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The $chat identifier can be used to return information about your [[DCC|dcc chat]] windows.

 $chat(''N''/''nick''[,''N''])

* Specifying ''N'' as 0 returns total number of dcc chat windows.
* If both ''nick'' and ''N'' is given, it will return the information on the ''N''th window for that ''nick''.

 '''Property'''    '''Meaning'''
 ip          returns the ip you connected to
 status      returns the status of the dcc chat connection
 logfile     returns the full path to the logfile for the dcc chat, or [[$false]] if logging is turned off
 stamp       returns the timestamp setting, [[$true]] or $false
 [[$wid|wid]]         returns the window id, numeric value
 [[$cid|cid]]         returns the connection id it was established under
 hwnd        returns the hwnd reference

== Example ==

 $chat(0)           ;returns the total number of open dcc chats
 $chat(1)           ;returns the nickname of the 1st dcc chat window
 $chat(2).ip        ;returns the ip address of the 2nd open dcc chat window
 $chat(Dana,2).wid  ;returns the window number of the second dcc chat window with the nick Dana

== See Also ==

* [[DCC Chat]] - Explains how to initiate a dcc chat session
* [[DCC]] - General information on mIRC's dcc capabilities


[[Category:Window Identifiers]]