; usage: /random_quote #channel
; you must be in #channel for this to work
; you must include the # when using command

;ex: /random_quote #mychannel would msg the channel with a random line read from textfile (you specify the location to the file you want to read from)

alias random_quote {
if ($1) && ($chr(35) !isin $1) { echo -a ERROR: $1 isn't a valid channel | return }
else {
var %l = $rand(0,$lines(textfile.txt))
$iif($me ison $1,.msg $1 $read(textfile.txt,%l))
}
}

with some basic error checking.

How do I specify the text file that its reading from? Do I just put the text files name and it does it on its own?

Also how to I make the command !somesay? I don't see that part here it's different from my other scripts.

Do you want it so that if you say the trigger it will say something? Or when other users say the trigger?

See in the alias where itsays textile.txt? Replace that with the path and filename of the file you're reading from

Either way, for your trigger you want to look at the on *:text event

I want all users to be able to say the trigger.

on *:text:!somesay:#channel: { random_quote $chan }

Another observation, my alias works %100, but if you're worried that if on the client that the script is loaded in, you dont see any output coming from you, its because i made the /msg command silent (.msg instead of msg). If you want to see yourself on the same client actually message the channel with a random quote, remove the . from msg.

Now, if you want this to happen in multiple channels, there are a few ways you can go about that, but I'll let you figure that one out on your own.

So where do i put that with the in your original script?

In your mirc remotes?

Well yes thats a given.

Does this *on :text:!somesay:#channel: { random_quote $chan }** go with the other part of your script or is it stand alone?

Because I didn't specify alias -l in the alias, they can be stored in seperate files. You can keep them together if you want. I just provided the alias that will generate a random line and message it to a #target. The on TEXT event is in regards to your trigger since you didn't understand how that worked.

I understand the on text event. Just not the way you explained everything. Forgive me I'm new to this. Thanks for the help. My testing hasn't gone well. I couldn't get it to work.

paste here what you have

this is what i have now

on *:text:!somesay:#channel: { random_quote $chan }
alias random_quote {
  if ($1) && ($chr(35) !isin $1) { echo -a ERROR: $1 isn't a valid channel | return }
  else {
    var %l = $rand(0,$lines(stigquotes.txt))
    $iif($me ison $1,describe $1 $read(stigquotes.txt,%l))
  }
}

i did change the channel but it keeps giving me an error that !somesay isnt a valid channel

Paste exactly what you have. I tested this before publishing and it worked on my end.

Are you having someone else do the trigger?

I am also trying a simpler script at the same time. Can't get either to work.

On *:Text:*:#:{
  if (!somesay isin $1-) {
    describe $chan $read(stigquotes.txt)
  }
}

you might as well just try this and forget what i posted above:

on *:text:!somesay:#channel_name_here: { .msg #channel_name_here $read(textfile.txt,$rand(0,$lines(textfile.txt))) }

modify the channel name and the text file name

do you have multiples of the same events in the same remote? eg:

on :text::#: { some code here }
on :text::#: { some other code here}

No i edited the one i had in there. Trying that now.

It does help if its in code tags because its all jumbled.

This is what you mean?

On *:Text:!somesay:#gearheads: { 
  describe #gearheads01 $read(stigquotes.txt,$rand(0,$lines(stigquotes.txt))
    } 
 } 

Not working. And incase there is any doubt i do have the text file in my mirc folder, I have tried putting it in the main folder, the default folder and the scripts folder. Just incase i had it in the wrong place.

The above appears to have an extra closing brace, on line 3 or 4 depending on how you look at it. Honestly, all of the above should work.

I removed the extra closing brace. Still doesn't work.

I also tried this but still doesn't work. I'm not getting any errors anymore though.

On *:Text:!somesay:$chan:{ 
  describe $chan $read(stig.txt,$rand(0,$lines(stig.txt)))
}   

How are you testing? Are you trying to say the trigger in the channel from the same client this script is loaded in? Or do you have another user saying the trigger? All of this should be working.

I'm testing with another user that is me as a mod. And other users in channel have been trying also.

Turns out the problem is I didn't have the text file in the right directory. I found a thread online that explained how to find the right directory and moved it there. After that it works.

Thanks for the help

no problem