Forums Scripts & Popups little script pls - join channel, say random line

I can't get it done with my limited knowledge so can someone pls. help me - I need a litttle script for the following:

when I join a specified channel (#mytest)
it should say a random line from a file (greets.txt)
one time
to the channel

on *:join:#mytest: {
if ($nick !== $me) {
timer 1 2 msg # $read greets.txt
}
}

this will greet a person when he joins your #mytest

You could use the "!" prefix instead of "if ($nick != $me)", it has the same effect. Also, your $read is flawed. The proper syntax in this case is $read(file). I'm not sure why you're using a timer either.

But as I understand it "on join" works when somebody else joins a channel.
That's not what I want to do.
When I join a channel it should read a random line from greets.txt and my nick says it to the channel.
I also wouldn't need any timer.

I tried it with this (first code):

on *:join:#mytest: {
if ($nick !== $me) {
msg # $read(greets.txt)
}
}

doesn't work though. However I thought on join does not work if you are the one who joins.

remove the ! in ($nick == $me)



dont forget in this example roomname is #mytest

Works. Thank you.

your welcome

Alternatively, and using an undocumented prefix, you could use


That also uses the correct format for the $read identifier. The format that you were using is only supported due to compatability reasons with older versions of mIRC.