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/timer and -v (not evaluate) flag option #255298 06/10/15 09:32 AM
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,515 Greece westor OP Hoopy frood
OP westor Hoopy frood Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,515 Greece	Hello, I am sure that this suggestion has been suggested many times, but is good to bring it back again for addition. Adding an flag option into the /timer to not evaluate the text. (like -v) -v = will not evaluate the text. e.g: Code: alias test_run { var %t = test $chr(124) test timer[test] -v 1 1 msg #channel %t } NOTE: I know the $safe identifier but is not a real solution of this. Need Online mIRC help or an mIRC Scripting Freelancer? -> https://irc.chathub.org <-

Re: /timer and -v (not evaluate) flag option westor #255300 06/10/15 03:11 PM
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 192 Brax Vogon poet
Brax Vogon poet Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 192	Maybe I'm completely missing the point but couldnt this be solved simply by $eval(text,0), or in your case $eval(%t,0) echo -a $signature

Re: /timer and -v (not evaluate) flag option Brax #255301 06/10/15 03:46 PM
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 871 The Netherlands Sat Hoopy frood
Sat Hoopy frood Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 871 The Netherlands	No, because that would cause %t to be evaluated only when the timer triggers, and here %t is a local variable that will be long gone by then. As suggested by westor (and indeed, several others before) the feature would end the nightmare of double evaluation with timer commands, for which there just is no simple, reliable workaround. As such, this feature is long overdue, and should be compared to e.g. the 'n' flag to $read. Saturn, QuakeNet staff

Re: /timer and -v (not evaluate) flag option Sat #255311 07/10/15 12:17 PM
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 871 The Netherlands Sat Hoopy frood
Sat Hoopy frood Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 871 The Netherlands	Just to add: of course, the same flag could and should be added to similar commands such as /scon as well.. Saturn, QuakeNet staff

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