Problem with Movies plugin

[jd1940]

I exited the client NPVR and then reopened and selected the Movie menu option. Error message appeared on the screen. I did not close it. These are the logs from that process. I'm using the skin that came with NPVR originally.

[whurlston]

if it was an unhandled exception popup, that will not appear in the logs. You would need to copy the details text and post it but it will only really be useful to someone with the plugin code.

[jd1940]

This is exception message:

See the end of this message for details on invoking
just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.

************** Exception Text **************
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at NUtility.SkinHelper.GetElementAlpha(String name)
at NUtility.Controls.UiButtonStrip..ctor(String elementName, String[] buttons, IUiButtonStripCallback callback, Hashtable args, SkinHelper skinHelper)
at NUtility.Base.NewStyleButtonListPlugin.Initialise()
at Movies.MoviesPlugin.Initialise() in C:\Projects\Movies Plugin for NPVR\Movies\MoviesPlugin.cs:line 418
at NUtility.Base.NewStyleButtonListPlugin.Activate()
at Movies.MoviesPlugin.Activate() in C:\Projects\Movies Plugin for NPVR\Movies\MoviesPlugin.cs:line 443
at NextPVR.ControllerForm.ActivateScreen(IScreenPlugin screenPlugin)
at NextPVR.Menu.Vertical.HandleMenuItem(String menuItem)
at NextPVR.Menu.Vertical.OnKeyDown(KeyEventArgs e)
at NextPVR.ControllerForm.OnKeyDown(Object sender, KeyEventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnKeyDown(KeyEventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ProcessKeyEventArgs(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ProcessKeyMessage(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmKeyChar(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m)
at NextPVR.ControllerForm.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)


************** Loaded Assemblies **************
mscorlib
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.0.30319.18444 built by: FX451RTMGDR
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v4.0.30319/mscorlib.dll
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NextPVR
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 1.0.0.0
CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/NPVR/NextPVR.exe
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NUtility
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 1.0.0.0
CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/NPVR/NUtility.DLL
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System.Windows.Forms
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.0.30319.18408 built by: FX451RTMGREL
CodeBase: file:///C:/windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Windows.Forms/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.dll
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System.Drawing
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.0.30319.18408 built by: FX451RTMGREL
CodeBase: file:///C:/windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Drawing/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Drawing.dll
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System
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.0.30319.18408 built by: FX451RTMGREL
CodeBase: file:///C:/windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.dll
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System.Data
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.0.30319.18408 built by: FX451RTMGREL
CodeBase: file:///C:/windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_32/System.Data/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Data.dll
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System.Core
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.0.30319.18408 built by: FX451RTMGREL
CodeBase: file:///C:/windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Core/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Core.dll
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NShared
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 1.0.0.0
CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/NPVR/NShared.DLL
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System.Data.SQLite
Assembly Version: 1.0.85.0
Win32 Version: 1.0.85.0
CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/NPVR/System.Data.SQLite.DLL
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System.Data.Entity
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.0.30319.18408 built by: FX451RTMGREL
CodeBase: file:///C:/windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Data.Entity/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Data.Entity.dll
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System.Xml
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.0.30319.18408 built by: FX451RTMGREL
CodeBase: file:///C:/windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Xml/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Xml.dll
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System.Runtime.Remoting
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.0.30319.18408 built by: FX451RTMGREL
CodeBase: file:///C:/windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Runtime.Remoting/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Runtime.Remoting.dll
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System.Configuration
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.0.30319.18408 built by: FX451RTMGREL
CodeBase: file:///C:/windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Configuration/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Configuration.dll
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Movies
Assembly Version: 1.0.4798.1161
Win32 Version: 1.0.0.0
CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/NPVR/NUtility.dll
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Weather
Assembly Version: 1.0.1.0
Win32 Version: 1.0.0.0
CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/NPVR/NUtility.dll
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SlimDX
Assembly Version: 4.0.13.43
Win32 Version:
CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/NPVR/SlimDX.DLL
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taglib-sharp
Assembly Version: 2.0.4.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.4.0
CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/NPVR/taglib-sharp.DLL
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System.Transactions
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.0.30319.18408 built by: FX451RTMGREL
CodeBase: file:///C:/windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_32/System.Transactions/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Transactions.dll
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System.EnterpriseServices
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.0.30319.18408 built by: FX451RTMGREL
CodeBase: file:///C:/windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_32/System.EnterpriseServices/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.EnterpriseServices.dll
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System.Management
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.0.30319.18408 built by: FX451RTMGREL
CodeBase: file:///C:/windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Management/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Management.dll
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[Reddwarf]

Seems that there is a disagreement with the plugin and the skin, as I suspected. Strange, I'v tried it here with the default skin and it works. Could you try some other skin, like JustRetro?

[jd1940]

Ran the JustRetro skin and its batch file on my Server but I'm still getting the error message when I select Movies from the menu.

[Jaggy]

You should have a folder something like (for the default skin)

C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Skin\Default\Movies

There is no Movies2 skin supplied with my JustRetro skin (I only do skins for plugins that are on the wiki) but it will work by copying the skin folder (supplied in the Movies2.zip) to

C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Skin\JustRetro\Movies

[Reddwarf]

There's something more wrong with the Movies2 plugin, when I install it on my testrig I get the same error message, and frankly I don't understand why it is working on my htpc, I'v tried to coy the pluin files from my htpc to my testrig but it still doesn't work. No wonder jd1940 can't get it to work.

[jd1940]

I think I found the problem, based on a clue provided by Jaggy above. On my Server and Client pc the Movies2 plugin was not creating a Movies folder in skins, for either the default or the Just Retro skin. I created the folder and added the contents of the skin folder in Movies2.zip to that skins/movies folder. Now Movies is working on both the Server and the Client, using either skin. Thanks for the help, everyone!

[Lao Pan]

Possibly you originally extracted the contents of the Movie2 plugin zip to the [users/public/npvr/plugins] folder It should be [users/public/npvr]
If that is the case you will have a skin folder in the plugins folder which doesn't need to be there.

vik - the author of the plugin doesn't seem to be around very often - luckily this excellent plugin still works fine (If you set it up correctly )

Maybe if I have time I should put it on the Wiki. (Before it disappears off the forum)

[vik]

vik - the author of the plugin doesn't seem to be around very often - luckily this excellent plugin still works fine (If you set it up correctly )

Maybe if I have time I should put it on the Wiki. (Before it disappears off the forum)

Thanks, Lao Pan . Yep, I haven't been around lately, I'm busy at work nowadays. I was just started looking into this, when I realized it got resolved.
I always wanted to write a wiki, but never got to it. I would appreciate it if you volunteer.
vik