I was "silent", because I had to fix some private issues!

Today I found the problem:
My association to mpg, mp4 and other media files are made by "hand". So they are not using the Method with verbs. I tried another extension "mpeg", which was associated with an "automatically" created entry in the registry, and voila, it works!
So my suggestion is quite right to use not the shellexecute, the managd method will work with all kinds of associations!

Ok, I can change my associations, but when you make an an association with 'open with', you ran in the same problem!

Christoph Neyen

I have a Sony CX777ES change. I was trying out CQC so I loaded the CQC moniker in the location field for all my disks so I could use it with CQC.  So right now my location is vmc_SonyCX777ES01

I may or may not continue with the CQC route, money issue right now. But I was wondering on this plugin, is the program hard coded to use the RS232 nomenclature?

I'm wondering if I leave the location as I have it now and create a vmc_SonyCX777ES01.bat file and populated it with the correct information, put it in the correct location, if the plug in would load the DVD correctly?

Anyone tried this?

Quoting CalypsoCowboy:

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Well I answered my own question, the answer is no, it specifically looks for the rs232 in the location.

Now I just wish there was a way to mass update attributes as I'm not sure I want to update the location of 275 movies.

I was travelling and didn't get a chance to respond before you got the answer yourself. Good job! 

Let me state what I think your scenario is: you are using LoadDVD to control your Sony CX777ES units, using the "rs232" option in the Location field, and then calling cx777es.exe in the rs232.bat. (Not the best design, sorry.) Now you are considering using the Charmed Quark CQC system, but the cx777es driver requires a different parameter in the location field. My suggestions are based on these assumptions, so bear with me - and correct me if necessary, so that I can rethink the suggestions:

(1) Make a copy of the database. Bite the bullet and change the location field in the database that you will export to CQC. It sounds harder than it is. Cut and paste the token using the mouse or keyboard shortcuts, while you're watching the news. It will be over before you know it. You will maintain two copies of the databse until we get a better solution. Not the end of the world.

(2) Alternatively, after exporting the XML file for CQC, use a text editor or simple script (even a DOS batch file can do it with piped filters) to make a global find / replace of "<Location>rs232</Location>" with <Location>vmc_SonyCX777ES01</Location>". Ten seconds - done! With the new command-line export capability of DVDPro, you could automate the whole thing and it would take 2 minutes start to finish - maybe not even.

(3) Alternatively, wait for the slot/location editor that is somewhere on my plugins todo list.

(4) Alternatively wait for the DVDPro-CQC plugin - no need to export - on the drawing boards - not yet started.

Hope I got the scenario correct, otherwixse all those suggestions may be nonsense. 

Quoting CalypsoCowboy:

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"c:\Program Files (x86)\DVD Profiler\Plugins\LoadDVD\cx777.exe" com1 36 %4 0 0 1
pause

and gives the following error with a dvd with a rs232 in the location I get the following DVDProfiler error startIndex cannot be larger than length of string. Parameter name startIndex.

I tried the bat file with a rem pause and with the /s it loaded fine without the /s same error.

Any ideas?

maybe:
"c:\Program Files (x86)\DVD Profiler\Plugins\LoadDVD\cx777.exe" this is most likely to long.
can you still under vista enter dos commands from the command prompt? [c:\] (bureau accessories)
in that window give the command: SET, it should show you the enviroment and a line:
Path = C\Windows\system32;C:\Windows; ...
place the file (copy it) in to the path where it is easyly found:
C\Windows\system32 or C:\Windows
add a rem statement in the batch file where you put the copy of cx777.exe
remove this line:
"c:\Program Files (x86)\DVD Profiler\Plugins\LoadDVD\cx777.exe" com1 36 %4 0 0 1
remove the rem in front of:
rem cx777.exe com1 36 %4 0 0 1

if that gives the same result:
check the path or destination where you media is, this may be to long.
The /S parameter is for showing the dos box on screen or not (debugging)
the pause should stay without the rem or dos window will close.

Quoting CalypsoCowboy:

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Okay I figured out a couple of things.

The reason why the file name wasn't working is that when the plugin started it was looking in the DVD Profiler directory, so I had to make the call to the app Plugins\LoadDVD\cx777.exe and that worked fine.

I think I may have figured out a bug with the code. Apparently it's giving the error because I only have rs232 in the location, if I had anything more in the location, ie rs232 stuff, rs232vmc, or what I ended up going with was rs232vmc_SonyCX777ES_01 (Combination of rs232 and the moniker) and that worked fine, so it looks like it was expecting more than just rs232 and couldn't handle just the rs232, anyway, I'm in the process of updating all the movies to rs232vmc_SonyCX777ES_01.

-Josh

Hey I don't mean to be rude, but why on earth would you code to a bug? When I fix it, all your work will be ruined. And if it is a bug, I will fix it. Actually, I had missed your prior comment about the startindex error. I probably would have fixed that by now. Those kinds of bugs are nasty, but usually easy to fix.

Here is how it should work:

(1) In location rs232 or rs232/s will trigger the call to rs232.bat. Nothing else needs to be there.
(2) Any text to the right of rs232 or rs232/s will be passed as %8 and beyond to rs232.bat

If it works other than that, it is a bug.

Edit: Ok, I just confirmed the bug. You should be getting vmc_SonyCX777ES_01 passed as %8. That should allow you to select which changer (_02, etc), using IF statements in the .bat file, such as:

if [%8] == [vmc_SonyCX777ES_01] "c:\Program Files (x86)\DVD Profiler\Plugins\LoadDVD\cx777.exe" com1 36 %4 0 0 1
if [%8] == [vmc_SonyCX777ES_02] "c:\Program Files (x86)\DVD Profiler\Plugins\LoadDVD\cx777.exe" com2 36 %4 0 0 1

If you do things this way, your code should not be affected when I fix the bug.


I will investigate the path issue. Edit: Seems like the best way is just a recommendation to users to always use the full path in the .bat file. The file that I supply is in fact only a sample.

@Breeze1965,

Thanks for the detail, eveything looks ok, .... (edited)

Now to the issue. It seems as if you have the same problem identified a number times previously - namely, profiles with no discs defined. LoadDVD gets the information to build the toolbar from the discs that are part of the profile. If there are no discs defined, then the toolbar icon is blank.

There are numerous posts in this thread and elsewhere that decscribe the process of adding discs.

Please let me know if this is in fact was your problem. If not, we'll go the next step.

@Breeze1965:

(obsolete info edited ...)

Edit: There are a number of examples in this thread for playing AVIs and ISOs. Try reading them over, give it a shot, then come back with questions based on your trials ... good luck!

Edit: Note the difference between "disc" as in a DVD associated with a profile, and "disk", as in a hard drive.

LoadDVD V1.44 available.

V1.44 adds:
- Fix for the bug when "rs232" is used without "/s" option in the Location field.
- Changed the way "play" is implemented internally in an attempt to get more file associations compatibility.

I would be interested to know the details if/whether any change is observed in file associations behavior for the "play" option - better or worse. Thanks.