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Windows => Plug-in Development => Topic started by: Rob L on November 07, 2006, 10:52:58 am

Title: help! plugin only running when displayed in MC
Post by: Rob L on November 07, 2006, 10:52:58 am

I'm really stuck here...

For ages I've been planning to convert my standalone .EXE into a proper plugin, and I've finally taken the plunge. I guess I should have tried it with MC11 first, but I've totally cut over to MC12 now, so I don't know if I'm making things harder for myself...

Anyway, the problem is, I've written it as a plugin, and it appears in the plugins section, next to the Library Server, and it works - but only if it's displayed! As soon as you switch to another part of the MC interface, it gets unloaded!

Any ideas how I can ensure the plugin runs regardless of whether it's displayed or not?

It's written in VB6, and is just an OCX.

Any ideas? I'm really stumped.

Thanks

Title: Re: help! plugin only running when displayed in MC
Post by: Doof on November 07, 2006, 11:45:04 am

In the plugin's registry entry, set the PluginMode value to 1

Title: Re: help! plugin only running when displayed in MC
Post by: Rob L on November 07, 2006, 11:48:31 am

thanks :-)

so how do you know that then?

I couldn't see that in the documentation anywhere...

Title: Re: help! plugin only running when displayed in MC
Post by: Doof on November 07, 2006, 12:15:35 pm

I have no idea. I just know it. I must have read it somewhere, but I couldn't say where now.

Title: Re: help! plugin only running when displayed in MC
Post by: Mr ChriZ on November 07, 2006, 12:16:36 pm

It's one of those things that's not supposed to be documented.
It's passed down from Plugin Writer to plugin writer  ;)

Title: Re: help! plugin only running when displayed in MC
Post by: Rob L on November 07, 2006, 12:26:30 pm

hehe

so does that mean you have to delete this thread now?

sweep it under the JRiver carpet? :-)

Title: Re: help! plugin only running when displayed in MC
Post by: KingSparta on November 07, 2006, 04:26:48 pm

Quote from: Rob L on November 07, 2006, 12:26:30 pm

so does that mean you have to delete this thread now?

Yes

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