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From: Brian Kessler
T1: Brian.Kessler@juno.com
Date: 10/27/98
Time: 7:02:36 PM
Remote Name: 130.68.51.60
>Brian -- are you sure? I can't get this to work. When I create the shortcut, it opens MIRC (of course), but then the MIRC >program takes over and the -chss2.montclair.edu never gets executed, much less the commands /j#int.
The full command line posted was taken from my actual shortcut. You can cut and past it into your own shortcut by highlighting it and hitting CTRL-C (which will copy from most Windows programs) and then navagating to the entry field for the command line for you shortcut and hitting CTRL-V (which is a near universal paste). [Note, these otherwise universal shortcuts will not work in TelNet programs which reserve CTRL key combinations for potential online use). If you do this, be sure to correct the path so it is applicable to your own system.
Things to check:
Are you running mIRC 5.41? Earlier versions may not support these parameters.
Do you have the switchs correct? The server switch should appear:
-schss2.montclair.edu:6667
I have not experimented with the switchs too much. Assume that "-" can not be replaced with "/", that "s" can not be replaced with "S" and that "s" can not be replaced with "s:". Any of these assumptions may be false, but it serves us nothing to worry about that.
The join switch should appear
-j#int,#lobby
As with "-s", let us assume "-j" is required AS IS. Note, channels begin with "#". You can not leave that off (I tried). Channels are seperated by "," and you may list as many as you want.
Your complete command line will probably look like:
C:\Program Files\mIRC\mirc32.exe -schss2.montclair.edu:6667 -j#int,#lobby
If your Windows and mIRC both use default installations you should be able to use the above command line exactly as is (so you might want to CTRL-C and CTRL-V it).