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[Request] Auto Update Contact DP's by artfuldodga on 08-22-2006 at 09:09 PM

I've noticed that, sometimes  some of my Online Contacts DP's have not been updated, until I open a Conversation, or look at their Contact Card, can a script be made that will sort of Ping each Online Contact every so many minutes while they are Online? (even if you aren't talking to them) .. so their latest DP is always up to date? All of this done in the background of course, because it would be no good to see their Contact Card pop open or Windows open up every few minutes :)

RE: [Request] Auto Update Contact DP by CapriSkye on 08-23-2006 at 04:12 AM

this would be useful...

RE: [Request] Auto Update Contact DP's by artfuldodga on 08-25-2006 at 01:05 PM

BUMP

RE: [Request] Auto Update Contact DP's by RaceProUK on 08-25-2006 at 02:30 PM

quote:
Originally posted by artfuldodga
All of this done in the background of course, because it would be no good to see their Contact Card pop open or Windows open up every few minutes
I'm not sure it's possible to do this in the background, since the DP is downloaded as part of a conversation connection (yes, even with the Contact Card). So you'd somehow have to find a way tyo start and end a conversation without showing the window.
RE: [Request] Auto Update Contact DP's by artfuldodga on 08-25-2006 at 03:20 PM

hm :) that sucks if it cannot be done. why is it that ..  sometimes you have somebodys dp downloaded, you shut down WLM, restart... & some of the times, that persons dp (even last cached dp) seems to have disappeared & you have to click on contact card .. or open a conversation.. to see their latest one? ...

i guess my question is, why does it cache some dp's fine & others it misses?.. or atleast it seems to miss or.. wlm forgets where it was stored :P

RE: [Request] Auto Update Contact DP's by KnRd_WC on 08-25-2006 at 03:37 PM

Hi again artfuldodga ;)

Maybe I found a way to update the DP automatically... (I am almost sure :D)

code:
var x = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
var Contacts = Messenger.MyContacts;
var e = new Enumerator(Contacts);
for(; !e.atEnd(); e.moveNext()) {
    var Contact = e.item();
    Pic=Contact.DisplayPicture
    if (Pic) {
        x.DeleteFile(Pic,true));
    }
}

In fact, this script delete the DP cache. And, If a contact change his DP AFTER deleting the cache, the DP is updated. Here's the problem, because this script works only if a contact change his DP after unsin this function... :S

But I'm sure that somebody will find a solution... (Timer...) ;)
RE: [Request] Auto Update Contact DP's by markee on 08-25-2006 at 03:48 PM

quote:
Originally posted by KnRd_WC
Hi again artfuldodga [Image: msn_wink.gif][Image: msn_wink.gif]

Maybe I found a way to update the DP automatically... (I am almost sure [Image: msn_grin.gif])

code:
var x = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
var Contacts = Messenger.MyContacts;
var e = new Enumerator(Contacts);
for(; !e.atEnd(); e.moveNext()) {
    var Contact = e.item();
    Pic=Contact.DisplayPicture
    if (Pic) {
        x.DeleteFile(Pic,true));
    }
}

In fact, this script delete the DP cache. And, If a contact change his DP AFTER deleting the cache, the DP is updated. Here's the problem, because this script works only if a contact change his DP after unsin this function... [Image: msn_confused.gif]

But I'm sure that somebody will find a solution... (Timer...)
This won't work, all you are doing is deleting the picture files from the cache, you still need the connection to be able to get the new DP no matter what.  This can be done by opening a chat window (either you or your contact) or opening your contact's contact card (there might be others but I'm not aware of them).  The only way to be able to do this that I can think of is with a bit of an annoying script that opens conversations with everyone after a specified amount of time, then closes them about a second later (to make sure you got a connection with all your contacts).  The annoying part of this however is that you will have a whole lot of chat windows open up every so often and it will really slow your computer down while it opens and closes them all (I really don't recomend this).
RE: [Request] Auto Update Contact DP's by KnRd_WC on 08-25-2006 at 04:21 PM

Ooooops lol, you're right xD But I try, I try..... unsuccessfully :(
Sorry for this useless reply :$

RE: [Request] Auto Update Contact DP's by artfuldodga on 08-25-2006 at 05:29 PM

yeah I don't think opening up all your online contacts windows is the answer either :)....

thinking about it, this function should really be built into WLM anyway!

RE: [Request] Auto Update Contact DP's by RaceProUK on 08-26-2006 at 09:21 PM

quote:
Originally posted by artfuldodga
this function should really be built into WLM anyway!
And kill the bandwidth of every user, not to mention overload all the servers?