[kasikadam]

I'm new at sourcepawn and general coding. I was trying to make a plugin that when someone type;
!slotol then it prints to all that "user(who typed !slotol) blablabla something". Here is my code

#include <sourcemod>
#include <clients>

public Plugin myinfo =
 {
	name        = "[CSGO] ",
	author      = "Eren ",
	description = "",
	version     = "1.0",
	url         = ""
};

public OnPluginStart()
{
	RegConsoleCmd("sm_slotol", Command_slotol, "");
}

public Action:Command_slotol(client, args)
{
	new String:clientname[32];
	GetClientName(client, clientname, 32);
	PrintToChatAll("[Player] %d blablbalbalba !, clientname");
	PrintToChatAll("[Player] %d blablbalbalba!, clientname");
	return Plugin_Handled; 
}

When I compile this, upload and load and type !slotol nothing happens.

[Weetabix]

PHP Code:

#include <sourcemod>

public Plugin myinfo =
 {
    name        = "[CSGO] ",
    author      = "Eren ",
    description = "",
    version     = "1.0",
    url         = ""
};

public void OnPluginStart()
{
    RegConsoleCmd("sm_slotol", Command_slotol);
}

public Action Command_slotol(int iClient, int iArgs)
{
    PrintToChatAll("[Player] %N blablbalbalba!", iClient);
    
    return Plugin_Handled; 
} 


1. The include "sourcemod" automatically includes some other include files so there's no need to include "clients" for instance since this is automatically included.

2. Please stick to using one syntax, preferably the new one. I updated it to this.

3. When using formatting of strings, you can use the format "%N" and then a client's index which will print the name of the client.

4. "%d" is for decimal values, not strings.

5. The reason "nothing happens" is because when you execute that command and it tries to format a string where a decimal is expected, you will get an error in the plugin. You should always check the server console.

[B3none]

You're also writing in the old Syntax, I'd recommend using

PHP Code:

#pragma newdecls required 


This means that the code will only accept the new style syntax Purely preference but it's best to start with the latest syntax

[kasikadam]

Originally Posted by Weetabix 1. The include "sourcemod" automatically includes some other include files so there's no need to include "clients" for instance since this is automatically included. 2. Please stick to using one syntax, preferably the new one. I updated it to this. 3. When using formatting of strings, you can use the format "%N" and then a client's index which will print the name of the client. 4. "%d" is for decimal values, not strings. 5. The reason "nothing happens" is because when you execute that command and it tries to format a string where a decimal is expected, you will get an error in the plugin. You should always check the server console.

Thanks man ! and have few other questions. What if i want some colors for PrintToChatAll and why we used iClient instead of Client ? Thanks !
I tried to use morecolors but it just prints numbers to chat.

[hmmmmm]

iClient and Client are just variable names, doesn't really make a difference which you use but some people like to prefix their variable names with its data type to make code clearer.

e.g.
int Args becomes iArgs
char Letter becomes cLetter
char[] Name becomes sName (for string, since char arrays are just strings)
float Number becomes fNumber

Again you don't have to do all this, but its a coding convention that makes code clearer and easier to read

As for colours in CSGO you're more limited than other games with what you can use, but to add colour you just use these characters, and anything written after them will be that colour (got these from ColorVariables include)

default (white): \x01
teamcolour (will be purple if message from server): \x03
red: \x07
lightred: \x0F
darkred: \x02
bluegrey: \x0A
blue: \x0B
darkblue: \x0C
purple: \x03
orchid: \x0E
yellow: \x09
gold: \x10
lightgreen: \x05
green: \x04
lime: \x06
grey: \x08
grey2: \x0D

Example:
Say I want to make the word "red" red
PrintToChatAll("This is the colour \x07red");

[kasikadam]

Originally Posted by hmmmmm iClient and Client are just variable names, doesn't really make a difference which you use but some people like to prefix their variable names with its data type to make code clearer. e.g. int Args becomes iArgs char Letter becomes cLetter char[] Name becomes sName (for string, since char arrays are just strings) float Number becomes fNumber Again you don't have to do all this, but its a coding convention that makes code clearer and easier to read As for colours in CSGO you're more limited than other games with what you can use, but to add colour you just use these characters, and anything written after them will be that colour (got these from ColorVariables include) default (white): \x01 teamcolour (will be purple if message from server): \x03 red: \x07 lightred: \x0F darkred: \x02 bluegrey: \x0A blue: \x0B darkblue: \x0C purple: \x03 orchid: \x0E yellow: \x09 gold: \x10 lightgreen: \x05 green: \x04 lime: \x06 grey: \x08 grey2: \x0D Example: Say I want to make the word "red" red PrintToChatAll("This is the colour \x07red");

Thanks for your reply. What if I want to use more than one color in same sentence? Will it work?
Thanks!

[ambn]

Originally Posted by kasikadam Thanks for your reply. What if I want to use more than one color in same sentence? Will it work? Thanks!

Yes it will.

[AmazingDay]

Originally Posted by kasikadam why we used iClient instead of Client ?

Hey to get client name you can also do this:

PHP Code:

#include <sourcemod>
//your info
public void OnPluginStart()
{
    RegConsoleCmd("sm_slotol", Command_slotol, "");
}

public Action Command_slotol(int client, int args)
{
    char cname[32]//size of the name
    GetClientName(client, cname, sizeof(cname));
    PrintToChatAll("[PLAYER]%s blabla!", cname);
    return Plugin_Handled;
} 


Originally Posted by kasikadam Thanks man ! and have few other questions. What if i want some colors for PrintToChatAll

Just use CPrintToChat or CPrintToChatAll with the include <morecolors>
e.g If you want green text:

PHP Code:

CPrintToChatAll("{green}blabla") 


https://forums.alliedmods.net/showthread.php?t=185016

[kasikadam]

Originally Posted by AmazingDay Hey to get client name you can also do this: PHP Code: #include <sourcemod> //your info public void OnPluginStart() {     RegConsoleCmd("sm_slotol", Command_slotol, ""); } public Action Command_slotol(int client, int args) {     char cname[32]//size of the name     GetClientName(client, cname, sizeof(cname));     PrintToChatAll("[PLAYER]%s blabla!", cname);     return Plugin_Handled; }  Just use CPrintToChat or CPrintToChatAll with the include <morecolors> e.g If you want green text: PHP Code: CPrintToChatAll("{green}blabla")  https://forums.alliedmods.net/showthread.php?t=185016

Thanks for advice and when I use morecolors it prints colors hashes to chat not working for me. I will go with \xx probably

[AmazingDay]

Originally Posted by kasikadam Thanks for advice and when I use morecolors it prints colors hashes to chat not working for me. I will go with \xx probably

Hmm did you write the code correctly ?
CPrintToChatAll("{gold}blabla");
if you gtting error then you did something wrong