I was able to implement a manual search
https://forums.mirc.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/264144/hard-time-understanding-filter-command (with some difficulty), but I need some automation for other users.
Can anybody help me out with this?
1. User types
!scan SearchTerm in a specific channel
2. mIRC client
switches to status window3. mIRC client executes
/clear in status window
4. mIRC client posts
"Working..." in a specific channel
5. mIRC client executes
/quote who *SearchTerm*6. After, say, 5-second timer, every line that contains *
SearchTerm* in status window as a result of /who *boat* gets copied to a specific channel
7. mIRC client posts
"Search complete." in a specific channel.