hi
use write -c startup.txt unstead of remove startup.txt

and what about $*
this can be something like this
no need to put chr for "(" and "$" put directly "if ($network =="

if $did == 14 {
  write -c startup.txt
  write startup.txt on *:START: $chr(123)
  write startup.txt server $gettok(%startserver,1,44)
  tokenize 44 $gettok(%startserver,2-,44)
  write startup.txt server -m $*
  write startup.txt $chr(125)
  write startup.txt on *:CONNECT: $chr(123)
  var %a 1
  while $gettok(%startnetwork,%a,44) {
    write startup.txt write startup.txt if ($network == $v1 $+ ) $chr(123) nick $gettok(%startnickname,%a,44) $chr(124) .msg NickServ identify $gettok(%startpassword,%a,44) $chr(125)
    inc %a
  }
  write startup.txt $chr(125)
  run startup.txt
}