Is there a way to make my bot for example, capture a user's name and not ask it ever again when it is the same user? Because if I tell my bot my name and then come back a few hours later, it asks again

Tyy

Some older tutorials here that solve the same or similar problems might be difficult to find.

but should my conversation start with the expression cards?

man

It recognized that the user is devmik, but if it's a new user, the chatbot asks for the name first. https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1220364417238040697/1220371218125820034/Screenshot_from_2024-03-21_15-57-32.png?ex=660eb243&is=65fc3d43&hm=1cf313c43eee34db5bef3c3c002cac268a911e96567bfbd2e376b8eacf390f32&

and how does it recognize that the user is new?

It first checks if the user variable called 'username' is empty. If so, it asks for the name and stores the name in that variable. And the next time the same user visits with the same device, it checks the user variable again, and now that 'username' exists, it greets that user. After verifying that, you can continue with your normal chatbot workflow. https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1220364417238040697/1220372347698155531/image.png?ex=660eb351&is=65fc3e51&hm=7be91164a38b195d39b3e2fa7578883c00d0761e142a39f5a91eaf459cb2997d&

and if the user idk, comes back a few days later it still works, right?

Yes. User Variables User Variables are variables that follow a user between conversations. For example, if a user speaks with your bot on Monday and Wednesday, any user variables set on Monday will still be accessible on Wednesday. User variables are great for storing data that doesn't change very often, such as: Storing users' personal details or id numbers 1. Collecting tags or notes from past conversations 2. Storing extra flags like VIP customer 3. Saving language preferences Creating a User Variable 1. Open up the Variables tab and navigate to the + icon in the Variables section. 2. Change the scope to User, select the Data Type, give it a name, and click Add to create the Variable. Using User Variables Once the User Variable is established, employ {{user.variablename}} or @user.variablename to render it in a send message card. https://botpress.com/docs/cloud/studio/variables/#user-variables

well thanks a lot

Let us know if you can make it work for your use case and client 🛠️

last question: Is the execute code card neccessary?

Huh

Oh..

how???

Lol

how does it work

With prompting

I think Raw Input is doing the exact same thing here. When I was building this I used both, just to make sure. https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1220364417238040697/1220376135230029864/Screenshot_from_2024-03-21_16-18-52.png?ex=660eb6d8&is=65fc41d8&hm=0e5b24a3e6d1917a2e78345a5dce95d3d6056761a6c60d9291390735143d54bc&

@quick-musician-29561 is just AWESOME. Thanks for sharing your 🧠 with the community 🙂

I tried this but it always ends up true and greets when the user.name variable is empty If you know how to fix this please tell me https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1220364417238040697/1221514426222383370/image.png?ex=6612daf5&is=660065f5&hm=d3e09211ae1505ca3df036cc109b1edd497495c7515779a00fecb12341319c57& https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1220364417238040697/1221514426449137674/image.png?ex=6612daf5&is=660065f5&hm=0a949859885f5f54d35a8edec4cba445ba9c917df0e42d3bc89484e0582225de& https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1220364417238040697/1221514426637615104/image.png?ex=6612daf5&is=660065f5&hm=691228abbff8eee5f3226d53d0b85acd5c1b027af7d8a702ba6c459dcf8f414e&

Did you notice this earlier message: "Also, note that user variables work after you publish the bot, not in the Emulator (which always starts as a new user)."

yes this is not in the emulator

Can you try with different browser?

i tried nothing changed

Okay, good to know! 🫡

No problem and if you find a solution please share it here, because I have to submit this chatbot very soon but I need to fix this issue first

Theo has also built that in his projects https://discord.com/channels/1108396290624213082/1174016993310035968

I didn’t try the file you sent yet but i think i found the issue i was facing It was that the user.name variable stores data of type object which stores names in arrays When i used a string data type it worked

I'm happy to hear that it works now! 🛠️ And yes, for others who try this: Raw Input card result should be stored in a user variable, Type: String in this case. If you want to use the Person Name card instead, then its Type: Object.

thanks