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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'>Hello<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'>I’m newby to VirtualBox API (I’ve been using VMWare
for months and now I’m joining VirtualBox community)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'>I want to code a sample program that manage installer virtual
machines (start, stop, save, retore etc)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'>I started using the sample code given with SDK<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'>My sample program worked and I needed to check the virtual
machine state in order to figure out which operations are granted (PoweredOff :
start and restore, Running : stop, save etc) and it doesn’t work for me,
I tried checking machine state using Imachine, Isession, Iconsole and I’m
always recovering rc failure “Error retrieving State” (check my
code below)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'>I would like to know :<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#4F6228'>Which
classes should be implemented to be able to check machine state ?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#4F6228'>Which
class / interface should I be using to check machine state ?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'>Thank you very much<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'>Wiem<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'>//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'>Do<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'>{<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#4F6228'>printf("Starting
VM \n");<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#4F6228'>/*
Start a VM session using the delivered VBox GUI. */<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#4F6228'>rc =
virtualBox->OpenRemoteSession (session, guid, sessiontype, NULL,
&progress);<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#4F6228'>if
(!SUCCEEDED(rc))<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#4F6228'>{<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'>
printf("Could not open remote
session. rc = 0x%x\n", rc);<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'>
getchar();<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'>
break;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'>
} <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'> printf("VM
successfully started \n");<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'> getchar();<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'> /* Wait until VM is running.
*/<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'> printf ("Running
VM\n");<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'> rc =
progress->WaitForCompletion (-1);<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'> if (!SUCCEEDED(rc))<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'> {<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'>
printf("Could not start host VM. rc = 0x%x\n", rc);<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'>
getchar();<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'>
break;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'> }<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'> /* Get console
object. */<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'>
session->get_Console(&console);<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'> /* Bring console
window to front. */<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'>
machine->ShowConsoleWindow(0);<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'> rc =
console->get_State(MS); // MS is a MachineState *<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'> if (SUCCEEDED(rc))<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'> {<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'>
printf("Current State: %S\n", GetStateName(MS)); // GetStateName() :
converts enum result to string<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'> }<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'> else <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'> {<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'>
printf("Error retrieving State \n"); <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'> </span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#4F6228'>}<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'>}While(0) ;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#4F6228'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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