I'm new to IRC (started on Friday) and I got confused by the fact that it seems a variable is not always accessable.

Here's what I wrote:

---------- script start ----------
- in remote variables (remote.ini):
%tc = #tommys-channel

- in remote script (script.ini)
on 1:connect: {
echo channel name is: %tc
if ($network == TomNet) { join #Beginner,%tc
topic #tommys-channel today: one topic for free!
mode #tommys-channel +n-t+l 10
}
}
---------- script end ----------

the echo command is printed out correct (channel name is: = #tommys-channel). But it is not working in the join command anymore (%tc No such channel).

Any idea what the problem can be?

Client: mIRC 6.16 (not registered yet) under M$ W2k, no add-ons or whatever.

I have a irc server (BewareIRC in W2k) running so I can tryout the irc features without working on a productive environment.
And with that server I tried the above scirpt.

cheers killemall

<edit>the echo command is also working when placed in the if(...) {} part.</edit>

I am not sure this will help, but it won't hurt to give it a try


I have just put the /join command in a new line, like the /topic and /mode; maybe that will fix it?

BTW, +n-t+l 10 can be expressed by -t+nl 10 or +nl-t 10. It is exactly the same, only a few chars shorter

Hope this helps,
Zyzzyx

Hi Zyzzyx26,

Thanx for ur answer. Unfortunately it didn't work but it was worth a try

Thanx for the tip about setting the modes!

cu killemall

hmm.. try this: join #Beginner,$eval(%tc,2)

In the variables section there shouldn't be a =, so delete it.

Also, change the join command to: /join #beginner, [color:blue]$+ %tc[/color]

Ok, didn't help either . It really looks like it just don't evaluate this variable.

I changed the name (u never know , put the two joins on one line each, did the eval() thing, declared the var local, put an echo line before and after the /join. It works for /echo but not for /join (could it maybe a bug?)

-> it just don't evaluate the f#@*er!

U r my hero Online!

So mIRC is really picky about spaces then? It doesn't accept any spaces between the channel list (/join #Beginner, #irc isn't working) but can't evaluate a variable if the space is missing?

That's a rather strange behavior but I memorize it, thanx again!!

killemall