Sending an Item link in a /command crashes wow

[sweede]

I have, in my OnLoad() methid,

	SLASH_BID1 = "/bid";
		SlashCmdList["BID"] = function( msg )
			DKP_Bid_Auction_SlashCommandHandler( msg );
		end

later on,

msg = string.lower(msg);
	msgArgs = GetArgs(msg, " ");
	
	-- Get the number of arguments
	numArgs = table.getn(msgArgs);
				
... bunch of useless stuff ...

elseif (numArgs >= 3) then
		if (msgArgs[1] == "begin") then
			AuctionEnabled = true;
			DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage("DKP_Bid: Auction started.");
			AuctionList = {};
			Display_Bidders("GUI");		
			AuctionToggleButton:SetText("End Auction");

			SendChatMessage("Send tell to "..UnitName('player').." with keyword `bid' to bid on ".. msgArgs[2] .. " @ " .. msgArgs[3] .."pts","GUILD")
	
		else

Which as you can see, i want to do
/bid begin [uber item] 7 (which repepresents the dkp cost of the item)

However, when i do that, the game either crashes, or only
Send tell to player with keyword `bid' to bid on
is shown. If i dont put an item link, but plain text (i.e. /bid begin foo 7), it displays the whole thing properly.


Any ideas on what im doing wrong ? I'm begining to point the blame at the strng.lower() and GetArgs() methods, but when i modify the code to completly bypass them, it still doesnt fix the problems.

thanks

[guice]

Part of the WoW client code that only lets you link items that has been seen (I think by you?) since last server up.

Are you directly linking the item from a loot box? Or are you relying on a link archiver for the link?

[sweede]

I think i figured it out.

if i linked an item like [Joe] it would work, but [Joes Crab Shack] wouldnt work. the GetArgs function would split by space chacter, and break the item link text.

i just did a silly workaround by adding a seperate slashcommand in teh event i needed to enter an item link in.