pars qn imput line by line

Category: Zone BBS Suggestions and Feedback

Post 1 by b3n (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Friday, 09-Nov-2007 5:24:09

Hi.

Just an idea, could you make it so that if I type in the edit box
yeah i agree
/jump boards
So that it would send the qn and then jummp to the boards? Obveously each command would have to be on a new line and I wouldn't mind putting the /jump at the top.
Just an idea.

Post 2 by Gilman Gal (A billy Gilman fan forever and always!!) on Sunday, 11-Nov-2007 22:54:46

I don't understand what you mean. not all of it anyway. but from what I am understanding, it seems as if it would be more trouble then it's werth. what if one of us doesn't wanna go to the boards?

Post 3 by rat (star trek rules!) on Sunday, 11-Nov-2007 23:46:21

what he means is that you could put more than one command in a qn if i'm not mistaken. the boards are just an example

Post 4 by blbobby (Ooo you're gona like this!) on Monday, 12-Nov-2007 11:10:00

Thanks Rat, that makes sense now.

I guess it's an ok idea, but wouldn't give it a high priority.

What would happen if you wanted to separate your qn into lines (for example, if you were sending out a poem). Then, wouldn't it be split into several quick notes? Don't think I'd like that.

Bob

Post 5 by jmbauer (Technology's great until it stops working.) on Monday, 12-Nov-2007 12:10:10

IIRC, his intention is to parse quick notes looking for command switches. Obviously, the switch would have to be on a line of its own, but this would allow users to send a quick note and execute one of the site's commands all in one go.

So, for example:

That's fine.
/j bo

Would send the quick note, "that's fine," and take you to the boards.

That's fine.
I think...
/j bo

would do the same as above, but send the quick note "that's fine
I think..." before performing the jump.

And finally:
that's fine /j bo
would send the quick note, "that's fine /j bo."

HTH,
Jim

Post 6 by TylerK (This site is so "educational") on Monday, 12-Nov-2007 21:58:22

This is something I could replicate in JAWS scripting.

if StringLeft(NextLine(), 1) == "/" then
...
endIf

Post 7 by blbobby (Ooo you're gona like this!) on Tuesday, 13-Nov-2007 5:19:48

If you are going to do it--and I'm not convinced that it would be used. Why not have a parse character like the tilde, that says tilde starts a new command.

That's fine~/j bo

Bob