Forums Scripts & Popups Why can't I use a goto inside a timer??

I want that a while loop will have a delay.

So I created a loop using a /timer 1 1 goto backto

But it gives me an error.

Is there a way to put a goto inside a timer?

once the 'goto' executes it wont be able to go there because the command will of finished.

So, is there a way to create a loop with delay. I mean every second it increase the counting, and execute the right command using the counter (for example counter 1, then counter 2 .....)??

eh?

What I wanted to do is:

var %b = 1
:backto
counter %b
inc %b
.timer 1 1 goto backo


But it doesn't work.

Is there any other way?

/slowloop 1

var %b = 1
counter %b
inc %b
.timer 1 1 signal blah %b

on *:SIGNAL:blah:{
var %c $1
counter %c
inc %c
.timer 1 1 signal blah %c
}

That doesn't work since %b is a local variable.

Nice solution collective

I find a solution by 2 aliases. I triggers the counter , and the other one is the function that the counter excecute. It seems to be working, altough your solution looks better.

Thanks.

Why do you want the delay to begin with. Often the best way will be to issue a command, and have the next step in the loop be triggered by an event. If you want a delay because you are waiting for some task to be completed for instance.

Say I want to add 10 nicks to a akick list in chanserv. I could then send the command to add the first and then use the on notice event to trigger on chanserv's response, and then send the second command, etc.