Problem parsing /@somestring

[Marze]

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Sub Event_Chat(MsgType, MsgFrom, MsgData)

      /declare mylength local
      /varcalc mylength $strlen($char(name))+2  

      /if "$left(@mylength,"@MsgData")"=="$char(name) /" {
          /declare stringlength local
          /varcalc stringlength $strlen("@MsgData")
          /varsub stringlength @mylength
          /declare outputstring local
          /varset outputstring "$right(@stringlength,"@MsgData")"
          /@outputstring

         }

This code looks for commands in the form of "MyName /xxxx" and then tries to cary out "/xxxx" but that very last line will not execute. I have confirmed that it holds the command that I intended for it to hold by use of an /echo test. I've also tried /"@outputstring". The help command talks about individual key presses but not sending entire strings to the chat prompt.[/code]

[ml2517]

That wouldn't work the way you are trying to do it. You *might* be able to use docommand to do something like that though. Back before docommand existed I had to build something for this into autolink.mac.

[Lax]

Yes that's what docommand is for.

The @ is parsed AFTER the command is decided, because some commands will not work correctly if the variables are parsed beforehand.

/docommand /@outputstring

[Marze]

Works perfectly thanks!