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[6.17]Bug with "echo" and "$chr()" within a script #142491 18/02/06 12:53 PM
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 27 S silent OP Ameglian cow
OP silent Ameglian cow S Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 27	Hi, I wanted to write an alias, that shows me all Letters from 0-255, i did it so: Code: alias test { var %i 0 while (%i <= 255) { echo -a $chr(%i) inc %i } } [ when i type "/test" now, all i get is: Quote: * /echo: insufficient parameters (line 13, script.ini) if u put something before or after "$chr(%i)" its shows me all right, but only "$chr(%i)" doesnt work... if i type it directly in a chanwindow or so: Quote: //echo -a $chr(46) works correct. Must be a bug, or?

Re: [6.17]Bug with "echo" and "$chr()" within a sc #142492 18/02/06 01:00 PM
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 8 C CNO Nutrimatic drinks dispenser
CNO Nutrimatic drinks dispenser C Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 8	hi, imho $chr(0) causes the problem as it's not a real character. so, this is not a bug but mIRC's normal behaviour. just set %i to 1 and you should do fine. sincerly, CNO

Re: [6.17]Bug with "echo" and "$chr()" within a sc #142493 18/02/06 01:02 PM
Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 20 C Cork Ameglian cow
Cork Ameglian cow C Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 20	This is in no way something new, all char codes arn't printable. so just by doing a smal change to your code if works fine. Code: alias test { var %i 0 while (%i <= 255) { echo -a char: $chr(%i) inc %i } }

Re: [6.17]Bug with "echo" and "$chr()" within a sc #142494 18/02/06 01:03 PM
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 759 Arnhem, The Netherlands M Mpdreamz Hoopy frood
Mpdreamz Hoopy frood M Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 759 Arnhem, The Netherlands	$chr(0) is nothing therefor you need to start counting at 1, also you need to escape $chr(32) as it cant be printed on it's own. Code: alias test { var %i = 1 while (%i <= 255) { if (%i = 32) { echo -a space \| inc %i } echo -a $chr(%i) inc %i } } $maybe

Re: [6.17]Bug with "echo" and "$chr()" within a sc #142495 18/02/06 01:07 PM
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 27 S silent OP Ameglian cow
OP silent Ameglian cow S Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 27	Thx. I also thought about that...but shouldnt mIRC show all the "correct" values?

Re: [6.17]Bug with "echo" and "$chr()" within a sc #142496 18/02/06 01:11 PM
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 2,019 Leuven, Belgium FiberOPtics Hoopy frood
FiberOPtics Hoopy frood Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 2,019 Leuven, Belgium	What I usually do is add a ^O char at the end of what I'm echoing, that way mIRC'll never throw an error when trying to echo a $null value or a space. Code: echo -a $chr(%i) Since mIRC interprets the ^O char, there's no issue that you will see it when it's echoed. Gone.

Re: [6.17]Bug with "echo" and "$chr()" within a sc #142497 18/02/06 01:13 PM
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 759 Arnhem, The Netherlands M Mpdreamz Hoopy frood
Mpdreamz Hoopy frood M Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 759 Arnhem, The Netherlands	mIRC's own commands are almost all made to halt when an error is found, since it cant print $chr(0) or $chr(32) it will halt. $maybe

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