JM07:

Also, I went to the ChatUI_IMMain.xml and found the line that says:

var contacts=GetContactArrary();

I removed it, and replaced it with:

var contacts = new Array("Denis","Terry","Adam");

I did this simply as a test.. and it does not work.  I made sure Denis, Terry & Scott were in the CuteChatUser table.

This is the error I receive when I try to launch the messenger:

Sort of answered my own question... the var contacts=GetContactArrary() statement doesn't return an actual string array of user id's... it returns an array of contact objects it seems. That being said, I don't see how I could create my own array as you have suggested in the above posts.....