thanks for the reply. i have since been able to create a DDE link (exactly what i said i couldn't do earlier), but am now having troubles with this connection. i would like to send a command to mIRC, but right now, all i can get it to do is /echo any of the text i send it. in perl, i am using: <code>Poke('filler', "<command>");</code> i read in the DDE help section of the mIRC helpfile that COMMAND would enable mIRC to execute the text i am sending it; but where do i specify the Topic?
sorry for changing the nature of the post.
