Shoutbox

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Originally posted by deAd
The Messenger API is limited but very easy to use. You pretty much make an instance of it and say Messenger.MyStatus = 4. I believe that Plus! uses the Messenger API for a lot of things (but not all of them ).

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well, if could tell me what's the name of the ActiveX object i need to instantiate for this (i suppose nowadays it would be activeX-based?) then this would be extremely helpful...

I believe there are 2 threads mixed here
One about Changing the status on Remote control button push, and one about executing the content of a file, when it changed
Mods? Can I request a split for this?

1. You can definitly use the MSN API for that, try to find some documentation about it
2. MpScripts.net has a code snippet for that, I'm having problem with the site right now, so I will post it later, or maybe you could find it yourself...

I believe it's called 'Messenger API Type library'

Here is a VB example

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Public WithEvents msn As Messengerapi.Messenger

Private Sub Form_Load()
   Set msn = New Messengerapi.Messenger
end sub

private sub command1_click()
  msn.MyStatus = MISTATUS_AWAY
end sub

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Haven't tested it, I'm doing it right now

code:

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/* File modification dates registry */
var FileModificationDates = [];
/**
* Listen for file modification
*
* @param string FilePath the file to observe
* @param function Callback function to call when the file is modified
* @return boolean
*
* @note : Callback function should take one argument which is the the path of the file
*/
function ListenForFileModification(FilePath, Callback) {
    var DateLastModified = GetFileModificationDate(FilePath);
    if (DateLastModified === false) return false;
   
    Callback = Callback || function(FilePath) {};
    FileModificationDates[FilePath] = {
        file        : FilePath,
        date        : DateLastModified,
        callback    : Callback
    }
    MsgPlus.AddTimer('LSTN_FileModification_' + FilePath, 100);
    return true;
}
/**
* Get the file modification time
*
* @param string FilePath the file
* @return string
*
* @note : returns false if file does not exist
*/
function GetFileModificationDate(FilePath) {
    var FileSystem    = new ActiveXObject('Scripting.FileSystemObject');
    if (!FileSystem.FileExists(FilePath)) return false;
    var File = FileSystem.GetFile(FilePath);
    return '' + File.DateLastModified + '';
}
/* common Timer event handler */
function OnEvent_Timer(TimerId) {
    var TimerMatchLSTN = TimerId.match(/^LSTN_FileModification_(.+)$/);
    if (TimerMatchLSTN.length && FileModificationDates[TimerMatchLSTN[1]]) {
        var FilePath = TimerMatchLSTN[1];
        var DateLastModified = GetFileModificationDate(FilePath);
        if (DateLastModified === false) return false;
       
        if (DateLastModified != FileModificationDates[FilePath].date) {
            FileModificationDates[FilePath].callback(FilePath);
            FileModificationDates[FilePath] = undefined;
            return true;
        }
        MsgPlus.AddTimer('LSTN_FileModification_' + FilePath, 100);
        return true;
    }
}
// usage example :
ListenForFileModification(MsgPlus.ScriptFilesPath + '\\file.txt', function(FilePath){Debug.Trace('File modified : ' + FilePath)});

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There's the code from MPScripts.net

@SilentDragon, thanks

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I believe it's called 'Messenger API Type library'

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I was right about that...

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Haven't tested it, I'm doing it right now

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And I tested it now, and it worked in VB6

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Originally posted by Shondoit
@SilentDragon, thanks

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I believe it's called 'Messenger API Type library'

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I was right about that...

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Haven't tested it, I'm doing it right now

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And I tested it now, and it worked in VB6

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i don't think ahk can use activex controls. you'd have to make a separate program in vb then use SendMessage and OnMessage to communicate or something.

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Originally posted by Shondoit
I believe there are 2 threads mixed here(Smilie)
One about Changing the status on Remote control button push, and one about executing the content of a file, when it changed
Mods? Can I request a split for this?

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writing to a file and monitoring the contents was a proposed solution for communicating betweek autohotkey and plus live. imo no split necessary

OK, thanks to some of the information in this thread and other inforfation from the web, I was abl to solve the problem. this is the VBscript:

code:

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SET msn = CreateObject("Messenger.UIAutomation.1")
if msn.MyStatus=10 then
    msn.MyStatus=2
else
    msn.MyStatus=10
end if

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and this is how it is launched from AHK:

code:

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cmd=%windir%\system32\wscript.exe "%A_ScriptDir%\SwitchMSNStatus.vbs"
Run, %cmd%

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now when i am sitting on my couch watching TV, and people start chatting to me, i can easily "shake them off" through one button press thanks to everyone

regards,
rh

Nice solution