MultiShortcut plugin (2 Viewers)

[ultimatejoe]

I'm at my wits end here; I had this plugin working with three instances to load Hulu, MLB.TV (in Firefox) and Firefox. I switched to Chrome and tried just changing the directory and EXE paths in my existing shortcuts and all three stopped working. In my haste/frustration I deleted all three plugins, but I'm now using the instructions provided nothing works. I'm stumped here. The multishortcut.xml file is below... Every time I try running this (from the default skin) I get the following error in my log file:

2012-03-25 17:50:41.890625 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: GUIWindowManager: Could not find window 8121

Please help, I'm kind of losing my mind here... It's on an XP-32 system, using the 1.2.2.0, with the 2.3 version of the Language and DLLFIX files, and the .dll file that was posted on page 12.

<profile>
  <section name="Copy of MultiShortcut00">
    <entry name="pluginid">8121</entry>
    <entry name="handlempwindow">1</entry>
    <entry name="caption">
    </entry>
    <entry name="buttonimage">
    </entry>
    <entry name="buttonimagefocus">
    </entry>
    <entry name="picture">
    </entry>
    <entry name="menuhidden">no</entry>
    <entry name="PreDirectory">C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\Application\</entry>
    <entry name="PreExefile">C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe</entry>
    <entry name="PreArguments">
    </entry>
    <entry name="PreUseVirtualKeyboard">no</entry>
    <entry name="PreUsePassword">no</entry>
    <entry name="PreReplaceArguments">no</entry>
    <entry name="PreClearProperties">no</entry>
    <entry name="directory">
    </entry>
    <entry name="exefile">
    </entry>
    <entry name="arguments">
    </entry>
    <entry name="UseVirtualKeyboard">no</entry>
    <entry name="UsePassword">no</entry>
    <entry name="ReplaceArguments">no</entry>
    <entry name="ClearProperties">no</entry>
    <entry name="PostDirectory">
    </entry>
    <entry name="PostExefile">
    </entry>
    <entry name="PostArguments">
    </entry>
    <entry name="PostUseVirtualKeyboard">no</entry>
    <entry name="PostUsePassword">no</entry>
    <entry name="PostReplaceArguments">no</entry>
    <entry name="PostClearProperties">no</entry>
    <entry name="RestartMP">no</entry>
    <entry name="StopPlayer">no</entry>
    <entry name="RestartPlayer">no</entry>
  </section>
</profile>

 

[robbo100]

Have you made sure that you have .xml files in your skin files calling the correct window ID?

 

[ultimatejoe]

Have you made sure that you have .xml files in your skin files calling the correct window ID?

I don't recall having to configure any skin settings (I'm using DefaultWide), and according to the log file it pulled the window ID associated with the plugin (#8121). Did I miss a step?

Normally I do everything in StreamedMP, but I am using the default skin because I want to make sure the plugins work first.

 

[robbo100]

Well, you need an .xml file in the skin file that calls that ID number, otherwise you can never run the multi shortcut.

Find the XML file you used to use in your streamedmp directory, copy it to your default skin directory and then edit it and place that window ID instead of the existing one.

You should then have a plugin listed in the client menu which calls up the multi shortcut plugin.

 

[ultimatejoe]

Just to stop confusing myself I've gone back to StreamedMP, but I still can't get this to work. I've got "chrome.dll" in my plugins directory and "chrome.xml" in my StreamedMP skin directory.

The Chrome plugin is set up like this (from multishortcut.xml):

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<profile>
  <section name="chrome">
    <entry name="pluginid">7406</entry>
    <entry name="handlempwindow">1</entry>
    <entry name="caption">
    </entry>
    <entry name="buttonimage">
    </entry>
    <entry name="buttonimagefocus">
    </entry>
    <entry name="picture">
    </entry>
    <entry name="menuhidden">no</entry>
    <entry name="PreDirectory">C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\Application</entry>
    <entry name="PreExefile">C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe</entry>
    <entry name="PreArguments">
    </entry>
    <entry name="PreUseVirtualKeyboard">no</entry>
    <entry name="PreUsePassword">no</entry>
    <entry name="PreReplaceArguments">no</entry>
    <entry name="PreClearProperties">no</entry>
    <entry name="directory">
    </entry>
    <entry name="exefile">
    </entry>
    <entry name="arguments">
    </entry>
    <entry name="UseVirtualKeyboard">no</entry>
    <entry name="UsePassword">no</entry>
    <entry name="ReplaceArguments">no</entry>
    <entry name="ClearProperties">no</entry>
    <entry name="PostDirectory">
    </entry>
    <entry name="PostExefile">
    </entry>
    <entry name="PostArguments">
    </entry>
    <entry name="PostUseVirtualKeyboard">no</entry>
    <entry name="PostUsePassword">no</entry>
    <entry name="PostReplaceArguments">no</entry>
    <entry name="PostClearProperties">no</entry>
    <entry name="RestartMP">no</entry>
    <entry name="StopPlayer">no</entry>
    <entry name="RestartPlayer">no</entry>
  </section>
  <section name="MultiShortcut00">
    <entry name="pluginid">7840</entry>
  </section>
</profile>

The XML file in the StreamedMP skin directory is set up as follows:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?>
<window>
  <id>7406</id>
</window>
<!--Checksum:c52ca891bd9ed3b36aec9ec8a72f17a0-->

When I run the plugin from within MediaPortal I get the following error in the log file:

2012-03-25 19:20:51.609375 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: GUIWindowManager: Could not find window 7406

I've tried including the "PreDirector" with and without the "\" and removing it entirely and I can't seem to make it work. I had it working just fine this morning and I'm at a total loss as to what I did wrong.

 

[robbo100]

Did you run the DLLfix.exe?

 

[ultimatejoe]

Yes, repeatedly. I ended up deleting all of the Multishortcut files and starting from scratch three times... and for some reason it worked the third time.

 

[robbo100]

I suggest you start a new thread in the MP1 support bit of the forum, explaining what you have done and posting your logs.

Robbo100

 

[toricred]

I'm trying to follow the thread at https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/...e-mediaportal-to-use-netflix-in-wmc-7.105433/ When I try to launch Netflix using this shortcut I get an error about missing or invalid file with an error in the log. I can copy and paste the executable and arguments into a command prompt and it works perfectly. I'll add the log files when I get back to the box tomorrow.

EDIT: Here are the logs.

EDIT 2:

Never mind. I deleted multishortcut.xml and recreated. It works perfectly now.

 

[rlongfield]

Can someone direct me to the proper DL of Multishortcut for MP 1.2.3. I've tried the ones listed in the first post but they show up as incompatible plugins.

Thanks