how can I get the pluginID in Effect type plugins?

[Manjunath_Gudisi]

Hi,

I am craeting Effcet plugin and I want to get the PluginID because I want to execute the script file using AEGP_ExecuteScript() function?.

so Could you please tell me how can I get the pluginID in Effect plugins?

Thanks
Manjunath G

[Mylenium]

You mean the match name? Check redefinery.com for that and make good use of the list provided there as well as the rd_GimmeProps script.

Mylenium

[Manjunath_Gudisi]

Hi Mylenium,

Thanks for your reply.

see the below function prototype...

SPAPI A_Err (*AEGP_ExecuteScript)(AEGP_PluginID inPlugin_id, const A_char* inScriptZ,// in const A_Boolean latform_encodingB,// in AEGP_MemHandle* outResultPH0, AEGP_MemHandle* outErrorStringPH0);

I am developing a Effect plugin and I want to execute the script by using above function. So, How can I get the pluginID from the AfterEffects?

I have seen the sample SDK projects. In the AEGP (floder) SDK samples, the EntryPointFunc function prototype itself there is a pluginID.
See the EntryPointFunc() prototype...

EntryPointFunc( struct SPBasicSuite *pica_basicP, A_long major_versionL,
A_long minor_versionL,
const A_char *file_pathZ, const A_char *res_pathZ,
AEGP_PluginID aegp_plugin_id, void *global_refconPV);

I hope, you understood my problem?

Thanks
Manjunath

[Manjunath_Gudisi]

I found the solution in Internet and implemented that. The solution is

// Get the pluginID
AEGP_GlobalRefcon globalRef=NULL;
const A_char* pluginName = "PNAME";
AEGP_PluginID pluginID;
utilitySuite5->AEGP_RegisterWithAEGP( globalRef, pluginName, &pluginID );

the AEGP_RegisterWithAEGP() function returns pluginID.
I have implemented this and got the pluginID, but I dont know is it correct way or not??

Thanks
Manjunath

[Mylenium]

*woohoo* Glad you could figure it out. Contrary to what you may have thought, I'm not programming in C++, i only thought you were looking for a specific plug-in's internal name. :-)

Cheers

Mylenium