Is there a way i can scan my channel logs for certain data? Like if i want to search for how many times some one was opped, or how many times some one was kicked and who kicked them? I tried using $read(c:\stats-r-us\phazenet\#channel.20030127.log,w,*kickee*was*kicked*by*,0) but all that returned was either the first instance of what i was scanning for, or it returned nothing. is this the best way to scan for something in log files? any other way of scanning log files so i can get the data i need?

You can do that with /filter. Filter all the matching lines to a hidden custom window and then check $filtered.

thanks qwerty, that works great .
now, is there a way to get the channel name in there too or would i have to modify the way my bot logs channels?