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Don't
know if anyone else is interested (other than Mike) but I have now managed
t
get a combination of macro and batch file t extract the contents of the
call
file produced by Capitel and display it on a custom video screen in
HomeVision.
There were a couple of snags with it which are worth mentioning as this
technique can be applied for any text file.
The
aim was t have a macro I could assign to an IR command so that when the
phone
rang I could press a button on the remote and the caller Id info would
appear on
the TV/Projector screen. I would be using the custom video screens in
HomeVision
combined with it's ability t read a text file int one of these
screens.
1.
HomeVison does not seem able t read the text file from any location other
than
it's own folder (usually c:\program files\homevision\).
2. T
resolve point 1 I simply changed Capitel (ISDN Caller ID app) t place it's
call
file int the HomeVision directory. However HomeVision still didn't seem t
like
this as it thought the file as in use.
3. T
resolve 2 I wrote a little batch file t copy the Capitel calls file t the
HomeVision directory. I also included a line in the batch file t copy a
blank
file ont the Capitel one so that calls were erased once passed t
HomeVision. I
then called this batch file as the first line in the macro, it didn't
run.
4. T
resolve 3 I checked that the batch file worked on it's own, it did. I swore
a
lot, that didn't help. I posted a message t the HV mailing list, one of
the
responses suggested I use the short DOS format file path in calling the
batch
file. This made no sense as the file was already in the HomeVision
directory,
but of course it worked!
5. I
created a macro that called the batch file, it copied the text files
across, the
macro then read the calls file int custom screen 100 and then
displayed
that screen. This works if run twice, I have no idea
why!
6. I
finally created another macro that calls the previous one twice and
everything
is fine. When the phone rings, I can run the macro (simulating an IR
command)
and the caller ID appears on the screen. I will now need t build on the
macro a
little bit so that it switches the TV/Projector t the appropriate channel
to
display the information, and will have another macro triggered by another
IR
command that will switch the display back. There will probably be different
versions of the macros that will be called depending upon the source being
viewed. So for example if I am watching a DVD then the macro will first
send a
pause command t the DVD and then switch the video source for the amp (that
feeds the projector), the return macro will switch the amp source back
t
DVD then start the DVD playing again.
Feel
free t ask any questions, once all the IR commands are completed and
everyting
is working, I will post script from the schedule.
Regards
Graham
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