In the chat, [Arjen Markus] and [Pascal Scheffers] have decided to see who wants to attend a Dutch Tcl Users Group.

A tentative date for a first meeting is is 10 / 11 Februari 2003 (monday/tuesday)

A possible location is the Erasmus MC in Rotterdam ([PS] will ask if it's okay).

So, who will join us?

   * [Arjen Markus]
   * [Pascal Scheffers]
   * Clif Flynt???
   * [Jean-Claude Wippler]
   * John Remijn

''[Pascal Scheffers] is curious about who John Remijn is, what he does, etc. [AM] we are just curious about you as a "new kid on the block" :)'' 

(JR) A typical TCL user, for quite some time now. Currently using TCL for test automation. Or more exactly, i am encouraging others to use it. And being quite succesful at that :-)

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'''Topics, Talks and Catering'''

[PS] I am rather new at this (TUGing), so what does every one want? If enough people show up, a couple of full blown presentations would be nice. Or we could keep it simple and just chat about what we do.   I'll start of a list of things I've recently Tcl-i-fied, but please add things you have done or would like to discuss.

   * Linking database applications together (Postgresql, Sybase, MS Access)
   * Fully automated, encrypted email messaging
   * Web based database applications (AOLserver)
   * Using Tcl to create network tunnels
   * Mail transformation with Tcl and qmail.
   * ...

[AM] Let me add the things that I use Tcl for:

   * Mathematical tools - just hobbyism I suppose, but I find Tcl to be particularly easy for that
   * Test automation - especially for the numerical models and auxiliary programs I maintain and develop professionally
   * Graphical user-interfaces - a few commercial applications where light-weight GUIs are required
   * Controlling external programs - both as part of test automation and for its own sake (catching the results, making sure all the input is there etc.)