Forums Scripts & Popups How to go about a quiz

Im trying to write a test script kinda like the trivia bots but for a single person and in private. I have written it but its a static set of questions. Id like some input on how to randomize it a little. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Putting all the questions in a text file sounds like a good plan, then you can use $read(filename.txt) to read a random line from the file.

That would work but how would I then know if they answered right? How would I even set answers?

well you would need to put the random line into a global variable like:

set %something $read(questions.txt)

you could have the question and answer in the file seperated with a token say. answer : question
the answer to the question will be $gettok(%something,1,58) and the question will be $gettok(%something,2,58)

when you are ready for the next question just read the file again and set the variable to the new line.

you will have to make sure that the questions or answers don't contain any extra :'s

So then set the $gettok(%something,2,58) to another variable? and $gettok(%something,1,58) to one ? like
/set %question $gettok(%something,2,58)
/set %answer $gettok(%something,1,58)
.msg %tester %question
then have a on text?
on 1:text:*:?: {
if (%answer == $1-) /whatever here
}
Like that? sorry if I sound noobish its late lol

I don't know how you want to trigger it but:

var %temp = $read(questions.txt)
; this only needs to be held in a local var
set %answer $gettok(%temp,1,58)
set %question $gettok(%temp,2,58)
; these will need to be held in global vars, hence the set

now you have a random question in %question, and the answer to that question held in %answer. you can now
msg namename %question
and check if the reply is equal to %answer, you may wish to set a few other vars to make sure the nick who answers the question is the same nick that you asked the question to.

Im at that so far this is extremly base line stuff, but It wont stop asking questions after 5 and say the points?

Whelp I got it thanks tho, if anyone has better ideas or suggestions please let me know.

looks good , but there are somethings that I should just point out.

This:

on 1:text:*:?: {
if (%answer == $1) {
./msg %tester Good Guess | /inc %points | /question
}
elseif (%answer != $1) {
./msg %tester Good Guess | /question }
}
I would make:
on 1:text:*:?:{
if ($nick == %tester) {
if ($1- == %answer) {
.msg $nick Good Guess | inc %points | question
}
else {
.msg $nick <Comment for wrong answer> | question
}
}
}
note: this check to make sure you are talking with the right person, but still does not allow them to change their nick name, maybe you should use /ialmark for that part. It's up to you, but I'm sure you will get it the way you want.

Just remember you have if (%answer == $1) that only allows the answer to be a single word. $1- would allow multi word answers, and just remember what i said about the global and local variables, set and var are not the same, read /help variables , but these things don't really matter that much.

I am useing global and I changed it around to lead to an alias that clears them out when the test is over or to end the test if the nick leaves. Also all the answers are in a letter for A B C D I did multiple choice, I also purpesly<sp?> didnt have a you got that wrong, yes the questions are randomized but I didnt want them to know what they got wrong just yet. This is a test to weed out the total n00bs from ths real people that want to be helpers on a network I work with.

you dont need to have the 1 after an inc

just

will work