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The on START event triggers the first time a script file is ever loaded and also every time after that, including when mIRC is started.
 on <level>:START:<commands>

You can use this event as a point of initialization for the script to run commands which are needed before use (e.g. creating and loading data in [[:Category:Hash Table|hash tables]], initializing variables, loading dialogs, connecting to several servers, updating some stats, etc.).

== Example ==
 on *:START: { 
   [[echo]] -s Connecting to QuakeNet
   [[server]] irc.quakenet.org:6667
 }
This example would make mIRC connect to QuakeNet whenever you start it.

 on *:START:{
   hmake table 10
   if ([[$isfile|$isfile(table.hsh)]]) { [[hload]] table table.hsh }
 }
This example creates a hash table when the script is started and, if the file "table.hsh" exists, loads that file into the table.
 
== See Also ==
* [[On_load|On load event]] - triggers when a script file is loaded for the first time.

[[Category:Events]]