Shoutbox

I've noticed that when some people use my plugin, some of the functions don't work for them. I've absolutely no clue why this happens. I was wondering if anybody had a definitive list of things not to do when making a plugin in VB, so I can track down any potential errors I made?

How do they 'not work' do the plugins not show up at all?  In which case they may not being installed correctly.

Or do they install but the commands/tags just don't work?

What does your plugin do? 

The plugin shows up, and works for the most part.

Just for certain users, some of the commands don't work.

For instance, my friend Kyle said that one of my commands didn't work, and demonstrated it.

He executed the command, and instead of the expected output, it showed a linefeed.

And my plugin does a whole heap of junk, mostly just things I felt like programming at the time.

Note: The command that didnt work was my magic 8ball command. It works for me, but not for Kyle.

Here's the plugin, btw.

You could have attached that to the previous post, rather than double-posting

Edit: /xb works
/xgs and /xss don't work for me: exactly what are they meant to be for?

Edit 2: Also, I think the sound isn't working.

if you're using vb.net make sure the others have the correct framework installed. The latest one is 2.0 and can be downloaded from here

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Originally posted by Kryptonate
if you're using vb.net make sure the others have the correct framework installed. The latest one is 2.0 and can be downloaded from here

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If that wasn't installed, the plugin wouldn't even load
Plus, it's VB6 (took a look at the Import Table )

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Originally posted by raceprouk
You could have attached that to the previous post, rather than double-posting

Edit: /xb works
/xgs and /xss don't work for me: exactly what are they meant to be for?

Edit 2: Also, I think the sound isn't working.

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With xgs and xss, you must keep the ^ dividers, or it simply will not work. The command, when it works, makes your name bold if you want, but also changes your name to indicate you are gaming, and gives you a pseudo-afk status (online status, with auto message). The command seems rather basic, but I made it because sometimes MSN changes focus when its in busy or away - and if I'm in the middle of a BF2 match, that's going to make me cranky.

In regards to the sound, please check and make sure that the sound actually did install (it should be in your plugins folder). Other than that, make sure its enabled. If the config window is failing (I only whipped that up today, probably fails anyway) the backup command is /xwryon true (or false).

raceprouk's post only seems to have further confirmed that commands work for some, but not for others. This is seriously confusing -_-

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Originally posted by Heffy
raceprouk's post only seems to have further confirmed that commands work for some, but not for others. This is seriously confusing -_-

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The problem is most likely (99,999999999% chance) that it is your own code that is buggy. Not something which is on the "not to do when making a plugin" list (as there is no such thing, as you can do whatever you want (almost)... though your own code needs to be bugfree of course).

In short, without seeing the actual code, nobody will be able to help you fixing the programming errors I'm afraid.

The sound actually works: I just didn't have it enabled initially.

And what are the ^ dividers for?

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Originally posted by raceprouk
The sound actually works: I just didn't have it enabled initially.

And what are the ^ dividers for?

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I used ^ as the divider, simply because if the person had a space in there name it would screw up the rest of the command by giving the wrong data when it gets split. Simple enough, right?

The problem with my plugin is that it all works for me :\ Why would it cause problems for anyone else?

I took note of Cookie's advice, and you'll find the most up to date source attached. Please give me some assistance.

Edit: Not that anybody would care (lol) but I'll throw your names into the contributors passage when this bug is overcome.