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[chilin_dude]

QUOTE (BenJeremy @ Oct 1 2003, 04:48 PM)

QUOTE (onthereal @ Oct 1 2003, 11:34 AM) QUOTE (chilin_dude @ Oct 1 2003, 07:52 AM) Edit:       Just had a great but simple idea for a script! How about one that makes your xbox shutdown after 30 minutes (obviously this would only work IN MXM,) this would be great for people who listen to music as they go to sleep  This might work, but I think MXM halts all music and movies while a action script is running.  Since I’m at work I can’t test it. CODE ;############################## ;#                            # ;#  Sleep Timer Script        # ;#  Version: 0.5              # ;#  By: The Anticrust         # ;#                            # ;############################## SET seconds "1800" ; !!!DO NOT EDIT Below if you do not know what you are doing!!! :Count If %seconds% == 0 GOTO Halt If %seconds% != 0 GOTO Subtract QUIT :Subtract BeginDraw UseCurrent MessageBox "Xbox will be going to sleep in %seconds% seconds" EndDraw DELAY 1 SUB %seconds% 1 GOTO Count QUIT :Halt BeginDraw UseCurrent MessageBox "Good night..." EndDraw DELAY 5 Shutdown QUIT Correct, but I will look at some triggers and such to fire ActionScripts. So short answer: not at the moment. Soon.

Well thanks on the real that will be handy when it can be used... i take it where 1800 seconds is i could change this to whatever i want?
Then say name one script xbox off 10min. another xbox off 20 min etc?

Ben J must say these scripts are turning out damn nice... i think you should include the dvd ripping one in the default.xbe or something so that the n00bs to mxm see it can rip there games too!
Thanks for the hard work again BJ!

[DBZRacer]

Action Script Name: PxHDDLoader Folder Renamer

Purpose: This action script searches for folders created by PxHDDLoader in your E and F drive and prompts you if you want to rename the undescriptive PXGame0000 folder name to the more descriptive XBE Title.

Please note: This script is based off the latest MXM 9n6 WIP binaries and will not be useable by 9n5 users...  

PxHDDLoaderRenamer.xas

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;PxHDDLoader Renamer MXM Action Script ;Written by DBZRacer ;Purpose: This MXM action script searches for folders created by PxHDDLoader in your E and F drive and ;prompts you if you want to rename the undescriptive PXGame0000 folder name to the more descriptive XBE Title. :Start BeginDraw UseCurrent   MessageBox "  - PxHDDLoader Folder Renamer - $eol$Press X to Rename folders in Drive E$eol$Press Y to Rename folders in Drive F$eol$Press B to Cancel" EndDraw Input  If %_GP_Y% == "1" GOTO FDriveSelected  If %_GP_X% == "1" GOTO EDriveSelected  If %_GP_B% == "1" GOTO Cancel Quit :FDriveSelected SETFUNC FolderEmpty PATHEMPTY F:\hddloader IF %FolderEmpty% == "1" GOTO FolderNotFound SET HDDLoaderPath "F:\\hddloader" GOTO DefineSearch :EDriveSelected SETFUNC FolderEmpty PATHEMPTY E:\hddloader IF %FolderEmpty% == "1" GOTO FolderNotFound SET HDDLoaderPath "E:\\hddloader" GOTO DefineSearch :FolderNotFound BeginDraw UseCurrent   MessageBox "PxHDDLoader Root Folder Not Found on Drive" EndDraw Delay 2 QUIT :DefineSearch BEGINSEARCH %HDDLoaderPath%\pxgame* GOTO SearchTop :SearchTop IF %search_type% == "dir" GOTO DIRFound IF %search_type% == "file" GOTO NextSearch GOTO DoneSearch :DIRFound SETFUNC GameTitle XBETITLE %HDDLoaderPath%\%search_name%\default.xbe BeginDraw UseCurrent   MessageBox "%GameTitle% found in %search_name% folder$eol$Press Y to RENAME %search_name% to %GameTitle%$eol$Press A to Skip to next folder$eol$Press B to Cancel Script" EndDraw Input  If %_GP_Y% == "1" GOTO RenameFolder  If %_GP_A% == "1" GOTO NextSearch  If %_GP_B% == "1" GOTO Cancel Quit :RenameFolder RENAME  %HDDLoaderPath%\%search_name% %HDDLoaderPath%\%GameTitle% BeginDraw UseCurrent   MessageBox "%search_name% has been renamed to %GameTitle%$eol$Press A to find next match$eol$Press B to Cancel Script" EndDraw Input  If %_GP_A% == "1" GOTO NextSearch  If %_GP_B% == "1" GOTO Cancel Quit :NextSearch SearchNext GOTO SearchTop :Cancel BeginDraw UseCurrent   MessageBox "PHDDLoader Folder Renamer Action Script Cancelled" EndDraw DELAY 5 QUIT :DoneSearch EndSearch BeginDraw UseCurrent   MessageBox "PxHDDLoader Folder Renamer$eol$              Completed $eol$ Please REBOOT XBOX NOW $eol$    for changes to take effect" EndDraw DELAY 10 ResetMenuCache QUIT

Script has been updated/cleaned. I have tested this as much as I can so please post feedback if theres any errors that you guys encounter with the script...

[vexx22]

Cool Script DBZRacer, i have a question because your %search_name%string%, i know what it is and what it do, but by me it has no function, how old is your wip version?

[DBZRacer]

QUOTE (vexx22 @ Oct 1 2003, 04:32 PM)

Cool Script DBZRacer, i have a question because your %search_name%string%, i know what it is and what it do, but by me it has no function, how old is your wip version?

I was using yesterdays WIP binaries. It shouldnt matter if you're using todays WIP as the %search_name% wasnt affected by yesterdays bug.

If you're getting empty results for %search_name% then that means you dont have any folders that start with "pxgame" in your hddloader directory... I can add a check in there later to display a message if it can't find a folder to rename...

[vexx22]

Can somebody explain me this string?  "IF#" i treid to programm an automatic script that should go through the whole ABC to search folder who begin with thi letters. But i need more, or automatic change the T* to the letter U* after going to IF string ABC_* and the * change through the ABC.


Set useit "P*"
GOTO los
:ABC_T
Set useit "T*"
GOTO los


:los
BEGINSEARCH d:\data\%useit%


IF %search_type% == "dir" GOTO run
IF %search_type% != "dir" GOTO ABC_T

[BenJeremy]

QUOTE (vexx22 @ Oct 1 2003, 08:24 PM)

Can somebody explain me this string?  "IF#" i treid to programm an automatic script that should go through the whole ABC to search folder who begin with thi letters. But i need more, or automatic change the T* to the letter U* after going to IF string ABC_* and the * change through the ABC. Set useit "P*" GOTO los :ABC_T Set useit "T*" GOTO los :los BEGINSEARCH d:data%useit% IF %search_type% == "dir" GOTO run IF %search_type% != "dir" GOTO ABC_T

IF# is for numeric comparisons...

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IF# %arg1% < %arg2% GOTO SOMETHING

If arg1 is 5 and arg2 is 100, IF# evaluates correctly because it converts the arguments to numbers before comparing, but IF does not (it compares the strings, and alphanumerically, "100" is less than "5" because the comparision is per character)

[BenJeremy]

QUOTE (sandman2869 @ Oct 3 2003, 10:17 AM)

I have been playing with these scripts for the past couple of days, trying to understand the logic behind it all. This is what I have so far: You can add an actionscript to your menu.xml as an item in the menu and then run it from there.

Well, there are a couple other ways to execute them as well...

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This is what I need help understanding: What are the .xas files for and how do I use them?

.xas files are text files with ActionScripts in them... think of them like DOS BATCH files. They are executed using "CallFile xxxx.xas"

You could use these so you would not need to update your MXM.xml file to modify an existing script, for example. If the calling menu item used a CallFile to load a script from an .xas file, it can be easily replaced/modified.

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What is context and why would I want to use an actionscript in context mode?

Context means you can define custom menu items in "Game Options" - and when you execute a script in a context menu item, it gets specific information about the item selected in the menu. This means you can add, for example, a "Delete Game" option, that already knows what game you've selected, and even that it's on the hard drive, not on the DVD.

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Is there a way to do looping? Like if I want to rename all of the PxGame* directories to the xbetitle, is there a way for me to do into f: hddloader and check to see how many directories there are, thus renaming the directories as I go?

Sure, using IF# (which does a numerical evaluation fo the variables) and labels:

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SET Index 0 :TOPOFLOOP ADD Index 1 IF# %Index% < 10 GOTO TOPOFLOOP

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I have read the readme txt file as well as all of the clinic and am not getting it. I know I'm not the brightest apple in the bunch here, but I can't be that retarded, can I? Please help.

Sorry if it's a little obtuse. ActionScripting shoudl be familiar to those who have created old MS-DOS Batch files, but since that's an art that's probably not been practiced regularly in 8 years, it's understandable that some might not understand too well.

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PS. I have added the current scripts from this thread as menu items in my menu.xml and am loving them, and am currently working on a couple (very very simple) of my own, but would like to expand more on these capabilities. Thanks in advance

[BenJeremy]

QUOTE (sandman2869 @ Oct 3 2003, 10:49 AM)

BJ, Plain and simple, you rock! Thank you sir... QUOTE .xas files are text files with ActionScripts in them... think of them like DOS BATCH files. They are executed using "CallFile xxxx.xas" so if I understand you correctly, I would need something like this in my menu.xml: <item> <Title> Test </Title> <Action> CallFile blahblah.xas </Action> </Item> Correct?

Correct.

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You mentioned my mxm.xml file, but the only actionscript I had in there was my autoexec, should I be adding them to the mxm file instead? Thanks again for the quick reply.

Well, you can use "CallScript" to access scripts defined in the mxm.xml file. There may be a complex script that would be better suited to calling more generic scripts to do repetitive tasks, in which case, you'd define those in the MXM.xml file.

I'm working on easier ways to integrate the stuff, as well, for example, downloading "plug-in" scripts and such, automatically from the web.

[DBZRacer]

QUOTE (sandman2869 @ Oct 3 2003, 07:17 AM)

Is there a way to do looping? Like if I want to rename all of the PxGame* directories to the xbetitle, is there a way for me to do into f: hddloader and check to see how many directories there are, thus renaming the directories as I go?

If you want to do true looping, I would wait till the next rev comes out. Then you can test my xas i posted above. I was going to go the same route as you with the counter to change the string to PxGame0001 to PxGame 0002 etc but saw it to be very innefiecent. I'm glad BJ implemented the search function so quickly.  

With the new search functions in the upcoming release, you can have action scripts do wildcard searches instead of doing simple counter searches now...

Hopefully the script I posted helps a little. I have tested it again and again and have had it run perfectly. It prompts me to change a PXGame000_ folder to the xbe title until it finishes runs out of PxGame000_ folders to find.

Next script I'll work on is an auto-evox-upgrade script which can be easily done now with a few changes to the PxHDDLoader folder renamer I made but I wanted to put some checks in there

[DeVante]

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SET SomeVar $DVDType$ TrayClose Delay 20 :check If %SomeVar% == "game disc" GOTO Launch If %SomeVar% != "game disc" GOTO Begin :begin    trayopen    BeginDraw UseCurrent    MessageBox "Please insert a game.$eol$$eol$Press 'A' to Continue$eol$Press 'B' to Cancel"    EndDraw    Input  If %_GP_A% == "1" GOTO APRESSED  If %_GP_B% == "1" GOTO BPRESSED    QUIT :APRESSED    trayclose    delay 20    goto check :BPRESSED    QUIT :Launch    SETFUNC DVDTitle XBETITLE D:DEFAULT.XBE    BeginDraw UseCurrent    MessageBox "%DVDTITLE%$eol$$eol$Press 'A' to Launch Game$eol$Press 'B' to Cancel"    EndDraw    Input  If %_GP_A% == "1" GOTO A2PRESSED  If %_GP_B% == "1" GOTO BPRESSED    QUIT :A2PRESSED LaunchDVD MessageBox "%DVDTitle%$eol$$eol$Loading game..." QUIT

Also, what is the correct format for if/then statements?
For instance, if I can't get the above to work, I'll try it with a statement such as: "IF EXIST "D:default.xbe" THEN GOTO LAUNCH"

Also, is there a way to either call a script from within a script or reset a script and start over? If I can't get the above script to work, I could try to reset or re-call the script if the disc type isn't a game.

[BenJeremy]

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IF goto   (Evaluates by comparing strings) -     : - -      = - -      > - -      < - -      >= - -      <= - -      != or <> - -      ##   (True if LValue contains RValue) - -      #^   (Same as ##, but case insensitive) - -      !##   (True if LValue doesn't contain RValue) - -      !#^   (Same as !##, but case insensitive)

It requires a string on either side of the comparison "op" nothing else will work.

[vexx22]

. I tried it like you say there are problems but it runs corrct. And for little Changes like this one you don´t need to post the complete script again. Because it is posted in the beginning of this topic. i added the tray open in my script but forget to post it, thanks to you for remebering me to this change.

[vexx22]

For launching a simple DVD it is ok i think. Problem are everywere. But if anyone can repair this script please do it and post the new code. But not something like adding delay time.

[DeVante]

Alright, I moved the first SETVAR to be under the DELAY 20 and I added another SETVAR under the delay in the "APRESSED" portion of the script.

Same problem. :/

Any other ideas? I'll try to mess with a few more things.

[DeVante]

So DBZRacer, does that Launch Disc script you wrote work for you?

I tried it (without altering it at all) and it just freezes/sits at the "Checking Disc Status..." message box.