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I have copied the line out of the help file ...

on *:OPEN:?:*:/echo -s Just opened $target query window

When I load it into the remotes, make sure remotes are on, then open a query window, it doesn't do anything. Anyone else experiencing this problem?

I am using a completly blank copy of mIRC, the only code in it outside of the default things is that line.

It works for me, but only if I’m not the one that opens the query window, someone else needs to query me. And because of the -s switch the echo will display in the status window

The only way to trigger it yourself is by msg'ing yourself.

With a query window to yourself NOT opened do /msg <you> test
Then you should see the echo in status window.

Just double clicking a nick to open a query window will not do anything as you seem to be thinking. They have to msg you and a query window with them should not already be open.

Does anyone know a way around this ... even if it's with a DLL or whatever?

I'm assuming that you want to be notified when you open a query window. The method I'm suggesting will only work when you double-click on a nickname in the nicklist of a channel.

Code:

- Open the options window (alt+o)
- Go to the 'Mouse' tab
- Paste the following in the textbox next to 'Nick List':

[color:blue]//query $$1 | echo -s Just opened $$1 query window[/color]

- Click OK

That will open a query window when you double-click on a nick in the nicklist, and it will echo a notification to the status window.

-genius_at_work

Sweet, that will work, ... do you know of a way to edit that from the command line without having to restart mIRC?

This isnt perfect it can be fooled by a script closing a pm. But for the average user it works pretty well.

Code:

alias -l query.window.list { if (!$hget(query.window.list)) { hmake query.window.list } | return query.window.list }
;
on *:CLOSE:?:{ hdel $query.window.list $+($cid,$cr,$target) }
;on *:CLOSE:*:{ !.echo -q $input($target .ALL. closing,o) | if ($target == Status Window) { while ($hfind($query.window.list,$+($cid,$cr,*),1,w)) { hdel -s $query.window.list $v1 } } }
;
on *:OPEN:?:*:{ opened.query.window $target }
on *:ACTIVE:?:{ if (!$hget($query.window.list,$+($cid,$cr,$active))) { opened.query.window $active } }
;
alias opened.query.window {
  hadd -m $query.window.list $+($cid,$cr,$1) 1
  echo -s Just opened $1 query window
  ; any other code you like to do on a queryu window opening here.
}

another option is to do this (along with your ON OPEN)

Code:

alias query {
  if (($0) &amp;&amp; (!$window($1)) {
    query $1-
    if ($window($1)) { echo -s Just opened $1 query window }
  }
  else {
    query $1-
  }
}

but if someone uses /!query it well bypass it.