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Text into variable calculated #84447 28/05/04 11:06 PM
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 3 C Cresso OP Self-satisified door
OP Cresso Self-satisified door C Joined: May 2004 Posts: 3	Code example: Code: alias typed { var %text = $1- echo -a You typed: %text } When you type: Code: /typed just a test It returns: Code: You typed: just a test But when you type: Code: /typed 150 / 2 It returns: Code: You typed: 75 It goes like this with - / + and any number. Only tested with version 6.14

Re: Text into variable calculated #84448 28/05/04 11:11 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,327 T tidy_trax Hoopy frood
tidy_trax Hoopy frood T Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,327	This was intended, it's not a bug. Simple workaround: //var %test = "8 / 2 \| echo -a $right(%test,-1) New username: hixxy

Re: Text into variable calculated #84449 28/05/04 11:14 PM
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 2,019 Leuven, Belgium FiberOPtics Hoopy frood
FiberOPtics Hoopy frood Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 2,019 Leuven, Belgium	Hi, that is not a bug, mIRC simply evaluated the incoming string, in this case it evaluated 150 / 2 which is 75 If you want for mIRC to only show exactly what is passed to the alias, then you could do: Code: alias typed { set -ln %test $1- echo -a You typed: %test } the -n switch will treat all input as plain text, and not evaluate it. the -l switch makes the variable local, so don't worry that it's going to be in your variables section, it is deleted when your script finishes. Greets Last edited by FiberOPtics; 28/05/04 11:20 PM. Gone.

Re: Text into variable calculated #84450 28/05/04 11:28 PM
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 3 C Cresso OP Self-satisified door
OP Cresso Self-satisified door C Joined: May 2004 Posts: 3	Ah, I thought it was a bug since the help file says nothing about the evaluating content of the variable as a whole. Thanks for the replies guys

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