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<blockquote data-quote="samuel337" data-source="post: 10901" data-attributes="member: 10347">I agree. I don't like web interfaces if a application interface is possible, because no matter how good your skills are, web interfaces are always limited by the fact that you can't do things at the server without refreshing the page. Also, UI interactivity is also limited, although this is much improved in ASP.NET with server postbacks.I also agree that as far as streaming is concerned, uPNP is the way to go. The problem with uPNP is however, it is limited by profiles that are defined by uPNP people themselves, so it's function is limited (i.e. I'm pretty sure there's no recipe profile). This is why I'm going ahead with my plugin.Anyway, just a progress update. These are the functions that I've implemented so far (the function names are pretty self-explanatory):- SendActionByID- SendMessageByID- SendThreadMessageByID- GetMPPath- GetCurrentWindowID- GetCurrentWindowName- GUIPropertyManager (allows you to access any property stored in MP's property manager, e.g. #currentmodule, or #duration)- RefreshRecordings- ImportXMLTVGuide- GetChannels- GetChannelID- GetChannelName- GetPrograms (with start and end time parameters)- GetProgramsByChannel (with start and end time parameters)- GetGenresI've still got a way to go...so keep checking and keep the ideas coming!Sam</blockquote>

[QUOTE="samuel337, post: 10901, member: 10347"] I agree. I don't like web interfaces if a application interface is possible, because no matter how good your skills are, web interfaces are always limited by the fact that you can't do things at the server without refreshing the page. Also, UI interactivity is also limited, although this is much improved in ASP.NET with server postbacks. I also agree that as far as streaming is concerned, uPNP is the way to go. The problem with uPNP is however, it is limited by profiles that are defined by uPNP people themselves, so it's function is limited (i.e. I'm pretty sure there's no recipe profile). This is why I'm going ahead with my plugin. Anyway, just a progress update. These are the functions that I've implemented so far (the function names are pretty self-explanatory): - SendActionByID - SendMessageByID - SendThreadMessageByID - GetMPPath - GetCurrentWindowID - GetCurrentWindowName - GUIPropertyManager (allows you to access any property stored in MP's property manager, e.g. #currentmodule, or #duration) - RefreshRecordings - ImportXMLTVGuide - GetChannels - GetChannelID - GetChannelName - GetPrograms (with start and end time parameters) - GetProgramsByChannel (with start and end time parameters) - GetGenres I've still got a way to go...so keep checking and keep the ideas coming! Sam [/QUOTE]

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