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- (this line never used.. always ignored)
-
- IN_FILE specifies which datafile to use.
-
- #IN_FILE
- cookie.dat
-
- FILE_PREFIX specifies which prefix file to use.
-
- #FILE_PREFIX
- pre
-
- FILE_SUFFIX specifies which suffix file to use.
-
- #FILE_SUFFIX
- pre
-
- RANDOM tells Quip to randomly select the file (if it can).
-
- #RANDOM
-
- Next we have a list. One of these three lines will be chosen
- at random.
-
- Note the following:
-
- "quip" creates the number of the quip that was selected.
-
- #RND FORMAT
- Today's Quip @{quip}:\n
- Machine's Quip #{quip}:\n
- Mach's Mach Quip @{quip}:\n
- #END
- More text ->
- #Note that this is printed before the other Quips.
- #This will be printed out when the script is run. But this part of the text should never be seen!
- #
-
- That's good for now.. let's tell Quip to generate quips with these
- parameters.
-
- #MAKE_QUIPS
- #
- #Note that this is printed after the quips are generated, because Quip
- #now handles printed text in the order you write it. Read the script
- #to see what it looks like.
- #
- #Oh yeah, if you ran this by Icon, press RETURN to close the window.
-
- @ <- Noticed this?
-
- Keep in mind.. the more comments you have, the more time it takes
- for Quip to read a QuipScript, since it has to go through every line you
- type to figure out what to do. The above '@' character is there to quit
- the scripting a little faster, so it doesn't try to figure out what's in
- the rest of the script. It's also useful in that it allows you to put
- scripts within your Quip datafiles <grin>.
-
- Just to prove that it doesn't look past that line, run this script
- and see if it prints the following:
-
- #Dust bunnies make better lovers.
-
- Didn't print it, did it?
-
- Be aware, however, that scripts using '@' characters within their
- parameters cannot be used in a Quip datafile, since Quip would think the
- '@' was pointing out where certain Quips are!
-