External display

2005-03-28, 19:32

Hello! I got a little question.

I know that there is ways to display messages from MP, like Current TV program. Some people have written plugins to lcd-displays.

Is the information accessable through a textfile, xml file, database, or some other way?

If not, Is it possible to get hold of that information from an external win32 program written in Delphi?

Do I need to write a .NET plugin to get the information?

Can anyone bring a little light over this issue?

I want to log the information.

Best regards
Andreas
Sweden

Cruiser · 2008-03-31, 15:23

I know, this thread is very old but I have the same problem as Andreas.
I want to know how I can get the informations. I use VB .Net

Cruiser

BadMojoX · 2008-03-31, 19:15

Hello,
i've written a plugin for my custom external display. I've done it the same way, like it was made in the part of the MediaPortal:ExternalDisplay. There is part (object) in MediaPortal GUIPropertyManager which will be used as a storage for various informations. If you assign a new event cacher to the event OnPropertyChanged, you will see what kind of information is available if you do different actions in MediaPortal. So, i think it is not a problem to write a plug-in in VB.nET, because all that you need is the right reference to the dll, containing this object and your event catcher assigned to the event. I'am not sure, that this is possible with Delphi. Suggestion: just get the source code and look in the code.

Cruiser · 2008-03-31, 20:18

thanks for your reply!
Unfortunately, I doesn't understood everything (my english isn't very well).
I don't know which dll I have to use.

Is it possible, that you post the code from your plugin?
It will take a long time when I try to find the right passage in the ExternalDisplay-code.

Thanks for your help!

Cruiser

BadMojoX · 2008-04-01, 13:26

Hello,
the dll which you need is Core.dll. The code would be:

using MediaPortal.GUI.Library;
...
GUIPropertyManager.OnPropertyChanged += GUIPropertyManager_OnPropertyChanged;
...
void GUIPropertyManager_OnPropertyChanged(string tag, string tagValue)
{
... // your code
}
Regards

2005-03-28, 19:32	#1 (permalink)
Anonymous Guest Posts: n/a	External display Hello! I got a little question. I know that there is ways to display messages from MP, like Current TV program. Some people have written plugins to lcd-displays. Is the information accessable through a textfile, xml file, database, or some other way? If not, Is it possible to get hold of that information from an external win32 program written in Delphi? Do I need to write a .NET plugin to get the information? Can anyone bring a little light over this issue? I want to log the information. Best regards Andreas Sweden

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2008-03-31, 15:23	#2 (permalink)
Cruiser Portal Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Age: 24 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I know, this thread is very old but I have the same problem as Andreas. I want to know how I can get the informations. I use VB .Net Cruiser

2008-03-31, 19:15	#3 (permalink)
BadMojoX Portal Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Stuttgart Age: 34 Posts: 35 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Country: My System	Hello, i've written a plugin for my custom external display. I've done it the same way, like it was made in the part of the MediaPortal:ExternalDisplay. There is part (object) in MediaPortal GUIPropertyManager which will be used as a storage for various informations. If you assign a new event cacher to the event OnPropertyChanged, you will see what kind of information is available if you do different actions in MediaPortal. So, i think it is not a problem to write a plug-in in VB.nET, because all that you need is the right reference to the dll, containing this object and your event catcher assigned to the event. I'am not sure, that this is possible with Delphi. Suggestion: just get the source code and look in the code.

2008-03-31, 20:18	#4 (permalink)
Cruiser Portal Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Age: 24 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	thanks for your reply! Unfortunately, I doesn't understood everything (my english isn't very well). I don't know which dll I have to use. Is it possible, that you post the code from your plugin? It will take a long time when I try to find the right passage in the ExternalDisplay-code. Thanks for your help! Cruiser

2008-04-01, 13:26	#5 (permalink)
BadMojoX Portal Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Stuttgart Age: 34 Posts: 35 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Country: My System	Hello, the dll which you need is Core.dll. The code would be: using MediaPortal.GUI.Library; ... GUIPropertyManager.OnPropertyChanged += GUIPropertyManager_OnPropertyChanged; ... void GUIPropertyManager_OnPropertyChanged(string tag, string tagValue) { ... // your code } Regards