executing commands with variables

[Caetano Ortegon]

I am trying to create a snowball that on impact creates a cloud, I have made the cloud using a datapack function and this is the code:

on projectile hit:
    projectile is a snowball
    set {_block} to the block at location of the projectile
    loop 5000 times:
        execute the command "execute positioned {_block} run function sp:particles" by console
        wait 0.05 seconds

This is supposed to last for 5 seconds but I cant use console commands with variables for some reason

 

[Tymen van Essen]

if you type "

execute positioned {_block} run function sp:particles

" in your server's console, what happens?\

, if you want to parse the variable of {block} you need to add %% around it. otherwise it literally tries to 'type' out {_block} in the console.

so try:

execute the command "execute positioned %{_block}% run function sp:particles" by console

ALSO, 5000x 0,05s = 250s or just over 4 minutes.
you want to loop your effect 100 times not 5000 times.