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Hi!
So... there was no 'Code-Problem' on the board for a long time (i think), so I thought I could ask something!

Now, I wanted to do this freaky Text-to-Speech Plugin. My only Problem at the moment is, that I couldn't get the Friendlyname of this one, witch signed in!
I think for this you have to use this oMessenger thing (...), and I didn't work with it until yet.

So, how can I get the FriendlyName of the contact witch signed in!?

Thank you very much...


Greeeeez Tobiaz

what programming language are you using?

Oh... I'm sorry for missing that

VB6...


Greeeeez

something like:

code:

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Dim oMessenger as object

Set oMessenger = oMessenger

MsgBox oMessenger.MySigninName

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Yeees... But so I get my own Friendlyname... is that right!?

I need the FN of the contact witch signs in.

I don't know how and I don't know where I have to use the code...



Thanks (@ Dempsey)

Greeeez Tobiaz

Just use the Messenger object passed in parameters. The documentation of the Messenger API is part of the documentation given with the Plus! plugin API. In pesudo code it will be like:
IContact iContact = iMessenger.GetContact("contact@email.com");
string sContactName = iContact.getFriendlyName();

So, I have antoher little problem. Maybe that's a stupid question, but...

I have now this sub:

code:

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Private Sub Form_Load()

Set objMessenger = New MessengerAPI.Messenger
Set Contacts = objMessenger.MyContacts


End Sub


Private Sub objMessenger_OnContactStatusChange(ByVal pMContact As Object, ByVal mStatus As MISTATUS)

If pMContact.Status = MISTATUS_ONLINE Then
    Status = "online"
ElseIf pMContact.Status = MISTATUS_BUSY Then
    Status = "Busy"
ElseIf pMContact.Status = MISTATUS_AWAY Then
    Status = "away"
ElseIf pMContact.Status = MISTATUS_BE_RIGHT_BACK Then
    Status = "brb"
ElseIf pMContact.Status = MISTATUS_ON_THE_PHONE Then
    Status = "onphone"
ElseIf pMContact.Status = MISTATUS_OUT_TO_LUNCH Then
    Status = "lunch"
ElseIf pMContact.Status = MISTATUS_OFFLINE Then
    Status = "offline"
End If


   
End Sub

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But  how the hell can I call it!? Should it be called automatically!?
I don't get it...

Thanks for helping



Greeeeeeez Tobiaz

quote:

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Originally posted by Tobiaz
But  how the hell can I call it!? Should it be called automatically!?

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if a contact changes his/her status, it gets called, and all it does is assigning a value to an undeclared variable at this moment.
adding something along the lines of

code:

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MsgBox Status

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should give a result

Coool. Thank you! It works perfect. I made it now with Toasts...
Only one problem:
If i sign in, there appers many Toast: One for every contact. Even if he is offline, the plugin let me know this... Do you know what i mean!?
If i sing in, theres a toast for every contact with his actual status...

How can I prevent this!?

thank you


Greeeez Tobiaz

i dont know vb6 but if you removed

code:

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ElseIf pMContact.Status = MISTATUS_OFFLINE Then
    Status = "offline"

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then it wouldnt notify you the offline contacts