Forums Scripts & Popups debug simple script

Hi folks - I am just getting going with scripts and am having some basic problems. I have put the following into the 'remote' section:
Alias gimmeback {
var %temp = this is a test
if ($2 == 5) return %temp
}
and then if I enter:
//echo $gimmeback(kkkk,5)
the channel displays:
this is a test

So far, so good. However if I change it to:

Alias gimmeback {
var %temp = 3
if ($2 == 5) return %temp
}
and type:
//echo $gimmeback(kkkk,5)

I get an error message that says:
* /echo: insufficient parameters

It seems to work with text in the variable, but not anything numerical - eg $calc(3) gives the same error.

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

Jim

The "3" is interpreted as the line color parameter. As no text-to-color follows, mIRC prints the error.
Quoting the helpfile:
To bypass this issue either specifiy a target (like /echo #somewhere <yourtext>) or use any switch (like /echo -q <yourtext>). "/echo -a <text>" is the most common method. Alternatively you can prefix the desired <text> "3" with a valid color number, so the first number will be [color] and the second number the <text>.

Ahh - Got it! Thanks.