Wondering if this can be done

[queequeeg78]

I am going to be starting a project soon after I am done building my current one, but I would like to get as much info as possible. I have a HTPC with xbmc. I got all the events I need for it with awesome results. Ok so this is what I want. I am going to add a digital projector that will hook up to either a computer or a media server, this will run seperate from my htpc. But i was wondering can I trigger this projector OR media server with eventhghost? In other words say I play "Movie1" from my htpc and an event will broadcast from XBMC triggering either the digital projector OR media server to play a entirely different movie file?

If i confused anyone i am sorry.

Thanks in advance.

[scottbakertemp]

So you want to run eventghost on 2 different machines and have both instances communicate with each other? If so I'm working on a similar thing. There are send and receive plug-ins to do that - however I've had very little success with them.

My answer has been to create web server pages on each instance and have links back and forth from each webpage.

[eatmeimadanish]

You can do one of two things. You can use the network event sender and reciever, but to have bi-directional support you need to load both plugins on each and make sure all the passwords and ports are set correctly.
I find it easier to use python and create scripts that send events through the webserver. Example Python Script would be:

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import urllib
suf = eg.event.suffix
suf = str(object[object.find(".")+1:]);
pay = eg.event.payload
set = "192.168.0.100"
url = ("http://%s/?%s&%s"%(set, suf, pay))
response = urllib.urlopen(url).read()

or you could hard code it:

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import urllib
url = ("http://192.168.0.100/?HEYDOSOMETHING&MOVIETITLE")
response = urllib.urlopen(url).read()

Both are the same thing. You can also cheat and instead of injecting data with %s you can just surround the variables with {eg.globals.example}
so instead of: url = ("http://%s/?%s&%s"%(set, suf, pay))
you can use: url = ("http://{eg.global.ipadd2}/?{eg.event.suffix}&{eg.event.payload}")

Choose your poison. The first example is straight up python, the second is unique to EventGhost.

*note* you may want to call an empty file that exists (I use Ajax.xhr) so that it calls an actual page and doesn't generate a potential error.
Example: url = ("http://192.168.0.100/Ajax.xhr?HEYDOSOMETHING&MOVIETITLE")

I like this method the best because you can consolidate your macro's into one do everything macro, and then let it just resend triggered events. For instance, you could use a button on a web page that toggles which system to send it to (enables a folder or macro) and then just resends the events to that system. Just a thought.

[queequeeg78]

I was actually playing around with the network sender/reciever this past weekend and after I read this reply I am going to play around with the webserver plugin as well. I will hopefully get it work the way I want it too.

Thanks!

[eatmeimadanish]

Well let me know if you need any assistance. I have learned some more tricks to make this type of thing easier depending on your setup and what kind of other stuff you want to do.

[Beladorizid]

I am trying to figure out something similar if you guys would be kind enough to assist.

Long story short I need to have EG on Computer A send a variable value to Computer B and have that computer utilize that variable with a DOS Command.

It is to control an IR blaster which is set up in my basement. I figured out how use my remote upstairs to capture a variable (3 digit number) but I dont know how to have my EG on another computer on my network read that number. Once I have that number on computer b I need it to run a command called haupblast + that 3 digit number. For example haupblast 223.

Can you point me in the right direction? Really appreciate it.