SkypeStatusChanger

A small utility that:

• change Skype status when user locks Windows
• via ftp change an image in a site to simulate an online status (like old no longer working mystatus.skype.com)

Developed in c# with Visual Studio 2015, this is a improvement of savbace "Skype Status Changer"

Improvements added are:

• reduced number of project s (so .dll)
• using nuget to retrieve latest libraries
• inserted the update via FTP feature

The project is released under The Code Project Open License (CPOL) 1.02

First time app connects to Skype you need to authorize in Skype the connection coming from SkypeStatusChanger

Server side

The ftp connection data (host, username, password) should be set in app.config file

The running skype account will be autodetect by the application. It will look for a subfolder (specified in app.config) and then in a subfolder that mathc the skype username. In that folder should be present [-1, ... 7].png files rapresenting the corresponding status. The software will set the current status as current.png via renaming numbered images. A sample of these file are present in /image subdirectory of the project. If you wish to customize:

    Unknown = -1,
    Offline = 0,
    Online = 1,
    Away = 2,
    NotAvailable = 3,
    DoNotDisturb = 4,
    Invisible = 5,
    LoggedOut = 6,
    SkypeMe = 7,

For autorefreshing images you can use:

1. Image Autorefresh plugin for wordpress
2. You can take a look in the /ServerSide folder to grab some useful javascript

Notes

You have to make sure that:

1. Skype is installed
2. In the project Platform Target should be kept as x86 (not any) because it use Skype4COM dll.
3. If any COM error arise trying registering Skype4COM C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Skype>regsvr32 Skype4COM.dll