I tried installing the new version (TB 1.1), and i get this error when I hit SUBMIT after filling out the words/answers:

Invalid SQL: SELECT MAX(id) as maxid FROM patterns
mysql error: Table 'ots_techforums.patterns' doesn't exist

mysql error number: 1146

Why is it looking for "patterns" in the forum database instead of the bot database? Or should I have installed the bot tables into the forum database?

Anyway, if I was supposed to install the bot tables into the forum database instead of a new database, what's the SQl command to copy the tables from one databse into a separate database, so that I don't have to re-run botloader again... TIA...

Or at least how I can make use of a separate bot database and update it via the vb control panel :D

You can alter de sql to let it put new tables in the db. Then you have to go trough the different tombotfiles that refer to the original tables and replace every single reference to the new tables. After that you must alter the teachbot itself to do the same. If you want to let this new bot act as a second bot on your forum, then you have to copy your tomstalker.php and change the ttb and tcc to tbb2, tcc2 for example and stay alert on all instances of this. The second tomstalkerbot2.php under de include in both newreply.php and newthread.php and then make a dir alice2 for example on your server and place the files in that in the same way as in alice1. Then run botlader on a custom aiml as mentioned and you have a new bot that only does what you or your moderators ask it to do. ;)

I noticed that this bot is completely sensitive to the question.

Example:

I taught a 3word to it.

WHO
IS
JOSH

I asked it:

it gave me a smilie


If i asked it:
it replies back with the thing I taught it with

Yes, if you want to let it respond in that way you have to use the * sign before 'who is josh' The * is not supported in this hack but who knows maybe later it will. You can do this with a custom aiml though. ;)

I just installed this hack for the first time.

Something is really wrong with the latest zip file. I followed all of the directions and none of the features listed in this thread even appear. The only features that appear in the admin cp is

Teach the bot a question
3 word | 4 word | 5 word | 6 word | 7 word

No other bot admin functions mentioned in this thread appear in the admin cp

Any Ideas? are there portions of the install instructions missing? It sure seems like it?

Yes, it's meant to be like that. It works too. :)

Is there not going to be any more development of this hack :(

The only relative fast way to make a bot for VB that actually can respond on many forum items is to combine the effort to translate and/or rewrite the Alice aiml files. Each development group can then report and display their work to the benefit of mankind :p

I would like to start or join a group that is going to translate the aiml files into the Dutch language. If we start doing this together, this will decrease the time significant.