I followed the instructions for installing this, but I don't know how I'm supposed to start editing a file. Do I just open a basic file in python/javascript or is there something in the discord.js file I have to open?
I think you're better of by visiting these links first:
Learn Javascript:
https://www.codecademy.com/
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript
Learn how to use Node.js:
https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v5.x/docs/api/
Read Discord.js's docs & Examples:
http://discordjs.readthedocs.org/en/indev/docs_client.html
https://github.com/hydrabolt/discord.js/tree/master/examples
After you've got the basics down. You can then proceed to use this library to program a bot. Such issues as yours aren't a problem with the library, but your lack of knowledge on how to use it. Which the above links should help.
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I think you're better of by visiting these links first:
Learn Javascript:
https://www.codecademy.com/
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript
Learn how to use Node.js:
https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v5.x/docs/api/
Read Discord.js's docs & Examples:
http://discordjs.readthedocs.org/en/indev/docs_client.html
https://github.com/hydrabolt/discord.js/tree/master/examples
After you've got the basics down. You can then proceed to use this library to program a bot. Such issues as yours aren't a problem with the library, but your lack of knowledge on how to use it. Which the above links should help.