Forums mIRC Help Problem with if ($read(abc.txt, w, %i) iswm abc)

$checkexcept(%cnick,nick)

alias listcheck {
  var %cnick = $gettok($1,1,33)
  var %cident = $gettok($gettok($1,1,64),2,33)
  var %chost = $gettok($gettok($1,1,58),2,64)
  var %crname = $gettok($gettok($1,1,61),2,58)
  var %cip = $gettok($1,2,61)
  if ($checkexcept(%cnick,nick)) {
    msg #opers Except Nick: $1
  }
}
alias checkexcept {
  if ($2 == nick) {
    if ($read($mircdirbllistsexception
ick.exc, w, $2)) {
      return 1
    }
    else {
      var %i = 1
      while ($read($mircdirbllistsexceptionwcnick.exc,%i)) {
        if ($read($mircdirbllistsexceptionwcnick.exc,%i) iswm $2) {
          return 1
          halt
        }
        else {
          inc %i 1
        }
      }
    }
  }
}