AIM BOTSIRC BOTSFLASH BOTS

Part 1: Getting Started

Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Bot

• Introduction

  Before jumping right into bot programming, we need to get you familar with controlling your bot's online status and with setting up the bot. If you are following this tutorial step-by-step, it is even more important that you do so, since some future examples will refer to the bot settings.

• Test Status

  Go to the "Profile & Online Status" Section of the Control Lab after logging in. This will bring you to a page where you manipulate the online features of your bot. Currently this includes it's AIM status, IRC status, and aliases. Aliases are only available in upgraded packages.
  
  AIM STATUS:
  When you change the AIM status it also effect your aliases if you have any.
  • Bot
    This reminds you of what your main bot is. It may seem rediculous but some people in the LAB community own multiple bots.
  • Idle
    Choosing anything other than 0 deactivates your bot's chat and allows other AIM users to see that it is idle.
  • Away
    By enetering an away message, you are automatically telling the bot to go "away". This only takes effect after saving the status. If you want you bot to come back, clear the message and save the status. There is also a checkbox to allow your bot to go away, but still respond.
  • Icon
    This is the buddy icon that will be displayed when users talk to the bot. You may upload this from your computer. Keep it at 32 pixels by 32 pixels.
  • Profile
    This is what appears in the buddy info when other AIM users look at it.
  AIM CHAT STATUS:
  This simply is where you may choose who gets to invite your bot and aliases into an AIM chatroom. Typically, you would only want yuorself to have this privelege unless you have certain safeguards programmed in your bot for it's protection against bot haters.
  
  IRC STATUS:
  Currently there are no extra settings for your bot's or alias' IRC status.
  
  After making any changes, be sure to click "save status" in order for the changes to take effect.
  
  MAIN BOT CONTROL:
  This is where you may toggle on/off the online status for your bot in both AIM and IRC.
  
  The following shows on the page if you have an upgraded account:
  ALIAS CONTROL:
  This is where you may toggle on/off the online status for your bot's aliases in both AIM and IRC. Here you may also delete any aliases in the list. If you ever change the password for on of your alias accounts, you will have to delete it first and then add it again with the proper password in the "Add Alias" section of this page. Be sure to click "update aliases" after making changes.
  
  ADD ALIAS:
  If you have an upgraded account, this is where you can add your alias accounts. The alias accounts must first be created with AIM first, just like your main bot. Enter in the screen name, the passowrd and click "add alias". If the password is incorrect, it willnot allow you to add it.
  

• Settings

  Go to the "Edit Bot Properties" Section of the Control Lab after logging in. This will bring you to a page where you manipulate the properties of your bot. These properties are used during chat.
  
  On this page, you will see a table. The first column labeled "Bot Settings" lists what each setting means. The second column, "entry", is where you enter in the information in regards to that setting. The third column, "Variable", displays what variable triggers the output of this information while in chat. Finally, the forth column labeled "Notes" provides you with links for more information about a specific setting.
  After making changes be sure to click "Save Bot Settings" in order to make these changes permanent.