can a macro send me a tell?

[hoosierbilly]

Is it possible for a macro that I am running to send me a tell?

example:
instead of: /echo You do not have a target - ending macro!
something like: /tell ${Me.Name} You do not have a target - ending macro!

Would this work or not?
I would just test it but of course it's patch day.

 

[Ccomp5950]

Yes...but it requires docrack "talk to self" or something. I'd need confirm or deny on if it sends it through the chat server or if it echo's it locally as a tell for my next warning though.

Sending "-ending macro" to the chatserv or wherever is a simple "grep" away from getting you investigated and ultimatly banned.

So because I'm curious, why would you prefer tells instead of /echo ?

 

[hoosierbilly]

Hummm, I had not thought of the possiblity of being detected. My thought was to keep the mqchat window cleaner with less info being sent there. Thanks for the heads up on possible detection.

 

[Siddin]

In that case do

/echo ending macro
/squelch /endmacro

That will give you the echo, but won't print out the "The macro has ended" line that mq2 gives out when you end the macro.

 

[Zero0003]

Don't need docrack to send yourself a tell. ;tell <name> <message>

 

[Ccomp5950]

Don't need docrack to send yourself a tell. ;tell <name> <message>

Interesting, didn't know that.