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Idle problem #16910 25/03/03 07:27 PM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 63 N NiCk2 OP Babel fish
OP NiCk2 Babel fish N Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 63	Why does mIRC always returns 0 when I do //echo $idle ? Have I got to use raws in order to retrieve information about my own idle ?

Re: Idle problem #16911 25/03/03 07:50 PM
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,138 London, UK C Collective Hoopy frood
Collective Hoopy frood C Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,138 London, UK	Because after you type the line mIRC resets the idle counter. You can use $idle in a script without it resetting.

Re: Idle problem #16912 26/03/03 12:29 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,012 New Hampshire, USA KingTomato Hoopy frood
KingTomato Hoopy frood Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,012 New Hampshire, USA	just to demonstrate it, try doing: Code: //timer11 5 /echo -a $idle thatr should return 5, assuming the timer is correct. -KingTomato

Re: Idle problem #16913 26/03/03 07:03 PM
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 117 Netherlands R Rich Vogon poet
Rich Vogon poet R Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 117 Netherlands	Try //timer 1 5 /echo -a idle = $!idle instead. $input(Me like stars, You too?)