neophyte scripter learning but dumpfile not working?

[MacGyver]

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bind pub - !msg msgsend

set myfile "/home/MacGyver/storage/grab.key"

proc msgsend {nick uhost hand chan arg} {
global myfile
  dumpfile $nick $myfile
}

now the grab.key is just a simple ascii text file one line

and but i am not seeing any output and no errors on the party line logged in as owner as I do it.

Sir Fz kindly got me started with a script example I have requested previous and I am pouring over faq's and examples and searching fast as I can. been running an eggdrop a few years but want to start learning and having more fun.

[MacGyver]

os is linux, the bot is in the same user home as the file and definitely has permission for the file. I just don't understand what me missing but it must be something obvious.

I even thought maybe I had left some module out required but the docs say its in the core module so I rebuilt 1.6.18 and no change.

just has me puzzled appreciate any input why the dumpfile script above is not working or coughing out an error why its not.

[rosc2112]

Because dumpfile only sends text from a file in the bot's helpfile dir, according to the documentation. Read the tcl-commands.doc that comes with eggdrop.

[MacGyver]

thanks blush, that was almost good enough for rtfm chuckle I know I look at that command about 20 times just never noticed that. thanks again.