I have no knowledge  of scripting, so all my attempts have failed.

I'm looking for a script, that when a specific word is received in a message, a sound will play. I have all sounds turned off in WLM so I want a sound to be played on certain occasions.

I'm sure this is a fairly simple script so can anybody help?

Welcome to the forum!

code:

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var word = new Array(
"your",
"words",
"here"
);

function OnEvent_ChatWndReceiveMessage(ChatWnd,Origin,Message,MessageKind){
if(Origin != Messenger.MyName){
for(i=0;i<word.length;i++){
if(Message.search(word[i]) != -1){
MsgPlus.PlaySound("path\\to\\sound\\file");
}
}
}
}

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Thanks alot man, but it doesn't work

All I need to edit is the path to the audio file, right? I've tried .wav and .mp3 with the double \

could you get the text from the debug window?

(make sure the checkbox (debugging options) is checked in the scripts preferences)

Script has been stopped
Script is starting
Script is now loaded and ready

:\

quote:

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Originally posted by glargle
Script has been stopped
Script is starting
Script is now loaded and ready

:\

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Function called: OnEvent_ChatWndReceiveMessage

quote:

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Originally posted by glargle
Function called: OnEvent_ChatWndReceiveMessage

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Nope. I get that message everytime I send or receive a message.

quote:

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Originally posted by roflmao456
Welcome to the forum!

code:

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var word = new Array(
"your",
"words",
"here"
);

function OnEvent_ChatWndReceiveMessage(ChatWnd,Origin,Message,MessageKind){
if(Origin != Messenger.MyName){
for(i=0;i<word.length;i++){
if(Message.search(word[i]) != -1){
MsgPlus.PlaySound("path\\to\\sound\\file");
}
}
}
}

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i'm not sure if that will work but you can try.

btw, for a single backslash ( \ ) you have to put two. so

\\

will result in a single backslash

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code:

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var word = new Array(
"your",
"words",
"here"
);
var re = RegExp("\b"+word.join("\b|\b")+"\b","i");

function OnEvent_ChatWndReceiveMessage(ChatWnd,Origin,Message,MessageKind){
if(Origin != Messenger.MyName && re.test(Message)){
MsgPlus.PlaySound("path\\to\\sound\\file");
}
}

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code:

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MsgPlus.PlaySound("path\\to\\sound\\file");

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Thanks, but I'm still not getting any sound. I'm using:

code:

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MsgPlus.PlaySound("C:\\Program Files\\Messenger Plus! Live\\Scripts\\Wakealert\\wakeupfaggot.mp3");

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quote:

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Originally posted by glargle
Thanks, but I'm still not getting any sound. I'm using:

code:

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MsgPlus.PlaySound("C:\\Program Files\\Messenger Plus! Live\\Scripts\\Wakealert\\wakeupfaggot.mp3");

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code:

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MsgPlus.PlaySound("\C:\\Program Files\\Messenger Plus! Live\\Scripts\\Wakealert\\wakeupfaggot.mp3");

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Just to explain... a relative path is relative to the scripts folder so it would be easier to copy the sound file there and just use the filename in the script.

An absoloubte path is from the drive letter, but to show the script that it's an absoloubte path, you need to put a single slash at the beginning of the path.

quote:

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Originally posted by SpunkyLoveMuff
Just to explain... a relative path is relative to the scripts folder so it would be easier to copy the sound file there and just use the filename in the script.

An absoloubte path is from the drive letter, but to show the script that it's an absoloubte path, you need to put a single slash at the beginning of the path.

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I'm messing up something because it's still not working. I've tried the relative and absoloute things but still fails :\

Here's the whole thing, I must be doing something wrong.

code:

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var word = new Array(
"!wake",
"!wakeup",
"!wakewake"
);
var re = RegExp("\b"+word.join("\b|\b")+"\b","i");

function OnEvent_ChatWndReceiveMessage(ChatWnd,Origin,Message,MessageKind){
if(Origin != Messenger.MyName && re.test(Message)){
MsgPlus.PlaySound("\C:\\Program Files\\Messenger Plus! Live\\Scripts\\Wakealert\\wakeupfaggot.mp3");
}
}

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use

code:

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MsgPlus.ScriptFilesPath+"\\wakeupfaggot.mp3"

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Still nothing. Does it work for you guys or is it a problem on my end?

try seeing what the function returns...

code:

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Debug.Trace(MsgPlus.PlaySound("wakeupfaggot.mp3));

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When I change that, the debugger says

code:

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Error: Expected ')' (code: -2146827282)
       File: Wakealert.js. Line: 11.

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my mistake...

forgot the end quote around the file name

Yeah, it says false.

quote:

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As you can read in the Official Scripting Documentation

Syntax
[boolean] PlaySound(
    [string] SoundFile
    [number,optional] MaxPlayTime
);

Parameters: SoundFile
[string] Path to the sound file to play. The path is relative to the script's directory by default, to override this behavior, prefix the path with "\". Example: "\C:\directory\sound.mp3". If this string is empty, the current sound playing is stopped and the function returns.

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quote:

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Originally posted by roflmao456
btw, for a single backslash ( \ ) you have to put two. so

\\

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quote:

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Originally posted by CookieRevised
PS: glargle, make also sure the MP3 is an actual proper MP3. Also, Plus! can play many formats, but it is quite possible that some subformats can't be played.

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OK I'm confused now, it turns out it was the .mp3 that wouldn't play, because I tried using a .wav and it plays fine.

The problem is, the .wav plays when I put it in a script to just play that file, but when I put it in the Wakealert script, it won't play.

Edit: I got it to work with roflmao456's script. Thanks alot everyone!

quote:

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Originally posted by SpunkyLoveMuff
I thought about the file format, but wasn't sure. I tried PlaySound with the ScriptFilesPath and it worked occasionally... Does that still have to have the \\ at the start or not?

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quote:

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Originally posted by CookieRevised

quote:

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Originally posted by SpunkyLoveMuff
I thought about the file format, but wasn't sure. I tried PlaySound with the ScriptFilesPath and it worked occasionally... Does that still have to have the \\ at the start or not?

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If you want the path to be absolute then yes, you need the have the \ character at the start of the path string. And to have a \ character in JScript you need to enter either the string "\\" or enter the character as a ascii code like "\x5C".

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In one way I totally agree.

Although knowing that the \ character is an 'escape' character used for entering literal characters or characters by their ascii code, etc is actually basic knowledge when you work with JScript (and many many other languages for that matter).

An example (where the double backslash is used) wouldn't hurt though.
But I think a "more in depth explaination" of the use of characters and stuff and especially the backslash in JScript is not on its place there; that belongs in the 'string' section in the Jscript documentation...



EDIT: Spelling mistake fixed. Thx markee, keep them coming