Fast Lua Question with keyboard strings

[play4ever]

I wanted to create a simple steam ID teller, that prints the Steam ID of a name i typed in chat.. Fx

[lua]
function() IDPrint
//The name i want here Get.SteamID()
Chat.print("The Steam ID Is ="..SteamID())
[/lua]
How do I make so the Lua takes the name I want of a player(By typing it on keyboard to chat fx. !SteamID Bob).

I really can't seem to find anything like this anywhere, so I'm asking and looking forward to a quick reply :) Thanks!

[meka/sniper]

I haven't tested this code, but it should be a good example of what your looking for :
[lua]
function idlookup( ply, text, team )
if (string.sub(string.lower(text), 1, 9) == "!steamid " then
for k , v in pairs(player.GetAll()) do
if string.lower(v:Nick()) == string.sub(string.lower(text), 10) then
ply:SendLua("chat.AddText(Color(200,200,255),"..tostring( v:SteamID())..")")
end
end
end
end
hook.Add( "PlayerSay", "idlookup", idlookup );
[/lua]
Just a quick example, could use a bit of optimization.

[Drakehawke]

[lua]function idlookup( ply, text, team )
if (string.sub(string.lower(text), 1, 9) == "!steamid " then
for k , v in pairs(player.GetAll()) do
if string.lower(v:Nick()) == string.sub(string.lower(text), 10) then
ply:SendLua("chat.AddText(Color(200,200,255),\""..tostring( v:SteamID()).."\")")
end
end
end
end
hook.Add( "PlayerSay", "idlookup", idlookup );[/lua]

You forgot to add \" either side of the steamid.

[play4ever]

Wow thanks guys! This looks good, I will give it a go. Thanks :)

[play4ever]

Ok I have changed around a bit, now I just want to know how to make the lua file print something in console when it sees a chat command like "#SteamID"

[jimbodude]

Seeing as you've already pretty much got the code to do that, I'll just point you in the right direction:

[b][url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/?title=Player.PrintMessage]Player.PrintMessage [img]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/favicon.ico[/img][/url][/b] with HUD_PRINTCONSOLE

[c-unitV2]

[lua]
local function GetPlayerObject( partial )
local str = tostring( string.Trim( string.lower( partial ) ) );
local pTab = player.GetAll();

for i = 1, #pTab do
local ply = pTab[i];
if( string.find(ply:Name(), str) ) then
return ply;
end
end

return nil;
end

local function SteamIDLookup(p, text, te)
local Offset = "!SteamID";
local ChatArray = string.Explode(" ", text);

if( ChatArray[1] == Offset ) then
local pOb = GetPlayerObject( ChatArray[2] );
if( pOb ) then
p:SendLua("chat.AddText(Color(0, 0, 0), '[ID Lookup]', Color(0, 255, 0), 'Player '..pOb:Name()..'s SteamID is '..tostring( pOb:SteamID() ) );
else
p:SendLua("chat.AddText(Color(0, 0, 0), '[ID Lookup]', Color(0, 255, 0), 'Player not found!');
end

return "";
end
end
hook.Add("PlayerSay", "SteamIDLookup", SteamIDLookup)
[/lua]

Untested, as you can see it is more a bit more complicated then the others, the other code given here will work fine I just gave you this so you can learn from it. Obviously their is more practical to use in small application.

[play4ever]

Okey, this is beginning to get akward. Seems like no matter what I try it won't give me the SteamID at all, not in console nor in chat. I'm sure I'm typing it right! :/

Player: !SteamID Player

..Nothing :((

[zzaacckk]

What are you typing in chat exactly?

[play4ever]

!SteamID Name