More troubleshooting info to Version() ?

[Fizick]

A have a suggestion to add more troubleshooting info to Version() function:

1. Full path of plugins folder
2. Full pathname of active avisynth.dll

(Notes: they may be very long string, non-english, user may have restricted access, etc)

So we may not ask user to use registry editor, search harddrive for all avisynth.dll (from various packages, etc).

IMO it may be done in Avisynth v2.5.7 for easy comparing with next releases.

[sh0dan]

Couldn't it be exposed as a variable (or is it already?) - so that users can use MessageClip(_PluginDirectory_) or something similar.

[Fizick]

Thanks for info.
I never used messageclip (and did not know about it )!
MessageClip(versionstring) works OK.
So, it is quite equivalent option.
(I do not see any other string function besides Versionstring() in doc.)

But IMHO Version() is much more simple for novice user :)
And for us who will try help him.

[buzzqw]

@Fizick

i agree

BHH

[Fizick]

But how internally to get full pathname of active avisynth.dll ?

[Richard Berg]

http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/02/06/debug/

[vcmohan]

There is supposed to be a safe area wherein a plugin if needed can write in some info and that area will last till the life of the filter. Will it be possible for the info to display whats in that safe area?

[Fizick]

seems works:

AVSValue __cdecl Create_Version(AVSValue args, void*, IScriptEnvironment* env) {
char versionFull[2048];
strcat(versionFull, AVS_VERSTR
"\n\xA9 2000-2006 Ben Rudiak-Gould, et al.\n"
"http://www.avisynth.org");
strcat(versionFull, "\nPathName: ");
char dllpathname[512];
if(GetModuleFileName(GetModuleHandle("avisynth.dll"), dllpathname, 511))
strcat(versionFull, dllpathname);

strcat(versionFull, "\nPluginDir: ");
char * pluginDir;
try {
pluginDir = (char*)env->GetVar("$PluginDir$").AsString();
}
catch (...)
{
pluginDir = 0;
}
if (pluginDir)
strcat(versionFull, pluginDir);
return Create_MessageClip(versionFull,
// return Create_MessageClip(AVS_VERSTR
// "\n\xA9 2000-2006 Ben Rudiak-Gould, et al.\n"
// "http://www.avisynth.org",
-1, -1, VideoInfo::CS_BGR24, false, 0xECF2BF, 0, 0x404040, env);
}


but may be to add parameter?

Version(full=true)