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Hello,

I decided to create a plugin for msgplus in c#/.net but I'm having some difficulties interfacing with the messenger api. I searched this and other foruns and didn't find the answer.

I don't have the file Interop.MessengerAPI.dll which is referred in other thread (I only have two messenger COM references in visual studio which are: messenger content installer and messenger file transfer plus library.)
Maybe it's because I don't have windows messenger 4.7 installed (just guessing, but if this is the case, how can I use messenger api 7, or there isn't any messenger api 7? a bit confused here).

I'm using:

- dannyres c# framework http://shoutbox.menthix.net/attachment.php?pid=259848 (nice work!)
- msn messenger 7.5.0
- msgplus 3.61.145

Thanks,
Ricardo Sabino.

In visual studio, right click references -> Add...

Go to the tab COM, then search in the list for "Messenger API Type Library".

If that isn't in the list, you schould indeed install windows messenger

Thanks, I was missing windows messenger

I had other problem when using the MessengerAPI but I already solved it. You should include it in your tutorial: http://shoutbox.menthix.net/showthread.php?tid=50578

When compiling a project using the MessengerAPI, it may give the error:
error CS1577: Assembly generation failed -- Referenced assembly 'Interop.MessengerAPI' does not have a strong name

To solve this the line in the AssemblyInfo.cs:
[assembly: AssemblyKeyFile("..\\..\\keyfile.snk")]
isn't enough, so, we have to go to:
- Project Properties > Common Properties > General > Wrapper Assembly Key File
and add our strong name key file: keyfile.snk

Your right about that!

I'll update my other post

What are you working on n0n4m3.

You should also know that it seems you can only have one C# plugin running at once.

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Originally posted by Jedimark
You should also know that it seems you can only have one C# plugin running at once.

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I may have found the right solution to that, but I have to test that... Haven't got much time, but I'll discuss it with you on MSN. At least I have been able to run 2 .NET plugins at the same time...

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Originally posted by J-Thread

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Originally posted by Jedimark
You should also know that it seems you can only have one C# plugin running at once.

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I may have found the right solution to that, but I have to test that... Haven't got much time, but I'll discuss it with you on MSN. At least I have been able to run 2 .NET plugins at the same time...

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Hummm.. didn't know that
Still new in this thing

I have other two questions that are making me a bit frustrated
- How do you debug in C#?
- How do you reload a plugin? (if the dll is being used we can't replace it with a new version or is there a way to disable a plugin without restarting msn?)

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Originally posted by Jedimark
What are you working on n0n4m3.

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Just a simple thing to create "groups" so you can have multiple "invisible lists" (it would work blocking contacts that weren't in the list). Something like: /xSetVisible group (it would block all except this group) and /xSetInvisible group (it would block this group).
I know that msgplus has /blockgroup but it only works with the groups we have in the contact's list.. i'd like to have more groups than those that appear in my contact's list.

About the reloading, read this thread...

About the debugging, there isn't really a way to debug... Just build and reload the plugin...

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Originally posted by J-Thread
About the reloading, read this thread...

About the debugging, there isn't really a way to debug... Just build and reload the plugin...

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I read that thread but I still can't unload the dll from memory.. I ran regasm /u plugin.dll it unregistered it from registry but didn't unload it from msn

jsut wanted to try the reload on c# plugins...
and i hate the language already...

i was trying to load the default .NET plugin patchou made and after finding the regasm in a god forgoten directory, i finally registr teh plugin

and here is my reward !!!