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This plugin creates a custom toolbar, "MyTools" for hosting icons that invoke DVD Profiler Command Files. The plugin works by using a keyboard simulator based on the AutoIt Tool. I hope that future releases will not need this as new capabilities are added to the plugin toolkit provided by Invelos.

The plugin ships with several ready made icons and command files. My other plugins either have been or will be recoded to use this toolbar for icons (except LoadDVD). The toolbar is accompanied by a drop down menu that appears off the DVD Profiler Tools main menu item.

Other plugin authors may give users the option associating their icons with "MyTools."

Note also that with the Customize menu available to all toolbars, you can add any other filters and  commands of your choice.

I realize that this plugin may be rendered obsolete by future enhancements to DVD Profiler. Until then, I will continue to enhance it, to take best advantage of developer toolkit capabilities.

Screen Shot.

Built-In Sample Command Files and Icons

Run Command File - Opens the command file window

Blu-Ray - Filters Collection for Blu-Ray Profiles

HD - Filters Collection for HD Profiles

HD Combo - Filters Collection for HD Combos Profiles

HiDef - Filters Collection for Blu-Ray plus HD Profiles

DVD - Filters Collection for DVD Profiles Only

For Sale -  Filters Collection for "ForSale" tag

Sold -  Filters Collection for "Sold" tag

On Loan - Filters Collection for DVDs on Loan

Overdue - Filters Collection for Overdue DVDs on Loan

FlipTags - A set of predefined placeholders for commands that will "Flip" between two different values of a Tag

Now, just one icon click away from the Collection view you need!

Instructions For Installing Samples
(1) Download and unzip the samples.zip file
(2) Copy the contents of the Filters folder into the location that is opened up when you click the "Load Filter" icon in DVD Profiler.
(3) Copy the contents of the Command Files folder into the location that is opened up when you click File\Run Command File on the main menu in DVD Profiler.

Quoting MarEll:

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I was planning on doing a similar thing with AutoHotKey.  Glad you beat me to it, your's is much better 

Looking forward to the planned enhancements, particularly the ability to defing your own icons, though for the time being I'll simply overwrite some of the existing filter sets.  btw the ability to drag icons to other toolbars is already there so I'm not sure what you mean there.

As you said in the other thread, hopefully the new plugin developer kit will allow you to launch command files without having to simulate key presses.  Regarding that, in AHK I found it quicker to put the contents of a variable into the clipboard variable then send ctrl-v rather than sending the contents directly to the screen.  Is that possible in AutoIt?  Also, is there a sleep command in there just after the 'run command file' dialog is opened?  There seems to be a long delay before the filename is typed in.

Again, great work MD! 

Great feedback, thanks. I will look into that clipboard trick. Yes, I have a 300ms delay - sometimes the first character would get clipped off the filter name - your Ctrl-V tip may fix that, obviating the delay. I'll post my AutoIt script. Its a free tool, and very powerful - basically all the ".NET" capabilities in a scripting tool. You can play with it, and share your improvement.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the only icons you can manipulate are the ones built into Profiler. So, I would just add the ability to associate your own icons to Profiler Toolbars - I think I can do that ...

Here is the script: (The filter name is in $CmdLine[1], and the {del} clears past contents in the dialog)

If $CmdLine[0] == 0 Then Exit
WinActivate("Invelos Software DVD Profiler")
WinWaitActive("Invelos Software DVD Profiler")
Send("{Alt}{Enter}{Up}{Up}{Enter}") ; Run Command File..
WinWaitActive("Run Command File..","",2) ; Wait for Dialog
Sleep(300)
Send("{Del}" & $CmdLine[1] & "{Enter}") ; Select the commmand file
Exit

Quoting mediadogg:

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Great feedback, thanks. I will look into that clipboard trick. Yes, I have a 300ms delay - sometimes the first character would get clipped off the filter name - your Ctrl-V tip may fix that, obviating the delay. I'll post my AutoIt script. Its a free tool, and very powerful - basically all the ".NET" capabilities in a scripting tool. You can play with it, and share your improvement.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the only icons you can manipulate are the ones built into Profiler. So, I would just add the ability to associate your own icons to Profiler Toolbars - I think I can do that ...

I had no problem moving the icons from the MyTools toolbar to an existing toolbar.

Regarding the clipping problem, have you considered using the WinWaitActive function?  That's what I've been using in my AHK scripts and it seems to do the trick.

Only thing I can thing of is removing the timout from the WinWaitActive function.  I can't think why the sleep function is needed with the wait function being there  

Only other thing I'd do is instead of accessing the run command file (RCF) dialog by going through the file menu I would put the RCF icon on a toolbar and assign it an unused shortcut key alt-. for example.  But that's probably just me being picky about a few hundred ms 

Give this a whirl:

If $CmdLine[0] == 0 Then Exit
WinActivate("Invelos Software DVD Profiler")
WinWaitActive("Invelos Software DVD Profiler")
Send("!.") ; Run Command File..
WinWaitActive("Run Command File...") ; Wait for Dialog
ClipPut($CmdLine)
Send("^v" & "{ENTER}")
Exit

Sorted.  Could you do me a copy with the Alt-. shortcut key?  I have a run command file icon ready and waiting on my toolbar 

Quoting MarEll:

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Only other thing I'd do is instead of accessing the run command file (RCF) dialog by going through the file menu I would put the RCF icon on a toolbar and assign it an unused shortcut key alt-. for example.  But that's probably just me being picky about a few hundred ms 
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When you create the icon on the toolbar if you name it &.RunCF it'll be given the shortcut Alt-.

Updated runcommand.exe

I took a couple of MarEll's suggestions and enhanced the runcommand.exe. It is now faster, and I also put a bit more error checking in. Here.

After unzipping, copy the updated file into \Plugins\MyTools. No other changes are required. You should notice smoother, faster response when you click on your icon.

For those who care, here is the script that has been compiled into runcommand.exe:

If $CmdLine[0] == 0 Then Exit
WinActivate("Invelos Software DVD Profiler")
If (WinWaitActive("Invelos Software DVD Profiler")) Then
      Send("{Alt}{Enter}{Up}{Up}{Enter}") ; Run Command File..
      If (WinWaitActive("Run Command File..","",2)) Then ; Wait for Dialog
          ClipPut($CmdLine[1]) ; Put filter name into clipboard
          Send("^v") ; Paste
          Send("{Enter}") ; Execute
          Exit
      EndIf
EndIf
Exit

Quoting mediadogg:

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Quoting MarEll:

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I had no problem moving the icons from the MyTools toolbar to an existing toolbar.
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By craky, you're right!!!!    Thanks, missed that. Great, more time for other features.
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Argh!  The icons revert back to the MyTools toolbar when Profiler is closed/re-opened. 

Also, just tried the updated EXE, much quicker!  Thanks again.  Now I just need a faster rig so profiler actually opens the filtersets faster