.exe for RedRat IR Blaster

[paulrking]

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I have created a small console app in VB.Net which runs the RedRat IR Blaster. All works fine when I test it using command line e.g. "RedRover 106". I have setup gbpvr to call the external .exe and use as it's sole parameter {channel}. When I select Live TV the RedRover.Exe throws an exception System.Runtime.InteropServices.ExternalException: Failed to create system
events window thread inside my code. I trawled round MSDN and other web sites and the only thing I have seen is an issue with a system service not being set to interact with the desktop.

Is the .exe called from the GBPVRRecordingService? Has something changed in release 16 (as this worked fine in release .15?)

Regards
PK

[sub]

Yes, it is called from the Recording Service. No nothing has changed in this area in the last few releases. You'll probably want you recreate your project as a console program.

[paulrking]

sub,

Sorted now - it already was a console application but after renaming the RedRat USB device from 48867 to RedRat1 (which I thought was a little more meaningful) required a "cold start" - not sure why but I guess it's one of the mysteries of USB!!

PK