/loadbuf Command - mIRC

mIRC

The /loadbuf command loads the specified number of lines from the end of the file of filename into the specified window.

Synopsis

/loadbuf [lines] [-apiNrsglecNnomt<topic>] <window | dialog id> <filename>

Switches

-a - adds the lines into the active window
-p - forces lines of text to wrap when added to the window
-iN - makes sure that lines are indented if they wrap, if N is specified, indents by N characters
-r - clears the contents of the output window before adding lines to it
-s - adds the lines into the status window
-g - adds the lines into the finger window (feature removed)
-l - adds the lines into the side-listbox in a custom window
-e - evaluates variables and identifiers in the line being read
-h - hides a line if -e is specified and it doesn't evaluate anything in the line being read
-cN - specifies the default color for lines, N is an index color
-n - if logging is enabled for that window, logs the loaded lines
-m - used with -n, indicates that the text shouldn't be timestamped in the log file. (the buffer text is already timestamped or you might not want it to be timestamped)
-o - indicates that you have specified the [dialog id] parameters instead of a window name in order to load lines into a custom dialog control
-t - loads the lines under the [topic] section in a file

Parameters

[lines] - If specified, the number of lines to add from the end the file, otherwise the whole content of the file is added.
<window | dialog id> - The window's name or the dialog's name and an id to adds the lines to.
<filename> - The filename you want to add lines from.

Example

//window @test | loadbuf $lines($mircini) @test $qt($mircini)

Compatibility

Added: mIRC v5.0
Added on: 02 Apr 1997
Note: Unless otherwise stated, this was the date of original functionality.
Further enhancements may have been made in later versions.