Using Response Files

You can use a response file to batch process a list of commands. All Chatcmd.exe switches can be placed within a response file. Response files can be used to:

back up server settings.
set up a network of Chat Service computers by cloning a reference computer and using the response file to update the additional computers.
set up special events by running one response file to enter event settings and, after the event, running another response file to remove the settings.

Syntax

Chatcmd ServerList @ResponseFile.rsp

Note Unicode arguments can be used by specifying a Unicode file for the response file.

Parts

ServerList	You can specify multiple servers when using Response files. To specify all servers on the network, use the form Server1,Server2,Server3¼.
ResponseFile.rsp	The name of the file containing commands.
	Response files cannot be nested. For example, File1.rsp cannot contain lines that refer to other response files.
	Response files can be created with any text editor, such as Notepad. If you use a word processing program, be sure that the file is saved in plain-text format.

Example

	chatcmd myserv01,myserv02 @config.rsp
	Specifies that chat servers Myserv01 and Myserv02 be configured using the Config.rsp response file.

To set up portals with a response file

Create a text file with the following text:

    /addportal:myserver1=2,11.115.23.101,6667,uplink
    /addportal:yourserver2=27,11.115.102,33,6667

Save the file as a response file, with an .rsp extension and a name (for example, Portal_file.rsp).
From the command line, run the response file. For example, you can type:
```
    chatcmd myserver @portal_file.rsp
```

The portal will be created just as if you had entered each switch from the command line.