How can I have the trigger of like
on 1:TEXT:*word*:#:commands
be read from a text file so that *word* could be any word in the txt file?

Create an INI file with the following content:

• [hashtable]
  *word1*=
  *word2*=
  *word3*=

When the bot joins its channel, the INI file will be loaded into the memory:

• On me:*:join:#channel:{
  if $hget(keys) { hfree keys }
  hmake keys
  hload -i keys file.ini
  }

Whenever somebody speaks in the channel, the items in the memory will me matched against the text, to see if it contains any of the triggers you defined:

• On *:text:$($hfind(keys,$1-,1,W)):#channel:{
  msg # $matchkey matched your text.
  }

what does $matchkey return?

$matchkey holds the value that $hfind() returned, i.e. the trigger that matched the sentence in question.

Wow, it works great Online, thanks!

You're welcome

I have a question, say I was to make a dialog, how would I fix it where the user could add/remove words to the trigger list (file.ini)

//edit\\ I have no experience with writing raw dialog code
I use to use a stuido editor thing, but dont have it anymore and i've frogotten where to get it and the name of it..kinda sad//edit\\

Try this code: http://members.lycos.co.uk/onln/files/keywords.txt

Type /editor to bring the keywords dialog.

Note that file [keys.txt] has a different format now:

• *word1*<LF><LF>*word2*<LF><LF>*word3*<LF><LF>

But it doesn't really matter because all editing will be done from the dialog.

Btw, the Dialog Studio and a couple of other editors are available here.