File Comparator: Cannot Send Message To Plugin

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therube
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File Comparator: Cannot Send Message To Plugin

Post by therube »

File Comparator:
Cannot send message to File Comparator plugin.
Ensure 'Load plugin on Altap Salamander start' option is set in File Comparator configuration.
Now I do NOT have that set.
(Don't ask me, why? Just always been that way, & everything has always been fine, so no need to change ;-).)

I have a little batch file I use that calls, fcremote.exe, MI_COMPARE.BAT (Media Info Compare):

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:: MediaInfo _ command_com line COMPARATOR with CALL to Salamander's File Comparator

@echo	off
set	X_TEMP_PATH=%PATH%
path	%PATH%;C:\DEV\CODECS\MediaInfo_CL\;


set	OUT1=C:\OUT\MI_COMPARE1.TXT
set	OUT2=C:\OUT\MI_COMPARE2.TXT

echo	FILE 1:  >  %OUT1%
echo	%1  >> %OUT1%
echo.   >> %OUT1%
echo	FILE 2:  >  %OUT2%
echo	%2  >> %OUT2%
echo.   >> %OUT2%


:: originally, the above echo were not there, & if for some reason the MI failed,
::       like from a too long PATH, kind of thing
::    both the files ending up with nothing in them, so they would compare as
::    "equal", & they "were", except it was comparing against "nothing" instead
::    of actually returned valid results of the MI command
:: anyhow, MI does have exit codes; 0=success, 1=failure, but for some reason
::    depending on, not sure, file order (which one "first") or whatever, again
::    valid result may not have been given
:: with the echo's, at the least there will be some diffs to the files, so the
::    compare, while still not of relevant data, at least will "not compare" &
::    so will point out diffs, & then it's like, ah, what's going on here
:: so at least you know something is up, instead of "falsely" being told, oh,
::    your files compare, exactly [wrong]


C:\DEV\CODECS\MediaInfo_CL\MediaInfo_CL.exe  %1  >>  %OUT1%
:: if	errorlevel 1 echo FILE 1: MEDIAINFO DETECTED FAILURE,  %1  >>  %OUT1%
:: set	errorlevel=

C:\DEV\CODECS\MediaInfo_CL\MediaInfo_CL.exe  %2  >>   %OUT2%
if	errorlevel 1 echo FILE 2: MEDIAINFO DETECTED FAILURE,  %2  >>  %OUT2%
:: for some reason, these (TWO) errorlevel checks were not always returning
:: expected results, so i changed to the 'echo' method (above) which "forces"
:: diffs into %OUT_%, so a failure won't compare equally


"C:\Altap Salamander 306\plugins\filecomp\fcremote.exe"  %OUT1%   %OUT2%


set	PATH=%X_TEMP_PATH%
set	X_TEMP_PATH=
Now 99% of the time, everything works fine, but every so often, I run into that "Cannot send" message.
And with that, 99% of the time, I'll go into Plugins Manager, File Comparator, Test, & with only that things again work fine, 99% of the time.
And then there is 1% of the time, where i have to go through that a number of times, or maybe fully close Salamander & restart it before it works as expected.


Note that I only run into this when using my batch file (& fcremote.exe), not when using File Comparator directly in Salamander.
Salamander is virtually always open. System rarely restarts, but does sleep.
Now while I may, I do, initiate my batch file (via Send To:) from within Salamander, more often it is initiated from outside of Salamander, usually from Everything Search Engine (but in all cases, Salamander had already been open).


Not really concerned, but I have run into, enough... Just thought I'd mention.
WinXP Pro SP3 or Win7 x86 | SS 2.54