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VLCSay - VLC Now Playing for mIRC

VLCSay running on mIRC

Requirements

• Supported Operating System: Windows Vista, 7, 8.1, 10 and 11.
• Visual C++ Redistributable 2015-2022 (x86)
• Tested mIRC version: 7.76
• HDD/SSD Space: 17,5 KB.

Installation

1. Download vlcsay_vx.x.x.zip zip archive of VLCSay in Assets in the Releases section.
2. If you don't have Visual C++ Redistributable 2015-2022 (x86) installed, download from here: https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x86.exe.
3. Right Click on the archive which is named vlcsay_vx.x.x.zip, extract the archive.
   • Optional - verify the hash:
     1. Open up powershell and cd to vlcsay_vx.x.x folder.
     2. Run this command Get-FileHash vlcsay.dll.
     3. Then look if the sha256 checksum is correct from Releases.
     4. If it's correct you should be fine.
4. Open mIRC.
5. Paste //noop $sfile($mircdir) to mIRC and press enter. You will see a file picker dialog.
6. Copy vlcsay.dll and paste inside this popup window. OR save it where you have your other DLL files.

Usage

Use: $dll(pathtovlcsay\vlcsay.dll,command,)

Command	output	Description
version	x.x.x	Will output which version of VLCSay you use.
creator	x - Made by	Will output the creator of VLCSay.
status	0	VLC is not running.
status	1	VLC is not playing a song.
status	2	VLC is playing a song.
song	artist - title	Will output artist and title.

Controlling VLCSay from mIRC

Use: /dll pathtovlcsay\vlcsay.dll control command

Command	Description
playpause	Plays or Pause the track.
play	Plays the track.
pause	Pauses the track.
stop	Stops the playing track.
next	Play next track.
previous	Play previous track.

Send current song to chat

Please ensure VLCSay alias vnp is not triggered by any other scripts.

To add the script:

1. In mIRC, click on Scripts Editor or ALT + R
2. Select Remote.
3. Click on File > New.
4. Copy the code below and paste inside the new Script file
5. Save. Now you can use /vnp in any channel or private messages.

alias vnp {
  var %status $dll(vlcsay.dll,status,)
  if (%status == 1) echo -a VLC is not playing a song.
  elseif (%status == 2) say VLC » $dll(vlcsay.dll,song,)
  else echo -a VLC is not running.
}

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: I can't find vx.x.x on download section, what do I do wrong?

A: x.x.x stands for the version number, look for that in releases.

Q: How does VLCSay work?

A: It works by reading Windows API calls from VLC to detect artist - title, plus using VLC's media controls.

Q: Does VLCSay requires internet connection?

A: No. VLCSay does work offline.

Q: I am getting an error: $dll: unable to open 'C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\mIRC\pathtovlcsay\vlcsay.dll

A: This can show up for 2 reasons:

1. You have put the DLL file in the wrong location.
2. You need to install Visual C++ Redistributable 2015-2022 (x86)

Credits

I have learned more about making mIRC reading and writing for DLL-file from Wikichip