Read out .txt line by line instead of random?

Not knowing much of scripting I wonder if there is a way to let a .txt file be put out line by line instead of random.
This can be useful for e.g. quit or join messages or if you have a on join message (when the different messages are saved in a txt file).
I so far only know that it is done randomly - can it be done in another way? I think it's difficult but maybe by reading the first line and then deleting it from the file? So next time, line 2 would be on top etc. ..

from the help file

//echo $read(funny.txt, 24)
Reads line 24 from the file funny.txt

If you want the entire file put out (displayed), then use the /play command
/play <channel/nick> <file>

If you only want sections displayed, then the /play command is still a good option, but you'll need to look in the help file to decide which switches you want/need.

/help /play

I use this for changing the topic in a channel (234 is the number of lines in the text file):

Code:

rtopic {
  if (%lasttopic < 0) || (%lasttopic > 234) { %lasttopic = 1 }
  topic $chan $read(topicfile.txt, %lasttopic)
  inc %lasttopic
}

increments the line by one each time it's used until it reaches the last line, then resets and reads the top line next time.

Well neccesarly if you use the on JOIN msg example you don't have too delete the lines from file I would just increment the value if you want to go down in list. example...

Code:

On *:JOIN:#:{
if (!%xup) { msg $nick $read(file.txt,1) | %xup = 2 }
else { 
if (%xup <= $lines(file.txt)) { msg $nick $read(file.txt,%xup) | inc %xup }
}
}

off the top of my head this would read the entire file in order

Code:

var %file <yourfilehere>
var %lines $lines( %file )
var %i 1
while ( %i <= %lines ) {
  echo -a $read( %file ,n, %i )
  inc %i 1
}

unless you wanted every iteration in a new commmand

Code:

set %file <yourfilehere>
set %lines $lines(%file)
set %i 1
if ( %i > %lines ) { %i = 1 }
echo -a $read( %file ,n, %i )
inc %i 1

everytime the code is executed it will read the next line. Once it reaches the end of the file, it starts over. If you doin't want it to start over, remove the "if" line

or this would work for your case

Code:

$read(<yourfile>,n, $lines(<yourfile>) )

reads the last line of the file, which would be the last line written with the write command if no switches are used.

Thanks .. confusing but promising. .)
However, I think there is another problem with my plan .. I thought about doing custom greetings (inistead of the automatised by e.g. UPP which are random) but for that I have to identify the nick and read out the txt file for each nick.
I thought I could do something like e.g.

if Bob joins chan #home
then msg #home
joinBob.txt <hello bob - textline1>

and next time nickA joins again it would be "hello bob - textline2" etc.
Simply put.

However, I have seen in the help that you apparently can not set on join for a certain nick but only for either all or the level ..
Seems to be more complicated than I thought.

Nevertheless knowinig how to read out a txt file line by line will certainly come handy some time, so thank you all.

Yes, you can set on JOIN for specific nicks. You just have to do the check inside the on JOIN.

Code:

on *:JOIN:#yourchannel: {
  if ($nick == Nick1) { msg $nick This is your on join message }
  elseif ($nick == Nick2) { msg $nick This is another on join message }
}

..etc.

Or, if you want to have the messages in a text file, it would be better (shorter) to do this:

Code:

on *:JOIN:#yourchannel: {
  if ($read(joinmessages.txt,s,$nick -)) {
    msg $nick $v1
  }
}

Then, in your joinmessages.txt file, you would put:

Riamus - This is my on join message.
Gwydion - This is your on join message.

..etc.