Can i specify a specific event to activate my macro?

[Boomslangnz]

Hi

is it possible to have IR codes blasted if i opened 123.bat but not for 122.bat

so only for that specific file etc? and not every bat file

thanks

[Flyingsubs]

I don't think so. you have to do everything in eventghost. You can have it work by when you launch a .bat file it sends an IR signal.

-Flyingsubs

[kalia]

What does the .bat file look like?

You could add a similar line in the .bat file to trigger an event in EventGhost and use it in a macro to blast the IR code:

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"C:\Program Files (x86)\EventGhost\EventGhost.exe" -event BlastCode

kalia

[blaher]

What does the .bat file look like?

You could add a similar line in the .bat file to trigger an event in EventGhost and use it in a macro to blast the IR code:

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"C:\Program Files (x86)\EventGhost\EventGhost.exe" -event BlastCode

kalia

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13:57:16: 1 MainThread: Named Pipe: Command: eg.TriggerEvent, Parameters:  (u'BlastCode',)
13:57:16: 0 EventGhost.Pipe.Thread: Named Pipe: return data: <eg.Classes.EventGhostEvent.EventGhostEvent object at 0x0AEEE3B0>
13:57:16: 0 EventGhost.Pipe.Thread: Named Pipe: Creating pipe
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "EventGhost.pyw", line 53, in <module>
  File "C:\Program Files (x86)\EventGhost\eg\__init__.py", line 31, in <module>
    import Cli
  File "C:\Program Files (x86)\EventGhost\eg\Cli.py", line 172, in <module>
    'eg.TriggerEvent, %s' % str(args.startupEvent)
  File "C:\Program Files (x86)\EventGhost\eg\NamedPipe.py", line 253, in send_message
    return eval(data)
  File "<string>", line 1
    <eg.Classes.EventGhostEvent.EventGhostEvent object at 0x0AEEE3B0>
    ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

So what's the correct syntax now?

[kgschlosser]

you found a bug my friend. the syntax is the same. i didn't even think about how it works if there already isn't an EG instance running.

going to have to fix that

[kgschlosser]

that bug has been fixed if you see here.
viewtopic.php?f=12&t=9730

but there was also another issue as well which the file below fixes.

you will need to replace the eg\Classes\EventThread.py file with the attached one.

the syntax for using it is as follows

-event suffix "payload" prefix

i surround the payload with quotes because if you have any spaces in the payload it will have to be surrounded by quotes for it to work properly.

[blaher]

It gives this error with the new file you attached:

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13:40:24: 0 EventGhost.Pipe.Thread: Named Pipe: Data received
13:40:24: 1 MainThread: Named Pipe: Command: eg.TriggerEvent, Parameters:  (u'yy',)
13:40:24: 0 EventGhost.Pipe.Thread: Named Pipe: return data: <eg.Classes.EventGhostEvent.EventGhostEvent object at 0x08C54B10>
13:40:24: 0 EventGhost.Pipe.Thread: Named Pipe: Creating pipe
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "EventGhost.pyw", line 53, in <module>
  File "C:\Program Files (x86)\EventGhost\eg\__init__.py", line 31, in <module>
    import Cli
  File "C:\Program Files (x86)\EventGhost\eg\Cli.py", line 172, in <module>
    'eg.TriggerEvent, %s' % str(args.startupEvent)
  File "C:\Program Files (x86)\EventGhost\eg\NamedPipe.py", line 253, in send_message
    return eval(data)
  File "<string>", line 1
    <eg.Classes.EventGhostEvent.EventGhostEvent object at 0x08C54B10>
    ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

[kgschlosser]

OK it's going to because there are 2 errors taking place. so you need to change the file in the link i posted. as well as the one from here.. because the fix for one bug will cause the second to show it's ugly head. but if you replace both files then all will be good.

[kgschlosser]

@blaher

I don't know if you realized this or not. But you were answering a post from 5 years ago. I just noticed that. LOL I have done it also. It is kinda funny tho. Better late then never??

[blaher]

so you need to change the file in the link i posted.

There's quite a few files on that page. Can you tell me which one is relevant, please?

I don't know if you realized this or not. But you were answering a post from 5 years ago. I just noticed that. LOL I have done it also. It is kinda funny tho. Better late then never??

Yeah, I knew because this was how I came across how to generate an event from a batch file in the first place.

[kgschlosser]

here is the link to the file

download/file.php?id=5797

replace eg\NamedPipe.py with the one from that link.

[blaher]

Cheers, it's working without any error now.

[kgschlosser]

hey ya do have to admin I am on top of the ball with getting things fixed.