Forums Scripts & Popups Can someone help me this script

i found this script from forum search and DaveC wrote it, I think it doesn't work well with numbers. For example the %answer is $50,000. Can you help me?
<triviabot> hint 1/5: $**,***
<triviabot> hint 2/5: $******
<triviabot> hint 3/5: $**,***
<triviabot> hint 4/5: $**,0**
<triviabot> hint 5/5: $*0,0**

hint.method2 {
var %answer = $gettok($1,1-,32)
var %hint = $gettok($2,1-,32)
if (!%hint) {
!.echo -q $regsub(%answer,/[^ ]/g,*,%hint)
}
elseif ($regex(%hint,/^[* ]+$/iS)) {
var %i = $numtok(%hint,32)
while (%i) {
var %hint = $puttok(%hint,$+($left($gettok(%answer,%i,32),1),$mid($gettok(%hint,%i,32),2)),%i,32)
dec %i
}
}
elseif ($pos(%hint,*,0)) {
var %i = $numtok(%hint,32)
while (%i) {
var %hword = $gettok(%hint,%i,32)
if ($pos(%hword,*,0) > 1) {
var %pos = $pos(%hword,*,$rand(1,$v1))
var %hint = $puttok(%hint,$+($left(%hword,$calc(%pos - 1)),$mid($gettok(%answer,%i,32),%pos,1),$mid(%hword,$calc(%pos + 1))),%i,32)
}
dec %i
}
}
return %hint
}

I suggest you go back and read the instructions closer, I just ran the original script and it functions as specified.

The fact your first hint is comming back with something vastly different from what it should, and then the 2nd hint has removed a , and replaced it with a *, leads me to believe your either altered the code or your passing it rubbish values, in which case its quite happly passing you rubbish back.

its usage is $hint.method2( <answer> , [<hint>] )
You start by passing it JUST the answer (or if your in a loop you insure the current <hint> value is nothing)
Each returned value can be used as the next <hint> value.

Here is an example first using a
The second part even uses your example hint 1/5 "$**,***"




Your code that producede the <triviabot> hint 1/5: $**,*** to <triviabot> hint 5/5: $*0,0** would have been more usfull to post, as I suspect that is where the problem lies.

Thank you so much for your help DaveC, It works now