Thx guys...I finally got it to work this way with no more error:

Code:

On me:*:Disconnect: exempt save
On *:Exit: exempt save
on *:start:{
  if (!$isdir($mircdirsys)) mkdir $qt($mircdirsys)
  if !$hget(exempt)  { .hmake exempt 10 }
  if $exists($mircdirsys\exempt.hsh) { .hload -i exempt $mircdirsys\exempt.hsh }
}