Forums Scripts & Popups msg $chan not working

on *:text:!ping:#:{ ctcp $nick ping }
on *:ctcpreply:*ping*:{
if ($2 == $null) { halt }
var %pt = $ctime - $2
if (%pt < 0) { %pt = 0 }
msg $chan $nick 4Your Ping reply is: [12 $+ $duration(%pt) $+ 4] I'm your ping servant.
}
The msg $chan doesn't work.( I want the msg to shoot in the channel where the user type in the word !ping) What could be wrong?
Help please.

The ctcp reply is not in the channel so you cant use $chan
use #channelname
and you should put some extra brackets in
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on *:text:!pingme:#:{ ctcp $nick ping } }
on *:ctcpreply:*ping*:{
if ($2 == $null) { halt }
var %pt = $ctime - $2
if (%pt < 0) { %pt = 0 }
.msg #channel $nick 4Your Ping reply is: [12 $+ $duration(%pt) $+ 4] I'm your ping servant.
}
}
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parts in red are the changes

The ctcp reply is not in the channel so you cant use $chan
use #channelname <-- this is my problem, If i'm in another channel then the user who type in the word !ping, the reply would not shoot in that other channel , instead it will shoot in the #channelname. Is there a way around to do this? I dont want to add many #channelname , just one $chan will do. Is it possible.

You would need to set a variable with the persons channel.


on *:text:!ping:#:{ ctcp $nick ping | hadd -m pings $nick $chan }

Then,

on *:ctcpreply:*ping*:{
if (($2) && ($hget(pings,$nick))) {
var %pt = $ctime - $2
if (%pt < 0) { %pt = 0 }
msg $hget(pings,$nick) $nick 4Your Ping reply is: [12 $+ $duration(%pt) $+ 4] I'm your ping servant.
.hdel pings $nick
}
}

Try something like that.

Eamonn.

code:
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[color:blue:]on *:text:!ping:#:{ set[/color] %channel $chan | .ctcp $nick ping } }
on *:ctcpreply:*ping*:{
if ($2 == $null) { unset %channel | halt }
var %pt = $ctime - $2
if (%pt < 0) { %pt = 0 }
.msg %channel $nick 4Your Ping reply is: [12 $+ $duration(%pt) $+ 4] I'm your ping servant.
}
}
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Hope That Works Ok

oops
some1 beat me to it lol
use his it prolly works better

Yours would work to a degree, if only one person at a time used the script, if person1 typed !ping in #chan1, and person2 typed it in #chan2 at the same time, both replies would goto #chan2.


Eamonn.

hehe you guys, it doesn't matter whose work better, the point is that you guys are willing to help. Thank you both for the help...