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Asked Oct 30, 2023·1 reply·Last activity 2 years ago·Open in Discord ↗
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Hardy CricketOriginal post

Hi there! Im a moderator for a good friend of mine and it was recently an idea to add a slot machine through nightbot into his channel, im usually better at that kind of stuff than he is but im a little stuck. I keep getting “missing) after argument” whenever i try to activate the command. Heres my code

$ (eval a=$ (urlfetch json https://https://pastebin.com/X5ygK2HP);a[Math.floor(Math.random()*a.length)])

Im not finished with all the slot machine outcomes i was just testing to see if it worked😅 glad i did

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Polar Cat

Hey @Hardy Cricket!

I get the feeling you'll enjoy fixing it yourself instead of copy/pasting the response, so here are a couple hints to help you solve your issue:

  • The Pastebin link has two https:// instead of one.
  • You need use the raw version of the paste: /raw/PASTE_ID.
  • There's an extra space between the $ and the Nightbot variables, should be: $(eval) and $(urlfetch), otherwise they won't work.
  • The paste should be a valid JSON array for it to work: meaning an opening bracket [ at the start of the file, a closing bracket ] at the end of the file, and every strings between double quotes " instead of single quotes '.

Hopefully that'll help, let me know!