Mage Channeling question

[crowdx]

Hi all,
simple question, which tag in a macro stops a mage from starting another spell if they are already channeling a current one, i.e. if I am casting evocation and do not want another spell to interrupt it.
Thanks for the help

[alcattle]

channeling:<spell name>

Normally, if you are channeling a spell and begin casting another spell, it will cancel the channel. This option allows you to keep that from happening, and also has a few other uses. For instance, maybe you do want to cancel one particular spell but not another. [channeling] alone matches any spell and you can also list an arbitrary number of spell names to check.
Note: channeling is NOT the same as casting. The [channeling] conditional only applies to spells like Arcane Missiles, Drain Life, Mind Flay, etc. where after the initial cast, the spell makes its effect over time.

from WoWwiki

[Owltoid]

nochanneling

[DrunkMurray]

A real world example:

/castsequence [nochanneling] Arcane Blast, Arcane Blast, Arcane Blast, Arcane Missiles

Alternatively you could put this at the top of the macro

/stopmacro [channeling]

But that seems less efficient

[shadewalker]

/stopmacro [channeling]

But that seems less efficient

But

/stopmacro [channeling]
/use 13
/use 14
/use Presence of Mind
/use Icy Veins
/use Arcane Power
/castsequence Arcane Blast, Arcane Blast, Arcane Blast, Arcane Missiles

would have the added benefit of keeping your trinkets and other spells from breaking the channel too.

[DrunkMurray]

But

/stopmacro [channeling]
/use 13
/use 14
/use Presence of Mind
/use Icy Veins
/use Arcane Power
/castsequence Arcane Blast, Arcane Blast, Arcane Blast, Arcane Missiles

would have the added benefit of keeping your trinkets and other spells from breaking the channel too.

...

This might explain why I occasionally lose my blizzard channel. I'm gonna have to go check my macros!

[Zub]

But

/stopmacro [channeling]
/use 13
/use 14
/use Presence of Mind
/use Icy Veins
/use Arcane Power
/castsequence Arcane Blast, Arcane Blast, Arcane Blast, Arcane Missiles

would have the added benefit of keeping your trinkets and other spells from breaking the channel too.

o.O
but OF COURSE !

/bangs head into wall
/goes to check macros

Thanks for the tip

[crowdx]

Well this worked great last night, cured a lot of my mage mana issues , thanks all for the help