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Title: Troubles getting Theatre View To Open Another Program
Post by: RiderFan on January 31, 2008, 12:29:46 pm

I made a shortcut on the theatre view homepage called "Beyond TV" that is supposed to run that program. If Beyond TV is not running already, then it works fine, but if Beyond TV is already running in the background, then it will switch to Beyond TV, but then 1 second later it switches back to Media Center.

Is there a command or something that will force the focus on Beyond TV?

Title: Re: Troubles getting Theatre View To Open Another Program
Post by: jmone on January 31, 2008, 05:38:26 pm

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Title: Re: Troubles getting Theatre View To Open Another Program
Post by: raym on January 31, 2008, 09:23:04 pm

Quote from: RiderFan on January 31, 2008, 12:29:46 pm

I made a shortcut on the theatre view homepage called "Beyond TV" that is supposed to run that program. If Beyond TV is not running already, then it works fine, but if Beyond TV is already running in the background, then it will switch to Beyond TV, but then 1 second later it switches back to Media Center.

Is there a command or something that will force the focus on Beyond TV?

Try launching BTV via a script rather than a shortcut. I suspect the shortcut is returning immediately when BTV is running and therefore causing Theater View to think the app has been closed. Theater View is designed this way - to gain focus once the 3rd party app exits.

Title: Re: Troubles getting Theatre View To Open Another Program
Post by: RiderFan on January 31, 2008, 10:49:48 pm

Quote from: raym on January 31, 2008, 09:23:04 pm

Try launching BTV via a script rather than a shortcut. I suspect the shortcut is returning immediately when BTV is running and therefore causing Theater View to think the app has been closed. Theater View is designed this way - to gain focus once the 3rd party app exits.

How do I launch via a script?

Title: Re: Troubles getting Theatre View To Open Another Program
Post by: RiderFan on February 03, 2008, 01:33:06 pm

bump

How would I launch a program using a script?

Title: Re: Troubles getting Theatre View To Open Another Program
Post by: raym on February 03, 2008, 05:14:42 pm

Create a vb scritp as follows. Note: Items between brackets <> denote things you'll need to substitute:

1. create a new file called <something>.vbs
2. put the following lines in it:
          set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
          WshShell.run "<BTV's full path and exe name>", 1, TRUE
3. save it
4. make MC launch this INSTEAD of the shortcut

Hope that helps.

Cheers.


PS - Any reason why you're not using MC for live TV playback?

Title: Re: Troubles getting Theatre View To Open Another Program
Post by: RiderFan on February 05, 2008, 06:34:29 pm

OK, I tried the following 2 attempts and I get an error. Can anyone see what I am doing wrong?

set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WshShell.run "C:\Program Files\SnapStream Media\Beyond TV\BTVD3DShell.exe", 1, TRUE

set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WshShell.run "<C:\Program Files\SnapStream Media\Beyond TV\BTVD3DShell.exe>", 1, TRUE


neither one of these worked.

Title: Re: Troubles getting Theatre View To Open Another Program
Post by: RiderFan on February 05, 2008, 07:07:52 pm

OK, this one works, but BTV will still only open for 1 second, before MC will come back.

set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WshShell.run """C:\Program Files\SnapStream Media\Beyond TV\BTVD3DShell.exe""", 1, TRUE

(notice the 3 quotes)


This one works, and will stay up...


Option Explicit
Dim objShell
Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
objShell.Run """C:\Program Files\SnapStream Media\Beyond TV\BTVD3DShell.exe"""
WScript.Quit



Yaaaa! I don't know why the second one works, but it does. Thanx for your help.