Mapfile finder IRC script

Update:// http://winbolo.net/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19024#19024

I made an mIRC script that searches sheepbot's mapfile (a text file that has around 4300 mapnames) instantly as you type.

Example:
Typing "jotul" tells me that Acro has 182 maps (from the last time the mapfile was downloaded from sheepbot). A few more letters typed and "(Jotul) Reykjavik Campus.map" was listed and copied into my clipboard.

I am looking for some more ideas about this and other IRC scripts. If you have some freetime and are hanging out on IRC, download
http://www.freefilehosting.net/file.cfm?id=DF12ED41-E34D-29AF-86F288FFF73C7CD1
and tell me what you think.

Nice job hood. A few suggestions:

- allow for custom install directory. I personally store my wb files in a diff location.

- maybe create a command to download a new map from nycbot.

- In the readme, describe how to use the search (by right-clciking in channel)

- I can't get it to load, it seems to crash my mirc when I try to. Nifty "feature" :)

- I was working on a wbb add-on that automatically searches all the wbb's in the channel and returns if the search was found. It's pretty tricky since it would have to figure out which wbb's were in the chanel. Let me know if you want to take this on.

Sheeps:
For that collaboration deal, couldn't you let the wbb addon search in channel #wbb? In order for a bot to participate in it, it could join #wbb, and only bots are allowed in there, or something like that. That channel could be dedicated to this service.

jhood:
Awesome Map Finder duhickey. It works awesome... that is, once i figured out it was a menu script *smacks forehead* I lost the readme...




Jason#8

- I can't get it to load, it seems to crash my mirc when I try to. Nifty "feature"

Don't know if that's because my script or the huge computer bug you call "nycbot" counteracting with it. :P
Only kidding. I don't see why it would crash, but I'll look into it. (also will release a zipped version instead of an installer)

maybe create a command to download a new map from nycbot.

I was going to ask you about that. I'll add it.
On a related note, I'd like to see WBN map collections take URL parameters (as in the mapname instead of a number) similar to the member search.

Whats the wbb addon you have in mind searching for?

For that collaboration deal, couldn't you let the wbb addon search in channel #wbb? In order for a bot to participate in it, it could join #wbb, and only bots are allowed in there, or something like that. That channel could be dedicated to this service.

Even that would have it's problems.

I'd like to set up a way for wbbs to integrate together and form a "server farm" to distrubute games based on current server load and whatnot, but I don't think that would happen.

Thanks for the feedback :)

Jason#8 wrote:

Sheeps:
For that collaboration deal, couldn't you let the wbb addon search in channel #wbb? In order for a bot to participate in it, it could join #wbb, and only bots are allowed in there, or something like that. That channel could be dedicated to this service.

I was thinking it would be pm messages, but having a channel for it seems to be a better idea. I still like the idea of giving the command in #winbolo, mapbot msg's #wbb, collects responses, and sends summary single msg to #winbolo or pm.

I could have sworn I did something like this a few years ago. Oh well whatever. Best of luck.

http://files.bighosting.net/cz33356.zip

Updated it.

Following addition:
Ability to look at and download map from WBN map collections at the press of a button

Also comes in a single zip file form instead of the installer that nobody liked. Included readme with installation information.
For use only with mIRC v6.16.