RELEASE INFORMATION

	- Tcl4mIRC version 1.03 released June 23rd 2008.
		> 1.02 release was missing tcl84.dll and tk84.dll from support/

	- Tcl4mIRC version 1.02 released May 21st 2008.
		> Update CLB for mIRC 6.32

	- Tcl4mIRC version 1.01 released November 9th 2007.
		> Fixed GPF bug with lines printed from stdout/err greater than 
		  ~899 bytes. 
		
	- Tcl4mIRC version 1.0 released November 1st 2007.
		> Initial release.

AUTHOR & WEBSITE
	
	The software provided was written by Loren Segal, clb@soen.ca

	Please visit http://www.kthx.net/clb/tcl4mirc for updates.

DESCRIPTION

	Tcl4mIRC is a DLL for the mIRC chat client (http://www.mirc.com)
	that gives a scripter the ability to load Tcl code as well as 
	embed it directly into mIRC script files. For information on
	how to use this DLL, see the USING section below.
	
INSTALLATION

	!! IMPORTANT !! 
		This release is currently compatible *ONLY* with mIRC 6.3+. Please
		make sure you are running this version before trying to use this
		DLL. While the DLL may remain semi-functional in previous versions,
		you will lack much of the functionality that makes this DLL 
		worthwhile.


	!! IMPORTANT !!

		If you don't have Tcl installed on your system, please see 
		GETTING TCL below.

	To install this script and DLL, it is recommended (but not necessary)
	to copy the files in this package into a directory within mIRC's 
	installation directory. At that point you can type
	
		/load -rs C:\path\to\tcl.mrc
		
	To load the script file. This will run /tcl_test to test the installation
	of the Tcl4mIRC DLL. You should see "Tcl works great!" if the test
	ran successfully.
	
	While Tcl is not necessary to run this DLL**, it is recommended that 
	you install it and verify that you have Tcl installed in your %PATH% 
	to take full advantage of the language's standard library functionality.
	If Tcl is not found in your path, mIRC should generate a warning.
	
	** Note: If you do not have Tcl installed you must first copy the 
			 Tcl/Tk core libraries `tcl84.dll` and `tk84.dll` from the 
			 support directory in this package into the **MIRC DIRECTORY**. 
			 
			 I REPEAT, THE FILES `tcl84.dll` AND `tk84.dll` (FOR Tk) MUST BE 
			 COPIED INTO THE MIRC DIRECTORY, NOT THE SCRIPT SUB-DIRECTORY, 
			 FOR THIS DLL TO WORK IF YOU DO NOT HAVE Tcl INSTALLED.

GETTING TCL

	The packaged Tcl libraries from the support directory are only meant as a minimal
	install of Tcl on your system. If you want the full Tcl standard library you should
	consider installing Tcl. Visit http://tcl.tk/ to get the most up to date version,
	but note that Tcl8.5 is currently unsupported (though it may work if you're lucky).

	
USAGE & EXAMPLES

	Use /tcl <tcl command> to execute Tcl code. You can use the '.' prefix
	to silence STDERR signals: /.tcl ObviousError

	Tcl4mIRC comes with a tiny implementation of tclsh. Type /tclsh to load
	an interactive Tcl shell.
	
	To use Tk inside mIRC, require the Tk package with `package require Tk`.
	You may want to read the TK USAGE notes in the USAGE.txt file for some
	caveats about Tk.

	Because the rest of the documentation is too long to include here, please
	see USAGE.txt for extended information on how to use Tcl4mIRC.
	
	Examples are also included directly in tcl.mrc.
	
LICENSE
	
	Tcl4mIRC is released under a BSD-style license. The only thing that I ask
	is that you share any modifications to the source with me if you plan on 
	redistributing in binary form. See LICENSE.txt for more information.
	
	Not all of the source code of this DLL can be released for legal reasons.
	The released source can be compiled to a functional DLL, but you will not
	be able to have a "supported" version.
	
	Note: The file `tcl84.dll` is not written by me and therefore
	does not fall under the above license. To see Tcl's license, please visit
	http://www.tcl.tk/software/tcltk/license.html
	
TRADEMARK NOTICE
	
	mIRC is a registered trademark of mIRC Co. Ltd. 