WMP Control v2.0 Released!

[Guest Tech]

Hi there

Hope your well :)

From the good amount feedback I recieved and comments from the previous version of my application, I am happy to announce that I have just released Version 2.0 of the application.

WMP Remote allows you to control Windows Media Player (WMP) from the power of your SPV (and my application ;)) to your PC using bluetooth/GPRS/USB cable!

It runs on WM2003+ and was designed and also tested on C500.

Version 2 has these features:

- Better architecture

- More controls! - You can now pause/play/resume files as well as increasing/decreasing volume (10% either way)

- Keep up to date on the latest news whilst you are on the move!

- Checks if up to date features of the Client version is supported by the server and disables features accordingly

The Web update/Live update seems to be working fully now for the client version (and of course for the server version... it was working fine for the server version before!)

Please, post feedback/bugs/comments here or to:

[email protected]

bugs:

[email protected]

Download the attached file

Unzip to destination

Copy WMPRemoteClient.exe To the smartphone device and run it from there (NOTE: it will NOT run on the PC)

make sure the WMPRemoteServer.exe and 2 dll files are kept in the same directory whilst running WMPRemoteServer on the computer, otherwise the application will not run.

www.spapps.co.uk

www.spapps.co.uk/apps/WMPRemote/WMPRemote.aspx

WMP_Remote_Control_v2.0d.zip

Edited August 28, 2005 by Tech

[Guest Tech]

feedback...?

[Guest neuty]

i`ll give it a try

got to get bt adaptor for pc

[Guest poulidis]

I have tried the first version and also the media remote by ruttensoft (which is freeware), and sorry but ruttensoft's software was a bit better. I hope version 2 gets better. I will try it now.

Keep on programming!

[Guest Tech]

lol its ok - ive never heard of that software :)

it was just something i thought I would make for fun for myself... ;) - nothing big or fancy

Edited August 27, 2005 by Tech

[Guest poulidis]

And it's good. But it could get even better. Presenting to you: WMP Control v. 2 !!!

[Guest Tech]

hehe - thanks mate :)

but also remember - you can check latest news on the move from the application as well as being able to live update the app ;)

glad your satisfied - my aim :(

[Guest neuty]

Tech, just tried to install as per instrutions, but i get an error when double clicking the wmpremotesever.exe for the pc.

error reads...

The application failed to initialize properly(0xc0000135).click ok to terminate the application.

any ideas.

thanks neuty

[Guest Tech]

make sure you have .NET framework installed on the PC :)

[Guest briguy]

Any screen shots available for this application?

[Guest Tech]

Any screen shots available for this application?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

good Q... I did some screen shots and a video for the first version... i will do some screen shots later on :)

there are some screenshots of the client application and server application in the documentation

Edited August 27, 2005 by Tech

[Guest Tech]

The Live/Web update works fine now for the client version!

Excellent - app is fully operational!

There will be an update to 2.1 for the Client version tonight, this simply disables the disabled function of updating the app, since at the time it did not work.

to make it work in v2.0 (for this one time only) simply type in the "Message To Send to server" box on the main screen:

#AppTesDisFea#

exactly like that... then, click on Operations > Updates > Check update and it should then check for the update.

Update to 2.1 for the Client version will be made in 3-4 hours time.

I have also added more support for backward compatability for Server version < version 2.

Also added a small feature to allow you to use a "hot key" to allow you to increase/decrease volume (simply set focus to the "volume" text box and press key 4 to decrease volume and key 6 to increase volume)

Edited August 28, 2005 by Tech

[Guest Tech]

let me give you a small sneak peak at what stuff will be included in version 3 to come:

Version 3 of this application will detect, after a period of time, if your client is connected... when it finds out that it is not connected, it will close the connection and restart the server so it can accept the connection from the client again

This is good if you are connecting over GPRS - for some reason whilst communicating with the server - the connection may go down or whatever, therefore the server will detect it and close the client connection, ready for the next incoming connection - good idea or what? :)

The other thing is that it will detect if the client is version 3 and if not, it will allow you to use the client version (not version 3) for a minute or so - simply because earlier versions of the Client application would not support this "keepalive" connection, resulting in the server (version 3) disconnecting the client anyway.

of course there will be more error control as with every patched/major version

;)

[Guest poulidis]

I just ried it on my mpx220. It keeps crashing, sometimes when I request the playlist, some other times when I want to play a song. I don't know what's happening. When it crashes I can't do anything. And one other thing, where do the 2 dlls that are in the zip go?

[Guest Tech]

that's probably why it crashes.

You need to extract the entire zip file and keep the contents together when extracted - so make sure all the files in the zip file that are extracted are all in the same directory as the .exe files on the PC

If the app from the client keeps "crashing" - I need to know any errors so I can resolve them.

But it all seems to work fine from my end, as well as from other users. I dont know if it will work on the mpx220 as I only have a C500 and have tested it on that. It should work on the mpx220 (assuming it has WM2003SE)

:) Let me know how it goes matey! ;)

I just ried it on my mpx220. It keeps crashing, sometimes when I request the playlist, some other times when I want to play a song. I don't know what's happening. When it crashes I can't do anything. And one other thing, where do the 2 dlls that are in the zip go?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

[Guest Voldemort]

i have a moto mpx220 and i m goin to test it within a few days :o

*lookin for a bt adapter*

[Guest Tech]

i have a moto mpx220 and i m goin to test it within a few days :o

*lookin for a bt adapter*

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

thanks mate! but you better wait... you can be my other beta tester for version 3 if you like? just pm me with your email details. Version 3 is almost complete.. seems to work great and better at my end but could do with various smartphone devices!

[Guest Tech]

for people who are wanting to be beta testers for my next version of WMP Remote, WMP Remote v3, please email:

[email protected] with the subject "WMP Remote beta tester" and you will be added to my beta tester list :o

thanks!

[Guest mjk79]

Good job Tech, I belive i can use your software without any hiccups on my xphone 2 ?

Edited September 27, 2005 by mjk79

[Guest Tech]

ah thanks very much :o

it should work on any Windows Mobile powered device as long as it has .NET Framework installed, this is included within WM2003/2002 and 2005 :(

Version 3 beta 2 is out and version 3 officially will be launched today1 :lol:

[Guest Pondrew]

ah thanks very much :o

it should work on any Windows Mobile powered device as long as it has .NET Framework installed, this is included within WM2003/2002 and 2005 :(

Version 3 beta 2 is out and version 3 officially will be launched today1 :lol:

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Unfortunately Smartphone 2002 didn't include .net and I don't believe it can be added either.

[Guest Tech]

oh really? Thanks for that pondrew! much appreciated

Well i think you can add it if you have a PDA/pocket PC... but not on a smartphone

Thanks mate, much appreciated. It's people in this community that makes it all work together... this is the stuff! :o

Edited September 27, 2005 by Tech