Bluetooth dongle

[fabiochelly]

Hi,

I use a bluetooth dongle on my computer and I can see a new item My Bluetooth places" in the explorer.

Is it normal that I can't see it under Total Commander?

Thanks,
Fabio

[chriss]

hi

it´s a good question - i suppose its the same problem like the gmail-drive: http://ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?t=5180

maybe the solution from the other thread will work here also.

[ghisler(Author)]

No chance - if the Explorer extension isn't well-written, it will not work, no chance.

The problem is the following: Extensions "draw themselves" when asked to do so. I don't want this, because I don't want an Explorer window inside of TC! So I use the other method, I ask for the IShellFolder OLE2 interface and try to enumerate all files in the virtual shell folder. Unfortunately some not so well written Explorer extensions simply don't implement this enumeration interface, or return 0 files. One such example is the ActiveSync interface, that's why I had to write the WinCE plugin.

[windes]

No chance - if the Explorer extension isn't well-written, it will not work, no chance.

The problem is the following: Extensions "draw themselves" when asked to do so. I don't want this, because I don't want an Explorer window inside of TC! So I use the other method, I ask for the IShellFolder OLE2 interface and try to enumerate all files in the virtual shell folder. Unfortunately some not so well written Explorer extensions simply don't implement this enumeration interface, or return 0 files. One such example is the ActiveSync interface, that's why I had to write the WinCE plugin.

Excuse me, i don't understand fully.. Ghisler, so U write WinCE plugin for... working connections via BlueTooth (and so on ? I load "Symbian connection runtime library", try to install WinCE plug-in, BUT error mesage shows that

"Error loading plugin file!
The plugin probably needs some DLLs missing on your system."

Where's a problem?

And is it possible to use this plugin (or smth other, which?...) for connecting with devices via BlueTooth (BlueSoleil driver from IVT Corporation, for example) ?

Thanks very much for fantastic program.... Very popular in Russia

[ghisler(Author)]

I meant that to access special devices like PocketPC or Bluetooth, someone needs to write a plugin. I wrote one for PocketPCs (the WinCE plugin), but not for Bluetooth devices.

Currently I know only two plugin which works over bluetooth:
1. My own "serial" plugin, which can work over the virtual serial port created by the bluetooth stack
2. Symbian plugin, it can access Symbian devices over Bluetooth:
http://www.totalcmd.net/plugring/SYMBFS.html

[windes]

...

Currently I know only two plugin which works over bluetooth:
1. My own "serial" plugin, which can work over the virtual serial port created by the bluetooth stack
...

Thanks, now its clear. "Serial" plugin? Never heard about such.. Would you show straight link, please!

In BlueSoleil we can assign virtual COM-port for connection with BT-devices, such as mobile phones (not symbian..) IS IT THAT? "Serial" plugin is for such "virtual" com-ports?

[Stance]

"Serial" plugin? Never heard about such.. Would you show straight link, please!

http://www.ghisler.com/serial.htm

[windes]

Ok, i loaded serial plugin (and, for other any case - symbian plugin too). There was SerialServer, which successfully connects to COM7 virtual port, which bluetooth driver creates. (only on 115200 max..) But never mind.

If i press on COM7 in serial plugin config window, an empty popup of copying smth via TC appears, then sound of error and no effect.

More, if i connect to COM7 via SerialServer, and then - in TC plugins click in serial plugin on COM7 -> Can't open port! - it writes..

So, please, say:

We have virtual COM-port working via USB-bluetooth device (nevermind what exactly, isn't it or not?). How to explore files on that device via PC in TotalCommander? Is here someone, who successfully did it?

[ghisler(Author)]

The Serial Server must be run on one of the two machines which you want to connect, and the Total Commander plugin on the other. Currently there is such a server for PCs, Palm and PocketPC agendas.

You normally need to pair the two devices before your can send data from/to them.

[windes]

Ah, pair.. Ok, i understand now. Thanks for help, Christian..Simple mobile phones with bluetooth can't be explored via Total.

[ghisler(Author)]

Simple mobile phones with bluetooth can't be explored via Total.

No they can't, except with the Symbian plugin - of course only Symbian phones...