use the cmd line in rainmeter

[rfic3276]

i try to use cmd line: "lively.exe" setwp --file "imagefile" --monitor 2
in rainmeter to change 2nd monitor's wallpaper

the rainmeter will generate "imagefile" full path name (which according to job log, seems correct); but somehow, if i manually set "imagefile" to a fix path, it works; but if i get it from rainmeter measurement, it's NOT working

i try both "[measurename]" or "#varname#" to replace "imagefile", even the value reported in job log is correct, it still not working

any comment on this?

thanks

[Fred-Vatin]

Did you try to use my rainmeter skin ? Successfully ?

If your "lively.exe" setwp --file "imagefile" --monitor 2 works in a terminal it should work in rainmeter.

If you want to create your own rainmeter skin that run a lively.exe command, you need to ask AI or rainmeter forum because you didn’t specify what kind or measure and plugin you currently use.

For instance, in my skin, I call my script like:

[MeasureSetDay]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=RunCommand
Program=pwsh.exe
Parameter=-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -NoProfile -File "#ScriptPath##ScriptName#" -IncludeTags "day #TagsIncluded#"
StartInFolder=#ScriptPath#
State=Hide
OutputType=UTF8
Timeout=5000
RegExpSubstitute=1
Substitute="(?si).*New wallapaper set: (.+)":"\1"
FinishAction=[!Log "#CURRENTSECTION# Finished, TooltipTitle1 updated" Debug][!SetVariable TooltipTitle1 "Lively Wallpaper [#CURRENTSECTION#]"][!UpdateGroup LivelyIcon][!Redraw]

Note the OutputType=UTF8. It may be important.

Try something like:

[MeasureSetLivelyWallpaper]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=RunCommand
; Full path to Lively exe if it is not in the PATH environment variable
Program="C:\Program Files\Lively Wallpaper\lively.exe"
; Command args
Parameter=setwp --file "#ImagePath#" --monitor 2
; Working dir (optionnal I guess)
StartInFolder=C:\Program Files\Lively Wallpaper\
; You may change this to debug
State=Hide
OutputType=UTF8
Timeout=5000
; Action to execute at the end
FinishAction=[!Log "Lively Wallpaper updated in monitor 2" Debug][!UpdateGroup LivelyIcon][!Redraw]

If for some reason Parameter=setwp --file "#ImagePath#" --monitor 2 still fail to apply your wallpaper, try something like.

[MeasureSetLivelyWallpaper]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=RunCommand
Program="C:\Program Files\Lively Wallpaper\lively.exe"
; Use triple quotes to handle internal quotes for paths with spaces
Parameter="""setwp --file "#ImagePath#" --monitor 2"""
State=Hide
FinishAction=[!Log "Lively updated" Debug]

If still an issue, ask their forum. And when you find the solution, post it here to share it with everyone.

[rfic3276]

Thanks for detail information-- I'll go thru in detail after get home

In fact, I did check in rainmeter forum, seems no solution yet

Definitely I'll report back if I got it working

Thanks

[rfic3276]

hi, Fred,

i did try your script, even "ImagePath" is a fixed image file full path, it doesn't change 2nd monitor wallpaper; however, my original code at least working for fixed image file -- my problem is my code seems only working fixed image file path; if i use it from a variable, it doesn't work

any comments?

i'm using following code

[Variables]
ImagePath2nd="C:\Users\xxx\Pictures\wallpapers\dark\412055.jpg"
; ImagePath2nd=
Position=FILL
Counter=1

[Measure2ndImagePath]
Measure=String
String=[MeasureImagePath]
RegExpSubstitute=1
Substitute="Bing\":"Bing-2nd Monitor\"
DynamicVariables=1
Group=Children

[MeterSetIcon]
Meter=Image
ImageName=#@#Images\images.png
X=10
Y=100
W=64
H=64
SolidColor=0,0,0,1
LeftMouseDownAction=[!UpdateMeasure MeasureMainCount][!UpdateMeasure MeasureRandom][!UpdateMeter MeterCounter][!SetWallpaper "[MeasureImagePath]" #Position#][!UpdateMeasure Measure2ndImagePath][!SetVariable ImagePath2nd "[Measure2ndImagePath]"]["C:\Users\xxx\AppData\Local\Programs\Lively Wallpaper\lively.exe" setwp --file "#ImagePath2nd#" --monitor 2][!Redraw]
DynamicVariables=1

[rfic3276]

i figure out what's going on:

in fact, use "RunCommand" plugin is correct way -- but i need to use
[!CommandMeasure SetWallpaper2ndMonitor "Run"]
to trigger the measurement instead of using [!UpdateMeasure SetWallpaper2ndMonitor]

anyway, now i can dynamically change 2nd monitor's wallpaper from rainmeter

thanks and we can close this topic