Shoutbox

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Dim PluginDir As String
Dim PluginFileName As String

Private Sub Form_Load()
    PluginDir = GetPluginDirectory()
    PluginFileName "MPPluginVB.dll"
    If CheckDirectory(PluginDir) = True Then
   
        CopyFile AppPath & PluginFileName, PluginDir & PluginFileName, False
        InstallPlugin "MPPluginVB", "MPPluginVB.Sample"
        RegisterPlugin PluginDir & PluginFileName
        ReloadPlus
       
    Else
        MsgBox "Plus! not installed, download from http://msgplus.net"
    End If

End Sub

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code:

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Public Declare Function CopyFile Lib "kernel32" Alias "CopyFileA" (ByVal lpExistingFileName As String, ByVal lpNewFileName As String, ByVal bFailIfExists As Long) As Long
Public Declare Function IsNTAdmin Lib "advpack.dll" (ByVal dwReserved As Long, ByRef lpdwReserved As Long) As Long
Public Declare Function RegisterWindowMessage Lib "user32" Alias "RegisterWindowMessageA" (ByVal lpString As String) As Long
Public Declare Function PostMessage Lib "user32" Alias "PostMessageA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal wMsg As Long, ByVal wParam As Long, ByVal lParam As Long) As Long
Public Const HWND_BROADCAST = &HFFFF&

Public Function GetPluginDirectory() As String

    If CBool(IsNTAdmin(0&, 0&)) = True Then
        GetPluginDirectory = GetKeyValue(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SOFTWARE\Patchou\MsgPlus2", "PluginDir")
    Else
        GetPluginDirectory = GetKeyValue(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, "SOFTWARE\Patchou\MsgPlus2", "PluginDir")
    End If

    If Right(GetPluginDirectory, 1) <> "\" Then GetPluginDirectory = GetPluginDirectory & "\"
   
End Function

Public Function InstallPlugin(FileName As String, VBWord As String) As Boolean

    If CBool(IsNTAdmin(0&, 0&)) = True Then
        InstallPlugin = UpdateKey(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, "SOFTWARE\Patchou\MsgPlus2\RegisteredPlugins", FileName, VBWord)
    Else
        InstallPlugin = UpdateKey(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SOFTWARE\Patchou\MsgPlus2\RegisteredPlugins", FileName, VBWord)
    End If

End Function

Public Function ReloadPlus()
    Dim nMsg As Long
    nMsg = RegisterWindowMessage("MessengerPlus_PluginChange")
    PostMessage HWND_BROADCAST, nMsg, 0, 0
End Function

Public Function FileExists(strFile As String) As Boolean
On Error GoTo e
    FileLen (strFile)
    FileExists = True
    Exit Function
e:
    FileExists = False
End Function

Public Function RegisterPlugin(strPath As String)
   
    Shell "regsvr32.exe " & Chr(34) & strPath & Chr(34)
   
End Function

Public Function CheckDirectory(strDir As String) As Boolean
On Error GoTo e
    Dim CurrentDir As String
    CurrentDir = CurDir
    ChDir strDir
    CheckDirectory = True
    ChDir CurrentDir
    Exit Function
e:
    ChDir CurrentDir
    CheckDirectory = False
End Function

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