[SOLVED] How to get local image link from txt.file

[Nachtschade]

Ah, I wasn't aware of the log feature.

It says:

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ERRO (19:36:56.332) FlagView\FlagView.ini: ImageName: Unable to open: B:\Data Empire\Afbeeldingen\Flags\ico\Croatia.ico

Tried to simplify the path, still the same:

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ERRO (19:38:55.453) FlagView\FlagView.ini: ImageName: Unable to open: A:\Croatia.ico

[balala]

Ah, I wasn't aware of the log feature.

It says:

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ERRO (19:36:56.332) FlagView\FlagView.ini: ImageName: Unable to open: B:\Data Empire\Afbeeldingen\Flags\ico\Croatia.ico

Tried to simplify the path, still the same:

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ERRO (19:38:55.453) FlagView\FlagView.ini: ImageName: Unable to open: A:\Croatia.ico

In this case, let's see how the Image meter works with a well specified file name. Replace the MeasureName option of the [MeterImage] meter with ImageName=A:\Croatia.ico (or ImageName=B:\Data Empire\Afbeeldingen\Flags\ico\Croatia.ico, or the appropriate path). When you refresh the skin, the image should have to appear instantly. Does it?

[Nachtschade]

So I changed this line:

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MeasureName=ImageName=A:\Croatia.ico

Still not showing up but now the log says:

NOTE (20:34:00.015) FlagView\FlagView.ini: Refreshing skin

With no error.

[Nachtschade]

ah wait.

I changed it to:

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ImageName=A:\Croatia.ico

Instead of

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MeasureName=ImageName=A:\Croatia.ico

And now the image does indeed show up.

Sorry for that.

[balala]

Ok, I just wanted to fix the error. But now I think it is.
Let's make a few more tries. Starting from the previously sent code, replace the MeasureName option of the [MeterImage] meter with ImageName=MeasurePath (take care that's the whole option, don1t add more).

[Nachtschade]

The error log results in this:

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ERRO (22:00:22.329) FlagView\FlagView.ini: ImageName: Unable to open: A:\Croatia.ico

NOTE (22:00:22.880) FlagView\FlagView.ini: Refreshing skin
ERRO (22:00:22.882) FlagView\FlagView.ini: ImageName: Unable to open: A:\Portable Apps\Rainmeter\Skins\FlagView\MeasurePath.png

[balala]

Sorry, I just discovered an issue in my previous piece of code. Instead of the ImageName=MeasurePath option, try ImageName=[MeasurePath]. This option, in this form also requires to add a DyanmciVariables=1 option to the [MeterImage] meter. Don 't forget nor that one.

[Nachtschade]

Still no dice.

But the log now only says

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ERRO (23:04:16.350) FlagView\FlagView.ini: ImageName: Unable to open: A:\Croatia.ico

again.

[Nachtschade]

So, interesting development. I decided to create a new .txt file that contains the path to the image. And now it does suddenly does work. Seems not all .txt files are equal.

[Nachtschade]

Unfortunately though it seems that the script I'm using to build the .txt file does something to the .txt that makes it not work with Rainmeter.

The script i'm using is a MediaMonkey script. The goal of the script is to get the country of origin of an Artist. I've tagged countries in one of MediaMonkey's custom tags. (Custom1) I'm running this script twice, once to simply get the countryname so I can use a Rainmeter skin to show the countryname as part of a now playing skin (the now playing plugin cannot read MediaMonkey custom tags so it's a workaround.) Reading and displaying the name is working fine. But I wanted to show the countryflag as well.

This is the script I'm using:

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' OutputFlagFile.vbs
    ' Write the current playing track and artist to a text file
    option explicit

    sub OutputFlagFile

       dim objFSO, objTextFile, strTextFilePath, strTrack, strArtist, strCustom1

       'SET THIS TO LOCATION OF FILE
      strTextFilePath = "A:\Portable Apps\MediaMonkey\npcountryflag.txt"


       'Get the artist/track
       strTrack = SDB.Player.CurrentSong.Title
       strArtist = SDB.Player.CurrentSong.Artist.Name
       strCustom1 = SDB.Player.CurrentSong.Custom1

       'Open the file & write
      Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
      If (objfso.FileExists(strTextFilePath)) Then
           Set objTextFile = objFSO.OpenTextFile(strTextFilePath,2)
      Else
         Set objTextFile = objFSO.CreateTextFile(strTextFilePath,2)
      End If

     On Error Resume Next
     
     If strArtist = "" Then 
      objTextFile.WriteLine ""
     Else
     objTextFile.WriteLine "B:\Data Empire\Afbeeldingen\Flags\ico\" & strCustom1 & 

".ico"
      End If
     
     If Err.Number <> 0 Then
      objTextFile.WriteLine "Error: Unicode Text"
      Err.Clear
      End If
       
    
       'close the file   
       objTextFile.Close
       

    end sub

Written by MediaMonkey users and found here.

I'm using on of the two versions in the last post of that thread. I'm using the version captioned "Version for OBS txt plug-in (no unicode support)". I am not knowledgeable about what it means but when trying the other version didn't work for showing the countryname and both versions don't work for showing flag images.

Different errors though. The first version shows the error I gave before

ERRO (00:48:01.867) FlagView\FlagView.ini: ImageName: Unable to open: B:\Data Empire\Afbeeldingen\Flags\ico\Montenegro.ico

and the second version gives this error:

ERRO (00:47:59.371) FlagView\FlagView.ini: ImageName: Unable to open: A:\Portable Apps\Rainmeter\Skins\FlagView\��B.png

Now, like I said earlier; when creating a new .txt file from scratch and adding the path to the image to it it works fine. So it has to have something to do with the MM script that writes the .txt file.