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Variable Event #175748 27/04/07 08:00 PM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 60 MD, United States S Spitfire3292 OP Babel fish
OP Spitfire3292 Babel fish S Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 60 MD, United States	on :VARIABLE:{ I think this would be a nice addition to the events. The way this would work is that each time a variable was set $1 would be the item (variable name) and $2- would be its value or something similar. I will show you an example of how this is helpful. Suppose you have variable %A in 10 scripts. Each one of the scripts triggers at different times. Suppose you wanted a command to trigger when the variable was at a certain value. Instead of adding a check feature to all 10 scripts you could add something like this: on :VARIABLE:{ if ($1 = A) && ($2 = 100) { /echo -a * Variable $1 is now at value $2) } } If the item was A and the value of it was 100, it would trigger. Thanks for your time. -Andrew "In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure."

Re: Variable Event Spitfire3292 #175768 28/04/07 09:19 AM
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 655 Om3n Fjord artisan
Om3n Fjord artisan Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 655	As a scripted solution, you could use a signal to do this, with the use of a couple of aliases for var and set. alias var { var $1- \| signal varchange var $1- } alias set { set $1- \| signal varchange set $1- } Or something along those lines, parsing the data would be a little more work because of the various var/set formats that can be used, but it is certainly doable. "Allen is having a small problem and needs help adjusting his attitude" - Flutterby

Re: Variable Event Om3n #175769 28/04/07 09:28 AM
Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,881 H hixxy Hoopy frood
hixxy Hoopy frood H Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,881	Aliasing var will break local variables, because the variable will be local to the /var alias. Aliasing set will also break /var considering mIRC calls /set -l internally and it will thus be local to the /set alias.

Re: Variable Event hixxy #175810 28/04/07 10:20 PM
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 655 Om3n Fjord artisan
Om3n Fjord artisan Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 655	Indeed, i guess i completely overlooked the behavior of local variables. "Allen is having a small problem and needs help adjusting his attitude" - Flutterby

Re: Variable Event Spitfire3292 #175832 29/04/07 01:38 PM
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 580 N NaquadaServ Fjord artisan
NaquadaServ Fjord artisan N Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 580	There would be tremendous overhead to adding such a feature. It is also not very good programming. If you already have ten scripts modifying the same global variable, then why not create an eleventh that does this... Code: alias startChecks { .timerChecks 0 1 checkVariables } alias checkVariables { if (%A > 100) { /echo -a * Variable $1 is now at value $2) } if (%Monkey > %Flying) { /echo -a * Cool Monkies can fly!! :) } } NaquadaBomb www.mirc-dll.com

Re: Variable Event Spitfire3292 #175883 29/04/07 10:31 PM
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,559 Germany H Horstl Hoopy frood
Horstl Hoopy frood H Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,559 Germany	Regarding performance, I get the same headache as NaquadaServ. Spiritfire3292 will not misuse such an event but, to be sure, many people out there will. Think of While-Loops using global vars, or ppl not using a (fictive) Code: on :var: { if (($1 == v.name) && ($2 > my.limit)) { stuff } } but Code: on :var: { if (stuff isin $1) { triggering stuff } } or even Code: on :var: { if (($hget(vars.to.watch,$1)) && ($2 // $ifmatch)) { stuff } } and what about things like Code: on :var: { ... while ($2 > limit) { set $2 another lower value } } etc ? (just thinking aloud) Well, it might be a desirous event, anyway

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