If nick isin text file line x

Question

I'm having an issue with my current code.

on *:TEXT:*text*:#:{ 
  if ($nick isin $read(test.txt, 1)) {
    msg $chan working.
  }
}

The issue I am having is if the nick "User1" is in test.txt, and "User12" types text, It will detect it as User1 was in test.txt! How can I make it so "User12" will not say working if "User1" is on line 1.

what is in the first line of test.txt? only one nick or a lot of things? nick can be in other lines of test.txt? by the way, you must be very specific in your questions... "if the nick "User1" is in test.txt"... "It will detect it as User1 was in test.txt!" — Sirius_Black, Aug 17 '16 at 04:08
I'm pretty sure, this isn't logical. Could you please publish the first line on `test.txt` ? — Orel Eraki, Aug 17 '16 at 17:51
@OrelEraki The first line of text.txt is "User12", the nick triggering the command is "User1" — skdfsfwse, Aug 18 '16 at 00:37
what else has in test.txt? just the first line which contains "User12"? — Sirius_Black, Aug 18 '16 at 01:24
You got confused which make us confused, User12 is in text line, and User1 wrote `test`, which is completely opposite. Anyway i answered you. — Orel Eraki, Aug 18 '16 at 08:46

Orel Eraki · Accepted Answer · 2016-08-18T15:51:54.863

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You problem is that User1 contains in the first line User12 and you're searching by isin.

You can use regex $+(\b,$nick,\b) with \b word boundary for for making sure there is not text before or after the searched $nick

on *:TEXT:*text*:#:{ 
  var %line = $read(test.txt, 1)
  if ($regex(%line, $+(\b,$nick,\b))) {
    msg $chan working.
  }
}

edited Aug 18 '16 at 15:51

answered Aug 18 '16 at 08:45

Orel Eraki

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are you programming in PHP too? using ";" after setting a variable value... jk – Sirius_Black Aug 18 '16 at 15:10
up for the regex answer – Sirius_Black Aug 18 '16 at 15:18
Coming from programming in .NET all day took its toll on me. – Orel Eraki Aug 18 '16 at 15:51

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 18 '16 at 15:22

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Another way to make it works, is using identifier $istok...

on *:TEXT:*text*:#:{ 
if ($istok($nick,$read(test.txt,1),32)) {
msg $chan working.
}
}

Since it will only search for a specific token at the specific string... $istok identifier will do the same match as \b****\b Regex Boundary

answered Aug 18 '16 at 15:22

Sirius_Black

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Up for another solution, specially non regex. – Orel Eraki Aug 18 '16 at 15:46
What is the ",32" for? – skdfsfwse Aug 18 '16 at 16:32
mIRC Help File: $istok(text,token,C) Returns $true if token exists, otherwise returns $false. "32" stands for ASCII code for space character, which was used as delimiter character – Sirius_Black Aug 18 '16 at 17:19
have you changed what is in test.txt just for a bit? even insivible characters count... – Sirius_Black Aug 24 '16 at 02:36
It apparently never worked, I was unable to test it, Other user's solution works. – skdfsfwse Aug 25 '16 at 00:58
so you probably gave insufficient information, since i tested it and worked, the way you asked, by the way, any other information that its not like "User1" **only** in the first line of test.txt, will not work – Sirius_Black Aug 25 '16 at 02:04

If nick isin text file line x

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