char_to_room( d->character, d->character->in_room );
         act( AT_MAGIC, "A puff of ethereal smoke dissipates around you!", d->character, NULL, NULL, TO_CHAR );
         act( AT_MAGIC, "$n appears in a puff of ethereal smoke!", d->character, NULL, NULL, TO_ROOM );
         d->connected = CON_PLAYING;


         open_lua (d->character);  /* fire up Lua state */
         call_lua (d->character, "reconnected", d->character->name);

int call_mud_lua (const char * fname, const char * argument)
  {
    
  int nArgs = 0;

  if (!argument || !fname)
    return FALSE;

int call_mud_lua (const char * fname, const char * argument)
  {
    
  int nArgs = 0;

  if (!fname)
    return FALSE;

-- after player reconnects, load his/her state file
function reconnected (name)

  local f, err = loadfile (get_file_name ())
 
  if f then
    f ()  -- execute it
  else
    io.stderr:write (err .. "\n")
  end 
   
  for _, func in ipairs (handlers.reconnected) do
    func (name)  -- call each handler to let them know
  end -- for
 
end -- reconnected

function get_mob_name_and_room (vnum)

  local minfo = mud.mob_info (vnum)
  if not minfo then
    return "no mob " .. vnum
  end -- doesn't exist

  local count = mud.mobinworld (vnum) or 0
  if count ~= 1 then
    return capitalize (minfo.short_descr)
  end
  
  local room = mud.room (vnum, true)  -- which room is it in?

  return capitalize (minfo.short_descr) .. " in " .. mud.room_name (room)
 
end -- get_mob_name_and_room