How to enable multi-region on DVD Drive Matshita UJ892

In a typical laptop DVD Drive, you will only have 5 times to set the Region Code of the physical drive.

You can patch the DVD Drive's firmware to allow unlimited setting of the Region Code.

This entry is tested for Matshita DVD Drive model UJ892 only.

1. Download the firmware flashing tool : "MatshitaWinDump" and "MatshitaFlash".
Link here
2. Follow the instruction on the website to do the backup of your DVD Drive's firmware and to create a patched firmware.
3. Follow the instruction on the website to run the flashing program to flash to the patched firmware.
4. Install DVD43 to enable decrypting of your DVD.
Link here

Simulating keypress

The following code will allow you to simulate the keypress of the keyboard.
This function accepts a string to simulate typing them. It will press the Enter key at the end of the simulation. The code will handle pressing of the "Shift" key when needed.

C++ Source code. MFC.

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void SendKeypress(CString strText)
{
int len, i;
char c;
len = strText.GetLength();
for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
c = strText[i];
WORD vkey = VkKeyScan(c);
WORD shift = HIBYTE(vkey);
BYTE scan = MapVirtualKey(vkey, 0);
if (shift) {
keybd_event(VK_SHIFT, MapVirtualKey(VK_SHIFT,0), 0, 0);
}
keybd_event(vkey, scan, 0, 0);
keybd_event(vkey, scan, KEYEVENTF_KEYUP, 0);
if (shift) {
keybd_event(VK_SHIFT, MapVirtualKey(VK_SHIFT,0), KEYEVENTF_KEYUP, 0);
}
}
// Press "Enter"
keybd_event(VK_RETURN, 0x1c, 0 , 0);
keybd_event(VK_RETURN, 0x9c, KEYEVENTF_KEYUP, 0);
}

Simulate clicking of mouse buttons

The following code allows you to simulate clicking of the mouse button programmatically.
It will remember the current cursor position, move to the coordinate to click, perform the click and restore the cursor position.

C++ source code.

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void ClickOnPoint(int x, int y)
{
POINT prevPt;
GetCursorPos(&prevPt);
SetCursorPos(x, y);

mouse_event(MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTDOWN, 0, 0, 0, 0);
mouse_event(MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTUP, 0, 0, 0, 0);

SetCursorPos(prevPt.x, prevPt.y);
}

Check whether a file exist in C++

The following code allows you do check whether a particular file exist.

C++ source code. Using Shell API.

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BOOL CheckFileExist(LPCTSTR lpszFullPathName)
{
BOOL bResult = FALSE;
SHFILEINFO shfileinfo;
if (SHGetFileInfo(lpszFullPathName, 0, &shfileinfo, sizeof(SHFILEINFO), SHGFI_DISPLAYNAME) != 0) {
// File Exist
bResult = TRUE;
}
return bResult;
}