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Code:

 
alias quit {
  if ($1) {
    scon -at1 .quit ragnarök 1.0 › $1
    set %qreason ragnarök 1.0 › $1
    echo $color(other text) -at ( $+ $kolorj(›) $+ ) Was connected for $uptime(server,1)
    echo $color(other text) -at ( $+ $kolorj(›) $+ ) Quit: %qreason
    halt
  }
  else {
    scon -at1 .quit ragnarök 1.0
    set %qreason ragnarök 1.0 
    echo $color(other text) -at ( $+ $kolorj(›) $+ ) Was connected for $uptime(server,1)
    echo $color(other text) -at ( $+ $kolorj(›) $+ ) Quit: %qreason
  }
}

why doesnt this work? without scon -at it works fine, so i guess it should be scon thats wrong?

Seems like using /scon to quit, makes the alias to recursively call itself. you can use /scon -at1 !quit... to solve it, (as '!' bypasses aliases).

Or perhaps .raw QUIT :ragnarök 1.0 › $1-

Yeah, although I always prefer the shorter

anyway, I didn't know that /scon would make recursive calls. I know about a few scripters who'd love to know that

anyway, I didn't know that /scon would make recursive calls. I know about a few scripters who'd love to know that

There are ways to do recursive calls without relying on undocumented behaviour... so surely it'd be better to do that - even if you are using scon to execute it somewhere else?

That's right. Speaking of /scon, I tried this:

alias recursive {
echo - I call myself!
scid $cid recursive
}

Fortunately, mIRC limits recursive calls to 500, so mIRC wouldn't freeze for long if you try it yourself...

Yep, /scon can make recursive calls but is significantly slower than the good ol' way of having two aliases calling each other. If speed isn't a main issue though, /scon is a nice and quick way to call a command recursively.