Back in 1997 Dane saw a
need for a change in the identifiers in mIRC and created the
DDvars
The DDvars enable you to do fancy stuff in mIRC without having to
think about scripting. The DDvars come in an alias file,
that you load into your aliases and like magic you have now added
more identifiers to your copy of mIRC.
On this page you can learn how to use your new identifiers, and
you will see examples of things that look complicated but in fact
made easy to do with the DDvars.
Because the DDvars are identifiers, you can use them anywhere, in
text files, in popups, in remotes, and in your own aliases.
In this lesson the DDvars will be used in small popups as this is
maybe the easiest way to start using the identifiers
The set:
ddback 
ddbrick ddchan ddchar
ddcharc ddcol ddday
ddfancy
ddme ddn ddrain ddrep
ddrnd ddtime ddvers
combining
$ddback
The $ddback identifier will return the text
supplied bacward. So if you give the identifier "abcde"
to work with it will return "edcba"
Syntax
$ddback(text)
text
this is the text that you want returned
backward. You can either specify a text, or a variable, or
another identifier.
Examples
//say $ddback(this is fun)
$ddbrick
The ddbrick is a color identifier, you can
with this identifier, do all possible 2 color bricks.
Syntax
$ddbrick(col1 col2 text)
col1 - this is the first
color to use on the ddbrick.
col2 - This is
the second color to use on the ddbrick.
text - this is the text
that you want returned in bricks. You can either specify a text,
or a variable, or another identifier.
Examples
//say $ddbrick(8,4,this is fun)
//say $ddbrick(12,11,this is fun)
$ddchan
This identifier, will give the active
channelname, pretty much like $active, but where the mIRC
identifiers reports the channel name in a dynamic length, the
ddchan will report it fixed length. this is good to if you make a
popup where the design is fixed.
Syntax
$ddchan(length,align,fillchar,charnumber)
length - What length the channel name should be
reported with. if the actual channelname is longer then this
value the name of the channel will be truncated.
align - Tells if the channel name should be returned
m,r,l : middle, right or left aligned.
fillchar - Tells
what charater the channel name should be padded with, to fill the
length specified.
charnumber - tells what position of the channelname we
wantreturned. if 0 is put then, the whole channel name
will be returned.
Examples
//say $ddchan
//say $ddchan(40)
//say $ddchan(20 m ~ 0)
//say $ddchan(20 m ~ 11)
$ddchar
This identifier will return the text given,
put in ascii chars. The chars will be randomly chosen between a
lot of different fun
characters.
Syntax
$ddchar(text)
text
this is the text that you want returned with ascii (funny) chars.
You can either specify a text, or a variable, or another
identifier.
Examples
//say $ddchar(this is a test) (done 3 times)
$ddcharc
This identifier will return the text given,
put in funny chars. The chars will be randomly chosen between a
lot of different fun
characters. It is like the ddchar, but this identifier, will
color the result.
Syntax
$ddcharc(text)
text
this is the text that you want returned with funny chars. You can
either specify a text, or a variable, or another identifier.
Examples
//say $ddcharc(this is a test) (done 3 times)
$ddcol
This identifier is the most powerful color
identifier around, and experimenting with the use will continue
to amaze, because only the fantasy sets the limits. At first it
might look tricky and confusing but, keep at it and you will have
a great tool.
Syntax
$ddcol(col1,col2,text)
col1 - this is the 1'st color string. A color string
is build with one or more colors. The number of colors in the
color
string is not limited, and each color must be seperated by
"|". The 1'st color string describes the forground
color scheme.
col2 - this is the 2'nd color string. A color string
is build with one or more colors. The number of colors in the
color
string is not limited, and each color must be seperated by
"|". The 2'nd color string describes the background
color scheme.
text - this is the text that you want returned using
the color schemes you did set up in the col1 and col2 parameter.
Examples
//say $ddcol(7|8,5|4,this is a test)
//say $ddcol(7|8|7|10|11|10,5|4|5|2|12|2,this is a test)
//say $ddcol(4|8|11|9,1|14,this is a test)
//say $ddcol(13|13|9,1,this is a test)
$ddday
This identifier, will give the active weekday, pretty much like
$day, but where the mIRC identifiers reports the day name in a
dynamic length, the $ddday will report it as a fixed length. This
is good to use if you make a popup where the design is fixed.
Syntax
$ddday(length,align,fillchar,charnumber)
length - What length the day name should be reported
with. if the actual day name is longer then this value, the
name of the day will be truncated.
align - Tells if the day name should be returned m,r,l
:middle, right or left aligned.
fillchar - Tells what charater the day name should be
padded with, to fill the length specified.
charnumber - tells what position of the channelname we want
returned. if 0 is put then, the whole channel name
will be returned.
Examples
//say $ddday
//say $ddday(20 m ~ 0)
//say $ddday(20 m ~ 11)
$ddfancy
This identifier will return the text given, put in funny chars.
It is like the ddchar, but is kept in here for older versions.
Syntax
$ddfancy(text)
text
this is the text that you want returned with funny chars. You can
either specify a text, or a variable, or another identifier.
Examples
//say $ddfancy(this is a test)
$ddme
This identifier is like $me, but where mirc returns the value
with the length of the content, the $ddme will return a fixed
length.
Syntax
$ddme(length,align,fillchar,charnumber)
length - What length the
$me should be reported with. if the actual $me is longer then
this value the name of the
$me will be truncated.
align - Tells if the $me should be returned m,r,l :
middle, right or left aligned.
fillchar - Tells what
charater the $me name should be padded with, to fill the length
specified.
charnumber - tells what position of the $me we want
returned. if 0 is put then, the whole $me will be returned.
Examples
//say $ddme
//say $ddme(12 m - 0)
//say $ddme(12 m - 7)
$ddn
This identifier will return a selected nick, with a fixed length.
The identifier, can return the nick of any number of selected
nicks.
Syntax
$ddn(length,align,nick number,fillchar,charnumber)
length - What length the nick name should be reported
with. if the actual nick name is longer then this
value the name of the nick will be truncated.
align - Tells if the nick name should be returned
m,r,l : middle, right or left aligned.
nick number - Tells what number
of the selected nicks should be returned. Normally 1 for the
first selected nick.
fillchar - Tells what charater the nick name should be
padded with, to fill the length specified.
charnumber - tells what position of the nick name we want
returned. if 0 is put then, the whole nick name will
be returned.
Examples
//say $ddn
//say $ddn(12 m 1 ~ 0)
//say $ddn(12 l 1 ~ 0)
//say $ddn(12 l 1 ~ 4)
$ddrain
This identifier is a color identifier, and will color the text
given in 1 of 8 available color schemes.
Syntax
$ddrain(scheme,text)
scheme - This is the scheme to use, it can be from 1 to
8.
text - this is the text that you want returned in
colors
Examples
//say $ddrain(1 this is a testline) (all 8 schemes)
$ddrep
This is a very special identifier, and only works using PPPlayer.
Read about it in the help file in PoPedit. Basically it will
allow you to create multinick greeters, using only one nickline.
the $ddrep will then produce X number of lines so all the
selected nicks are used. but this feature only works with
PPPlayer.
Syntax
$ddrep
Examples
The examples for the $ddrep can be found in the help file for
PoPedit.
$ddrnd
This identifier is a color identifier, and will color the text
given in 1 of 2 available schemes.
Syntax
$ddrnd(scheme,text)
scheme - This is the
scheme to use, it can be from 1 to 2.
text - this is the text
that you want returned in colors
Examples
//say $ddrnd(2 this is a test)
$ddtime
This identifier will return the current time in US format, and in
a fixed length.
Syntax
$ddtime
Examples
//say $ddtime
$ddvers
This identifier will return the current version of ddvar file.
(from version 6)
Syntax
$ddvers
Examples
//say $ddvers
Combining
The $ddvar's can be combined, and this makes them even more
powerful, then when they are used stand-a-lone.
When combinning them there are a few rules that one has to
remember, or else the outcome can look really bad.
1) Only use 1 coloring ddvar at a
time.
2) use the coloring ddvar as the outer most ddvar
Confused ???
Well you could put like $ddfancy($ddrain(1 this is fun)) but that
would look very bad, cause the fancy would ruin the coloring
stuff. The correct way to do that one would be $ddrain(1
$ddfancy(this is fun)). Now it will look right.
Below we have done a few combinations together with what the
outcome would be.
Examples
//say $ddrain(1 $ddn(12 m 1 ~ 0))
//say $ddrain(1 $ddchar($ddn(12 m 1 ~ 0)))
//say $ddcol(4|13|4|9,2,$ddchar($ddn(12 m 1 ~ 0)))
//say $ddcharc($ddday)
This lesson was done by Dane and updated by rifleman