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The '''/bcopy command''' can be used to copy any amount of bytes from one variable starting at a specific position into a second variable at a specific position. This command supports copying of overlapping buffers.  
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{{mirc title|/bcopy Command}}
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The '''/bcopy''' command can be used to copy any amount of bytes from one variable starting at a specific position into a second variable at a specific position. This command supports copying of overlapping buffers.  
  
If the number of bytes to copy is -1, all bytes available will be copied over to the destination variable.
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If the number of bytes to copy is -1, all bytes available will be copied over to the destination variable. If the destination position is -1, the bytes will be appended.
 
 
'''Note:''' The first byte starts at the position/index 1, 0 is invalid and will procudes an error.
 
  
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'''Note:''' The first byte starts at the position/index 1, 0 is invalid and will produce an error.
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'''Note:''' Bytes between prior end of <&dest_binvar> and <dest_pos> are zero-filled with $chr(0)
 
== Synopsis ==
 
== Synopsis ==
  /bcopy [-zc] <&dest_binvar> <des_pos> <&src_binvar> <src_pos> <numBytes>
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  /bcopy [-zc] <&dest_binvar> <dest_pos> <&src_binvar> <src_pos> <numBytes>
  
 
== Switches ==
 
== Switches ==
* '''-z''' - Bytes copied from the source binary variable gets zero-filled after the copy
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* '''-z''' - Bytes in the source which are copied are zero-filled with $chr(0) after the copy
* '''-c''' - Truncates the destination variable to a length of  <des_pos> + <numBytes>
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* '''-c''' - Truncates the destination variable to remove bytes following the bytes copied. Where both N and M are positive, the new destination length is <des_pos> + <numBytes> -1
  
 
== Parameters ==
 
== Parameters ==
* '''<&dest_binvar>''' - The destination binary variable.
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* '''<dest_&binvar>''' - The destination binary variable. Source and destination can be the same variable.
* '''<des_pos>''' - The position to which to copy the byte to.
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* '''<dest_pos>''' - The position to which to copy the byte to (or -1 to append to destination).
 
* '''<&src_binvar>''' - The source binary variable.
 
* '''<&src_binvar>''' - The source binary variable.
 
* '''<src_pos>''' - The position from which to start copying bytes.
 
* '''<src_pos>''' - The position from which to start copying bytes.
* '''<numBytes>''' - Number of bytes to copy (or -1 for everything).
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* '''<numBytes>''' - Number of bytes to copy beginning at <src_pos> (or -1 for everything beginning at <src_pos>).
  
 
== Example ==
 
== Example ==
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   bset -t &example 1 This is a cool test!
 
   bset -t &example 1 This is a cool test!
  
   ; Copy from 'example' from the 11th byte 10 bytes onward
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   ; Copy from '&example' all bytes from the 11th byte onward to a new variable
   ; Zero-fill the part that was copied
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   ; Zero-fills the source variable's bytes which were copied to the destination
   bcopy -z &example2 1 &example 11 10
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   bcopy -z &example2 1 &example 11 999
  
 
   ; Print out &example's content (up to the first null)
 
   ; Print out &example's content (up to the first null)
 
   echo -a $bvar(&example, 1-).text
 
   echo -a $bvar(&example, 1-).text
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  ; Print out &example's content as byte values including the nulls
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  echo -a $bvar(&example, 1-)
  
 
   ; Print out &example2's content
 
   ; Print out &example2's content
   echo -a $bvar(&example2, 1-).text  
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   echo -a $bvar(&example2, 1-).text
 
}</syntaxhighlight>
 
}</syntaxhighlight>
  
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<pre>This is a
 
<pre>This is a
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84 104 105 115 32 105 115 32 97 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
cool test!</pre>
 
cool test!</pre>
  
== Compatibility ==
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<source lang="mIRC">
Added: mIRC v5.7
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;while these variables exist:
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//bset &to 1 11 22 33 44 55 66 | bset &from 1 77 88 99 123
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and &to contains "11 22 33 44 55 66" and &to contains "77 88 99 123"
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each of the following commands are based on the above values and are not executed after any of the other following alternatives...
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bcopy &to 2 &from 1 3
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; copies 3 bytes at position 1 of &from to overwrite the 3 bytes at position 2 of &to. Length remains 6
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11 77 88 99 55 66
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bcopy -z &to 2 &from 1 3
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; same alteration of &to, but all byte positions in &from which were copied are changed to 0x00's. &to is changed to the same 6 bytes as above, but now &from is altered to become "0 0 0 123"
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bcopy -c &to 2 &from 1 3
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; adding the -c switch causes any destination bytes following the copied bytes to be removed, shortening &to to length 4
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11 77 88 99
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bcopy -c &to 2 &from 1 0
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; does not generate an error, but does not truncate the destination because 0 bytes were copied
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11 22 33 44 55 66
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bcopy &to 2 &from 1 99
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; M is larger than bytes available beginning at position 1 of &from, so the 4 bytes are copied to destination positions 2-5 without affecting the destination's 6th byte.
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11 77 88 99 0 66
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bcopy &to -1 &from 1 -1
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; Destination position -1 causes bytes to be appended. Using -1 as number of bytes to copy copies the entire &from string beginning at position 1.
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11 22 33 44 55 66 77 88 99 123
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bcopy -c &to 1 &to 2 999
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; entirely within the &to variable, copies positions 2-6 to 1-5 and chops length past the last byte copied into. Without the -c switch, the length would still be 6 with the 66 repeated.
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22 33 44 55 66
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bcopy &to -1 &to 1 999
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; appends the 6 bytes, doubling the length to 12
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11 22 33 44 55 66 11 22 33 44 55 66
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bcopy -c &to 2 &to 1 999
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; places the old contents of positions 1-6 into positions 2-7. The bytes are not update after each byte, so does not cause 11 to be replicated in each position.
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11 11 22 33 44 55 66
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bcopy -c &to 3 &to 3 1
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; truncates a variable to length 3
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</source>
  
Added On: 02/02/2000
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Binary variables can be longer than the length which can be displayed on a mIRC line. This alias creates a 7mb variable containing all $chr(1) bytes:
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<source lang="mIRC">
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/fill_with_ones 7654321
  
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Alias fill_with_ones {
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  if ($1 !isnum 1-) return
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  bset &var 1 1
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  while ($1 > $bvar(&var,0)) {
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  bcopy &var -1 &var 1 $iif($calc($1 - $bvar(&var,0)) > $bvar(&var,0),$v2,$v1)
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  echo -a current length: $bvar(&var,0)
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  }
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  echo -a variable length is $bvar(&var,0)
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}
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</source>
  
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== Compatibility ==
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{{mIRC compatibility|5.7}}
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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* [[List of identifiers - mIRC|List of identifiers]]
 
* [[List of identifiers - mIRC|List of identifiers]]
 
* {{mIRC|$bvar}}
 
* {{mIRC|$bvar}}
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* {{mIRC|$bfind}}
 
* {{mIRC|/bread}}
 
* {{mIRC|/bread}}
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* {{mIRC|/breplace}}
 
* {{mIRC|/bset}}
 
* {{mIRC|/bset}}
 
* {{mIRC|/btrunc}}
 
* {{mIRC|/btrunc}}
 
* {{mIRC|/bunset}}
 
* {{mIRC|/bunset}}
 
* {{mIRC|/bwrite}}
 
* {{mIRC|/bwrite}}
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{{mIRC command list}}
 
{{mIRC command list}}
  
[[Category:MIRC commands]]
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[[Category:mIRC commands|bcopy command - mIRC]]

Latest revision as of 17:30, 20 January 2024

The /bcopy command can be used to copy any amount of bytes from one variable starting at a specific position into a second variable at a specific position. This command supports copying of overlapping buffers.

If the number of bytes to copy is -1, all bytes available will be copied over to the destination variable. If the destination position is -1, the bytes will be appended.

Note: The first byte starts at the position/index 1, 0 is invalid and will produce an error. Note: Bytes between prior end of <&dest_binvar> and <dest_pos> are zero-filled with $chr(0)

Synopsis[edit]

/bcopy [-zc] <&dest_binvar> <dest_pos> <&src_binvar> <src_pos> <numBytes>

Switches[edit]

  • -z - Bytes in the source which are copied are zero-filled with $chr(0) after the copy
  • -c - Truncates the destination variable to remove bytes following the bytes copied. Where both N and M are positive, the new destination length is <des_pos> + <numBytes> -1

Parameters[edit]

  • <dest_&binvar> - The destination binary variable. Source and destination can be the same variable.
  • <dest_pos> - The position to which to copy the byte to (or -1 to append to destination).
  • <&src_binvar> - The source binary variable.
  • <src_pos> - The position from which to start copying bytes.
  • <numBytes> - Number of bytes to copy beginning at <src_pos> (or -1 for everything beginning at <src_pos>).

Example[edit]

Alias Example {
  ; Create a binary variable 'example' and assign it some text
  bset -t &example 1 This is a cool test!
 
  ; Copy from '&example' all bytes from the 11th byte onward to a new variable
  ; Zero-fills the source variable's bytes which were copied to the destination
  bcopy -z &example2 1 &example 11 999
 
  ; Print out &example's content (up to the first null)
  echo -a $bvar(&example, 1-).text
  ; Print out &example's content as byte values including the nulls
  echo -a $bvar(&example, 1-)
 
  ; Print out &example2's content
  echo -a $bvar(&example2, 1-).text
}

The above example will output:

This is a
84 104 105 115 32 105 115 32 97 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
cool test!
;while these variables exist:
//bset &to 1 11 22 33 44 55 66 | bset &from 1 77 88 99 123
and &to contains "11 22 33 44 55 66" and &to contains "77 88 99 123"
each of the following commands are based on the above values and are not executed after any of the other following alternatives...
 
bcopy &to 2 &from 1 3
; copies 3 bytes at position 1 of &from to overwrite the 3 bytes at position 2 of &to. Length remains 6
11 77 88 99 55 66
 
bcopy -z &to 2 &from 1 3
; same alteration of &to, but all byte positions in &from which were copied are changed to 0x00's. &to is changed to the same 6 bytes as above, but now &from is altered to become "0 0 0 123"
 
bcopy -c &to 2 &from 1 3
; adding the -c switch causes any destination bytes following the copied bytes to be removed, shortening &to to length 4
11 77 88 99
bcopy -c &to 2 &from 1 0
; does not generate an error, but does not truncate the destination because 0 bytes were copied
11 22 33 44 55 66
 
bcopy &to 2 &from 1 99
; M is larger than bytes available beginning at position 1 of &from, so the 4 bytes are copied to destination positions 2-5 without affecting the destination's 6th byte.
11 77 88 99 0 66
 
bcopy &to -1 &from 1 -1
; Destination position -1 causes bytes to be appended. Using -1 as number of bytes to copy copies the entire &from string beginning at position 1.
11 22 33 44 55 66 77 88 99 123
 
bcopy -c &to 1 &to 2 999
; entirely within the &to variable, copies positions 2-6 to 1-5 and chops length past the last byte copied into. Without the -c switch, the length would still be 6 with the 66 repeated.
22 33 44 55 66
 
bcopy &to -1 &to 1 999
; appends the 6 bytes, doubling the length to 12
11 22 33 44 55 66 11 22 33 44 55 66
 
bcopy -c &to 2 &to 1 999
; places the old contents of positions 1-6 into positions 2-7. The bytes are not update after each byte, so does not cause 11 to be replicated in each position.
11 11 22 33 44 55 66
 
bcopy -c &to 3 &to 3 1
; truncates a variable to length 3

Binary variables can be longer than the length which can be displayed on a mIRC line. This alias creates a 7mb variable containing all $chr(1) bytes:

/fill_with_ones 7654321
 
Alias fill_with_ones {
  if ($1 !isnum 1-) return
  bset &var 1 1
  while ($1 > $bvar(&var,0)) {
  bcopy &var -1 &var 1 $iif($calc($1 - $bvar(&var,0)) > $bvar(&var,0),$v2,$v1)
  echo -a current length: $bvar(&var,0)
  }
  echo -a variable length is $bvar(&var,0)
}

Compatibility[edit]

Added: mIRC v5.7
Added on: 02 Feb 2000
Note: Unless otherwise stated, this was the date of original functionality.
Further enhancements may have been made in later versions.


See also[edit]


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