Thread: RR application indicator

Can easily be done w/ AI scripty running in the background:

Code:

$rr = ObjCreate("RoadRunner.sdk")                           												;Create link to RR's sdk.

$ondata = 0

While $ondata = 0
	If WinExists("RoadRunner") Then																			;if RR is not Running whats the point in run this.
		$rr.execute("SETIND;custom_rrind;ON")
		
	Else
		$rr.execute("SETIND;custom_rrind;OFF")
		
	EndIf
	$ondata = $rr.getinfo("=$ondata$")
	
WEnd

Do not use that code..

That script would just send RR to a 100% CPU. That code would need some logic to only update the indicator when something changed.

This would also be very easy to do with a ext plug in and not req any additional running programs.

I will attatch an example ext plugin code to this post when I get home. I already have that part in my media plugin.

Originally Posted by Blue ZX3

Do not use that code..

That script would just send RR to a 100% CPU. That code would need some logic to only update the indicator when something changed.

This would also be very easy to do with a ext plug in and not req any additional running programs.

I will attatch an example ext plugin code to this post when I get home. I already have that part in my media plugin.

Yeah, just slapped it together as an example as I was posting.

Definitely not optimal to be running consistently in the background.

Originally Posted by Sal R.

Yeah, just slapped it together as an example as I was posting.

Definitely not optimal to be running consistently in the background.

Originally Posted by Blue ZX3

Do not use that code..

That script would just send RR to a 100% CPU. That code would need some logic to only update the indicator when something changed.

This would also be very easy to do with a ext plug in and not req any additional running programs.

I will attatch an example ext plugin code to this post when I get home. I already have that part in my media plugin.

thanks for the info, im starting to program in vb6, been a while since i used it (more familar with autoit now

So, here is the complete sample code and precompiled dll for you to try.

If only checking one program, you just need to change two things:
#1 In the Form1's Timer1_Timer() sub, change the "NotePad.exe" to what ever prog you want to watch for.
#2 In the RRExtention Class's ReturnIndicator Function, Change the name of the indicator to what ever name you want to call it. Typed in all lower case!!
#3 Save and make dll file
#4 Place dll file in rr's root folder
#5 Reg said dll file
#6 Put X,ProgRunning in your menu.skin file

Then have a go with RR and see if all works, if you use the example, I just look for a notepad process and the indicator name is "NotePadStatus", which is checked once every second.

[ EDIT ]

I have now incorperated this into my RRExtended plugin, and upgraded it, found > HERE <

Blue,

Thanks for the example, just been playing with the sourse (thanks for the commenting made life easier)

Much easier to learn from a working model!

It works a treat, thanks for doing it!

Few questions:

Can I add multiple applications (2-3) from the same plugin (seperate indicators like your notepad example)?

Can a similar thing be done when the F2 key has been pressed? (That turns my microphone on)

Ya, it would just need some vars to help keep track of the different apps. and then the matching indicators...

Originally Posted by Blue ZX3

Ya, it would just need some vars to help keep track of the different apps. and then the matching indicators...

Thanks. Same apply for the 'key' monitoring?

Well, here is yet another version. This one has 3 process that it looks for. Excel.exe, WinWord.exe, & Notepad.exe.

Example ind codes are "ExcelStatus","WordStatus","NotepadStatus"

This one will prob be a little harder to follow. There is only one array that I used to keep track of all items...

[ EDIT ]

I have now incorperated this into my RRExtended plugin, and upgraded it, found > HERE <