Best way to Control Windows 7 Media Center

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• TurnipTruck Junior Member

  May 2012

  If you're brave, you could try the MCS software from Autonomic Controls.

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• Andrew Martin Junior Member

  May 2012

  MCE controller software
  
  I use MCE controller at home on a Win 7 media centre - a freeware program by Kindle systems. Basically, after you install this program on your medie centre Win 7 or Win XP machine, stick it into the startup folder.
  
  Configure the port on the PC side, and then program in an IP device into the NI (including the port number).
  
  The list of commands is included in the docs, and its real easy to use. You send it a string ( 'play') and it then translates this and sends the keyboard shortcut to the medie centre.
  
  you can download it at
  
  http://www.kindel.com/products/mcecontroller/
  
  Hope this helps, but I'll post sample code if you want it.
  
  Regards,
  
  Andrew

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• sijones Junior Member

  May 2012

  Thanks Andew! I'll give it a go.
  
  Kind regards,
  
  Steve

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• udi Junior Member

  April 2016

  How can I do command CTRL + O , meaning CTRL key is holed when i press the letter o letter on the keyboard?

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• ericmedley Senior Member - 3709 Posts

  April 2016

  udi wrote: »

  How can I do command CTRL + O , meaning CTRL key is holed when i press the letter o letter on the keyboard?

  
  It, like everything else you send, is nothing more than a hex char (ascii) I think cntr-c is $03.
  
  
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASCII

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• udi Junior Member

  April 2016

  i meant with the MCE controller how can i sent it? it doesn't work according to what you said

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• Draugar Junior Member

  April 2016

  udi wrote: »

  How can I do command CTRL + O , meaning CTRL key is holed when i press the letter o letter on the keyboard?

  
  http://mcec.codeplex.com/documentation "For example, the following causes a Ctrl-P to be sent to the foreground window, and if that window is Media Center, the My Pictures page appears:"
  
  <SendInput Cmd="mypictures" vk="73" Shift="false" Ctrl="true" Alt="false" /> "(The VK code or 'P' is 73 decimal)."
  

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• udi Junior Member

  April 2016

  but what command i need to send on the netlinx?

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• vining X Member

  November 2017

  Not current thread but this link should help
  
  http://www.physics.udel.edu/~watson/scen103/ascii.html
  

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