Shoutbox

I have been wondering about this myself, it would be awesome to have as I find the current one a bit annoying tbh.

gogogogoggo patchou

Hm, patchou could use the vista search api for this, but that leaves XP out in the cold

edit:
XP could just install windows desktop search, it seems like it has the same api : >

edit2:
hm could be done as a plus script *starts*

edit3:


hm Ive created code to search the log directory for "hello" and debug.trace the results, though because the IE control isnt available for scripts i cant display the results and highlight the phrase

code:

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var CSIDL_PERSONAL = 0x5;
var reglogdir = "HKCU\\Software\\Patchou\\Messenger Plus! Live\\" + Messenger.MyEmail +"\\Preferences\\LogsDirectory";

var shell  = new ActiveXObject('WScript.Shell');

try{
    var dir = shell.RegRead(reglogdir);
}catch(e){
    var dir = getSpecialDir(CSIDL_PERSONAL) + "\\My Chat Logs";
}
dir = dir.replace("\\", "/");

var db = new ActiveXObject('ADODB.Connection');
db.open("Provider=Search.CollatorDSO;Extended Properties='Application=Windows';");

var results = db.Execute("SELECT System.ItemPathDisplay FROM SystemIndex WHERE CONTAINS('hello') AND SCOPE='file:" + dir + "'");

while(!results.EOF){
    Debug.Trace(results.Fields.item('System.ItemPathDisplay'));
    results.MoveNext();
}


function getSpecialDir( CSIDL){
    var szSendToPath = Interop.Allocate((255 *2) +2);
    Interop.Call("Shell32", "SHGetSpecialFolderPathW", 0, szSendToPath,  CSIDL, 0);
    return szSendToPath.ReadString(0);
}

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Originally posted by riahc4

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Originally posted by CookieRevised
I think riahc4 means searching _all_ the available logs, not just the current open one...

Aka: the same as when you use Windows Explorer to search for a phrase in a file in a directory and all its subdirectories...

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Exactly.

For example, I stopped talking to a friend a long time ago. And I was trying to search our last conversation but it is impossible because I dont remember the date.
Putting their email or a date or a text or a nickname or something should bring up anything related to it. I think Patchou should make Messenger Plus! be able to use the WDS 3.0 platform for Plus! logs including also his old method of Find thru search logs.

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Right click on that contact.../Messenger Plus! Features.../Open Chat Log... would help. Keep in mind. I don't have any idea if you have removed that contact from your list.

I'll try to work on that for the next version.

As for the IE contol, you'll be glad to know version 4.50 give scripts full access to it.

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Originally posted by ahmetgns
Right click on that contact.../Messenger Plus! Features.../Open Chat Log... would help. Keep in mind. I don't have any idea if you have removed that contact from your list.

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But how do you search thru other chat logs or other chats youve had way back? You can't.

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I'll try to work on that for the next version.

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Thanks Patchou. I think its a much needed feature for some users.


And XP can use this too; Any API can be used in Windows software.