artbot txt style

[Skynet]

hi can some tell me why i cant get this to work .what have i done wrong

botname = "-(LOK-BOT-LUA5)-"
lokbot = "add.txt"

function ChatArrival(user,data)
   if string.sub(data, 1, 1) == "<" then
   local data=string.sub(data,1,string.len(data)-1)
   local s,e,cmd = string.find(data, "%b<>%s+(%S+)")

      if cmd == "!add" and (user.bOperator) then
      readfrom(lokbot)
      while 1 do
         line = read()
         if line == nil then break end
         user:SendPM(botname,line)
         end
      readfrom()
      return 1
      end
   end
end

getting this error
\new hub\scripts\art.lua:10: attempt to call global `readfrom' (a nil value)
i got folder name lokbot with add.txt in it hellp

[??????Hawk??????]

try this m8

botname = "-(LOK-BOT-LUA5)-" 

function ChatArrival(user,data) 
	if string.sub(data, 1, 1) == "<" then 
		local data=string.sub(data,1,string.len(data)-1) 
		local s,e,cmd = string.find(data, "%b<>%s+(%S+)") 
			if cmd == "!add" and (user.bOperator) then 
				AddMessage(user)
			end 
		return 1 
	end 
end 

function AddMessage(user)  
			local f,e = io.open("add.txt","r")						 
			local message = "" 
				while 1 do 
					local line = f:read("*l")  
						if line == nil then break 
						else 
							message = message..line.."\r\n"			 
						end 
				end 
			f:close(f)
		user:SendPM(botname,message) 
end

??????Hawk??????

[Skynet]

Thx Hawk  works well what would it need to send to main chat sorry i am still learning lua5 after geting use to lua4

[bolamix]

Originally posted by Skynet
Thx Hawk  works well what would it need to send to main chat sorry i am still learning lua5 after geting use to lua4

To send to main chat, change this:

user:SendPM(botname,message)

to this:

user:SendData(botname, message)

I think...

[Skynet]

thank you so much works now simple as that lol i had wording wrong best  i start working on ascii art and adds for the hub  thankyou again :)
Skynet
land of karaoke

[Skynet]

found one problem with it  no one can type in main chat  tryed a few things but not worked  also made a bit tidy
by adding txt to a folder :>
function AddMessage(user)  
         local f,e = io.open("images/add.txt","r")
any one out now why no one and type in main its got me

[bastya_elvtars]

It blocked mainchat by default. :P

Fixed (hopefully).

-- fixed by bastya_elvtars

botname = "-(LOK-BOT-LUA5)-" 

function ChatArrival(user,data) 
	local data=string.sub(data,1,string.len(data)-1) 
	local s,e,cmd = string.find(data, "%b<>%s+(%S+)") 
	if cmd == "!add" and (user.bOperator) then 
		AddMessage(user)
		return 1 
	end 
end 



function AddMessage(user)  
			local f,e = io.open("add.txt","r")						 
			local message = "" 				while 1 do 
					local line = f:read("*l")  
						if line == nil then break 
						else 
							message = message..line.."\r\n"			 						end 
				end 
			f:close(f)
		user:SendPM(botname,message) 
end

[bolamix]

Hiya,
To allow typing in mainchat, change

function ChatArrival(user,data) 
	if string.sub(data, 1, 1) == "<" then 
		local data=string.sub(data,1,string.len(data)-1) 
		local s,e,cmd = string.find(data, "%b<>%s+(%S+)") 
			if cmd == "!add" and (user.bOperator) then 
				AddMessage(user)
			end 
		return 1 
	end 
end

to

function ChatArrival(user,data) 
	if string.sub(data, 1, 1) == "<" then 
		local data=string.sub(data,1,string.len(data)-1) 
		local s,e,cmd = string.find(data, "%b<>%s+(%S+)") 
		if cmd == "!add" and (user.bOperator) then 
			AddMessage(user)
		return 1 
		end 
	end 
end

and btw the script doesn't need to check whether the 1st character is "<" since we're in ChatArrival so...

function ChatArrival(user,data) 
	local data=string.sub(data,1,string.len(data)-1) 
	local s,e,cmd = string.find(data, "%b<>%s+(%S+)") 
	if cmd == "!add" and (user.bOperator) then 
		AddMessage(user)
	return 1 
	end 
end

should work even better ;)

[bolamix]

Oops took me longer than it did Bast... hardly surprising ^^

[Skynet]

thx great is working :)

if i am being a pain tell me tryed to edit abit more thought  i had it working and jumped the gun :>

botname = "-(LOK-BOT-LUA5)-"
LOKFolder = "images" 

function ChatArrival(user,data) 

local data=string.sub(data,1,string.len(data)-1) 

local s,e,cmd = string.find(data, "%b<>%s+(%S+)") 

cmd = string.sub(cmd, 1,string.len(cmd))
        if io.open(LOKFolder.."/"..cmd..".txt",r) ~= nil then
           AddMessage(user.cmd)
           return 1 

end 
end 



function AddMessage(user)  

local f,e = io.open(LOKFolder.."/"..cmd..".txt","r")

 

local message = "" 

while 1 do 

local line = f:read("*l")  

if line == nil then break 

else 

message = message..line.."\r\n"

 

end 

end 

f:close(f)

user:SendPM(botname,message) 
end 


i am trying to get a folder of txt fill eg add gun etc etc to go to main for all to view like below
 
.
.                                              
.                                                         \ \ ~ ~ //
.                                                            ( 0-0 )
.                                      ----------oOO-------(_)---------------------------
.                                      
.                                      ---------------------------------oOO---------------
.                                                           I__I__I
.                                                            I I   I I
.                                                         ooO Ooo
.
.
.

Error i have now is :>
 Syntax ...nd Settings\Owner\Desktop\new hub\scripts\tester.lua:19: attempt to concatenate global `cmd' (a nil value)

[Skynet]

sorted script to send to main for all to see posted in finish scripts for all