string *attack_names;
int attack_num(string attack) {
if (!attack_names)
attack_names = ({ "null", "sharp", "blunt", "piercing", "unarmed",
"acid", "age", "charm", "cold", "confusion", "dam", "disease", "fear",
"fire", "light", "lightning", "missile", "paralysis", "petrification",
"poison", "sleep", "special_attack", "stat_mod", "stunning", "undead",
"wither" });
return member_array(attack, attack_names);
}