You can use the following startup options from a command prompt when starting Novell Messenger:
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Startup Option |
What It Does |
|---|---|
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/l-xx |
Sets the user interface language. XX is the two-letter ANSI language abbreviation. |
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/background |
Starts Novell Messenger without showing the main window. |
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/u-xxx or /@u-xxx |
Specifies what user ID to log in with. XXX is the user ID. |
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/ipa-xxx |
Specifies the IP address to log in with. XXX is the IP address. |
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/ipp-xxx |
Specifies the IP port to log in with. XXX is the IP port. |
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/import-filename |
Imports a specific contacts list. filename is the .nmx file. |
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/multi |
Starts multiple instances of the Novell Messenger client. NOTE:If you are using the /multi startup option in conjunction with any URL startup option, the URL startup option might not work as expected. |
The following options can be used both from a command prompt and in a browser window.
NOTE:When using the URL startup options in this section from a command prompt, you must enclose the option in quotation marks. For example:
NMCL32.exe "nim:startIm?username=username&message=message"
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Option |
What It Does |
|---|---|
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nim:launchNM |
Opens Novell Messenger. |
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nim:startIm |
Opens the Invite dialog box. |
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nim:startIm?username=username |
Starts a conversation with username. |
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nim:startIm?username=username&message=message |
Sends a specific message to username. For example: nim:startIm?username=AAdams&message=Good+morning. |
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nim:addContact |
Brings up the Add Contact dialog box. |
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nim:addContact?username=username |
Opens the Novell Messenger main window with username added to the Contact List. The name is added to the root level of the contact list and not to a specific folder. For example: nim:addcontact?username=AAdams. |
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nim:addContact?username=username&foldername=folder_name |
Opens the Novell Messenger main window with username added to the Contact List. The name is added to the folder named folder_name. |
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nim:import?filename=filename |
Imports the contacts in the .nmx file filename. |
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nim:invite |
Opens the Invite dialog box (same as nim:startim). |
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nim:close |
Closes the Novell Messenger main window but does not exit Novell Messenger. |
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nim:exit |
Exits Novell Messenger. |
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nim:open |
Opens the Novell Messenger main window. |
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nim:preferences |
Opens the Options dialog box. |
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nim:joinChat?roomname=roomname |
Joins the specified chat room when Messenger starts. |