
Terminology

Client:
This simply refers to your mIRC program. When you connect to an IRC network, your
program is a "client" being serviced by a network "server".

Remote Event:
Anything that happens on IRC that you do not initiate is a remote event from your
perspective. When someone besides you speaks on a channel, if someone kicks you,
when you receive a server notice, all of these are remote events.

Script:
A script is nothing more than an .ini file that is written in mIRC's programming
code, and loaded into your client. There are some scripts that came with the program
when you downloaded it; for example, aliases.ini and popups.ini are both scripts.
A Remote script is a script that "listens" for remote events, then takes some action.

Bot:
In the context of mIRC, a (ro)bot is a copy of your mIRC client, which is run by a
remote script or series of remote scripts. In essence, the scripts form the bot's
"brain"; they take the place of a human operator for the client, telling it what to
do when stimulated by a remote event.

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Q: How do I make a bot? 


Create a new directory on your hardrive called "bot". Copy all the files from your
main mIRC directory to /bot. You can omit all the .hlp and .txt files.

In /bot, find the file called mirc.exe. Rename this file as bot.exe. 

For convenience, you'll probably want to add a shortcut to bot.exe in your main mIRC
folder. 

Run bot.exe. Click on the Remotes icon in the tool bar, the 8th icon from the left
(9th prior to verison 5.3), to open the mIRC Editor. 

Paste a script (copied to your clipboard from this site) into the Editor with
<ctrl+v>. You may want to use "Save As" from the "File" menu to give it a memorable
name (like dice.ini or init.ini). Each script should be saved as a seperate file. 

Click on "Listen" in the menu bar and make sure "Events" has a check mark next to it. 

Click "OK" to close the mIRC Editor window. 

Click on the "General Options" icon in the toolbar, then select the "IRC switches"
panel. In the lefthand column, uncheck the box labeled Iconify Query Window. In the
righthand column, check the boxes marked Queries in Active Window and Notices in
Active Window. 

Click "OK" to close the General Preferences window. Bot installation is complete. 
