[EmmEff]

Would this be an appropriate place to discuss this? If not, where would be? I need some help and don't know where to turn.

[hyperb0le]

I wasn't aware that there was an iTunes SDK for Windows. I don't even know of one for OS X. If I'm mistaken, though, this would be the place to ask about it.

[EmmEff]

Here's the link at apple.com:

http://developer.apple.com/sdk/#iTunesCOM

I have written a simple Win32 console application to control iTunes on Windows which works perfectly, however I am unable to receive events. I am not a newbie programmer, but not 100% with COM.

I have Google'd and very few people mention using the SDK on Windows.

Presumably there's no SDK on OS X because of the AppleScript supporting every function.

[hyperb0le]

Well, you learn something new every day!

Although you might have better luck at a COM-dedicated forum, I'm sure we have a few COM programmers here. What's your question?

[EmmEff]

Ok, here goes...

I have created an event handler class (CMyEvent) which is defined as follows:

class CMyEvent:
public IDispatchImpl<_IiTunesEvents, &DIID__IiTunesEvents>,
public CComObjectRoot
{
<required stuff here>

STDMETHOD(OnPlayerPlayEvent)(IITTrack *iTrack)
{
...
}
};

...

hr = CComObject<CMyEvent>::CreateInstance(&m_MyEven t);
if (FAILED(hr))
{
ErrorFromSystem(hr);
exit(1);
}

hr = AtlAdvise(piITunes, m_MyEvent->GetUnknown(), DIID__IiTunesEvents, &dwAdviseHandle);
if (FAILED(hr))
{
ErrorFromSystem(hr);
exit(1);
}

After that, I just run a message loop to keep things flowing:

MSG msg;
while (GetMessage(&msg, 0, 0, 0))
DispatchMessage(&msg);

The program compiles and runs without errors, however my event handlers never get called. Something is working because if I put the code into a tight loop, changing songs on iTunes is REALLY slow.

Using the "piITunes" interface pointer, I am able to control iTunes so I know that part of the code is working properly.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

[EmmEff]

Further to my previous posting, I am encouraged to know that iTunes "sees" my application. When I attempt to exit iTunes, I get a dialog:

"One or more applications are using the iTunes scripting interface..."

Also, if I let my application spawn iTunes and start playing a track, iTunes behaves eratically (ie. the time display of track gets updated every 5 seconds, etc).

I am still not receiving event notification, however.

Something is working, just not sure what

[EmmEff]

Just a bump to see if anybody else is programming for iTunes on Windows...

[EmmEff]

Would the person who emailed me about this please email me back? Your mail server was down/broken and the reply bounced.