following output.

In retail, I get the correct spellLink print, yet in Classic I only get the spellName.

How do I get the spellLink in Classic?

I don't know about TBCC, but Classic Era doesn't support spell links.

GetSpellLink wasn't added until 2.4.0. It should be available in BCC but it's not in Classic.

Hi Kanegasi and SDPhantom

Thanks for letting me know, I will just to save the spell name instead.

Not a real issue, though it would be nice to have.

Cheers

I have the exact same problem. Is there an alternative way to get the spell link in Classic?

Thanks!

Hi fullmoon_sulfuras

So far I have not found a way to get the spell link; I have to save the spells by their spell name only.