Forums Bug Reports $read

Ok, so i have been messing with 6.3 for a while now, and found that, when i update a file, i.e pelts.txt

and use $read(pelts.txt) It will use old written information.

For example, i have updated my text file to <NOT CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING>
<Kevin> gets a knife and kills digweed.
<Kevin> gets a knife and kills digweed.
----
Below you will find what pelts.txt really contains.
<Kevin> hm
<Kevin> see
<Kevin> yet
<Kevin> my file has this saved
<Kevin> throws +username+ in the bush
<Kevin> makes sweet love to +username+..... With a razor blade

The only way i can seem to get this updated, is by closing mirc and re-opening it.

I can't reproduce this here, and I wouldn't really expect to. $read re-opens the file for each call and doesn't keep any kind of cache to my knowledge.

It's more likely to be a problem with your script. If you're calling $read on a timer make sure it's evaluated when the timer fires, not when you start it. The same goes for other commands, notably /scon.

For example, this would read a random line from versions.txt before starting the timer and then send it to #channel twice:
Whereas this would read a random line from versions.txt each time the timer fires:

There are no timers involved, infact, I didnt encounter this problem until i upgradded to 6.3.

Can you provide a script that reproduces the problem?

on *:input:#: {
if ($1 == !pelt) { msg $chan $replace($read(pelts.txt),+username+,$2-) | halt }
}

Is pelts.txt in the install folder and $mircdir is in the application data folder where $read with no path is looking for the file?

~ Edit ~

Did that make sense?

I can't reproduce this here. The file is re-read each time it is updated.

What happens if you open pelts.txt in a text editor? Does it display the updated file contents?

Also, what command(s) are you using to update the file?

if i open the file after i save it, in note-pad it shows the new content, but as for mIRC reading it, it's not working, I know what i'm talking about, i have been using mIRC for many years, I know it's not me, Maybe a bug between vista and mIRC still?

The fact you just said Vista makes me think you probably are $read'ing one file and opening another in notepad. Make sure you're opening the file in $mircdir. If $mircdir is in Program Files it's also possible Vista may redirect $reads to your VirtualStore folder, so check there, too.

You could also make it easier to check by using an absolute path to a file somewhere outside of Program Files.

Are you storing your mirc.ini and other settings in the "Program Files\mIRC" folder? If you are, and you are using Vista, then that won't work. For Vista-compatible applications, such as mIRC 6.3, Vista does not allow writing to the "Program Files" or other protected folders and does not use the Virtual Store folder to redirect non-compatible read/write requests.