**solved** proper /if syntax

[ultimateq]

http://www.macroquest2.com/wiki/index.php//if I edited the wiki as best as I could. I am a complete newb to macroing. the extent of my "programming" knowlege is xhtml or "replace X on line X with X" not that I knew what I acctually changed. I tried to follow the manual as best as possible. Not realising there was a wiki.

OK here I go.

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/declare channel mychannel

What would be the proper way to check to see if the channel is not the default "mychannel"? and do the /goto :whatever command?

I tried /if. But i do not fully understand how that works. here is the syntax i tried incase it helps.

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   /if (${channel.Equal[mychannel]}) {
     /goto :line }

I also tried something like this

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   /if (${channel}=={mychannel}) {/goto :line}

based off other threads i found.

Show me once and I'll know forever.
Thanks again for your help. I really appreciate it

[NeXuS]

No need to put an /if statement on joining a channel for a macro just get it to join after declares. (replace the healLpassword with your channel)

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/declare MyChannel string outer heal:password
/join ${MyChannel}

Or alternate not sure if this code is right put a /call Mychannel for it in your :mainloop

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Sub Mychannel
/if (${Channel.NotEqual[${MyChannel}]}) {
         /echo joining ${MyChannel} now
         /join ${MyChannel}
         /announce on
         }
 /return 

[ultimateq]

You rock. It isnt exactly what i was asking for. But, I do understand better on how the /if command works..

I can't seem to find anything on the /announce command. Mind enlightening me?

Thanks

[NeXuS]

with /goto - Announce lets you know when other people join channel

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/if (${Channel.NotEqual[${MyChannel}]})  /goto :line

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/if (${channel}=={mychannel}) /goto :line

[ultimateq]

I owe you one. You helped me out alot

[nils]

This is more than you asked for but here is a simple little macro that shows how you can do it with a chat event instead. Just start the macro, join mychannel with another toon and have that toon say blah in mychannel. I didn't use the /goto command but instead called another sub. They say using /goto is not as efficient. Also I used the chat text to trigger calling the sub I wanted instead of just any text in mychannel so that you could call different subs based on what chat you recieved and it only responds to chat in mychannel.

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| chat.mac
#Chat Chat

Sub Main

/declare channel         string outer mychannel
/join ${channel}

:Main_Loop
  /delay 1
  /doevents
  /goto :Main_Loop
/return

Sub SomeSub
   /chat #${channel} If this is working you should see this First
/return

Sub event_Chat(string ChatType,string Sender,string ChatText) 
   /if (${ChatType.Equal[${channel}]}) {
      /if (${ChatText.Equal[bla]} || ${ChatText.Equal[bla bla]} || ${ChatText.Equal[blah]} || ${ChatText.Equal[blah blah]}) /call SomeSub
          /chat #${channel}  You should see this Second
          /tell ${Sender} it worked!
   }
/return

[ultimateq]

I don't think you guys quite understand, how much you have seriously helped me out.

Nils you answered another stupid question of mine. as how do i make the mac talk in the specified channel.

All I really wanted to do with the channel thing. Is.

if the channel is set to "mychannel" (the default channel). it would /goto :failed

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/if (${channel.Equal[mychannel]}) {
/goto :failed
}

:failed
/echo You did not change the default channel.
/echo Ending the Macro.
/end

Is that anywhere near close?

[NeXuS]

That should work but like nils said better to call a sub then a /goto

[ultimateq]

Wow i got it right.

Thanks for the tips. I think i'll call a sub instead

[A_Druid_00]

Yeah, when possible /goto should be avoided. It's generally slower, and is usually just used a a cheap workaround for something that's easily done with a separate sub. I still have a /goto or 3 in my AutoBot macro, but I try to use them sparingly.

[ultimateq]

Makes sence.

The manual isnt very clear on the /declare types. such as int or string.

I understand how local, global, and outer work. I just don't fully understand what int and string does.

[gimp]

Makes sence.

The manual isnt very clear on the /declare types. such as int or string.

I understand how local, global, and outer work. I just don't fully understand what int and string does.

int gives you a variable to store whole numbers (integers)
string gives you a variable to store strings, like "hello world"

[ultimateq]

That makes perfect sence. is it required to use int or string on a declare?

[A_Druid_00]

string is the default, so if you don't specify it will be a string. You can't do numeric comparisons on a string though, you have to use things like .Find, .Equal, and .NotEqual to evaluate them. With an integer you can do things like:

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/if (${SomeInt}>1) {
  /dosomethingneato
}

[ultimateq]

alright and this brings me to hopefully my last question. are quotes required for anything the declares.

such as

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/declare myvar int outer "20"
/declare mynextvar string outer "i like cookies"