VideoCodecCheck II

 

Compatibilities: Required Xtras: Buddy API

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What this script does, is perform a check for a videocodec on a Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000 and XP.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --    VideoCodecCheck [ added DivX Codec & NT/2000/XP registry ] -- ------------------------ -- -- What this script does, is perform a check for a videocodec on a Windows 95/98/ME O.S... -- BuddyAPI Xtra is used to read a string under 'System.ini'[drivers32] section, -- all available videocodecs are listed here.If the proper string doesn't -- exist,the "NotPresent" string is returned... -- Other operating systems, NT, 2000 and XP read the registry -- --     --     Kurt Koenig * Belgium                       8/2/2001 --     --     Modified by Emre Eldemir                  13/11/2001 -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- property pVideoCodec, pThePath on getpropertydescriptionlist me   -- you can add your own videocodec to this list, then you also have to add   -- the corresponding string from the [drivers32] section of the system.ini file   -- to the 'case' statement in the 'on beginsprite' handler.   -- for registry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Drivers32      desclist = [:]   addprop desclist,  #pVideoCodec,[ #comment: "The videocodec to check for:", #format: #string, #range: [ "DivX [TM]","Cinepak [TM]", "Indeo [TM] R3.1", "Indeo [TM] R3.2",  "Indeo [TM] R4.1",  "Video 1",  "RLE",  "msh263 [M263]",  "msh261 [M261]", "Indeo video 5.04", "Etymonix MPEG2 video codec", "Fast AV Master video codec"], #default: "" ]   addprop desclist,  #pThePath , [ #comment:  "the path (relative to the movie) to your videocodec installer :" , #format:  #string ,  #default: "" ]   return desclist end getpropertydescriptionlist on getBehaviorDescription me   return " VideoCodecCheck"&RETURN&" Check for Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP"&RETURN&" Use this behavior in the first frame"&RETURN&" on a sprite or in the scriptchannel"&RETURN&" This behavior uses two functions"&RETURN&" from the buddyAPI xtra. the first"&RETURN&" reads a string in the system.ini file ,"&RETURN&" the second starts your videocodec's setup-"&RETURN&" program and pauses your Director movie"&RETURN&" in the meanwhile. I only used the codec's "&RETURN&" I found on my computer in this behavior."&RETURN&" it's not to difficult to add your desired"&RETURN&" codec to the 'getpropertydescriptionlist'"&RETURN&"   Kurt Koenig * Belgium"&RETURN&RETURN& "   Modified by   Emre Eldemir" end getBehaviorDescription on beginsprite      -- IniString is the corresponding string from system.ini      case pVideoCodec.string of     "DivX [TM]"                  : IniString = "vidc.DIVX"     "Cinepak [TM]"               : IniString = "vidc.CVID"     "Indeo [TM] R3.1"            : IniString = "VIDC.IV31"     "Indeo [TM] R3.2"            : IniString = "VIDC.IV32"     "Indeo [TM] R4.1"            : IniString = "VIDC.IV41"     "Video 1"                    : IniString = "vidc.MSVC"     "RLE"                        : IniString = "VIDC.MRLE"     "msh263 [M263]"              : IniString = "vidc.M263"     "msh261 [M261]"              : IniString = "vidc.M261"     "Indeo video 5.04"           : IniString = "VIDC.IV50"     "Etymonix MPEG2 video codec" : IniString = "vidc.EM2V"     "Fast AV Master video codec" : IniString = "vidc.mjpg"   end case      if baVersion("os") = "WinNT" OR baVersion("os") = "Win2000" then          -- WinNT / Win2000 / XP     -- if the baReadRegString function returns "NotPresent" it means that     -- the string isn't found, (the codec isn't present)          CodecInstalled =  baReadRegString( "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Drivers32", IniString, "NotPresent", "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE" )        else     -- Win95 / Win98     -- if the baReadIni function returns "NotPresent" it means that     -- the string isn't found, (the codec isn't present)          CodecInstalled = baReadIni( "drivers32", IniString , "NotPresent", "System.ini" )        end if      --  and the baRunProgram function will start your setup program...      if  CodecInstalled = "NotPresent" then     baRunProgram( pThePath , "normal", true )   end if    end beginsprite