Nickname as the variable name - mIRC Discussion Forums

Hi all,
How do you use $nick to make up a variable name?

Thanks

Ninko

Give an example of how you want to use it.

Hi RoCk,
So I can store info against a certain user, eg if say 'user123' started a command I would like to create a variable called say, %test_user123

Thanks

Ninko

Code:

on *:text:!*:#:{
  set $+(%,$nick) $1-
}

When a nick issues a command starting with the ! character, then the command and the parameters for the command are stored in a variable name for the person that issued the command.

To reference the value of the variable, you would use something like

Code:

on *:text:!view*:?:{
  if $nick == my_nick {
    .msg $nick $$2 $iif(!$($+(%,$$2),2),has not issued a command,has issued command $v1)
  }
}

Hi RusselB,
Thanks for your help, thats what I wanted. I was close to how I was trying to get it to work. The way I was doing it would have made...

Code:

on *:text:!*:#:{
  set $+(%,$nick) $1-
}

Become...

Code:

on *:text:!*:#:{
  $+(%,$nick) = $1-
}

Which returned an error for me, not actually sure why, I'm sure you lot know why though lol.

Thanks

Ninko

Error is probably due to the fact that there's no set command in the line, so mIRC doesn't know that you want to set the variable.

Please note that with this type of variable, you can not use the /var command to make them local variables.

Originally Posted By: RusselB

Please note that with this type of variable, you can not use the /var command to make them local variables.

You can, just not with $+(); plain old $+ works:

//var -s % $+ $me 42

That said, it makes little sense to create dynamic local variables.

Can also with $+() form using set -l

Yeah, I just avoided using an undocumented feature as an example.