Opening editbox in chat

[Sideshow]

Hello

I would like a lua function that will open the edit box of the chat and
automatically type "/tdps whisper <name>"
I don't want to make another frame just to enter a name ...

Any idea how to do it, if possible at all?

Thanks

[Nobgul]

Originally Posted by Sideshow Hello I would like a lua function that will open the edit box of the chat and automatically type "/tdps whisper <name>" I don't want to make another frame just to enter a name ... Any idea how to do it, if possible at all? Thanks

Check out SEND_CHAT_MESSAGE

[Sideshow]

That was pretty quick But that's not what I need. I need to explain myself better.
The user needs to be able to manually change "<name>"

[Nobgul]

Originally Posted by Sideshow That was pretty quick But that's not what I need. I need to explain myself better. The user needs to be able to manually change "<name>"

/script SendChatMessage("Hello Bob!", "WHISPER", "Common", "Bob");

[Nobgul]

I mean it depends in the situation you are going to use it in. If you gave a bit more info on the way you intend to use it, I may have a better idea.

[Sideshow]

I know how to send a message with lua, that's not the problem.

I just want to know how to open the editbox and automatically put some text in it.
This, instead of making another dialog box to ask for user input...

Context: whispering damage report to another user via a command, the name of the user is variable.