<?php
echo 'Script Started';
echo ('<br><br>');

$foo = new COM('Foobar2000.Application.0.7') or die('cannot connect to fb2k');
echo $foo->Name;
echo '<br>';
echo $foo->ApplicationPath;
echo '<br>';

$lib = $foo->MediaLibrary;
$trks = $lib->GetTracks();
$numtrks = $trks->Count;
echo ($numtrks);
echo (' tracks in library');
echo '<br>';

echo ('<br>');
echo 'Script Finished';
?>

Script Started

foobar2000 v0.9.5.3
C:\Program Files\foobar2000\foobar2000.exe
0 tracks in library

Script Finished

Does anyone have a working example for php? I've been playing around a little but havn't had alot of success. Not surprising really as this is the first time i have connected a COM object. I've tried a few things that have not given the results i expected, one is;<snip>

I have only 1 small problem now and that is apache wont connect if fb2k is already running, the comserver seems to like to start its own instance, not in itself a problem but the instance it starts is invisible on the desktop so the only way i can shut it down is via the task manager (end process). If anyone knows how i can sort this out, some input would be great.

If you try to launch GUI apps from a service in Vista, you'll have lots of trouble.  As a security feature, Vista mediates the interaction of services with the desktop using 'Interactive Services Detection'.

That means, if you are running PHP as a module of an Apache service, you won't be able to launch GUI apps using any method.  This kind of thing just won't work:

$WshShell = new COM("WScript.Shell");
$oExec = $WshShell->Run("notepad.exe", 7, false);

So, if you want to use Apache/PHP as a proxy for launching GUI apps, you'll need to run Apache as a console application.

First, if Apache is already installed as a service, you'll need to set it's startup type to "manual" using the services snap-in.  (%SystemRoot%\system32\services.msc)  Search for Services in the start menu search box.

Then add a shortcut to C:\apache\bin\httpd.exe (or wherever Apache is installed) to your Startup folder, and set that shortcut to start minimized. You can use an app like TrayIt! to force Apache down into the system tray.

Then use any of the methods outlined on the PHP website and you will be able to open a Windows application from PHP and see it's GUI.

strange... i'm on RTM and ive tried to register it. But when i look at Preferences > Tools > Com Automation server it says the server is " Not Running: Operation unavailable" and all three paths are " Not available".

bool GetCurWinampSong(string &s)
{
#define WM_WA_IPC WM_USER
#define IPC_GETLISTPOS 125
#define IPC_GETPLAYLISTTITLE 212

    s="<not playing>";
    /* -- Open user's window station "WinSta0". -- */
    HWINSTA hWinStaUser = OpenWindowStation("WinSta0", FALSE, MAXIMUM_ALLOWED);       
    /* -- Set process window station to "WinSta0", this enables the process to 
            access objects in the window station such as desktops. -- */
    if (SetProcessWindowStation(hWinStaUser)) {
        /* -- Open user's desktop "Default". -- */
        HDESK hDeskUser = OpenDesktop("Default", 0, FALSE, MAXIMUM_ALLOWED);
        /* -- Set thread desktop to "Default". -- */            
        if (SetThreadDesktop(hDeskUser)) {

            // Now as we are locked on to user's desktop, we can access users's windows.
            HWND hwnd_winamp;
            hwnd_winamp = FindWindow("Winamp v1.x", 0);
            if (IsWindow(hwnd_winamp))
            {
                s="<other error>";
                DWORD dwPid;
                GetWindowThreadProcessId(hwnd_winamp, &dwPid);
                HANDLE hProcess;
                hProcess = OpenProcess(PROCESS_VM_READ, FALSE, dwPid);
                if (!hProcess)
                {
                    s = "<Can not open winamp process>";
                    return false;
                }
                int plpos = SendMessage(hwnd_winamp, WM_WA_IPC, 0, IPC_GETLISTPOS);
                char *szTitle, *pTitle;
                pTitle = (char*)SendMessage(hwnd_winamp, WM_WA_IPC, plpos, IPC_GETPLAYLISTTITLE);
                SIZE_T read, datalen;
                datalen = 1024;
                szTitle = (char*)GlobalAlloc(GPTR, datalen+1);
                if (ReadProcessMemory(hProcess, pTitle, szTitle, datalen, &read))
                {
                    s = szTitle;
                }
                else
                {
                    s = "<Could not get winamp title!>";
                }

                GlobalFree((HGLOBAL)szTitle);
                CloseHandle(hProcess);
            }
        }
        if (hDeskUser) {
            CloseDesktop(hDeskUser); 
        }
    }
    if (hWinStaUser) {
        CloseWindowStation(hWinStaUser);
    }
    return true;
}

/fbsearch {
  .comopen fb2k Foobar2000.Application.0.7
  if ($comerr) { echo comopen failed | halt }
  if ($com(fb2k, MediaLibrary, 3, dispatch* ml)) {
    if ($com(ml, GetTracks, 3, bstr, $1-, dispatch* tracks)) {
      if ( $com(tracks, Count, 2) ) {
        echo Count: $com(tracks).result results

        var %n = $com(tracks).result
        var %m = 0
        while (%m < %n) {
         ; works if you only want paths> echo Track %m $+ : $comval(tracks, %m, Path)
          $com(tracks, Item, 3, integer, %m, dispatch* track)
          $com(track, FormatTitle, 3, bstr, % $+ artist% - % $+ title%)
          echo $+($chr(20), $com(track).result)
          .comclose track
          inc %m
        }
      }
    }
  }
  .comclose tracks
  .comclose ml
  .comclose fb2k
}

Any chance this could be updated for 1.0.x versions?

Quote from: GHammer on 2010-03-13 19:11:03

Any chance this could be updated for 1.0.x versions?

Works for me in 1.0. I used it with an album cover art plugin(that requires it) and was able to download the covers for all my albums.

Album-art:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/album-art/

Make sure you follow the Com Automation server install instructions.

Have foobar2000 open. Then open the Album-art program. Go to the FILE menu, New menu, select foobar browser. Then choose either the entire library or a particular Tab that is open. Then select the check boxes for albums that don't have album art and at the bottom click the button "Get Artwork for selection. It's fairly explanatory after that.

    fb2k = win32com.client.Dispatch("Foobar2000.Application.0.7")
    trk = fb2k.Playback.FormatTitle("%path%")
    apl = fb2k.Playlists.ActivePlaylist
    cnt = 0
    for x in apl.GetTracks():
        cnt += 1 
        if x.FormatTitle("%path%") == trk: print cnt

python example:
[edit] it's just example as active playlist doesn't necessarily mean that it's playing playlist and assuming there are no duplicates in playlist, but solution through numbering GetTracks() and using it as %list_index% workaround