#!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;
use warnings;
use Win32;
use Win32::DDE::Client;

my $favorite = qr/^Slashnet$/o; # favorite network

MsgChan("Hello from Perl!", "#perlmonks");

sub GetConn {
  my $req = new Win32::DDE::Client('mIRC', 'EVALUATE')
    || Popup("Unable to initiate conversation with mIRC", 16, "DDE Error");
  my $conns = $req->Request('$scon(0)'); # how many connections?
  my $scon;
  for my $conn (1 .. $conns) {
    my $network = $req->Request("\$scon($conn).network"); # what network is connection on?
    if ($network =~ $favorite) {
      $scon = $conn;
      last;
    }
  }
  $req->Disconnect;
  return $scon;
}  

sub MsgChan {
  my $conn = GetConn();
  my $message = shift;
  my $chan = shift || "#muskrats";
  my $mirc = new Win32::DDE::Client('mIRC', 'COMMAND')
    || Popup("Unable to initiate conversation with mIRC", 16, "DDE Error");
  $mirc->Execute ("/scon $conn /msg $chan $message")
    || Popup("/msg failed", 16, "DDE Execute Error");
  $mirc->Disconnect;
}  

sub Popup {
  my ($msg, $flags, $title) = @_;
  return Win32::MsgBox($msg, $flags, $title);
  die $msg;
}