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Reading from a Text file for a Rules Script

2002-10-17T07:56:59-04:00

Absolutely no problem at all. You are doing a great job helping me here

Statistics: Posted by Weirdo — Thu Oct 17, 2002 7:56 am

Reading from a Text file for a Rules Script

2002-10-17T06:25:06-04:00

It might, if not then you would need to check a var right when its triggered, and if that var matches (IE the script is not curently processing a request) set it to the 'in progress' value. If the script is 'in progress' you could either A) queue it (a bit trickier to code) or B) Just reject it. After the close brace for the while statement you can set the var back to its origional (ready to reply to rules requests) value. Although, none of this may be nessesary unless your rule list is extremely long. The whole process is completed rather quickly, and the notices are sent to the bot's queue while they are being sent out I believe. I would provide a code example, but it's 5:30am.

-Sorry about that missing close brace. Third edit from massive typos..

Statistics: Posted by tainted — Thu Oct 17, 2002 6:25 am

Reading from a Text file for a Rules Script

2002-10-17T06:10:28-04:00

thats why it was giving me the close brace crap and crashing the bot before, AAAAAH

And works perfectly

Will this still work if more than two people do it at a time?

Statistics: Posted by Weirdo — Thu Oct 17, 2002 6:10 am

Reading from a Text file for a Rules Script

2002-10-17T06:06:25-04:00

Code:

while {![eof $rulefile] {

should be

Code:

while {![eof $rulefile]} {

u just forgot a }

Statistics: Posted by Papillon — Thu Oct 17, 2002 6:06 am

Reading from a Text file for a Rules Script

2002-10-17T06:01:38-04:00

I get wrong number of args for that

According to the bot... should be "While test command"

Have no idea what its going on about

Code:

set runchan "#weirdo"bind pub - !rules2 pub:chanrule2proc pub:chanrule2 { nick host hand chan text} {global runchan rulefile if {$chan != $runchan} {return 0} if {[file exists text/rules.file]} {set rulefile [open text/rules.file r]while {![eof $rulefile] {catch {set ruletext [gets $rulefile]}putserv "Notice $nick :$ruletext"}catch {close $rulefile}}}}

Statistics: Posted by Weirdo — Thu Oct 17, 2002 6:01 am

Reading from a Text file for a Rules Script

2002-10-17T05:32:38-04:00

try adding something similiar to this:

Code:

        set blah1 [open "/path/to/rules.txt" r]                while {![eof $blah1]} {                        catch {set blah2 [gets $blah1]}                        putserv etc etc etc

Make sure you also include the following somewhere after you are done with the file.

Code:

catch {close $blah1}

Hope that sends you in the right direction.

Statistics: Posted by tainted — Thu Oct 17, 2002 5:32 am

Reading from a Text file for a Rules Script

2002-10-17T05:28:48-04:00

[10:28:13] !rules2
[10:28:15] -Minako- General Member Ruleset for #Cometanime - Amendment 1.3 - 8/10/2002

On production of the trigger, i got this response from the bot. 1 line out of the 15 in the file. It does this even with the 1000 byte thingy removed from the read command. So, how do i split it up, so it will read each line, and send them in the notice?

Statistics: Posted by Weirdo — Thu Oct 17, 2002 5:28 am

Reading from a Text file for a Rules Script

2002-10-17T05:19:29-04:00

If you havn't do any other seek, or gets commands, then it will automaticaly so this.

When you open a file, the seek pointer is set to the start of the file. If you use read straight away, then you will read from begining to end.

Statistics: Posted by ppslim — Thu Oct 17, 2002 5:19 am

Reading from a Text file for a Rules Script

2002-10-17T05:12:06-04:00

How do you get it to read from the Start of the File to the End of the file?

Statistics: Posted by Weirdo — Thu Oct 17, 2002 5:12 am

Reading from a Text file for a Rules Script

2002-10-17T05:08:49-04:00

Yes, there are a few issues to point out, regarding the script.

Code:

set runchan "#weirdo" bind pub - !rules2 pub:chanrule2 proc pub:chanrule2 { nick host hand chan text} {    global runchan rulefile ruletext    if {$chan != $runchan} {return 0}    if {![file exists text/rules.file]} {       set rulefile [open text/rules.file r]       set ruletext [read $rulefile 1000]       close $rulefile    }    putserv "Notice $nick :$ruletext" }

First, the "putserv" command is triggered, even if the file does not exist.

Second, you have set the "ruletext" variable global. There is no need to do this, unless you have a need to access the variable outside of the script.

Third, you use the "read" command to read the file. This will read from the current position int he file (you can be located at any point other than the start) up to the end of output (in the case of a file, the end of it). This includes any newline characters (ie, the start of the next line in the file). When outputing this to a IRC server, it will display only the first line, because IRC server interpret the newline as the end of the current command, then treats the next line, as a whole new command (which causes an error).

You need to split the output into chunks, in needed.

And lastly, the main cuase of the problem

Code:

if {![file exists text/rules.file]} {

This states, if the file does not exist, read the file (contradiction of statments).

Simply remove the !.

You should then move the putserv within the IF block, so it is only tirggered if the file exists (AKA, only tigger if data is available).

Statistics: Posted by ppslim — Thu Oct 17, 2002 5:08 am

Reading from a Text file for a Rules Script

2002-10-17T04:22:56-04:00

This is my code

Code:

et runchan "#weirdo"bind pub - !rules2 pub:chanrule2proc pub:chanrule2 { nick host hand chan text} {global runchan rulefile ruletextif {$chan != $runchan} {return 0} if {![file exists text/rules.file]} {set rulefile [open text/rules.file r]set ruletext [read $rulefile 1000]close $rulefile }putserv "Notice $nick :$ruletext"}

What its supposed to do is to read the rules text file, and copy it, then deliver it to the person who activated the trigger. Problem is, it doesnt recognise ruletext as a variable, an so it dont work. Can anyone help me?

Statistics: Posted by Weirdo — Thu Oct 17, 2002 4:22 am