sending WMP messages

**pimpJ** · 12-14-2004, 06:17 PM

Someone well versed in sending messages to WMP (I'm looking at you, Frodo

) :
I've recently downloaded talisman (a shell alteration program, I recommend) and the way they handle WMP is through a side bar but any button presses of that sidebar maximize WMP, somewhat defeating the purpose of having the sidebar.
I'm not too fluent in Window's handles / sending messages or anything. I'm decent at coding, but not windows specific stuff. Any help/suggestions are appreciated. Here's what the helpfile has to say on the sendmessage command:

Code:

Syntax: sendmessage <parameter1> <parameter2> <parameter3> <parameter4> <parameter5>

where:
parameter1* - Window class name (string);
parameter2* - Window name (string);
parameter3 - message to send (integer);
parameter4 - first Windows Message parameter (integer);
parameter5 - second Windows Message parameter (integer).

* - Use a "" for names with spaces. Use a nil parameter for not defined names. For example: send Play command to WinAmp player:

sendmessage "Winamp v1.x" nil 273 40045 0

I've been looking at WMP messages through Winspector Spy (= Spy++) for days and I can't find anything.

Thanx

**pimpJ** · 12-14-2004, 06:21 PM

heh, my "member type" (dunno what to call it. It says whistle tip now) changed. DIdn't even notice. When was that ?

I guess that's what I get for not being here for 2 weeks. I miss things like this.

I guess I don't feel guilty hijacking my own threads.
sorry.. back on topic.

**frodobaggins** · 12-14-2004, 06:28 PM

Originally Posted by pimpJ

heh, my "member type" (dunno what to call it. It says whistle tip now) changed. DIdn't even notice. When was that ?

I guess that's what I get for not being here for 2 weeks. I miss things like this.

I guess I don't feel guilty hijacking my own threads.
sorry.. back on topic.

About two weeks ago.

**frodobaggins** · 12-14-2004, 06:29 PM

Well that code is for winamp, but wmp would be similar, however
I don't know of any specific windows messages for wmp, but
I also haven't looked.

**pimpJ** · 12-14-2004, 06:30 PM

Originally Posted by frodobaggins

About two weeks ago.

fascinating

**pimpJ** · 12-14-2004, 06:31 PM

Originally Posted by frodobaggins

Well that code is for winamp, but wmp would be similar, however
I don't know of any specific windows messages for wmp, but
I also haven't looked.

alright, anyone else ?

**pimpJ** · 12-14-2004, 07:47 PM

bump ?

**god_of_cpu** · 12-15-2004, 01:23 PM

You don't communicate with windows media player through windows messages. You use more powerful COM controls. You can fake it by sending WM_LBUTTONDOWN messages to the play button, but its not very reliable and won't work if the window is offscreen. Theres nothing specificly for say playing a file by sending a WM_PLAY message or something like that. The only way around it I can see is to write your own wrapper app that will accept custom messages and embed a WMP control that will be controlled when it recieves the messages.

**pimpJ** · 12-15-2004, 03:06 PM

yikes.. that sounds like an overkill.

I assume there's another way to do it. For instance, in firefox, there's a media player extension that allows me to control WMP. (without maximization or anything)