Ok, I downloaded it and I get to ask a Q, and it shakes, but then I get a bad command error message. What I am doing wrong?

yeah i could have done all of that. but i was too lazy :) and thank you for the compliment. it feels good that someone that is great at scripting finally complimented me :D i will update it to yours so :P and i will swing by the server because i need some help now

http://www.hawkee.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=88106#88106

to start with i would silence the timer's, and also make a close event so you can shut the timer's off incase you closed out while the timers are going.

try adding a error check if $did(4).text has somthing init or not when you click the button.

you can also use tokens to cut down on the answers timers.

maybe you should also think of centering the timed text you have going to the dialog.

also try useing $dname instead of the dialog name.

but all in all you are getting better at dialogs so keep at it...

any time you want help you can swing by the server im on. the addy is on my profile.

maybe something like...

dialog M-8-BALL {
  Title "Magic 8-Ballz"
  size -1 -1 160 35
  option dbu
  button "Ask Question!",1, 1 1 40 15
  text "", 2, 1 20 158 9, center
  text "Question", 3, 43 3 23 10
  edit "", 4, 65 3 90 10
}
on *:DIALOG:M-8-BALL:Close:0:{ .timer.8.ball* off }
on *:DIALOG:M-8-BALL:sclick:1:{
  if (!$did(4).text) { noop $input(No Question Was Entered,udho,!Error!) }
  else {
    did -r $dname 2,4 
    .timer.8.ball1 1 1 did -a $dname 2 shaking.
    .timer.8.ball2 1 2 did -ra $dname 2 shaking..
    .timer.8.ball3 1 3 did -ra $dname 2 shaking...
    .timer.8.ball4 1 5 did -ra $dname 2 and the answer is....
    var %R = ask one more time|definitely|no|i'm not going to answer that :)|NEVER!!!|i don't know|maybe|yes
    .timer.8.ball5 1 7 did -ra $dname 2 $gettok(%R,$r(1,8),124)
  }
}
alias m { dialog $iif($dialog(M-8-BALL),-v,-md) M-8-BALL M-8-BALL }
menu status,channel {
  Magic 8-Ball:/m
}

sorry for the wrong spelling. and i fixed it but need to update it

Going to change some parts...

dialog M-8-BALL {
  Title "Magic 8-Ball"
  size -1 -1 160 35
  option dbu
  button "Ask a question!",1, 1 1 40 15
  text "", 2, 20 20 145 30
  text "Question", 3, 43 3 23 10
  edit "", 4, 65 3 90 10
}
on *:DIALOG:M-8-BALL:sclick:1:{
  did -ra M-8-BALL 4 
  .timer 1 1 /did -ra M-8-BALL 2 Shaking.
  .timer 1 2 /did -ra M-8-BALL 2 Shaking..
  .timer 1 3 /did -ra M-8-BALL 2 Shaking...
  .timer 1 5 /did -ra M-8-BALL 2 and the answer is....
  var %R $rand(1,8)
  .timer 1 7 if (%R == 1) /did -ra M-8-BALL 2 Ask one more time...
  .timer 1 7 if (%R == 2) /did -ra M-8-BALL 2 Definitely
  .timer 1 7 if (%R == 3) /did -ra M-8-BALL 2 NO
  .timer 1 7 if (%R == 4) /did -ra M-8-BALL 2 I am not going to answer that :)
  .timer 1 7 if (%R == 5) /did -ra M-8-BALL 2 NEVER!!!
  .timer 1 7 if (%R == 6) /did -ra M-8-BALL 2 I don't know
  .timer 1 7 if (%R == 7) /did -ra M-8-BALL 2 Maybe
  .timer 1 7 if (%R == 8) /did -ra M-8-BALL 2 YES
}
alias m {
  dialog -m M-8-BALL M-8-BALL
}
menu status,channel {
  Magic 8-Ball:/m
}

The script works but,
You don't need all those /'s...
You can silence timers replacing the /'s with .'s...
You can use a local variable, instead of setting and unsetting...
Try to spell 'definitely' correctly...

Why don't you add a few more buttons, like a clear button?