Repeat task, random message Mirc Scipt

Question

Currently it reads the text.txt at random and it displays on a channel

on *:TEXT:!command:#channel:{
  /msg $chan $read(text.txt)

I don't understand how to make it auto execute at x minute intervals, whitout using the !command

I've beginner at this, I want to make it like a /timer but can add read random lines from the text everytime

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:05

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It's been a while since I last worked with mIRC, so I had to look up the documentation on /timer, but you should be able to do something like this:

on *:TEXT:!command:#channel:{
  /timer 0 60 /msg $chan $!read(<textfile>)
}

This will execute /msg $chan $!read(<textfile>) an infinite number of times at 60 second intervals once !command has been entered into a channel.

If you need to cancel the timer for some reason, you would need to name the timer, which can be done by appending a name to the command, such as /timerMESSAGE or /timer1, and then including a command to turn the timer off, such as:

on *:TEXT:!timeroff:#channel:{
  /timer<name> off
}

replacing <name> with the name of your timer.

EDIT: Thanks to Patrickdev for pointing out the difference of $!read() versus $read() for timer commands.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:05

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answered Jul 21 '14 at 12:17

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I was somewere close to what you said, but I get this error /msg: insufficient parameters (line 2, remote.ini) – Alex_TNT Jul 21 '14 at 12:47
seems like you need for someone else to execute the script, beside you to make it run – Alex_TNT Jul 21 '14 at 13:09
@Alex_TNT Yeah, mIRC doesn't capture your own input for scripts. Is `$read()` your own function? – RevanProdigalKnight Jul 21 '14 at 13:11
No it's not my own function. I've changed the path to my drive one `$read(D:\Program Files (x86)\mIRC\defaults\scripts\text.txt)` seems to work, but it's repeating the same line – Alex_TNT Jul 21 '14 at 13:18
@Alex_TNT Looking at the documentation of `$read`, it looks like you need to specify the `n` switch after the name of the file in order to get it to not try and read it as mIRC Scripting Language code, so your call should be `$read(D:\Program Files (x86)\mIRC\defaults\scripts\text.txt,n)` – RevanProdigalKnight Jul 21 '14 at 13:20
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Change `$read` to `$!read` to change when the `$read()` is evaluated. By adding the exclamation mark, it won't read the contents when !command is issued, but when the timer is run (every 60 seconds). – Patrickdev Jul 21 '14 at 13:30
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Additionally, if you don't want !command to be typed at all, you'll want to look into events like `on START`, which triggers once every time the client starts. – Patrickdev Jul 21 '14 at 13:31
@Patrickdev I've edited my answer to include your comments on `$!read` (with proper crediting to you). Thanks for that, I didn't know about that functionality of mIRC. – RevanProdigalKnight Jul 21 '14 at 13:37
@Patrickdev events on start may cause trouble on disconnecting from network if you dont use an on disconnect event – Sirius_Black Jul 26 '14 at 20:04

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 26 '14 at 20:24

i suggest you to use this if you disconnect from a network for whatever reason

ping timeout,broken pipe,connection reseted by peer,netsplit it wont stop

the most efficient way is using an on join event

on me:*:join:#channel:{
.timerrepeat 0 60 msg $chan $read(text.txt)
}

on me:*:part:#channel:{
.timerrepeat off
}
on *:disconnect:{
.timerrepeat off
}

this script will only triggers when you join on #channel

replace #channel with channel you want

Repeat task, random message Mirc Scipt

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