Call MCE Plugin ?

[ken82m]

okay I have this plugin on my the main menu withing mce, and I know what file it opens.

I'm trying to figure out how to create a script that can instruct the the mce interface (ehshell.exe)

to open that file.

I can open it using this command if that helps

C:\WINDOWS\ehome\ehshell.exe /url:"C:\Program Files\MCE\My Movies\Movies.htm"

Thanks,

Kenny

[MrCreatoR]

Hm, the question is not so clear (to me?). What you mean by «instruct the the mce interface (ehshell.exe)

to open that file»?

P.S

It's not accepting command line to open file as well as web page? i.e: ShellExecute('C:\WINDOWS\ehome\ehshell.exe', '/file:"C:\Program Files\MCE\My Movies\Movies.htm"')

[ken82m]

just have to change the switch from file to url

ShellExecute('C:\WINDOWS\ehome\ehshell.exe', '/url:"C:\Program Files\MCE\My Movies\Movies.htm"')

well what I meant was, the command above launches mce and tells it to open my movieswhich is the htm file.

If I'm already in MCE and I want to launch it then I click on the item on the main menu.

That causes the same action MCE opens "Movies.htm"

I'm trying to find a way to send a request that does the same thing as the main menu.

Tells the existing MCE Window/Process to open "Movies.htm"

Maybe in the form of some WIN API command idono

Thanks,

Kenny

[MrCreatoR]

You can click on the menu like this:

#include <GuiMenu.au3>

Run(@WindowsDir & "\Notepad.exe")
WinWaitActive("[REGEXPCLASS:Notepad.*]")

$hWnd = WinGetHandle("[REGEXPCLASS:Notepad.*]")

$hMenu = _GUICtrlMenu_GetMenu($hWnd)
$hHelp = _GUICtrlMenu_GetItemSubMenu($hMenu, 4) ;Help menu
$iItemID = _GUICtrlMenu_GetItemID($hHelp, 2) ;Third item (zero-based)

;Show the [About "Notepad"] window
_GUICtrlMenu_ClickMenuItem($hWnd, $iItemID, 0)

Func _GUICtrlMenu_ClickMenuItem($hWnd, $iItemID, $iWaitEndMessage=0)
    Local $sMsgFuncName = "PostMessage"
    If $iWaitEndMessage Then $sMsgFuncName = "SendMessage"
    
    DllCall("user32.dll", "int", $sMsgFuncName, "hwnd", $hWnd, "int", 0x0111, "int", $iItemID, "int", 0) ;$WM_COMMAND = 0x0111
EndFunc

Just find out what index is the needed menu and the index of the item in it, and change this example.

[ken82m]

I think I got it, I found the MCL for my movies which can also call the plug in. And it calls it within the active window, or launches a new window if needed.

But I've noticed the windows explorer goes screwy, my start menu won't come up. Any ideas?

Here's what I have:

Opt("TrayIconHide", 1)
Global $MyMovies
HotKeySet("^+!{F12}z", "LaunchMyMovies")

If ProcessExists("ehshell.exe") Then
    $Run = ProcessExists("ehshell.exe")
Else
    $Run = Run(@WindowsDir & "\ehome\ehshell.exe")
    If $Run = 0 Then Exit
EndIf

$MyMovies = RegRead("HKLM\SOFTWARE\My Movies", "InstallPath")
If StringRight($MyMovies, 1) <> "\" Then $MyMovies = $MyMovies & "\"
$MyMovies = $MyMovies & "MyMovies.mcl"
If Not FileExists($MyMovies) Then Exit

While ProcessExists($Run)
    Sleep(100)
WEnd

Func LaunchMyMovies()
    ShellExecute($MyMovies, "", @ScriptDir, "open")
EndFunc

Edited December 8, 2008 by ken82m