end of the old MC API

git-svn-id: http://svn.miranda-ng.org/main/trunk@8534 1316c22d-e87f-b044-9b9b-93d7a3e3ba9c

61 files changed, 378 insertions, 482 deletions

diff --git a/bin10/lib/mir_core.lib b/bin10/lib/mir_core.lib
index 3b78ffd620..b71d6698e8 100644
--- a/bin10/lib/mir_core.lib
+++ b/bin10/lib/mir_core.lib
diff --git a/bin10/lib/mir_core64.lib b/bin10/lib/mir_core64.lib
index 612fde0e76..224b1a9f9b 100644
--- a/bin10/lib/mir_core64.lib
+++ b/bin10/lib/mir_core64.lib
diff --git a/bin12/lib/mir_core.lib b/bin12/lib/mir_core.lib
index c1953c4d82..65dafe1ba7 100644
--- a/bin12/lib/mir_core.lib
+++ b/bin12/lib/mir_core.lib
diff --git a/bin12/lib/mir_core64.lib b/bin12/lib/mir_core64.lib
index 2e3e6d2bea..be5ed5f863 100644
--- a/bin12/lib/mir_core64.lib
+++ b/bin12/lib/mir_core64.lib
diff --git a/include/delphi/m_metacontacts.inc b/include/delphi/m_metacontacts.inc
index 4a82b0f129..6807a366f9 100644
--- a/include/delphi/m_metacontacts.inc
+++ b/include/delphi/m_metacontacts.inc
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 {

-  Miranda IM: the free IM client for Microsoft  Windows 

-  

+  Miranda IM: the free IM client for Microsoft  Windows

+

   Copyright © 2004 Universite Louis PASTEUR, STRASBOURG.

   Copyright © 2004 Scott Ellis (www.scottellis.com.au mail@scottellis.com.au)

-  

+

   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or

   modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License

   as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2

   of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

-  

+

   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,

   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of

   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the

   GNU General Public License for more details.

-  

+

   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License

   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software

   Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.

@@ -26,48 +26,12 @@ const
   META_PROTO = 'MetaContacts';

 

 const

-  { gets the handle for the default contact

-    wParam=(HANDLE)hMetaContact

-    lParam=0

-    returns a handle to the default contact, or null on failure }

-  MS_MC_GETDEFAULTCONTACT = 'MetaContacts/GetDefault';

-

-  { gets the contact number for the default contact

-    wParam=(HANDLE)hMetaContact

-    lParam=0

-    returns a dword contact number, or -1 on failure }

-  MS_MC_GETDEFAULTCONTACTNUM = 'MetaContacts/GetDefaultNum';

-

   { gets the handle for the 'most online' contact

     wParam=(HANDLE)hMetaContact

     lParam=0

     returns a handle to the 'most online' contact }

   MS_MC_GETMOSTONLINECONTACT = 'MetaContacts/GetMostOnline';

 

-  { gets the number of subcontacts for a metacontact

-    wParam=(HANDLE)hMetaContact

-    lParam=0

-    returns a dword representing the number of subcontacts for the given metacontact }

-  MS_MC_GETNUMCONTACTS = 'MetaContacts/GetNumContacts';

-

-  { gets the handle of a subcontact, using the subcontact's number

-    wParam=(HANDLE)hMetaContact

-    lParam=(dword)contact number

-    returns a handle to the specified subcontact }

-  MS_MC_GETSUBCONTACT = 'MetaContacts/GetSubContact';

-

-  { sets the default contact, using the subcontact's contact number

-    wParam=(HANDLE)hMetaContact

-    lParam=(dword)contact number

-    returns 0 on success }

-  MS_MC_SETDEFAULTCONTACTNUM = 'MetaContacts/SetDefault';

-

-  { sets the default contact, using the subcontact's handle

-    wParam=(HANDLE)hMetaContact

-    lParam=(HANDLE)hSubcontact

-    returns 0 on success }

-  MS_MC_SETDEFAULTCONTACT = 'MetaContacts/SetDefaultByHandle';

-

   { forces the metacontact to send using a specific subcontact, using the subcontact's contact number

     wParam=(HANDLE)hMetaContact

     lParam=(dword)contact number

@@ -146,19 +110,39 @@ const
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

 // binary interface to MC

 

-{ returns true if a contact is a metacontact or false otherwise

-}

+{ returns true if a contact is a metacontact or false otherwise }

 function db_mc_isMeta(hContact:TMCONTACT):int; stdcall;

                  external CoreDLL name 'db_mc_isMeta';

 

-{ returns true if a contact is a subcontact or false otherwise

-}

+{ returns true if a contact is a subcontact or false otherwise }

 function db_mc_isSub(hContact:TMCONTACT):int; stdcall;

                  external CoreDLL name 'db_mc_isSub';

 

-{ returns a meta contact for a subcontact or 0 otherwise

-}

+{ gets the handle for the default contact or 0 on error }

+function db_mc_getDefault(hContact:TMCONTACT):TMCONTACT; stdcall;

+                 external CoreDLL name 'db_mc_getDefault';

+

+{ gets the contact number for the default contact or -1 on error }

+function db_mc_getDefaultNum(hContact:TMCONTACT):int; stdcall;

+                 external CoreDLL name 'db_mc_getDefaultNum';

+

+{ returns a meta contact for a subcontact or 0 otherwise }

 function db_mc_getMeta(hContact:TMCONTACT):TMCONTACT; stdcall;

                  external CoreDLL name 'db_mc_getMeta';

 

+{ returns a subcontact with the given index or 0 }

+function db_mc_getSub(hContact:TMCONTACT; idx:int):TMCONTACT; stdcall;

+                 external CoreDLL name 'db_mc_getSub';

+

+{ gets the number of subcontacts for a metacontact or -1 on error }

+function db_mc_getSubCount(hContact:TMCONTACT):int; stdcall;

+                 external CoreDLL name 'db_mc_getSubCount';

+

+{ sets the default contact, using the subcontact's handle }

+function db_mc_setDefault(hContact,hSub:TMCONTACT):int; stdcall;

+                 external CoreDLL name 'db_mc_setDefault';

+

+{ sets the default contact, using the subcontact's number }

+function db_mc_setDefaultNum(hContact:TMCONTACT; idx:int):int; stdcall;

+                 external CoreDLL name 'db_mc_setDefaultNum';

 {$ENDIF}

diff --git a/include/m_metacontacts.h b/include/m_metacontacts.h
index 09921af590..8eb7849814 100644
--- a/include/m_metacontacts.h
+++ b/include/m_metacontacts.h
@@ -29,48 +29,12 @@ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
 // standard module for all mc-related information

 #define META_PROTO "MetaContacts"

 

-//gets the handle for the default contact

-//wParam=(HANDLE)hMetaContact

-//lParam=0

-//returns a handle to the default contact, or null on failure

-#define MS_MC_GETDEFAULTCONTACT				"MetaContacts/GetDefault"

-

-//gets the contact number for the default contact

-//wParam=(HANDLE)hMetaContact

-//lParam=0

-//returns a DWORD contact number, or -1 on failure

-#define MS_MC_GETDEFAULTCONTACTNUM			"MetaContacts/GetDefaultNum"

-

 //gets the handle for the 'most online' contact

 //wParam=(HANDLE)hMetaContact

 //lParam=0

 //returns a handle to the 'most online' contact

 #define MS_MC_GETMOSTONLINECONTACT			"MetaContacts/GetMostOnline"

 

-//gets the number of subcontacts for a metacontact

-//wParam=(HANDLE)hMetaContact

-//lParam=0

-//returns a DWORD representing the number of subcontacts for the given metacontact

-#define MS_MC_GETNUMCONTACTS				"MetaContacts/GetNumContacts"

-

-//gets the handle of a subcontact, using the subcontact's number

-//wParam=(HANDLE)hMetaContact

-//lParam=(DWORD)contact number

-//returns a handle to the specified subcontact

-#define MS_MC_GETSUBCONTACT					"MetaContacts/GetSubContact"

-

-//sets the default contact, using the subcontact's contact number

-//wParam=(HANDLE)hMetaContact

-//lParam=(DWORD)contact number

-//returns 0 on success

-#define MS_MC_SETDEFAULTCONTACTNUM			"MetaContacts/SetDefault"

-

-//sets the default contact, using the subcontact's handle

-//wParam=(HANDLE)hMetaContact

-//lParam=(HANDLE)hSubcontact

-//returns 0 on success

-#define MS_MC_SETDEFAULTCONTACT				"MetaContacts/SetDefaultByHandle"

-

 //forces the metacontact to send using a specific subcontact, using the subcontact's contact number

 //wParam=(HANDLE)hMetaContact

 //lParam=(DWORD)contact number

@@ -154,14 +118,32 @@ extern "C"
 #endif

 

 // checks whether a contact is a metacontact

-MIR_CORE_DLL(int) db_mc_isMeta(MCONTACT hContact);

+MIR_CORE_DLL(int) db_mc_isMeta(MCONTACT hMetaContact);

 

 // checks whether a contact is a subcontact of existing MC

-MIR_CORE_DLL(int) db_mc_isSub(MCONTACT hContact);

+MIR_CORE_DLL(int) db_mc_isSub(MCONTACT hSubContact);

+

+//returns a handle to the default contact, or null on failure

+MIR_CORE_DLL(MCONTACT) db_mc_getDefault(MCONTACT hMetaContact);

+

+//returns the default contact number, or -1 on failure

+MIR_CORE_DLL(int) db_mc_getDefaultNum(MCONTACT hMetaContact);

+

+//returns the number of subcontacts, or -1 on failure

+MIR_CORE_DLL(int) db_mc_getSubCount(MCONTACT hMetaContact);

 

 // returns parent hContact for a subcontact or INVALID_CONTACT_ID if it's not a sub

 MIR_CORE_DLL(MCONTACT) db_mc_getMeta(MCONTACT hSubContact);

 

+// returns a subcontact with the given index

+MIR_CORE_DLL(MCONTACT) db_mc_getSub(MCONTACT hMetaContact, int iNum);

+

+//sets the default contact, using the subcontact's handle

+MIR_CORE_DLL(int) db_mc_setDefault(MCONTACT hMetaContact, MCONTACT hSub);

+

+//sets the default contact, using the subcontact's number

+MIR_CORE_DLL(int) db_mc_setDefaultNum(MCONTACT hMetaContact, int iNum);

+

 #if defined(__cplusplus)

 }

 #endif

diff --git a/plugins/Clist_modern/src/modern_clc.cpp b/plugins/Clist_modern/src/modern_clc.cpp
index efeb4278c5..6cd90055ba 100644
--- a/plugins/Clist_modern/src/modern_clc.cpp
+++ b/plugins/Clist_modern/src/modern_clc.cpp
@@ -392,8 +392,7 @@ static LRESULT clcOnCreate(ClcData *dat, HWND hwnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam, LPA
 	dat->needsResort = 1;

 	dat->MetaIgnoreEmptyExtra = db_get_b(NULL, "CLC", "MetaIgnoreEmptyExtra", SETTING_METAIGNOREEMPTYEXTRA_DEFAULT);

 

-	dat->IsMetaContactsEnabled = (!(GetWindowLongPtr(hwnd, GWL_STYLE)&CLS_MANUALUPDATE)) &&

-		db_get_b(NULL, META_PROTO, "Enabled", 1) && ServiceExists(MS_MC_GETDEFAULTCONTACT);

+	dat->IsMetaContactsEnabled = (!(GetWindowLongPtr(hwnd, GWL_STYLE)&CLS_MANUALUPDATE)) && db_get_b(NULL, META_PROTO, "Enabled", 1);

 

 	dat->expandMeta = db_get_b(NULL, "CLC", "MetaExpanding", SETTING_METAEXPANDING_DEFAULT);

 	dat->useMetaIcon = db_get_b(NULL, "CLC", "Meta", SETTING_USEMETAICON_DEFAULT);

@@ -1288,7 +1287,7 @@ static LRESULT clcOnLButtonUp(ClcData *dat, HWND hwnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam,
 							mir_sntprintf(Wording, SIZEOF(Wording), TranslateT("Do you want contact '%s' to be default?"), contSour->szText);

 							int res = MessageBox(hwnd, Wording, TranslateT("Set default contact"), MB_OKCANCEL | MB_ICONQUESTION);

 							if (res == 1)

-								CallService(MS_MC_SETDEFAULTCONTACT, (WPARAM)contDest->hContact, (LPARAM)hsour);

+								db_mc_setDefault(contDest->hContact, hsour);

 						}

 						else {

 							MCONTACT hcontact = contSour->hContact;

diff --git a/plugins/Clist_modern/src/modern_clcitems.cpp b/plugins/Clist_modern/src/modern_clcitems.cpp
index 029856fada..201ca360c1 100644
--- a/plugins/Clist_modern/src/modern_clcitems.cpp
+++ b/plugins/Clist_modern/src/modern_clcitems.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ void AddSubcontacts(ClcData *dat, ClcContact *cont, BOOL showOfflineHereGroup)
 {

 	ClcCacheEntry *cacheEntry = pcli->pfnGetCacheEntry(cont->hContact);

 	cont->SubExpanded = ( db_get_b(cont->hContact,"CList","Expanded",0) && ( db_get_b(NULL,"CLC","MetaExpanding",SETTING_METAEXPANDING_DEFAULT)));

-	int subcount = (int)CallService(MS_MC_GETNUMCONTACTS,(WPARAM)cont->hContact,0);

+	int subcount = db_mc_getSubCount(cont->hContact);

 	if (subcount <= 0) {

 		cont->isSubcontact = 0;

 		cont->subcontacts = NULL;

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ void AddSubcontacts(ClcData *dat, ClcContact *cont, BOOL showOfflineHereGroup)
 	cont->SubAllocated = subcount;

 	int i=0;

 	for (int j = 0; j < subcount; j++) {

-		MCONTACT hsub = (MCONTACT)CallService(MS_MC_GETSUBCONTACT, (WPARAM)cont->hContact, j);

+		MCONTACT hsub = db_mc_getSub(cont->hContact, j);

 		cacheEntry = pcli->pfnGetCacheEntry(hsub);

 		WORD wStatus = pdnce___GetStatus(cacheEntry);

 		if (showOfflineHereGroup || (!( db_get_b(NULL,"CLC","MetaHideOfflineSub",SETTING_METAHIDEOFFLINESUB_DEFAULT) && db_get_b(NULL,"CList","HideOffline",SETTING_HIDEOFFLINE_DEFAULT))

diff --git a/plugins/Clist_modern/src/modern_clcutils.cpp b/plugins/Clist_modern/src/modern_clcutils.cpp
index 031f051d92..11b4374f22 100644
--- a/plugins/Clist_modern/src/modern_clcutils.cpp
+++ b/plugins/Clist_modern/src/modern_clcutils.cpp
@@ -748,8 +748,7 @@ void LoadCLCOptions(HWND hwnd, ClcData *dat )
 	dat->selTextColour = db_get_dw(NULL,"CLC","SelTextColour",CLCDEFAULT_MODERN_SELTEXTCOLOUR);

 	dat->hotTextColour = db_get_dw(NULL,"CLC","HotTextColour",CLCDEFAULT_MODERN_HOTTEXTCOLOUR);

 	dat->quickSearchColour = db_get_dw(NULL,"CLC","QuickSearchColour",CLCDEFAULT_MODERN_QUICKSEARCHCOLOUR);

-	dat->IsMetaContactsEnabled = (!(GetWindowLongPtr(hwnd,GWL_STYLE)&CLS_MANUALUPDATE))  &&

-		db_get_b(NULL, META_PROTO, "Enabled", 1) && ServiceExists(MS_MC_GETDEFAULTCONTACT);

+	dat->IsMetaContactsEnabled = (!(GetWindowLongPtr(hwnd,GWL_STYLE)&CLS_MANUALUPDATE)) && db_get_b(NULL, META_PROTO, "Enabled", 1);

 

 	if (pcli->hwndContactTree == NULL || dat->hWnd == pcli->hwndContactTree)

 		dat->MetaIgnoreEmptyExtra = db_get_b(NULL,"CLC","MetaIgnoreEmptyExtra",SETTING_METAIGNOREEMPTYEXTRA_DEFAULT);

diff --git a/plugins/Clist_mw/src/clcitems.cpp b/plugins/Clist_mw/src/clcitems.cpp
index 703ae72ad4..2965d4fa7b 100644
--- a/plugins/Clist_mw/src/clcitems.cpp
+++ b/plugins/Clist_mw/src/clcitems.cpp
@@ -44,14 +44,14 @@ void AddSubcontacts(struct ClcContact * cont)
 	ClcCacheEntry *cacheEntry;

 	cacheEntry = GetContactFullCacheEntry(cont->hContact);

 	OutputDebugStringA("Proceed AddSubcontacts\r\n");

-	subcount = (int)CallService(MS_MC_GETNUMCONTACTS,(WPARAM)cont->hContact,0);

+	subcount = db_mc_getSubCount(cont->hContact);

 	cont->SubExpanded = db_get_b(cont->hContact,"CList","Expanded",0);

 	cont->isSubcontact = 0;

 	cont->subcontacts = (struct ClcContact *) mir_realloc(cont->subcontacts, sizeof(struct ClcContact)*subcount);

 	cont->SubAllocated = subcount;

 	i = 0;

 	for (j = 0; j<subcount; j++) {

-		MCONTACT hsub = (MCONTACT)CallService(MS_MC_GETSUBCONTACT, (WPARAM)cont->hContact, j);

+		MCONTACT hsub = db_mc_getSub(cont->hContact, j);

 		cacheEntry = GetContactFullCacheEntry(hsub);

 		if ( !(db_get_b(NULL,"CLC","MetaHideOfflineSub",1) && db_get_b(NULL, "CList", "HideOffline", SETTING_HIDEOFFLINE_DEFAULT)) ||

 			cacheEntry->status != ID_STATUS_OFFLINE )

diff --git a/plugins/Db3x_mmap/src/dbevents.cpp b/plugins/Db3x_mmap/src/dbevents.cpp
index 393d6b69e0..9a9672f689 100644
--- a/plugins/Db3x_mmap/src/dbevents.cpp
+++ b/plugins/Db3x_mmap/src/dbevents.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ STDMETHODIMP_(HANDLE) CDb3Mmap::AddEvent(MCONTACT contactID, DBEVENTINFO *dbei)
 

 		if (cc->IsSub()) {

 			// set default sub to the event's source

-			CallService(MS_MC_SETDEFAULTCONTACT, cc->parentID, contactID);

+			db_mc_setDefault(cc->parentID, contactID);

 			contactID = cc->parentID; // and add an event to a metahistory

 		}

 	}

diff --git a/plugins/FingerprintNG/src/fingerprint.cpp b/plugins/FingerprintNG/src/fingerprint.cpp
index 8d41afac4a..30ce9b8cf3 100644
--- a/plugins/FingerprintNG/src/fingerprint.cpp
+++ b/plugins/FingerprintNG/src/fingerprint.cpp
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ int __fastcall ApplyFingerprintImage(MCONTACT hContact, LPTSTR szMirVer)
 		SetSrmmIcon(hContact, szMirVer);

 

 	MCONTACT hMeta = db_mc_getMeta(hContact);

-	if (hMeta && CallService(MS_MC_GETDEFAULTCONTACT, hMeta, 0) == hContact)

+	if (hMeta && db_mc_getDefault(hMeta) == hContact)

 		db_set_ts(hMeta, META_PROTO, "MirVer", szMirVer);

 

 	return 0;

diff --git a/plugins/HistoryPlusPlus/EmptyHistoryForm.pas b/plugins/HistoryPlusPlus/EmptyHistoryForm.pas
index 39c3ce7ee8..f1faa55e6c 100644
--- a/plugins/HistoryPlusPlus/EmptyHistoryForm.pas
+++ b/plugins/HistoryPlusPlus/EmptyHistoryForm.pas
@@ -64,16 +64,16 @@ type
     procedure FormShow(Sender: TObject);

     procedure btYesClick(Sender: TObject);

   private

-    FContact: THandle;

-    FContacts: Array of THandle;

+    FContact: TMCONTACT;

+    FContacts: Array of TMCONTACT;

     procedure TranslateForm;

     procedure PrepareForm;

-    procedure SetContact(const Value: THandle);

-    procedure EmptyHistory(hContact: THandle);

+    procedure SetContact(const Value: TMCONTACT);

+    procedure EmptyHistory(hContact: TMCONTACT);

   protected

     function GetFormText: String;

   public

-    property Contact: THandle read FContact write SetContact;

+    property Contact: TMCONTACT read FContact write SetContact;

   end;

 

 implementation

@@ -217,9 +217,9 @@ begin
   end;

 end;

 

-procedure TEmptyHistoryFrm.SetContact(const Value: THandle);

+procedure TEmptyHistoryFrm.SetContact(const Value: TMCONTACT);

 var

-  hContact: THandle;

+  hContact: TMCONTACT;

   Proto: AnsiString;

   i,num: Integer;

 begin

@@ -228,10 +228,10 @@ begin
   GetContactProto(FContact,hContact,Proto);

   if Value <> hContact then

   begin

-    num := CallService(MS_MC_GETNUMCONTACTS,FContact,0);

+    num := db_mc_getSubCount(FContact);

     for i := 0 to num-1 do

     begin

-      hContact := CallService(MS_MC_GETSUBCONTACT,FContact,i);

+      hContact := db_mc_getSub(FContact,i);

       if hContact <> THandle(-1) then

       begin

         SetLength(FContacts,Length(FContacts)+1);

@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ begin
   btYes.Default := true;

 end;

 

-procedure TEmptyHistoryFrm.EmptyHistory(hContact: THandle);

+procedure TEmptyHistoryFrm.EmptyHistory(hContact: TMCONTACT);

 var

   hDBEvent,prevhDbEvent: THandle;

 begin

diff --git a/plugins/HistoryPlusPlus/GlobalSearch.pas b/plugins/HistoryPlusPlus/GlobalSearch.pas
index a51daf10f0..aa8db4368d 100644
--- a/plugins/HistoryPlusPlus/GlobalSearch.pas
+++ b/plugins/HistoryPlusPlus/GlobalSearch.pas
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ uses
 function TfmGlobalSearch.AddContact(hContact: THandle): THPPContactInfo;

 var

   ci: THPPContactInfo;

-  SubContact: THandle;

+  SubContact: TMCONTACT;

   SubProtocol: AnsiString;

 begin

   ci := THPPContactInfo.Create;

@@ -1779,7 +1779,7 @@ procedure TfmGlobalSearch.HMNickChanged(var M: TMessage);
 var

   ci: THPPContactInfo;

   i: Integer;

-  SubContact: THandle;

+  SubContact: TMCONTACT;

   SubProtocol: AnsiString;

 begin

   { wParam - hContact; lParam - zero }

diff --git a/plugins/HistoryPlusPlus/HistoryForm.pas b/plugins/HistoryPlusPlus/HistoryForm.pas
index a0e1f53b3c..0ce99caf3d 100644
--- a/plugins/HistoryPlusPlus/HistoryForm.pas
+++ b/plugins/HistoryPlusPlus/HistoryForm.pas
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ type
     DelayedFilter: TMessageTypes;

     StartTimestamp: DWord;

     EndTimestamp: DWord;

-    FhContact, FhSubContact: THandle;

+    FhContact, FhSubContact: TMCONTACT;

     FProtocol, FSubProtocol: AnsiString;

     SavedLinkUrl: String;

     SavedFileDir: String;

@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ type
     procedure OpenDetails(Item: Integer);

     procedure TranslateForm;

 

-    procedure SethContact(const Value: THandle);

+    procedure SethContact(const Value: TMCONTACT);

     procedure LoadInOptions();

     function IsFileEvent(Index: Integer): Boolean;

 

@@ -432,9 +432,9 @@ type
     procedure FillBookmarks;

     procedure HMBookmarkChanged(var M: TMessage); message HM_NOTF_BOOKMARKCHANGED;

 

-    property hContact: THandle read FhContact write SethContact;

+    property hContact: TMCONTACT read FhContact write SethContact;

     property Protocol: AnsiString read FProtocol;

-    property hSubContact: THandle read FhSubContact;

+    property hSubContact: TMCONTACT read FhSubContact;

     property SubProtocol: AnsiString read FSubProtocol;

   published

     procedure AlignControls(Control: TControl; var ARect: TRect); override;

@@ -1062,7 +1062,7 @@ end;
 

 procedure THistoryFrm.HMMetaDefaultChanged(var M: TMessage);

 var

-  newSubContact: THandle;

+  newSubContact: TMCONTACT;

   newSubProtocol: AnsiString;

 begin

   if THandle(M.wParam) <> hContact then

@@ -3100,7 +3100,7 @@ begin
   end;

 end;

 

-procedure THistoryFrm.SethContact(const Value: THandle);

+procedure THistoryFrm.SethContact(const Value: TMCONTACT);

 begin

   // if FhContact = Value then exit;

   FhContact := Value;

diff --git a/plugins/HistoryPlusPlus/hpp_contacts.pas b/plugins/HistoryPlusPlus/hpp_contacts.pas
index d0beee248b..e2a68e7ac3 100644
--- a/plugins/HistoryPlusPlus/hpp_contacts.pas
+++ b/plugins/HistoryPlusPlus/hpp_contacts.pas
@@ -48,29 +48,30 @@ interface
 uses

   Windows, SysUtils,

   Forms,

+  m_api,

   hpp_global;

 

-function GetContactDisplayName(hContact: THandle; Proto: AnsiString = ''; Contact: boolean = false): String;

-function GetContactProto(hContact: THandle): AnsiString; overload;

-function GetContactProto(hContact: THandle; var SubContact: THandle; var SubProtocol: AnsiString): AnsiString; overload;

-function GetContactID(hContact: THandle; Proto: AnsiString = ''; Contact: boolean = false): AnsiString;

-function GetContactCodePage(hContact: THandle; const Proto: AnsiString = ''): Cardinal; overload;

-function GetContactCodePage(hContact: THandle; const Proto: AnsiString; var UsedDefault: boolean): Cardinal; overload;

-function WriteContactCodePage(hContact: THandle; CodePage: Cardinal; Proto: AnsiString = ''): boolean;

-function GetContactRTLMode(hContact: THandle; Proto: AnsiString = ''): boolean;

-function GetContactRTLModeTRTL(hContact: THandle; Proto: AnsiString = ''): TRTLMode;

-function WriteContactRTLMode(hContact: THandle; RTLMode: TRTLMode; Proto: AnsiString = ''): boolean;

+function GetContactDisplayName(hContact: TMCONTACT; Proto: AnsiString = ''; Contact: boolean = false): String;

+function GetContactProto(hContact: TMCONTACT): AnsiString; overload;

+function GetContactProto(hContact: TMCONTACT; var SubContact: TMCONTACT; var SubProtocol: AnsiString): AnsiString; overload;

+function GetContactID(hContact: TMCONTACT; Proto: AnsiString = ''; Contact: boolean = false): AnsiString;

+function GetContactCodePage(hContact: TMCONTACT; const Proto: AnsiString = ''): Cardinal; overload;

+function GetContactCodePage(hContact: TMCONTACT; const Proto: AnsiString; var UsedDefault: boolean): Cardinal; overload;

+function WriteContactCodePage(hContact: TMCONTACT; CodePage: Cardinal; Proto: AnsiString = ''): boolean;

+function GetContactRTLMode(hContact: TMCONTACT; Proto: AnsiString = ''): boolean;

+function GetContactRTLModeTRTL(hContact: TMCONTACT; Proto: AnsiString = ''): TRTLMode;

+function WriteContactRTLMode(hContact: TMCONTACT; RTLMode: TRTLMode; Proto: AnsiString = ''): boolean;

 

 implementation

 

-uses hpp_database, hpp_options, m_api;

+uses hpp_database, hpp_options;

 

-function GetContactProto(hContact: THandle): AnsiString;

+function GetContactProto(hContact: TMCONTACT): AnsiString;

 begin

   Result := PAnsiChar(CallService(MS_PROTO_GETCONTACTBASEPROTO, hContact, 0));

 end;

 

-function GetContactProto(hContact: THandle; var SubContact: THandle; var SubProtocol: AnsiString): AnsiString;

+function GetContactProto(hContact: TMCONTACT; var SubContact: TMCONTACT; var SubProtocol: AnsiString): AnsiString;

 begin

   Result := PAnsiChar(CallService(MS_PROTO_GETCONTACTBASEPROTO, hContact, 0));

   if (Result = META_PROTO) then

@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ begin
   end;

 end;

 

-function GetContactDisplayName(hContact: THandle; Proto: AnsiString = ''; Contact: boolean = false): String;

+function GetContactDisplayName(hContact: TMCONTACT; Proto: AnsiString = ''; Contact: boolean = false): String;

 var

   ci: TContactInfo;

   RetPWideChar, UW: PChar;

@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ begin
   end;

 end;

 

-function GetContactID(hContact: THandle; Proto: AnsiString = ''; Contact: boolean = false): AnsiString;

+function GetContactID(hContact: TMCONTACT; Proto: AnsiString = ''; Contact: boolean = false): AnsiString;

 var

   uid: PAnsiChar;

   dbv: TDBVARIANT;

@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ begin
   end;

 end;

 

-function WriteContactCodePage(hContact: THandle; CodePage: Cardinal; Proto: AnsiString = ''): boolean;

+function WriteContactCodePage(hContact: TMCONTACT; CodePage: Cardinal; Proto: AnsiString = ''): boolean;

 begin

   Result := false;

   if Proto = '' then

@@ -173,7 +174,7 @@ begin
   Result := True;

 end;

 

-function _GetContactCodePage(hContact: THandle; Proto: AnsiString; var UsedDefault: boolean) : Cardinal;

+function _GetContactCodePage(hContact: TMCONTACT; Proto: AnsiString; var UsedDefault: boolean) : Cardinal;

 begin

   if Proto = '' then

     Proto := GetContactProto(hContact);

@@ -190,14 +191,14 @@ begin
   end;

 end;

 

-function GetContactCodePage(hContact: THandle; const Proto: AnsiString = ''): Cardinal;

+function GetContactCodePage(hContact: TMCONTACT; const Proto: AnsiString = ''): Cardinal;

 var

   def: boolean;

 begin

   Result := _GetContactCodePage(hContact, Proto, def);

 end;

 

-function GetContactCodePage(hContact: THandle; const Proto: AnsiString; var UsedDefault: boolean): Cardinal; overload;

+function GetContactCodePage(hContact: TMCONTACT; const Proto: AnsiString; var UsedDefault: boolean): Cardinal; overload;

 begin

   Result := _GetContactCodePage(hContact, Proto, UsedDefault);

 end;

@@ -206,7 +207,7 @@ end;
 // Changed default RTL mode from SysLocale.MiddleEast to

 // Application.UseRightToLeftScrollBar because it's more correct and

 // doesn't bug on MY SYSTEM!

-function GetContactRTLMode(hContact: THandle; Proto: AnsiString = ''): boolean;

+function GetContactRTLMode(hContact: TMCONTACT; Proto: AnsiString = ''): boolean;

 var

   Temp: Byte;

 begin

@@ -226,7 +227,7 @@ begin
   end;

 end;

 

-function WriteContactRTLMode(hContact: THandle; RTLMode: TRTLMode; Proto: AnsiString = ''): boolean;

+function WriteContactRTLMode(hContact: TMCONTACT; RTLMode: TRTLMode; Proto: AnsiString = ''): boolean;

 begin

   Result := false;

   if Proto = '' then

@@ -241,7 +242,7 @@ begin
   Result := True;

 end;

 

-function GetContactRTLModeTRTL(hContact: THandle; Proto: AnsiString = ''): TRTLMode;

+function GetContactRTLModeTRTL(hContact: TMCONTACT; Proto: AnsiString = ''): TRTLMode;

 var

   Temp: Byte;

 begin

diff --git a/plugins/HistoryPlusPlus/hpp_externalgrid.pas b/plugins/HistoryPlusPlus/hpp_externalgrid.pas
index c0ee6c38e5..7001eda5e5 100644
--- a/plugins/HistoryPlusPlus/hpp_externalgrid.pas
+++ b/plugins/HistoryPlusPlus/hpp_externalgrid.pas
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ type
     FGridState: TGridState;

     SaveDialog: TSaveDialog;

     RecentFormat: TSaveFormat;

-    FSubContact: THandle;

+    FSubContact: TMCONTACT;

     FSubProtocol: AnsiString;

 

     function GetGridHandle: HWND;

@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ type
   public

     constructor Create(AParentWindow: HWND; ControlID: Cardinal = 0);

     destructor Destroy; override;

-    procedure AddEvent(hContact, hDBEvent: THandle; Codepage: Integer; RTL: Boolean; DoScroll: Boolean);

+    procedure AddEvent(hContact:TMCONTACT; hDBEvent: THandle; Codepage: Integer; RTL: Boolean; DoScroll: Boolean);

     procedure AddCustomEvent(hContact: THandle; const CustomItem: TExtCustomItem;

       Codepage: Integer; RTL: Boolean; DoScroll: Boolean);

     procedure SetPosition(x, y, cx, cy: Integer);

@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ begin
   Result := M.Result;

 end;

 

-procedure TExternalGrid.AddEvent(hContact, hDBEvent: THandle; Codepage: Integer; RTL: Boolean;

+procedure TExternalGrid.AddEvent(hContact:TMCONTACT; hDBEvent: THandle; Codepage: Integer; RTL: Boolean;

   DoScroll: Boolean);

 var

   RTLMode: TRTLMode;

@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ end;
 

 procedure TExternalGrid.HMMetaDefaultChanged(var M: TMessage);

 var

-  newSubContact: THandle;

+  newSubContact: TMCONTACT;

   newSubProtocol: AnsiString;

 begin

   if Grid.Contact <> M.WParam then

diff --git a/plugins/HistoryStats/src/dlgoption_subinput.cpp b/plugins/HistoryStats/src/dlgoption_subinput.cpp
index 5f808f6b09..351132100a 100644
--- a/plugins/HistoryStats/src/dlgoption_subinput.cpp
+++ b/plugins/HistoryStats/src/dlgoption_subinput.cpp
@@ -78,13 +78,11 @@ void DlgOption::SubInput::onWMInitDialog()
 	hTemp = m_Options.insertGroup(NULL, TranslateT("Contact filtering"), OptionsCtrl::OCF_ROOTGROUP | OptionsCtrl::OCF_NODISABLECHILDS);

 	m_hProtocols = m_Options.insertGroup(hTemp, TranslateT("Ignore all contacts with protocol..."));

 

-	if (mu::metacontacts::_available()) {

-		hTemp2 = m_Options.insertGroup(hTemp, TranslateT("History read mode for MetaContacts"), mu::metacontacts::_available() ? 0 : OptionsCtrl::OCF_DISABLED);

-		m_hMetaContactsMode = m_Options.insertRadio(hTemp2, NULL, TranslateT("Use only meta-contact's history"));

-		m_Options.insertRadio(hTemp2, m_hMetaContactsMode, TranslateT("Use only subcontacts' histories (for one meta-contact)"));

-		m_Options.insertRadio(hTemp2, m_hMetaContactsMode, TranslateT("Use meta-contact's history and its subcontacts' histories"));

-		m_Options.insertRadio(hTemp2, m_hMetaContactsMode, TranslateT("Treat meta-contacts and subcontacts as normal contacts"));

-	}

+	hTemp2 = m_Options.insertGroup(hTemp, TranslateT("History read mode for MetaContacts"), 0);

+	m_hMetaContactsMode = m_Options.insertRadio(hTemp2, NULL, TranslateT("Use only meta-contact's history"));

+	m_Options.insertRadio(hTemp2, m_hMetaContactsMode, TranslateT("Use only subcontacts' histories (for one meta-contact)"));

+	m_Options.insertRadio(hTemp2, m_hMetaContactsMode, TranslateT("Use meta-contact's history and its subcontacts' histories"));

+	m_Options.insertRadio(hTemp2, m_hMetaContactsMode, TranslateT("Treat meta-contacts and subcontacts as normal contacts"));

 

 	m_hMergeContacts = m_Options.insertCheck(hTemp, TranslateT("Merge contacts with same name"), OptionsCtrl::OCF_DISABLECHILDSONUNCHECK);

 	m_hMergeContactsGroups = m_Options.insertCheck(m_hMergeContacts, TranslateT("Only merge if contacts are in the same group"));

diff --git a/plugins/HistoryStats/src/mirandahistory.cpp b/plugins/HistoryStats/src/mirandahistory.cpp
index 867b8756f2..60c4df0ba0 100644
--- a/plugins/HistoryStats/src/mirandahistory.cpp
+++ b/plugins/HistoryStats/src/mirandahistory.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ void MirandaHistory::makeContactsAvailable()
 

 void MirandaHistory::readContacts()

 {

-	bool bHandleMeta = mu::metacontacts::_available() && m_Settings.m_MetaContactsMode != Settings::mcmIgnoreMeta;

+	bool bHandleMeta = m_Settings.m_MetaContactsMode != Settings::mcmIgnoreMeta;

 	ext::a::string strMetaProto = bHandleMeta ? META_PROTO : "";

 	MirandaSettings db;

 

@@ -106,10 +106,10 @@ void MirandaHistory::readContacts()
 					// include meta-contact's subcontact

 					if (m_Settings.m_MetaContactsMode != Settings::mcmMetaOnly) {

 						// find subcontacts to read history from

-						int numSubs = mu::metacontacts::getNumContacts(hContact);

+						int numSubs = db_mc_getSubCount(hContact);

 						if (numSubs > 0) {

 							for (int i = 0; i < numSubs; ++i) {

-								MCONTACT hSubContact = mu::metacontacts::getSubContact(hContact, i);

+								MCONTACT hSubContact = db_mc_getSub(hContact, i);

 								if (hSubContact)

 									sources.push_back(hSubContact);

 							}

diff --git a/plugins/HistoryStats/src/mu_common.cpp b/plugins/HistoryStats/src/mu_common.cpp
index 1a3d5c199e..0f0bfa7b52 100644
--- a/plugins/HistoryStats/src/mu_common.cpp
+++ b/plugins/HistoryStats/src/mu_common.cpp
@@ -187,28 +187,6 @@ namespace mu
 	}

 

 	/*

-	 * metacontacts [external]

-	 */

-

-	namespace metacontacts

-	{

-		bool _available()

-		{

-			return true;

-		}

-

-		int getNumContacts(MCONTACT hMetaContact)

-		{

-			return CallService(MS_MC_GETNUMCONTACTS, hMetaContact, 0);

-		}

-

-		MCONTACT getSubContact(MCONTACT hMetaContact, int iContactNumber)

-		{

-			return CallService(MS_MC_GETSUBCONTACT, hMetaContact, iContactNumber);

-		}

-	}

-

-	/*

 	 * opt

 	 */

 

diff --git a/plugins/HistoryStats/src/mu_common.h b/plugins/HistoryStats/src/mu_common.h
index c599d15f61..8ad005a5f4 100644
--- a/plugins/HistoryStats/src/mu_common.h
+++ b/plugins/HistoryStats/src/mu_common.h
@@ -63,17 +63,6 @@ namespace mu
 	}

 

 	/*

-	 * metacontacts [external]

-	 */

-

-	namespace metacontacts

-	{

-		bool _available();

-		int getNumContacts(MCONTACT hMetaContact);

-		MCONTACT getSubContact(MCONTACT hMetaContact, int iContactNumber);

-	}

-

-	/*

 	 * opt

 	 */

 

diff --git a/plugins/MenuItemEx/src/main.cpp b/plugins/MenuItemEx/src/main.cpp
index 39d6549624..e0f9f1c1ce 100644
--- a/plugins/MenuItemEx/src/main.cpp
+++ b/plugins/MenuItemEx/src/main.cpp
@@ -268,11 +268,6 @@ BOOL isMetaContact(MCONTACT hContact)
 	return FALSE;

 }

 

-MCONTACT getDefaultContact(MCONTACT hContact)

-{

-	return (MCONTACT)CallService(MS_MC_GETDEFAULTCONTACT, hContact, 0);

-}

-

 MCONTACT getMostOnline(MCONTACT hContact)

 {

 	return (MCONTACT)CallService(MS_MC_GETMOSTONLINECONTACT, hContact, 0);

@@ -512,7 +507,7 @@ void ModifyCopyID(MCONTACT hContact, BOOL bShowID, BOOL bTrimID)
 

 	if (isMetaContact(hContact)) {

 		MCONTACT hC = getMostOnline(hContact);

-		if (!hContact) hC = getDefaultContact(hContact);

+		if (!hContact) hC = db_mc_getDefault(hContact);

 		hContact = hC;

 	}

 

@@ -612,7 +607,7 @@ INT_PTR onCopyID(WPARAM wparam, LPARAM lparam)
 	if (isMetaContact(hContact)) {

 		MCONTACT hC = getMostOnline(hContact);

 		if (!hContact)

-			hC = getDefaultContact(hContact);

+			hC = db_mc_getDefault(hContact);

 		hContact = hC;

 	}

 

diff --git a/plugins/MirFox/src/MirandaUtils.cpp b/plugins/MirFox/src/MirandaUtils.cpp
index 24307322eb..1ae3f43c14 100644
--- a/plugins/MirFox/src/MirandaUtils.cpp
+++ b/plugins/MirFox/src/MirandaUtils.cpp
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ void MirandaUtils::sendMessage(ActionThreadArgStruct* args, MFENUM_SEND_MESSAGE_
 		//TODO - metacontacts support - C:\MIRANDA\SOURCES\PLUGINS\popup_trunk\src\popup_wnd2.cpp : 1083

 		//	//check for MetaContact and get szProto from subcontact

 		//	if(strcmp(targetHandleSzProto, gszMetaProto)==0) {

-		//		HANDLE hSubContact = (HANDLE)CallService(MS_MC_GETDEFAULTCONTACT, hContact, 0);

+		//		HANDLE hSubContact = db_mc_getDefault(hContact);

 		//		if(!hSubContact) return FALSE;

 		//		targetHandleSzProto = (char *) CallService(MS_PROTO_GETCONTACTBASEPROTO, (WPARAM) hSubContact, 0);

 		//	}

diff --git a/plugins/MirandaG15/src/CContactList.cpp b/plugins/MirandaG15/src/CContactList.cpp
index c9f01b8187..fad2ae47a5 100644
--- a/plugins/MirandaG15/src/CContactList.cpp
+++ b/plugins/MirandaG15/src/CContactList.cpp
@@ -150,10 +150,10 @@ void CContactList::AddContact(MCONTACT hContact)
 		pGroup->sort(CContactList::CompareEntries);

 

 		// check that all subcontacts exist

-		int numContacts = CallService(MS_MC_GETNUMCONTACTS,hContact,0);

+		int numContacts = db_mc_getSubCount(hContact);

 		MCONTACT hSubContact = NULL;

 		for(int i=0;i<numContacts;i++) {

-			hSubContact = (MCONTACT)CallService(MS_MC_GETSUBCONTACT, hContact, (LPARAM)i);

+			hSubContact = db_mc_getSub(hContact, i);

 			RemoveContact(hSubContact);

 			AddContact(hSubContact);

 		}

@@ -203,13 +203,12 @@ bool CContactList::IsVisible(CContactListEntry *pEntry) {
 		}

 	} else {

 		if(pEntry->iStatus == ID_STATUS_OFFLINE) {

-			DWORD dwNumContacts = (DWORD)CallService(MS_MC_GETNUMCONTACTS,(WPARAM)pEntry->hHandle,0);

-			for(DWORD i = 0; i < dwNumContacts; i++) {

-				MCONTACT hSubContact = (MCONTACT)CallService(MS_MC_GETSUBCONTACT,(WPARAM)pEntry->hHandle,i);

+			int dwNumContacts = db_mc_getSubCount(pEntry->hHandle);

+			for(int i = 0; i < dwNumContacts; i++) {

+				MCONTACT hSubContact = db_mc_getSub(pEntry->hHandle,i);

 				char *szProto = GetContactProto(hSubContact);

-				if(db_get_w(hSubContact,szProto,"Status",ID_STATUS_OFFLINE) != ID_STATUS_OFFLINE) {

+				if(db_get_w(hSubContact,szProto,"Status",ID_STATUS_OFFLINE) != ID_STATUS_OFFLINE)

 					return true;

-				}

 			}

 		}

 	}

@@ -279,9 +278,9 @@ void CContactList::RemoveContact(MCONTACT hContact) {
 		else {

 			pGroup->RemoveGroup(((CListContainer<CContactListEntry*,CContactListGroup*>*)pContactEntry)->GetGroupData());

 			// Reenumerate all subcontacts (maybe MetaContacts was disabled

-			int numContacts = CallService(MS_MC_GETNUMCONTACTS,hContact,0);

+			int numContacts = db_mc_getSubCount(hContact);

 			for(int i=0;i<numContacts;i++) {

-				MCONTACT hSubContact = (MCONTACT)CallService(MS_MC_GETSUBCONTACT,hContact, (LPARAM)i);

+				MCONTACT hSubContact = db_mc_getSub(hContact, i);

 				if(!FindContact(hSubContact))

 					AddContact(hSubContact);

 			}

diff --git a/plugins/New_GPG/src/main.cpp b/plugins/New_GPG/src/main.cpp
index a7eb35ca46..5b7f0edd6a 100755
--- a/plugins/New_GPG/src/main.cpp
+++ b/plugins/New_GPG/src/main.cpp
@@ -2284,10 +2284,10 @@ void ImportKey()
 	{
 		if(for_all_sub)
 		{
-			int count = metaGetContactsNum(hContact);
+			int count = db_mc_getSubCount(hContact);
 			for(int i = 0; i < count; i++)
 			{
-				MCONTACT hcnt = metaGetSubcontact(hContact, i);
+				MCONTACT hcnt = db_mc_getSub(hContact, i);
 				if(hcnt)
 					db_set_ts(hcnt, szGPGModuleName, "GPGPubKey", new_key.c_str());
 			}
@@ -2338,10 +2338,10 @@ void ImportKey()
 			{
 				if(for_all_sub)
 				{
-					int count = metaGetContactsNum(hContact);
+					int count = db_mc_getSubCount(hContact);
 					for(int i = 0; i < count; i++)
 					{
-						MCONTACT hcnt = metaGetSubcontact(hContact, i);
+						MCONTACT hcnt = db_mc_getSub(hContact, i);
 						if(hcnt)
 						{
 							char *tmp = NULL;
diff --git a/plugins/New_GPG/src/metacontacts.cpp b/plugins/New_GPG/src/metacontacts.cpp
index 9896393cbc..d730dae4b0 100644
--- a/plugins/New_GPG/src/metacontacts.cpp
+++ b/plugins/New_GPG/src/metacontacts.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ bool metaIsProtoMetaContacts(MCONTACT hContact)
 

 bool metaIsDefaultSubContact(MCONTACT hContact) 

 {

-	return (MCONTACT)CallService(MS_MC_GETDEFAULTCONTACT, db_mc_getMeta(hContact), 0) == hContact;

+	return db_mc_getDefault(db_mc_getMeta(hContact)) == hContact;

 }

 

 MCONTACT metaGetContact(MCONTACT hContact) 

@@ -44,19 +44,9 @@ MCONTACT metaGetMostOnline(MCONTACT hContact)
 	return NULL;

 }

 

-MCONTACT metaGetDefault(MCONTACT hContact) 

+MCONTACT db_mc_getDefault(MCONTACT hContact) 

 {

 	if(metaIsProtoMetaContacts(hContact))

-		return (MCONTACT)CallService(MS_MC_GETDEFAULTCONTACT,hContact,0);

+		return db_mc_getDefault(hContact);

 	return NULL;

 }

-

-DWORD metaGetContactsNum(MCONTACT hContact)

-{

-	return CallService(MS_MC_GETNUMCONTACTS, hContact, 0);

-}

-

-MCONTACT metaGetSubcontact(MCONTACT hContact, int num)

-{

-	return (MCONTACT)CallService(MS_MC_GETSUBCONTACT, hContact, (LPARAM)num);

-}

diff --git a/plugins/New_GPG/src/metacontacts.h b/plugins/New_GPG/src/metacontacts.h
index d908d1e8a8..0819239f01 100644
--- a/plugins/New_GPG/src/metacontacts.h
+++ b/plugins/New_GPG/src/metacontacts.h
@@ -18,6 +18,4 @@ bool     metaIsProtoMetaContacts(MCONTACT hContact);
 bool     metaIsDefaultSubContact(MCONTACT hContact) ;

 MCONTACT metaGetContact(MCONTACT hContact);

 MCONTACT metaGetMostOnline(MCONTACT hContact);

-MCONTACT metaGetDefault(MCONTACT hContact);

-DWORD    metaGetContactsNum(MCONTACT hContact);

-MCONTACT metaGetSubcontact(MCONTACT hContact, int num);

+

diff --git a/plugins/New_GPG/src/options.cpp b/plugins/New_GPG/src/options.cpp
index cf05777171..dcedbd4b4e 100755
--- a/plugins/New_GPG/src/options.cpp
+++ b/plugins/New_GPG/src/options.cpp
@@ -263,10 +263,10 @@ static INT_PTR CALLBACK DlgProcGpgOpts(HWND hwndDlg, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam, LP
 					  if(MessageBox(0, TranslateT("Do you want to remove key from entire metacontact (all subcontacts)?"), TranslateT("Metacontact detected"), MB_YESNO) == IDYES)

 					  {

 						  MCONTACT hcnt = NULL;

-						  int count = metaGetContactsNum(meta);

+						  int count = db_mc_getSubCount(meta);

 						  for(int i = 0; i < count; i++)

 						  {

-							  hcnt = metaGetSubcontact(meta, i);

+							  hcnt = db_mc_getSub(meta, i);

 							  if(hcnt)

 							  {

 								  db_unset(hcnt, szGPGModuleName, "KeyID");

@@ -880,10 +880,10 @@ static INT_PTR CALLBACK DlgProcLoadPublicKey(HWND hwndDlg,UINT msg,WPARAM wParam
 							if(MessageBox(0, TranslateT("Do you want to load key for all subcontacts?"), TranslateT("Metacontact detected"), MB_YESNO) == IDYES)

 							{

 								allsubcontacts = true;

-								int count = metaGetContactsNum(hContact);

+								int count = db_mc_getSubCount(hContact);

 								for(int i = 0; i < count; i++)

 								{

-									MCONTACT hcnt = metaGetSubcontact(hContact, i);

+									MCONTACT hcnt = db_mc_getSub(hContact, i);

 									if(hcnt)

 										db_set_ts(hcnt, szGPGModuleName, "GPGPubKey", key_buf.substr(ws1,ws2-ws1).c_str());

 								}

@@ -944,10 +944,10 @@ static INT_PTR CALLBACK DlgProcLoadPublicKey(HWND hwndDlg,UINT msg,WPARAM wParam
 							{

 								if(allsubcontacts)

 								{

-									int count = metaGetContactsNum(hContact);

+									int count = db_mc_getSubCount(hContact);

 									for(int i = 0; i < count; i++)

 									{

-										MCONTACT hcnt = metaGetSubcontact(hContact, i);

+										MCONTACT hcnt = db_mc_getSub(hContact, i);

 										if(hcnt)

 											db_unset(hcnt, szGPGModuleName, "bAlwatsTrust");

 									}

@@ -975,10 +975,10 @@ static INT_PTR CALLBACK DlgProcLoadPublicKey(HWND hwndDlg,UINT msg,WPARAM wParam
 								{

 									if(allsubcontacts)

 									{

-										int count = metaGetContactsNum(hContact);

+										int count = db_mc_getSubCount(hContact);

 										for(int i = 0; i < count; i++)

 										{

-											MCONTACT hcnt = metaGetSubcontact(hContact, i);

+											MCONTACT hcnt = db_mc_getSub(hContact, i);

 											if(hcnt)

 												db_set_s(hcnt, szGPGModuleName, "KeyID", tmp2);

 										}

@@ -1024,10 +1024,10 @@ static INT_PTR CALLBACK DlgProcLoadPublicKey(HWND hwndDlg,UINT msg,WPARAM wParam
 									{

 										if(allsubcontacts)

 										{

-											int count = metaGetContactsNum(hContact);

+											int count = db_mc_getSubCount(hContact);

 											for(int i = 0; i < count; i++)

 											{

-												MCONTACT hcnt = metaGetSubcontact(hContact, i);

+												MCONTACT hcnt = db_mc_getSub(hContact, i);

 												if(hcnt)

 													db_set_s(hcnt, szGPGModuleName, "KeyMainName", output.substr(s,s2-s-1).c_str());

 											}

@@ -1061,10 +1061,10 @@ static INT_PTR CALLBACK DlgProcLoadPublicKey(HWND hwndDlg,UINT msg,WPARAM wParam
 											{

 												if(allsubcontacts)

 												{

-													int count = metaGetContactsNum(hContact);

+													int count = db_mc_getSubCount(hContact);

 													for(int i = 0; i < count; i++)

 													{

-														MCONTACT hcnt = metaGetSubcontact(hContact, i);

+														MCONTACT hcnt = db_mc_getSub(hContact, i);

 														if(hcnt)

 															db_set_s(hcnt, szGPGModuleName, "KeyComment", output.substr(s2,s-s2).c_str());

 													}

@@ -1087,10 +1087,10 @@ static INT_PTR CALLBACK DlgProcLoadPublicKey(HWND hwndDlg,UINT msg,WPARAM wParam
 											{

 												if(allsubcontacts)

 												{

-													int count = metaGetContactsNum(hContact);

+													int count = db_mc_getSubCount(hContact);

 													for(int i = 0; i < count; i++)

 													{

-														MCONTACT hcnt = metaGetSubcontact(hContact, i);

+														MCONTACT hcnt = db_mc_getSub(hContact, i);

 														if(hcnt)

 															db_set_s(hcnt, szGPGModuleName, "KeyMainEmail", output.substr(s,s2-s).c_str());

 													}

@@ -1116,10 +1116,10 @@ static INT_PTR CALLBACK DlgProcLoadPublicKey(HWND hwndDlg,UINT msg,WPARAM wParam
 											{

 												if(allsubcontacts)

 												{

-													int count = metaGetContactsNum(hContact);

+													int count = db_mc_getSubCount(hContact);

 													for(int i = 0; i < count; i++)

 													{

-														MCONTACT hcnt = metaGetSubcontact(hContact, i);

+														MCONTACT hcnt = db_mc_getSub(hContact, i);

 														if(hcnt)

 															db_set_s(hcnt, szGPGModuleName, "KeyMainEmail", output.substr(s2,s-s2).c_str());

 													}

@@ -1187,10 +1187,10 @@ static INT_PTR CALLBACK DlgProcLoadPublicKey(HWND hwndDlg,UINT msg,WPARAM wParam
 							{

 								if(allsubcontacts)

 								{

-									int count = metaGetContactsNum(hContact);

+									int count = db_mc_getSubCount(hContact);

 									for(int i = 0; i < count; i++)

 									{

-										MCONTACT hcnt = metaGetSubcontact(hContact, i);

+										MCONTACT hcnt = db_mc_getSub(hContact, i);

 										if(hcnt)

 										{

 											if(!isContactSecured(hcnt))

diff --git a/plugins/New_GPG/src/utilities.cpp b/plugins/New_GPG/src/utilities.cpp
index c20a6645de..ae46d01671 100755
--- a/plugins/New_GPG/src/utilities.cpp
+++ b/plugins/New_GPG/src/utilities.cpp
@@ -211,10 +211,10 @@ INT_PTR ToggleEncryption(WPARAM w, LPARAM l)
 	{
 		if(MessageBox(0, TranslateT("Do you want to toggle encryption for all subcontacts?"), TranslateT("Metacontact detected"), MB_YESNO) == IDYES)
 		{
-			int count = metaGetContactsNum(hContact);
+			int count = db_mc_getSubCount(hContact);
 			for(int i = 0; i < count; i++)
 			{
-				MCONTACT hcnt = metaGetSubcontact(hContact, i);
+				MCONTACT hcnt = db_mc_getSub(hContact, i);
 				if(hcnt)
 					db_set_b(hcnt, szGPGModuleName, "GPGEncryption", enc?0:1);
 			}
diff --git a/plugins/Popup/src/popup_wnd2.cpp b/plugins/Popup/src/popup_wnd2.cpp
index d824abb9b2..29138bf63f 100644
--- a/plugins/Popup/src/popup_wnd2.cpp
+++ b/plugins/Popup/src/popup_wnd2.cpp
@@ -943,7 +943,7 @@ BOOL IsUtfSendAvailable(MCONTACT hContact)
 	if (szProto == NULL) return FALSE;

 	//check for MetaContact and get szProto from subcontact

 	if (!strcmp(szProto, META_PROTO)) {

-		MCONTACT hSubContact = (MCONTACT)CallService(MS_MC_GETDEFAULTCONTACT, hContact, 0);

+		MCONTACT hSubContact = db_mc_getDefault(hContact);

 		if (!hSubContact)

 			return FALSE;

 		szProto = GetContactProto(hSubContact);

diff --git a/plugins/SecureIM/src/crypt_metacontacts.cpp b/plugins/SecureIM/src/crypt_metacontacts.cpp
index c104044f87..a874f5bb1c 100644
--- a/plugins/SecureIM/src/crypt_metacontacts.cpp
+++ b/plugins/SecureIM/src/crypt_metacontacts.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ BOOL isProtoMetaContacts(MCONTACT hContact)
 

 BOOL isDefaultSubContact(MCONTACT hContact)

 {

-	return (MCONTACT)CallService(MS_MC_GETDEFAULTCONTACT, db_mc_getMeta(hContact), 0) == hContact;

+	return db_mc_getDefault(db_mc_getMeta(hContact)) == hContact;

 }

 

 MCONTACT getMostOnline(MCONTACT hContact)

@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ void DeinitMetaContact(MCONTACT hContact)
 {

 	MCONTACT hMetaContact = isProtoMetaContacts(hContact) ? hContact : db_mc_getMeta(hContact);

  	if (hMetaContact) {

-		for (int i=0; i < CallService(MS_MC_GETNUMCONTACTS,(WPARAM)hMetaContact,0); i++) {

-			MCONTACT hSubContact = (MCONTACT)CallService(MS_MC_GETSUBCONTACT, (WPARAM)hMetaContact, i);

+		for (int i=0; i < db_mc_getSubCount(hMetaContact); i++) {

+			MCONTACT hSubContact = db_mc_getSub(hMetaContact, i);

 			if (hSubContact && (isContactSecured(hSubContact)&SECURED))

 				CallContactService(hSubContact,PSS_MESSAGE, PREF_METANODB, (LPARAM)SIG_DEIN);

 		}

diff --git a/plugins/TabSRMM/src/container.cpp b/plugins/TabSRMM/src/container.cpp
index 1c66b5294b..8a630c4549 100644
--- a/plugins/TabSRMM/src/container.cpp
+++ b/plugins/TabSRMM/src/container.cpp
@@ -2345,8 +2345,8 @@ HMENU TSAPI BuildMCProtocolMenu(HWND hwndDlg)
 	AppendMenu(hMenu, MF_STRING | MF_DISABLED | MF_GRAYED | MF_CHECKED, 1, TranslateT("Meta Contact"));

 	AppendMenu(hMenu, MF_SEPARATOR, 1, _T(""));

 

-	int iNumProtos = (int)CallService(MS_MC_GETNUMCONTACTS, dat->hContact, 0);

-	int iDefaultProtoByNum = (int)CallService(MS_MC_GETDEFAULTCONTACTNUM, dat->hContact, 0);

+	int iNumProtos = db_mc_getSubCount(dat->hContact);

+	int iDefaultProtoByNum = db_mc_getSubCount(dat->hContact);

 	MCONTACT hContactMostOnline = (MCONTACT)CallService(MS_MC_GETMOSTONLINECONTACT, dat->hContact, 0);

 	char *szProtoMostOnline = GetContactProto(hContactMostOnline);

 	int isForced = M.GetDword(dat->hContact, "tabSRMM_forced", -1);

diff --git a/plugins/TabSRMM/src/msgdialog.cpp b/plugins/TabSRMM/src/msgdialog.cpp
index 064a069700..763620c02c 100644
--- a/plugins/TabSRMM/src/msgdialog.cpp
+++ b/plugins/TabSRMM/src/msgdialog.cpp
@@ -3097,7 +3097,7 @@ quote_from_last:
 					}

 				}

 				else if (iSelection >= 1000) // the "default" menu...

-					CallService(MS_MC_SETDEFAULTCONTACTNUM, dat->hContact, (LPARAM)(iSelection - 1000));

+					db_mc_setDefaultNum(dat->hContact, iSelection - 1000);

 

 				DestroyMenu(hMC);

 				InvalidateRect(GetParent(hwndDlg), NULL, FALSE);

diff --git a/plugins/TipperYM/src/subst.cpp b/plugins/TipperYM/src/subst.cpp
index fe6cfe6e30..ad64b02afe 100644
--- a/plugins/TipperYM/src/subst.cpp
+++ b/plugins/TipperYM/src/subst.cpp
@@ -413,13 +413,13 @@ bool GetSysSubstText(MCONTACT hContact, TCHAR *swzRawSpec, TCHAR *buff, int buff
 

 		char *szProto = GetContactProto(hContact);

 		if (szProto && !strcmp(szProto, META_PROTO)) {

-			iNumber = CallService(MS_MC_GETNUMCONTACTS, hContact, 0);

-			hTmpContact = (MCONTACT)CallService(MS_MC_GETSUBCONTACT, hContact, 0);

+			iNumber = db_mc_getSubCount(hContact);

+			hTmpContact = db_mc_getSub(hContact, 0);

 		}

 

 		for (int i = 0; i < iNumber; i++) {

 			if (i > 0)

-				hTmpContact = (MCONTACT)CallService(MS_MC_GETSUBCONTACT, hContact, i);

+				hTmpContact = db_mc_getSub(hContact, i);

 			dwRecountTs = db_get_dw(hTmpContact, MODULE, "LastCountTS", 0);

 			dwTime = (DWORD)time(0);

 			dwDiff = (dwTime - dwRecountTs);

diff --git a/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/classMAnnivDate.cpp b/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/classMAnnivDate.cpp
index 59e861d446..3078c2f4bd 100644
--- a/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/classMAnnivDate.cpp
+++ b/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/classMAnnivDate.cpp
@@ -482,9 +482,9 @@ int MAnnivDate::DBGetBirthDate(MCONTACT hContact, LPSTR pszProto)
 		// try to get birthday date from metacontact's subcontact

 		else if (DB::Module::IsMetaAndScan(pszProto)) {

 			// try to get setting from the default subcontact first

-			const int def = DB::MetaContact::SubDefNum(hContact);

+			const int def = db_mc_getDefaultNum(hContact);

 			if (def > -1 && def < INT_MAX) {

-				MCONTACT hSubContact = DB::MetaContact::Sub(hContact, def);

+				MCONTACT hSubContact = db_mc_getSub(hContact, def);

 				if (hSubContact != NULL && !DBGetBirthDate(hSubContact, NULL)) {

 					RemoveFlags(MADF_HASCUSTOM);

 					SetFlags(MADF_HASMETA);

@@ -493,12 +493,12 @@ int MAnnivDate::DBGetBirthDate(MCONTACT hContact, LPSTR pszProto)
 

 			// scan all subcontacts for the setting

 			if (_wFlags == 0) {

-				const int cnt = DB::MetaContact::SubCount(hContact);

+				const int cnt = db_mc_getSubCount(hContact);

 

 				if (cnt < INT_MAX) {

 					for (int i = 0; i < cnt; i++) {

 						if (i != def) {

-							MCONTACT hSubContact = DB::MetaContact::Sub(hContact, i);

+							MCONTACT hSubContact = db_mc_getSub(hContact, i);

 							if (hSubContact != NULL && !DBGetBirthDate(hSubContact, NULL)) {

 								RemoveFlags(MADF_HASCUSTOM);

 								SetFlags(MADF_HASMETA);

@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ int MAnnivDate::BackupBirthday(MCONTACT hContact, LPSTR pszProto, const BYTE bDo
 			MAnnivDate mdbNewProto;

 			MAnnivDate mdbIgnore;

 

-			const int nSubContactCount = (bIsMeta) ? DB::MetaContact::SubCount(hContact) : 0;

+			const int nSubContactCount = (bIsMeta) ? db_mc_getSubCount(hContact) : 0;

 

 			BYTE bWantBackup = !mdbNewProto.DBGetDate(hContact, pszProto, SET_CONTACT_BIRTHDAY, SET_CONTACT_BIRTHMONTH, SET_CONTACT_BIRTHYEAR)

 									&& !IsEqual(mdbNewProto.SystemTime())

@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ int MAnnivDate::BackupBirthday(MCONTACT hContact, LPSTR pszProto, const BYTE bDo
 

 			// allow backup only, if the custom setting differs from all meta subcontacts' protocol based settings, too.

 			for (int i = 0; (i < nSubContactCount) && bWantBackup && bIsMeta; i++) {

-				MCONTACT hSubContact = DB::MetaContact::Sub(hContact, i);

+				MCONTACT hSubContact = db_mc_getSub(hContact, i);

 				if (hSubContact && !mdbIgnore.DBGetDate(hSubContact, pszProto, SET_CONTACT_BIRTHDAY, SET_CONTACT_BIRTHMONTH, SET_CONTACT_BIRTHYEAR))

 					bWantBackup = bWantBackup

 											&& !IsEqual(mdbIgnore.SystemTime())

@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ int MAnnivDate::BackupBirthday(MCONTACT hContact, LPSTR pszProto, const BYTE bDo
 

 					// update metasubcontacts

 					for (int i = 0; i < nSubContactCount; i++) {

-						MCONTACT hSubContact = DB::MetaContact::Sub(hContact, i);

+						MCONTACT hSubContact = db_mc_getSub(hContact, i);

 						if (hSubContact != NULL) {

 							if (!mdbIgnore.DBGetDate(hSubContact, DB::Contact::Proto(hSubContact), SET_CONTACT_BIRTHDAY, SET_CONTACT_BIRTHMONTH, SET_CONTACT_BIRTHYEAR))

 								mdbIgnore.DBWriteDateStamp(hSubContact, USERINFO, SET_REMIND_BIRTHDAY_IGNORED);

diff --git a/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/dlg_propsheet.cpp b/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/dlg_propsheet.cpp
index d9188ee74e..9f303cb8a1 100644
--- a/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/dlg_propsheet.cpp
+++ b/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/dlg_propsheet.cpp
@@ -310,12 +310,12 @@ static INT_PTR ShowDialog(WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
 

 	// metacontacts sub pages

 	if (bScanMetaSubContacts) {

-		int numSubs = DB::MetaContact::SubCount(wParam);

+		int numSubs = db_mc_getSubCount(wParam);

 

 		psh._dwFlags &= ~PSF_PROTOPAGESONLY_INIT;

 		psh._dwFlags |= PSF_PROTOPAGESONLY;

 		for (int i = 0; i < numSubs; i++) {

-			psh._hContact = DB::MetaContact::Sub(wParam, i);

+			psh._hContact = db_mc_getSub(wParam, i);

 			psh._nSubContact = i;

 			if (psh._hContact) {

 				psh._pszProto = DB::Contact::Proto(psh._hContact);

@@ -1574,9 +1574,9 @@ static INT_PTR CALLBACK DlgProc(HWND hDlg, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lPar
 				// need meta contact's subcontact information

 				if (DB::Module::IsMetaAndScan(pPs->pszProto)) {

 					// count valid subcontacts whose protocol supports the PSS_GETINFO service to update the information

-					int numSubs = DB::MetaContact::SubCount(pPs->hContact);

+					int numSubs = db_mc_getSubCount(pPs->hContact);

 					for (int i = 0; i < numSubs; i++) {

-						MCONTACT hSubContact = DB::MetaContact::Sub(pPs->hContact, i);

+						MCONTACT hSubContact = db_mc_getSub(pPs->hContact, i);

 						if (hSubContact != NULL) {

 							if (ProtoServiceExists(DB::Contact::Proto(hSubContact), PSS_GETINFO)) {

 								pPs->infosUpdated = (TAckInfo*)mir_realloc(pPs->infosUpdated, sizeof(TAckInfo)* (pPs->nSubContacts + 1));

diff --git a/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/ex_import/classExImContactXML.cpp b/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/ex_import/classExImContactXML.cpp
index d253876279..b2c2bf80d4 100644
--- a/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/ex_import/classExImContactXML.cpp
+++ b/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/ex_import/classExImContactXML.cpp
@@ -217,9 +217,9 @@ int CExImContactXML::Export(FILE *xmlfile, DB::CEnumList* pModules)
 	if (isMeta()) {

 		CExImContactXML vContact(_pXmlFile);

 

-		const int cnt = DB::MetaContact::SubCount(_hContact);

-		const int def = DB::MetaContact::SubDefNum(_hContact);

-		MCONTACT hSubContact = DB::MetaContact::Sub(_hContact, def);

+		const int cnt = db_mc_getSubCount(_hContact);

+		const int def = db_mc_getDefaultNum(_hContact);

+		MCONTACT hSubContact = db_mc_getSub(_hContact, def);

 

 		// export default subcontact

 		if (hSubContact && vContact.fromDB(hSubContact))

@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ int CExImContactXML::Export(FILE *xmlfile, DB::CEnumList* pModules)
 

 		for (int i = 0; i < cnt; i++) {

 			if (i != def) {

-				hSubContact = DB::MetaContact::Sub(_hContact, i);

+				hSubContact = db_mc_getSub(_hContact, i);

 				if (hSubContact && vContact.fromDB(hSubContact))

 					vContact.ExportSubContact(this, pModules);

 			}

diff --git a/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/mir_db.cpp b/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/mir_db.cpp
index 17f77c8161..4a06374b8d 100644
--- a/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/mir_db.cpp
+++ b/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/mir_db.cpp
@@ -23,36 +23,6 @@ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
 

 namespace DB {

 

-namespace MetaContact {

-

-INT_PTR SubCount(MCONTACT hMetaContact)

-{

-	INT_PTR result = CallService(MS_MC_GETNUMCONTACTS, (WPARAM) hMetaContact, 0);

-	return (result == CALLSERVICE_NOTFOUND) ? -1 : result;

-}

-

-INT_PTR SubDefNum(MCONTACT hMetaContact)

-{

-	INT_PTR result = CallService(MS_MC_GETDEFAULTCONTACTNUM, (WPARAM) hMetaContact, 0);

-	return (result == CALLSERVICE_NOTFOUND) ? -1 : result;

-}

-

-MCONTACT Sub(MCONTACT hMetaContact, int idx)

-{

-	if (idx != -1) {

-		INT_PTR result = CallService(MS_MC_GETSUBCONTACT, (WPARAM) hMetaContact, (LPARAM) idx);

-		return (result == CALLSERVICE_NOTFOUND) ? NULL : (MCONTACT)result;

-	}

-	return NULL;

-}

-

-MCONTACT GetMeta(MCONTACT hContact)

-{

-	return db_mc_getMeta(hContact);

-}

-

-} /* namespace MetaContact */

-

 /**

 * This namespace contains all functions used to access or modify contacts in the database.

 **/

@@ -297,22 +267,22 @@ BYTE GetEx(MCONTACT hContact, LPCSTR pszModule, LPCSTR pszProto, LPCSTR pszSetti
 		result = Get(hContact, pszProto, pszSetting, dbv, destType) != 0;

 		// try to get setting from a metasubcontact

 		if (result && DB::Module::IsMetaAndScan(pszProto)) {

-			const INT_PTR def = DB::MetaContact::SubDefNum(hContact);

+			const INT_PTR def = db_mc_getDefaultNum(hContact);

 			MCONTACT hSubContact;

 			// try to get setting from the default subcontact first

 			if (def > -1 && def < INT_MAX) {

-				hSubContact = DB::MetaContact::Sub(hContact, def);

+				hSubContact = db_mc_getSub(hContact, def);

 				if (hSubContact != NULL)

 					result = DB::Setting::GetEx(hSubContact, pszModule, DB::Contact::Proto(hSubContact), pszSetting, dbv, destType) != 0;

 			}

 			// scan all subcontacts for the setting

 			if (result) {

-				const INT_PTR cnt = DB::MetaContact::SubCount(hContact);

+				const INT_PTR cnt = db_mc_getSubCount(hContact);

 				if (cnt < INT_MAX) {

 					INT_PTR i;

 					for (i = 0; result && i < cnt; i++) {

 						if (i != def) {

-							hSubContact = DB::MetaContact::Sub(hContact, i);

+							hSubContact = db_mc_getSub(hContact, i);

 							if (hSubContact != NULL)

 								result = DB::Setting::GetEx(hSubContact, pszModule, DB::Contact::Proto(hSubContact), pszSetting, dbv, destType) != 0;

 	}	}	}	}	}	}

@@ -352,11 +322,11 @@ WORD GetCtrl(MCONTACT hContact, LPCSTR pszModule, LPCSTR pszSubModule, LPCSTR ps
 

 		// try to read the setting from the sub contacts' modules

 		else if (DB::Module::IsMetaAndScan(pszProto)) {

-			const INT_PTR def = DB::MetaContact::SubDefNum(hContact);

+			const INT_PTR def = db_mc_getDefaultNum(hContact);

 			MCONTACT hSubContact;

 			// try to get setting from the default subcontact first

 			if (def > -1 && def < INT_MAX) {

-				hSubContact = DB::MetaContact::Sub(hContact, def);

+				hSubContact = db_mc_getSub(hContact, def);

 				if (hSubContact != NULL) {

 					wFlags = GetCtrl(hSubContact, pszSubModule, NULL, DB::Contact::Proto(hSubContact), pszSetting, dbv, destType);

 					if (wFlags != 0) {

@@ -368,10 +338,10 @@ WORD GetCtrl(MCONTACT hContact, LPCSTR pszModule, LPCSTR pszSubModule, LPCSTR ps
 			// copy the missing settings from the other subcontacts

 			if (wFlags == 0) {

 				INT_PTR i;

-				const INT_PTR cnt = DB::MetaContact::SubCount(hContact);

+				const INT_PTR cnt = db_mc_getSubCount(hContact);

 				for (i = 0; i < cnt; i++) {

 					if (i != def) {

-						hSubContact = DB::MetaContact::Sub(hContact, i);

+						hSubContact = db_mc_getSub(hContact, i);

 						if (hSubContact != NULL) {

 							wFlags = GetCtrl(hSubContact, pszSubModule, NULL, DB::Contact::Proto(hSubContact), pszSetting, dbv, destType);

 							if (wFlags != 0) {

diff --git a/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/mir_db.h b/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/mir_db.h
index ae6ec11c25..93df0f2a36 100644
--- a/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/mir_db.h
+++ b/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/mir_db.h
@@ -23,14 +23,6 @@ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
 

 namespace DB {

 

-namespace MetaContact{

-	INT_PTR  SubCount(MCONTACT hMetaContact);

-	INT_PTR  SubDefNum(MCONTACT hMetaContact);

-	MCONTACT Sub(MCONTACT hMetaContact, int idx);

-

-	MCONTACT GetMeta(MCONTACT hContact);

-} /* namespace MetaContact */

-

 /**

  * This namespace contains all functions used to access

  * or modify contacts in the database.

diff --git a/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/psp_profile.cpp b/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/psp_profile.cpp
index c63bc0e4ab..11a1b73eaf 100644
--- a/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/psp_profile.cpp
+++ b/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/psp_profile.cpp
@@ -1143,22 +1143,19 @@ INT_PTR CALLBACK PSPProcContactProfile(HWND hDlg, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPAR
 

 								// scan all basic protocols for the subcontacts

 								if (DB::Module::IsMetaAndScan(pszProto)) {

-									int iDefault = CallService(MS_MC_GETDEFAULTCONTACTNUM, hContact, NULL);

+									int iDefault = db_mc_getDefaultNum(hContact);

 									MCONTACT hSubContact, hDefContact;

 									LPCSTR pszSubBaseProto;

-									int j, numSubs;

 

-									if ((hDefContact = (MCONTACT)CallService(MS_MC_GETSUBCONTACT, hContact, iDefault)) &&

-										(pszSubBaseProto = DB::Contact::Proto(hDefContact)))

-									{

+									if ((hDefContact = db_mc_getSub(hContact, iDefault)) && (pszSubBaseProto = DB::Contact::Proto(hDefContact))) {

 										if ((numProtoItems += ProfileList_AddItemlistFromDB(pList, iItem, idList, nList, hDefContact, pszSubBaseProto, pFmt[i].szCatFmt, pFmt[i].szValFmt, CTRLF_HASMETA|CTRLF_HASPROTO)) < 0)

 											return FALSE;

 

 										// copy the missing settings from the other subcontacts

-										numSubs = CallService(MS_MC_GETNUMCONTACTS, hContact, NULL);

-										for (j = 0; j < numSubs; j++) {

+										int numSubs = db_mc_getSubCount(hContact);

+										for (int j = 0; j < numSubs; j++) {

 											if (j == iDefault) continue;

-											if (!(hSubContact = (MCONTACT)CallService(MS_MC_GETSUBCONTACT, hContact, j))) continue;

+											if (!(hSubContact = db_mc_getSub(hContact, j))) continue;

 											if (!(pszSubBaseProto = DB::Contact::Proto(hSubContact))) continue;

 											if ((numProtoItems += ProfileList_AddItemlistFromDB(pList, iItem, idList, nList, hSubContact, pszSubBaseProto, pFmt[i].szCatFmt, pFmt[i].szValFmt, CTRLF_HASMETA|CTRLF_HASPROTO)) < 0)

 												return FALSE;

diff --git a/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/svc_reminder.cpp b/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/svc_reminder.cpp
index c22b9089c1..e2af3f6161 100644
--- a/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/svc_reminder.cpp
+++ b/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/svc_reminder.cpp
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ static int OnContactSettingChanged(MCONTACT hContact, DBCONTACTWRITESETTING* pdb
 			 !strncmp(pdbcws->szSetting, "Anniv", 5) ||

 			 !strncmp(pdbcws->szSetting, "DOB", 3)))

 	{

-		MCONTACT hMeta = DB::MetaContact::GetMeta(hContact);

+		MCONTACT hMeta = db_mc_getMeta(hContact);

 		WORD LastAnswer = IDNONE;

 		CEvent evt;

 		MTime now;

diff --git a/plugins/Variables/src/parse_metacontacts.cpp b/plugins/Variables/src/parse_metacontacts.cpp
index e027eb0f2d..95503525d5 100644
--- a/plugins/Variables/src/parse_metacontacts.cpp
+++ b/plugins/Variables/src/parse_metacontacts.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static TCHAR *parseGetDefault(ARGUMENTSINFO *ai)
 		return NULL;

 	}

 

-	hContact = (MCONTACT)CallService(MS_MC_GETDEFAULTCONTACT, hContact, 0);

+	hContact = db_mc_getDefault(hContact);

 	if (hContact == NULL)

 		return NULL;

 

diff --git a/protocols/Gadu-Gadu/src/groupchat.cpp b/protocols/Gadu-Gadu/src/groupchat.cpp
index 75160c68e2..7f7eb49ca1 100644
--- a/protocols/Gadu-Gadu/src/groupchat.cpp
+++ b/protocols/Gadu-Gadu/src/groupchat.cpp
@@ -393,9 +393,9 @@ static MCONTACT gg_getsubcontact(GGPROTO* gg, MCONTACT hContact)
 {

 	char* szProto = GetContactProto(hContact);

 	if (szProto && !lstrcmpA(szProto, META_PROTO)) {

-		int nSubContacts = (int)CallService(MS_MC_GETNUMCONTACTS, hContact, 0), i;

+		int nSubContacts = db_mc_getSubCount(hContact), i;

 		for (i = 0; i < nSubContacts; i++) {

-			MCONTACT hMetaContact = (MCONTACT)CallService(MS_MC_GETSUBCONTACT, hContact, i);

+			MCONTACT hMetaContact = db_mc_getSub(hContact, i);

 			szProto = GetContactProto(hMetaContact);

 			if (szProto && !lstrcmpA(szProto, gg->m_szModuleName))

 				return hMetaContact;

diff --git a/src/core/modules.cpp b/src/core/modules.cpp
index 3111bc9e7d..3243e81058 100644
--- a/src/core/modules.cpp
+++ b/src/core/modules.cpp
@@ -150,9 +150,8 @@ int LoadDefaultModules(void)
 	if (LoadContactsModule()) return 1;

 	if (LoadContactListModule()) return 1;   // prepare contact list interface

 	if (LoadAddContactModule()) return 1;

-	#ifdef _DEBUG

-		if (LoadMetacontacts()) return 1;

-	#endif

+	if (LoadMetacontacts()) return 1;

+

 	if (LoadNewPluginsModule()) return 1;    // will call Load(void) on everything, clist will load first

 

 	Langpack_SortDuplicates();

@@ -171,9 +170,7 @@ void UnloadDefaultModules(void)
 {

 	UnloadChatModule();

 	UnloadAccountsModule();

-	#ifdef _DEBUG

-		UnloadMetacontacts();

-	#endif

+	UnloadMetacontacts();

 	UnloadNewPlugins();

 	UnloadProtocolsModule();

 	UnloadSkinSounds();

diff --git a/src/mir_core/db.cpp b/src/mir_core/db.cpp
index 140af537c0..1479748bf2 100644
--- a/src/mir_core/db.cpp
+++ b/src/mir_core/db.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
 

 #include "commonheaders.h"

 

-static MIDatabase* currDb = NULL;

+MIDatabase *currDb = NULL;

 

 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

 // getting data

@@ -321,34 +321,6 @@ MIR_CORE_DLL(HANDLE) db_event_prev(HANDLE hDbEvent)
 }

 

 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

-// metacontacts

-

-MIR_CORE_DLL(int) db_mc_isMeta(MCONTACT hContact)

-{

-	if (currDb == NULL) return false;

-

-	DBCachedContact *cc = currDb->m_cache->GetCachedContact(hContact);

-	return (cc == NULL) ? false : cc->nSubs != -1;

-}

-

-MIR_CORE_DLL(int) db_mc_isSub(MCONTACT hContact)

-{

-	if (currDb == NULL) return false;

-

-	DBCachedContact *cc = currDb->m_cache->GetCachedContact(hContact);

-	return (cc == NULL) ? false : cc->parentID != 0;

-}

-

-MIR_CORE_DLL(MCONTACT) db_mc_getMeta(MCONTACT hSubContact)

-{

-	if (currDb == NULL) return NULL;

-

-	DBCachedContact *cc = currDb->m_cache->GetCachedContact(hSubContact);

-	return (cc == NULL) ? NULL : cc->parentID;

-}

-

-

-/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

 // misc functions

 

 MIR_CORE_DLL(INT_PTR) db_free(DBVARIANT *dbv)

diff --git a/src/mir_core/mc.cpp b/src/mir_core/mc.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4970b135d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mir_core/mc.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+/*

+

+Miranda NG: the free IM client for Microsoft* Windows*

+

+Copyright (c) 2012-14 Miranda NG project (http://miranda-ng.org),

+Copyright (c) 2000-12 Miranda IM project,

+all portions of this codebase are copyrighted to the people

+listed in contributors.txt.

+

+This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or

+modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License

+as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2

+of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

+

+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,

+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of

+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the

+GNU General Public License for more details.

+

+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License

+along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software

+Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.

+*/

+

+#include "commonheaders.h"

+

+static HANDLE hEventDefaultChanged;

+

+void InitMetaContacts()

+{

+	hEventDefaultChanged = CreateHookableEvent(ME_MC_DEFAULTTCHANGED);

+}

+

+DBCachedContact* CheckMeta(MCONTACT hMeta)

+{

+	DBCachedContact *cc = currDb->m_cache->GetCachedContact(hMeta);

+	return (cc == NULL || cc->nSubs == -1) ? NULL : cc;

+}

+

+int Meta_GetContactNumber(DBCachedContact *cc, MCONTACT hContact)

+{

+	for (int i = 0; i < cc->nSubs; i++)

+		if (cc->pSubs[i] == hContact)

+			return i;

+

+	return -1;

+}

+

+MCONTACT Meta_GetContactHandle(DBCachedContact *cc, int contact_number)

+{

+	if (contact_number >= cc->nSubs || contact_number < 0)

+		return 0;

+

+	return cc->pSubs[contact_number];

+}

+

+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

+// metacontacts

+

+MIR_CORE_DLL(int) db_mc_isMeta(MCONTACT hContact)

+{

+	if (currDb == NULL) return false;

+

+	DBCachedContact *cc = currDb->m_cache->GetCachedContact(hContact);

+	return (cc == NULL) ? false : cc->nSubs != -1;

+}

+

+MIR_CORE_DLL(int) db_mc_isSub(MCONTACT hContact)

+{

+	if (currDb == NULL) return false;

+

+	DBCachedContact *cc = currDb->m_cache->GetCachedContact(hContact);

+	return (cc == NULL) ? false : cc->parentID != 0;

+}

+

+//returns a handle to the default contact, or null on failure

+MIR_CORE_DLL(MCONTACT) db_mc_getDefault(MCONTACT hMetaContact)

+{

+	DBCachedContact *cc = CheckMeta(hMetaContact);

+	if (cc == NULL)

+		return 0;

+

+	return (cc->nDefault != -1) ? Meta_GetContactHandle(cc, cc->nDefault) : 0;

+}

+

+//returns the default contact number, or -1 on failure

+MIR_CORE_DLL(int) db_mc_getDefaultNum(MCONTACT hMetaContact)

+{

+	DBCachedContact *cc = CheckMeta(hMetaContact);

+	return (cc == NULL) ? -1 : cc->nDefault;

+}

+

+//returns the number of subcontacts, or -1 on failure

+MIR_CORE_DLL(int) db_mc_getSubCount(MCONTACT hMetaContact)

+{

+	DBCachedContact *cc = CheckMeta(hMetaContact);

+	return (cc == NULL) ? -1 : cc->nSubs;

+}

+

+// returns parent hContact for a subcontact or INVALID_CONTACT_ID if it's not a sub

+MIR_CORE_DLL(MCONTACT) db_mc_getMeta(MCONTACT hSubContact)

+{

+	if (currDb == NULL) return NULL;

+

+	DBCachedContact *cc = currDb->m_cache->GetCachedContact(hSubContact);

+	return (cc == NULL) ? NULL : cc->parentID;

+}

+

+// returns a subcontact with the given index

+MIR_CORE_DLL(MCONTACT) db_mc_getSub(MCONTACT hMetaContact, int iNum)

+{

+	DBCachedContact *cc = CheckMeta(hMetaContact);

+	return (cc == NULL) ? 0 : Meta_GetContactHandle(cc, iNum);

+}

+

+//sets the default contact, using the subcontact's handle

+MIR_CORE_DLL(int) db_mc_setDefault(MCONTACT hMetaContact, MCONTACT hSub)

+{

+	DBCachedContact *cc = CheckMeta(hMetaContact);

+	if (cc == NULL)

+		return 1;

+

+	int contact_number = Meta_GetContactNumber(cc, hSub);

+	if (contact_number == -1) 

+		return 1;

+

+	cc->nDefault = contact_number;

+	currDb->MetaSetDefault(cc);

+	

+	NotifyEventHooks(hEventDefaultChanged, hMetaContact, hSub);

+	return 0;

+}

+

+//sets the default contact, using the subcontact's number

+MIR_CORE_DLL(int) db_mc_setDefaultNum(MCONTACT hMetaContact, int iNum)

+{

+	DBCachedContact *cc = CheckMeta(hMetaContact);

+	if (cc == NULL)

+		return 1;

+	if (iNum >= cc->nSubs || iNum < 0)

+		return 1;

+

+	cc->nDefault = iNum;

+	currDb->MetaSetDefault(cc);

+

+	NotifyEventHooks(hEventDefaultChanged, hMetaContact, Meta_GetContactHandle(cc, iNum));

+	return 0;

+}

diff --git a/src/mir_core/mir_core.def b/src/mir_core/mir_core.def
index 0d8eaf3e21..647a78b946 100644
--- a/src/mir_core/mir_core.def
+++ b/src/mir_core/mir_core.def
@@ -252,3 +252,9 @@ db_mc_isMeta                  @249
 db_mc_isSub                   @250

 db_mc_getMeta                 @251

 db_get_contact                @252

+db_mc_getDefault              @253

+db_mc_getDefaultNum           @254

+db_mc_getSubCount             @255

+db_mc_getSub                  @256

+db_mc_setDefault              @257

+db_mc_setDefaultNum           @258

diff --git a/src/mir_core/mir_core_10.vcxproj b/src/mir_core/mir_core_10.vcxproj
index f6f3f987db..2c3799288b 100644
--- a/src/mir_core/mir_core_10.vcxproj
+++ b/src/mir_core/mir_core_10.vcxproj
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
       <PrecompiledHeaderFile Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">..\commonheaders.h</PrecompiledHeaderFile>

     </ClCompile>

     <ClCompile Include="logger.cpp" />

+    <ClCompile Include="mc.cpp" />

     <ClCompile Include="mstring.cpp" />

     <ClCompile Include="protos.cpp" />

     <ClCompile Include="stdafx.cpp">

diff --git a/src/mir_core/mir_core_10.vcxproj.filters b/src/mir_core/mir_core_10.vcxproj.filters
index b7a247b20b..1de8cfd829 100644
--- a/src/mir_core/mir_core_10.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/src/mir_core/mir_core_10.vcxproj.filters
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="winver.cpp">

       <Filter>Source Files</Filter>

     </ClCompile>

+    <ClCompile Include="mc.cpp">

+      <Filter>Source Files</Filter>

+    </ClCompile>

   </ItemGroup>

   <ItemGroup>

     <ClInclude Include="commonheaders.h">

diff --git a/src/mir_core/mir_core_12.vcxproj b/src/mir_core/mir_core_12.vcxproj
index c9926e96ef..fa8058a1df 100644
--- a/src/mir_core/mir_core_12.vcxproj
+++ b/src/mir_core/mir_core_12.vcxproj
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
       <PrecompiledHeaderFile Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">../commonheaders.h</PrecompiledHeaderFile>

     </ClCompile>

     <ClCompile Include="logger.cpp" />

+    <ClCompile Include="mc.cpp" />

     <ClCompile Include="mstring.cpp" />

     <ClCompile Include="protos.cpp" />

     <ClCompile Include="stdafx.cpp">

diff --git a/src/mir_core/mir_core_12.vcxproj.filters b/src/mir_core/mir_core_12.vcxproj.filters
index 3311ae3578..cf84f183a5 100644
--- a/src/mir_core/mir_core_12.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/src/mir_core/mir_core_12.vcxproj.filters
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="winver.cpp">

       <Filter>Source Files</Filter>

     </ClCompile>

+    <ClCompile Include="mc.cpp">

+      <Filter>Source Files</Filter>

+    </ClCompile>

   </ItemGroup>

   <ItemGroup>

     <ClInclude Include="commonheaders.h">

diff --git a/src/mir_core/miranda.cpp b/src/mir_core/miranda.cpp
index 639de6b0c1..8779dee996 100644
--- a/src/mir_core/miranda.cpp
+++ b/src/mir_core/miranda.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ void InitLogs();
 void UninitLogs();

 

 void InitWinver();

+void InitMetaContacts();

 

 int hLangpack = 0;

 HINSTANCE hInst = 0;

@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ static void LoadCoreModule(void)
 	InitLogs();

 	InitialiseModularEngine();

 	InitProtocols();

+	InitMetaContacts();

 }

 

 MIR_CORE_DLL(void) UnloadCoreModule(void)

diff --git a/src/mir_core/miranda.h b/src/mir_core/miranda.h
index 122d9fe21d..dc3d055cc0 100644
--- a/src/mir_core/miranda.h
+++ b/src/mir_core/miranda.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ extern HINSTANCE hInst;
 extern HWND hAPCWindow;

 extern HANDLE hStackMutex, hThreadQueueEmpty;

 extern bool g_bDebugMode;

+extern MIDatabase *currDb;

 

 /**** modules.cpp **********************************************************************/

 

diff --git a/src/miranda32_10.vcxproj b/src/miranda32_10.vcxproj
index b5defb0ab5..2980ebe9ff 100644
--- a/src/miranda32_10.vcxproj
+++ b/src/miranda32_10.vcxproj
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\include\m_json.h" />

     <ClInclude Include="..\include\m_langpack.h" />

     <ClInclude Include="..\include\m_message.h" />

+    <ClInclude Include="..\include\m_metacontacts.h" />

     <ClInclude Include="..\include\m_netlib.h" />

     <ClInclude Include="..\include\m_options.h" />

     <ClInclude Include="..\include\m_popup.h" />

diff --git a/src/miranda32_10.vcxproj.filters b/src/miranda32_10.vcxproj.filters
index 85eab76f51..69b91ede81 100644
--- a/src/miranda32_10.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/src/miranda32_10.vcxproj.filters
@@ -264,6 +264,9 @@
     <ClInclude Include="modules\metacontacts\metacontacts.h">

       <Filter>Modules\metacontacts</Filter>

     </ClInclude>

+    <ClInclude Include="..\include\m_metacontacts.h">

+      <Filter>Modules\metacontacts</Filter>

+    </ClInclude>

   </ItemGroup>

   <ItemGroup>

     <ClCompile Include="core\commonheaders.cpp">

diff --git a/src/modules/metacontacts/meta_api.cpp b/src/modules/metacontacts/meta_api.cpp
index 553a6cbd6e..beca03b5ec 100644
--- a/src/modules/metacontacts/meta_api.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/metacontacts/meta_api.cpp
@@ -24,34 +24,6 @@ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
 

 #include "metacontacts.h"

 

-// gets the handle for the default contact

-// wParam=(MCONTACT)hMetaContact

-// lParam=0

-// returns a handle to the default contact, or null on failure

-

-static INT_PTR MetaAPI_GetDefault(WPARAM hMetaContact, LPARAM)

-{

-	DBCachedContact *cc = CheckMeta(hMetaContact);

-	if (cc == NULL)

-		return 1;

-

-	if (cc->nDefault != -1)

-		return Meta_GetContactHandle(cc, cc->nDefault);

-

-	return 0;

-}

-

-// gets the contact number for the default contact

-// wParam=(MCONTACT)hMetaContact

-// lParam=0

-// returns a DWORD contact number, or -1 on failure

-

-static INT_PTR MetaAPI_GetDefaultNum(WPARAM hMetaContact, LPARAM)

-{

-	DBCachedContact *cc = CheckMeta(hMetaContact);

-	return (cc == NULL) ? -1 : cc->nDefault;

-}

-

 // gets the handle for the 'most online' contact

 // wParam=(MCONTACT)hMetaContact

 // lParam=0

@@ -66,70 +38,6 @@ static INT_PTR MetaAPI_GetMostOnline(WPARAM hMetaContact, LPARAM)
 	return Meta_GetMostOnline(cc);

 }

 

-// gets the number of subcontacts for a metacontact

-// wParam=(MCONTACT)hMetaContact

-// lParam=0

-// returns a DWORD representing the number of subcontacts for the given metacontact

-

-static INT_PTR MetaAPI_GetNumContacts(WPARAM hMetaContact, LPARAM)

-{

-	DBCachedContact *cc = CheckMeta(hMetaContact);

-	return (cc == NULL) ? -1 : cc->nSubs;

-}

-

-// gets the handle of a subcontact, using the subcontact's number

-// wParam=(MCONTACT)hMetaContact

-// lParam=(DWORD)contact number

-// returns a handle to the specified subcontact

-

-static INT_PTR MetaAPI_GetContact(WPARAM hMetaContact, LPARAM lParam)

-{

-	DBCachedContact *cc = CheckMeta(hMetaContact);

-	return (cc == NULL) ? 0 : Meta_GetContactHandle(cc, lParam);

-}

-

-// sets the default contact, using the subcontact's contact number

-// wParam=(MCONTACT)hMetaContact

-// lParam=(DWORD)contact number

-// returns 0 on success

-

-static INT_PTR MetaAPI_SetDefaultContactNum(WPARAM hMetaContact, LPARAM lParam)

-{

-	DBCachedContact *cc = CheckMeta(hMetaContact);

-	if (cc == NULL)

-		return 1;

-	if ((int)lParam >= cc->nSubs || (int)lParam < 0)

-		return 1;

-

-	cc->nDefault = lParam;

-	currDb->MetaSetDefault(cc);

-

-	NotifyEventHooks(hEventDefaultChanged, hMetaContact, Meta_GetContactHandle(cc, (int)lParam));

-	return 0;

-}

-

-// sets the default contact, using the subcontact's handle

-// wParam=(MCONTACT)hMetaContact

-// lParam=(MCONTACT)hSubcontact

-// returns 0 on success

-

-static INT_PTR MetaAPI_SetDefaultContact(WPARAM hMetaContact, LPARAM lParam)

-{

-	DBCachedContact *cc = CheckMeta(hMetaContact);

-	if (cc == NULL)

-		return 1;

-

-	int contact_number = Meta_GetContactNumber(cc, lParam);

-	if (contact_number == -1) 

-		return 1;

-

-	cc->nDefault = contact_number;

-	currDb->MetaSetDefault(cc);

-	

-	NotifyEventHooks(hEventDefaultChanged, hMetaContact, lParam);

-	return 0;

-}

-

 // forces the metacontact to send using a specific subcontact, using the subcontact's contact number

 // wParam=(MCONTACT)hMetaContact

 // lParam=(DWORD)contact number

@@ -264,13 +172,7 @@ static INT_PTR MetaAPI_RemoveFromMeta(WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
 

 void CreateApiServices()

 {

-	CreateServiceFunction(MS_MC_GETDEFAULTCONTACT, MetaAPI_GetDefault);

-	CreateServiceFunction(MS_MC_GETDEFAULTCONTACTNUM, MetaAPI_GetDefaultNum);

 	CreateServiceFunction(MS_MC_GETMOSTONLINECONTACT, MetaAPI_GetMostOnline);

-	CreateServiceFunction(MS_MC_GETNUMCONTACTS, MetaAPI_GetNumContacts);

-	CreateServiceFunction(MS_MC_GETSUBCONTACT, MetaAPI_GetContact);

-	CreateServiceFunction(MS_MC_SETDEFAULTCONTACTNUM, MetaAPI_SetDefaultContactNum);

-	CreateServiceFunction(MS_MC_SETDEFAULTCONTACT, MetaAPI_SetDefaultContact);

 	CreateServiceFunction(MS_MC_FORCESENDCONTACTNUM, MetaAPI_ForceSendContactNum);

 	CreateServiceFunction(MS_MC_FORCESENDCONTACT, MetaAPI_ForceSendContact);

 	CreateServiceFunction(MS_MC_UNFORCESENDCONTACT, MetaAPI_UnforceSendContact);

diff --git a/src/modules/metacontacts/meta_edit.cpp b/src/modules/metacontacts/meta_edit.cpp
index 409d2d8d97..c950ca2569 100644
--- a/src/modules/metacontacts/meta_edit.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/metacontacts/meta_edit.cpp
@@ -148,9 +148,7 @@ static void ApplyChanges()
 	NotifyEventHooks(hSubcontactsChanged, g_data.hMeta, g_data.hDefaultContact);

 

 	// set default

-	g_data.cc->nDefault = (g_data.hDefaultContact) ? Meta_GetContactNumber(g_data.cc, g_data.hDefaultContact) : 0;

-	currDb->MetaSetDefault(g_data.cc);

-	NotifyEventHooks(hEventDefaultChanged, g_data.hMeta, g_data.hDefaultContact);

+	db_mc_setDefaultNum(g_data.hMeta, (g_data.hDefaultContact) ? Meta_GetContactNumber(g_data.cc, g_data.hDefaultContact) : 0);

 

 	// set offline

 	if (g_data.hOfflineContact)

diff --git a/src/modules/metacontacts/meta_menu.cpp b/src/modules/metacontacts/meta_menu.cpp
index 8524c1cdf0..c71c452c81 100644
--- a/src/modules/metacontacts/meta_menu.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/metacontacts/meta_menu.cpp
@@ -131,12 +131,10 @@ void Meta_RemoveContactNumber(DBCachedContact *ccMeta, int number, bool bUpdateI
 

 	// if the default contact was equal to or greater than 'number', decrement it (and deal with ends)

 	if (ccMeta->nDefault >= number) {

-		ccMeta->nDefault--;

-		if (ccMeta->nDefault < 0)

-			ccMeta->nDefault = 0;

-

-		currDb->MetaSetDefault(ccMeta);

-		NotifyEventHooks(hEventDefaultChanged, ccMeta->contactID, Meta_GetContactHandle(ccMeta, ccMeta->nDefault));

+		int iNumber = ccMeta->nDefault-1;

+		if (iNumber < 0)

+			iNumber = 0;

+		db_mc_setDefaultNum(ccMeta->contactID, iNumber);

 	}

 	

 	ccMeta->nSubs--;

@@ -221,11 +219,8 @@ INT_PTR Meta_Delete(WPARAM hContact, LPARAM bSkipQuestion)
 INT_PTR Meta_Default(WPARAM hSub, LPARAM wParam)

 {

 	DBCachedContact *cc = currDb->m_cache->GetCachedContact(db_mc_getMeta(hSub));

-	if (cc && cc->IsMeta()) {

-		cc->nDefault = Meta_GetContactNumber(cc, hSub);

-		currDb->MetaSetDefault(cc);

-		NotifyEventHooks(hEventDefaultChanged, cc->contactID, hSub);

-	}

+	if (cc && cc->IsMeta())

+		db_mc_setDefault(cc->contactID, hSub);

 	return 0;

 }

 

diff --git a/src/modules/metacontacts/meta_services.cpp b/src/modules/metacontacts/meta_services.cpp
index 467b4c4620..0f08521b0c 100644
--- a/src/modules/metacontacts/meta_services.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/metacontacts/meta_services.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ int previousMode,			// Previous status of the MetaContacts Protocol
 	mcStatus;				// Current status of the MetaContacts Protocol

 

 HANDLE

-	hEventDefaultChanged, // HANDLE to the 'default changed' event

 	hEventForceSend,		 // HANDLE to the 'force send' event

 	hEventUnforceSend,    // HANDLE to the 'unforce send' event

 	hSubcontactsChanged,  // HANDLE to the 'contacts changed' event

@@ -672,9 +671,7 @@ INT_PTR Meta_ContactMenuFunc(WPARAM hMeta, LPARAM lParam)
 			int caps = CallService(buffer, PFLAGNUM_1, 0);

 			if ((caps & PF1_IMSEND) || (caps & PF1_CHAT) || (proto && strcmp(proto, "IRC") == 0)) {

 				// set default contact for sending/status and open message window

-				cc->nDefault = (int)lParam;

-				currDb->MetaSetDefault(cc);

-				NotifyEventHooks(hEventDefaultChanged, hMeta, (LPARAM)hContact);

+				db_mc_setDefaultNum(hMeta, lParam);

 				CallService(MS_MSG_SENDMESSAGE, hMeta, 0);

 			}

 			else // protocol does not support messaging - simulate double click

@@ -875,7 +872,6 @@ void Meta_InitServices()
 	CreateProtoServiceFunction(META_PROTO, PS_SEND_NUDGE, Meta_SendNudge);

 

 	// create our hookable events

-	hEventDefaultChanged = CreateHookableEvent(ME_MC_DEFAULTTCHANGED);

 	hEventForceSend = CreateHookableEvent(ME_MC_FORCESEND);

 	hEventUnforceSend = CreateHookableEvent(ME_MC_UNFORCESEND);

 	hSubcontactsChanged = CreateHookableEvent(ME_MC_SUBCONTACTSCHANGED);

@@ -902,7 +898,6 @@ void Meta_InitServices()
 void Meta_CloseHandles()

 {

 	// destroy our hookable events

-	DestroyHookableEvent(hEventDefaultChanged);

 	DestroyHookableEvent(hEventForceSend);

 	DestroyHookableEvent(hEventUnforceSend);

 	DestroyHookableEvent(hSubcontactsChanged);

diff --git a/src/modules/metacontacts/meta_utils.cpp b/src/modules/metacontacts/meta_utils.cpp
index 990e3e10b4..8c32e25105 100644
--- a/src/modules/metacontacts/meta_utils.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/metacontacts/meta_utils.cpp
@@ -180,11 +180,8 @@ BOOL Meta_Assign(MCONTACT hSub, MCONTACT hMeta, BOOL set_as_default)
 	ccDest->pSubs[ccDest->nSubs - 1] = hSub;

 	ccSub->parentID = hMeta;

 

-	if (set_as_default) {

-		ccDest->nDefault = ccDest->nSubs - 1;

-		currDb->MetaSetDefault(ccDest);

-		NotifyEventHooks(hEventDefaultChanged, hMeta, hSub);

-	}

+	if (set_as_default)

+		db_mc_setDefaultNum(hMeta, ccDest->nSubs-1);

 

 	// set nick to most online contact that can message

 	MCONTACT most_online = Meta_GetMostOnline(ccDest);

diff --git a/src/modules/metacontacts/metacontacts.h b/src/modules/metacontacts/metacontacts.h
index d4dab57a54..df70f7ed4b 100644
--- a/src/modules/metacontacts/metacontacts.h
+++ b/src/modules/metacontacts/metacontacts.h
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ typedef enum {I_MENUOFF, I_MENU, I_CONVERT, I_ADD, I_EDIT, I_SETDEFAULT, I_REMOV
 HICON LoadIconEx(IconIndex i);

 HANDLE GetIconHandle(IconIndex i);

 

-extern HANDLE hEventDefaultChanged, hEventForceSend, hEventUnforceSend, hSubcontactsChanged;

+extern HANDLE hEventForceSend, hEventUnforceSend, hSubcontactsChanged;

 extern POINT menuMousePoint;

 

 #define MAX_PROTOCOLS	20