MS_MC_GETMETACONTACT => db_mc_getMeta

git-svn-id: http://svn.miranda-ng.org/main/trunk@8317 1316c22d-e87f-b044-9b9b-93d7a3e3ba9c

58 files changed, 175 insertions, 267 deletions

diff --git a/bin10/lib/mir_core.lib b/bin10/lib/mir_core.lib
index 7c5813b0ff..63f04f9dc4 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 33b43189cf..670376cdbf 100644
--- a/bin10/lib/mir_core64.lib
+++ b/bin10/lib/mir_core64.lib
diff --git a/bin11/lib/mir_core.lib b/bin11/lib/mir_core.lib
index edc6ccd46e..81e045fb27 100644
--- a/bin11/lib/mir_core.lib
+++ b/bin11/lib/mir_core.lib
diff --git a/bin11/lib/mir_core64.lib b/bin11/lib/mir_core64.lib
index 0d6bfe83fd..d94e790cb2 100644
--- a/bin11/lib/mir_core64.lib
+++ b/bin11/lib/mir_core64.lib
diff --git a/bin12/lib/mir_core.lib b/bin12/lib/mir_core.lib
index 8bd758cfd1..0ddb5ab484 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 6f9817f2b0..8180f25634 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 7ad2bf77d4..c25dfeadc2 100644
--- a/include/delphi/m_metacontacts.inc
+++ b/include/delphi/m_metacontacts.inc
@@ -22,14 +22,6 @@
 {$DEFINE M_METACONTACTS}

 

 const

-  { get the handle for a contact's parent metacontact

-    wParam=(HANDLE)hSubContact

-    lParam=0

-    returns a handle to the parent metacontact, or null if this contact is not

-    a subcontact

-  }

-  MS_MC_GETMETACONTACT = 'MetaContacts/GetMeta';

-

   { gets the handle for the default contact

     wParam=(HANDLE)hMetaContact

     lParam=0

@@ -171,4 +163,9 @@ function db_mc_isMeta(hContact:MCONTACT):Integer; stdcall;
 function db_mc_isSub(hContact:MCONTACT):Integer; stdcall;

                  external CoreDLL name 'db_mc_isSub';

 

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

+}

+function db_mc_getMeta(hContact:MCONTACT):MCONTACT; stdcall;

+                 external CoreDLL name 'db_mc_getMeta';

+

 {$ENDIF}

diff --git a/include/m_metacontacts.h b/include/m_metacontacts.h
index 94cda43bd8..02d0fece6f 100644
--- a/include/m_metacontacts.h
+++ b/include/m_metacontacts.h
@@ -26,12 +26,6 @@ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
 

 #include <m_core.h>

 

-//get the handle for a contact's parent metacontact

-//wParam=(HANDLE)hSubContact

-//lParam=0

-//returns a handle to the parent metacontact, or null if this contact is not a subcontact

-#define MS_MC_GETMETACONTACT				"MetaContacts/GetMeta"

-

 //gets the handle for the default contact

 //wParam=(HANDLE)hMetaContact

 //lParam=0

@@ -176,6 +170,9 @@ MIR_CORE_DLL(int) db_mc_isMeta(MCONTACT hContact);
 // checks whether a contact is a subcontact of existing MC

 MIR_CORE_DLL(int) db_mc_isSub(MCONTACT hContact);

 

+// 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 defined(__cplusplus)

 }

 #endif

diff --git a/plugins/AvatarHistory/src/AvatarHistory.cpp b/plugins/AvatarHistory/src/AvatarHistory.cpp
index d56a2a20cf..ae493d33ad 100644
--- a/plugins/AvatarHistory/src/AvatarHistory.cpp
+++ b/plugins/AvatarHistory/src/AvatarHistory.cpp
@@ -156,18 +156,15 @@ static int AvatarChanged(WPARAM hContact, LPARAM lParam)
 					else

 						ShowDebugPopup(hContact, TranslateT("AVH Debug: File copied successfully"), history_filename);

 

-					if (ServiceExists(MS_MC_GETMETACONTACT)) {

-						MCONTACT hMetaContact = (MCONTACT)CallService(MS_MC_GETMETACONTACT, hContact, 0);

-

-						if (hMetaContact != NULL && ContactEnabled(hMetaContact, "LogToDisk", AVH_DEF_LOGTOHISTORY)) {

-							TCHAR filename[MAX_PATH] = _T("");

-

-							GetOldStyleAvatarName(filename, hMetaContact);

-							if (CopyImageFile(avatar->filename, filename))

-								ShowPopup(hContact, TranslateT("Avatar History: Unable to save avatar"), filename);

-							else

-								ShowDebugPopup(hContact, TranslateT("AVH Debug: File copied successfully"), filename);

-						}

+					MCONTACT hMetaContact = db_mc_getMeta(hContact);

+					if (hMetaContact && ContactEnabled(hMetaContact, "LogToDisk", AVH_DEF_LOGTOHISTORY)) {

+						TCHAR filename[MAX_PATH] = _T("");

+

+						GetOldStyleAvatarName(filename, hMetaContact);

+						if (CopyImageFile(avatar->filename, filename))

+							ShowPopup(hContact, TranslateT("Avatar History: Unable to save avatar"), filename);

+						else

+							ShowDebugPopup(hContact, TranslateT("AVH Debug: File copied successfully"), filename);

 					}

 				}

 			}

@@ -201,11 +198,9 @@ static int AvatarChanged(WPARAM hContact, LPARAM lParam)
 				if (opts.log_per_contact_folders) {

 					CreateOldStyleShortcut(hContact, history_filename);

 

-					if (ServiceExists(MS_MC_GETMETACONTACT)) {

-						MCONTACT hMetaContact = (MCONTACT)CallService(MS_MC_GETMETACONTACT, hContact, 0);

-						if (hMetaContact != NULL && ContactEnabled(hMetaContact, "LogToDisk", AVH_DEF_LOGTOHISTORY))

-							CreateOldStyleShortcut(hMetaContact, history_filename);

-					}

+					MCONTACT hMetaContact = db_mc_getMeta(hContact);

+					if (hMetaContact && ContactEnabled(hMetaContact, "LogToDisk", AVH_DEF_LOGTOHISTORY))

+						CreateOldStyleShortcut(hMetaContact, history_filename);

 				}

 			}

 		}

diff --git a/plugins/ClientChangeNotify/src/ClientChangeNotify.cpp b/plugins/ClientChangeNotify/src/ClientChangeNotify.cpp
index 178c252ea9..f9ba750500 100644
--- a/plugins/ClientChangeNotify/src/ClientChangeNotify.cpp
+++ b/plugins/ClientChangeNotify/src/ClientChangeNotify.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ HGENMENU  g_hTogglePopupsMenuItem;
 int       hLangpack;

 

 COptPage *g_PreviewOptPage; // we need to show popup even for the NULL contact if g_PreviewOptPage is not NULL (used for popup preview)

-BOOL bPopupExists = FALSE, bMetaContactsExists = FALSE, bFingerprintExists = FALSE, bVariablesExists = FALSE;

+BOOL bPopupExists = FALSE, bFingerprintExists = FALSE, bVariablesExists = FALSE;

 

 PLUGININFOEX pluginInfo = {

 	sizeof(PLUGININFOEX),

@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ int ContactSettingChanged(WPARAM hContact, LPARAM lParam)
 			return 0;

 

 		_ASSERT(szProto);

-		if (bMetaContactsExists && !strcmp(szProto, (char*)CallService(MS_MC_GETPROTOCOLNAME, 0, 0))) // workaround for metacontacts

+		if (!strcmp(szProto, (char*)CallService(MS_MC_GETPROTOCOLNAME, 0, 0))) // workaround for metacontacts

 			return 0;

 

 		sd.MirVer = db_get_s(hContact, szProto, DB_MIRVER, _T(""));

@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ int ContactSettingChanged(WPARAM hContact, LPARAM lParam)
 		PopupOptPage.DBToMem();

 	}

 

-	MCONTACT hContactOrMeta = (hContact && bMetaContactsExists) ? (MCONTACT)CallService(MS_MC_GETMETACONTACT, hContact, 0) : hContact;

+	MCONTACT hContactOrMeta = (hContact) ? db_mc_getMeta(hContact) : 0;

 	if (!hContactOrMeta)

 		hContactOrMeta = hContact;

 

@@ -369,7 +369,6 @@ INT_PTR CALLBACK CCNErrorDlgProc(HWND hwndDlg, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM
 static int ModuleLoad(WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)

 {

 	bPopupExists = ServiceExists(MS_POPUP_ADDPOPUP);

-	bMetaContactsExists = ServiceExists(MS_MC_GETPROTOCOLNAME) && ServiceExists(MS_MC_GETMETACONTACT);

 	bFingerprintExists = ServiceExists(MS_FP_SAMECLIENTST) && ServiceExists(MS_FP_GETCLIENTICONT);

 	bVariablesExists = ServiceExists(MS_VARS_FORMATSTRING);

 	return 0;

diff --git a/plugins/Db3x_mmap/src/dbcontacts.cpp b/plugins/Db3x_mmap/src/dbcontacts.cpp
index 09bb9a3e91..e0a1b83b5b 100644
--- a/plugins/Db3x_mmap/src/dbcontacts.cpp
+++ b/plugins/Db3x_mmap/src/dbcontacts.cpp
@@ -253,11 +253,11 @@ void CDb3Mmap::FillContacts()
 			for (int i = 0; i < cc->nSubs; i++) {

 				char setting[100];

 				mir_snprintf(setting, sizeof(setting), "Handle%d", i);

-				cc->pSubs[i] = (0 != GetContactSetting(dwContactID, "MetaContacts", setting, &dbv)) ? INVALID_CONTACT_ID : dbv.dVal;

+				cc->pSubs[i] = (0 != GetContactSetting(dwContactID, "MetaContacts", setting, &dbv)) ? NULL : dbv.dVal;

 			}

 		}

-		cc->activeID = (0 != GetContactSetting(dwContactID, "MetaContacts", "Default", &dbv)) ? INVALID_CONTACT_ID : dbv.dVal;

-		cc->parentID = (0 != GetContactSetting(dwContactID, "MetaContacts", "Handle", &dbv)) ? INVALID_CONTACT_ID : dbv.dVal;

+		cc->activeID = (0 != GetContactSetting(dwContactID, "MetaContacts", "Default", &dbv)) ? NULL : dbv.dVal;

+		cc->parentID = (0 != GetContactSetting(dwContactID, "MetaContacts", "Handle", &dbv)) ? NULL : dbv.dVal;

 

 		dwOffset = p->ofsNext;

 	}

diff --git a/plugins/MenuItemEx/src/main.cpp b/plugins/MenuItemEx/src/main.cpp
index cb04157a35..39d6549624 100644
--- a/plugins/MenuItemEx/src/main.cpp
+++ b/plugins/MenuItemEx/src/main.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ HGENMENU hmenuVis,hmenuOff,hmenuHide,hmenuIgnore,hmenuProto,hmenuAdded,hmenuAuth
 HGENMENU hmenuCopyID,hmenuRecvFiles,hmenuStatusMsg,hmenuCopyIP,hmenuCopyMirVer;

 static HGENMENU hIgnoreItem[9], hProtoItem[MAX_PROTOS];

 HICON hIcon[5];

-BOOL bMetaContacts = FALSE, bPopupService = FALSE;

+BOOL bPopupService = FALSE;

 PROTOACCOUNT **accs;

 OPENOPTIONSDIALOG ood;

 int protoCount;

@@ -261,28 +261,21 @@ void CopyToClipboard(HWND hwnd,LPSTR pszMsg, LPTSTR ptszMsg)
 

 BOOL isMetaContact(MCONTACT hContact)

 {

-	char *proto;

-	if (bMetaContacts) {

-		proto = GetContactProto(hContact);

-		if ( lstrcmpA(proto, "MetaContacts") == 0 ) {

-			return TRUE;

-		}

-	}

+	char *proto = GetContactProto(hContact);

+	if (lstrcmpA(proto, "MetaContacts") == 0)

+		return TRUE;

+

 	return FALSE;

 }

 

 MCONTACT getDefaultContact(MCONTACT hContact)

 {

-	if (bMetaContacts)

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

-	return 0;

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

 }

 

 MCONTACT getMostOnline(MCONTACT hContact)

 {

-	if (bMetaContacts)

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

-	return 0;

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

 }

 

 void GetID(MCONTACT hContact, LPSTR szProto, LPSTR szID)

@@ -980,7 +973,6 @@ static int ContactWindowOpen(WPARAM wparam, LPARAM lParam)
 static int ModuleLoad(WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)

 {

 	bPopupService = ServiceExists(MS_POPUP_ADDPOPUP);

-	bMetaContacts = ServiceExists(MS_MC_GETMETACONTACT);

 	return 0;

 }

 

diff --git a/plugins/MirOTR/MirOTR/src/dbfilter.cpp b/plugins/MirOTR/MirOTR/src/dbfilter.cpp
index c3ebb7f95a..953ac2adfc 100644
--- a/plugins/MirOTR/MirOTR/src/dbfilter.cpp
+++ b/plugins/MirOTR/MirOTR/src/dbfilter.cpp
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ int OnDatabaseEventPreAdd(WPARAM hContact, LPARAM lParam)
 	if (!db_event_get((HANDLE)lParam, &info)) {

 		if(info.eventType == EVENTTYPE_MESSAGE) {

 			MCONTACT hSub;

-			if(options.bHaveMetaContacts && (hSub = (MCONTACT)CallService(MS_MC_GETMOSTONLINECONTACT, hContact, 0)) != 0)

+			if((hSub = (MCONTACT)CallService(MS_MC_GETMOSTONLINECONTACT, hContact, 0)) != 0)

 				hContact = hSub;

 

 			ConnContext *context = otrl_context_find_miranda(otr_user_state, hContact);

@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ int WindowEvent(WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam) {
 	if(mwd->uType != MSG_WINDOW_EVT_OPEN) return 0;

 

 	MCONTACT hContact = mwd->hContact, hTemp;

-	if(options.bHaveMetaContacts && (hTemp = (MCONTACT)CallService(MS_MC_GETMOSTONLINECONTACT, hContact, 0)) != 0)

+	if((hTemp = (MCONTACT)CallService(MS_MC_GETMOSTONLINECONTACT, hContact, 0)) != 0)

 		hContact = hTemp;

 

 	if (!CallService(MS_PROTO_ISPROTOONCONTACT, hContact, (LPARAM)MODULENAME))

diff --git a/plugins/MirOTR/MirOTR/src/mirotrmenu.cpp b/plugins/MirOTR/MirOTR/src/mirotrmenu.cpp
index 65d489d1cc..317fcd749f 100644
--- a/plugins/MirOTR/MirOTR/src/mirotrmenu.cpp
+++ b/plugins/MirOTR/MirOTR/src/mirotrmenu.cpp
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ INT_PTR MirOTRMenuCheckService(WPARAM wParam,LPARAM)
 		return TRUE;

 

 	MCONTACT hContact = (MCONTACT)pcpp->wParam, hSub;

-	if(options.bHaveMetaContacts && (hSub = (MCONTACT)CallService(MS_MC_GETMOSTONLINECONTACT, hContact, 0)) != 0)

+	if((hSub = (MCONTACT)CallService(MS_MC_GETMOSTONLINECONTACT, hContact, 0)) != 0)

 		hContact = hSub;

 	

 	TrustLevel level = ( TrustLevel )otr_context_get_trust(otrl_context_find_miranda(otr_user_state, hContact));

diff --git a/plugins/MirOTR/MirOTR/src/options.cpp b/plugins/MirOTR/MirOTR/src/options.cpp
index b6792618d5..59e32e72b2 100644
--- a/plugins/MirOTR/MirOTR/src/options.cpp
+++ b/plugins/MirOTR/MirOTR/src/options.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ void LoadOptions() {
 	options.end_offline = (db_get_b(0, MODULENAME, "EndOffline", 1) == 1);

 	options.end_window_close = (db_get_b(0, MODULENAME, "EndWindowClose", 0) == 1);

 

-	options.bHaveMetaContacts = 0 != ServiceExists(MS_MC_GETMETACONTACT);

 	options.bHavePopups = 0 != ServiceExists(MS_POPUP_ADDPOPUPT) && ServiceExists(MS_POPUP_SHOWMESSAGE);

 	options.bHaveSecureIM = 0 != ServiceExists("SecureIM/IsContactSecured");

 	options.bHaveButtonsBar = 0 != ServiceExists(MS_BB_ADDBUTTON);

diff --git a/plugins/MirOTR/MirOTR/src/options.h b/plugins/MirOTR/MirOTR/src/options.h
index ee74c7b9cc..27a3f06223 100644
--- a/plugins/MirOTR/MirOTR/src/options.h
+++ b/plugins/MirOTR/MirOTR/src/options.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	bool end_offline, end_window_close;

 

 	// temporary options

-	bool bHaveMetaContacts, bHavePopups, bHaveSecureIM, bHaveButtonsBar;

+	bool bHavePopups, bHaveSecureIM, bHaveButtonsBar;

 

 } Options;

 

diff --git a/plugins/MirOTR/MirOTR/src/svcs_menu.cpp b/plugins/MirOTR/MirOTR/src/svcs_menu.cpp
index 0db55124ea..010ef9077b 100644
--- a/plugins/MirOTR/MirOTR/src/svcs_menu.cpp
+++ b/plugins/MirOTR/MirOTR/src/svcs_menu.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ int StartOTR(MCONTACT hContact) {
 INT_PTR SVC_StartOTR(WPARAM hContact, LPARAM lParam)

 {

 	MCONTACT hSub;

-	if(options.bHaveMetaContacts && (hSub = (MCONTACT)CallService(MS_MC_GETMOSTONLINECONTACT, hContact, 0)) != 0)

+	if((hSub = (MCONTACT)CallService(MS_MC_GETMOSTONLINECONTACT, hContact, 0)) != 0)

 		hContact = hSub;

 

 	if ( options.bHaveSecureIM && CallService("SecureIM/IsContactSecured", hContact, 0) != 0 ) {

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ INT_PTR SVC_StartOTR(WPARAM hContact, LPARAM lParam)
 INT_PTR SVC_RefreshOTR(WPARAM hContact, LPARAM lParam)

 {

 	MCONTACT hSub;

-	if(options.bHaveMetaContacts && (hSub = (MCONTACT)CallService(MS_MC_GETMOSTONLINECONTACT, hContact, 0)) != 0)

+	if((hSub = (MCONTACT)CallService(MS_MC_GETMOSTONLINECONTACT, hContact, 0)) != 0)

 		hContact = hSub;

 

 	if ( options.bHaveSecureIM && CallService("SecureIM/IsContactSecured", hContact, 0) != 0 ) {

@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ INT_PTR SVC_StopOTR(WPARAM hContact, LPARAM lParam)
 INT_PTR SVC_VerifyOTR(WPARAM hContact, LPARAM lParam)

 {

 	MCONTACT hSub;

-	if(options.bHaveMetaContacts && (hSub = (MCONTACT)CallService(MS_MC_GETMOSTONLINECONTACT, hContact, 0)) != 0)

+	if((hSub = (MCONTACT)CallService(MS_MC_GETMOSTONLINECONTACT, hContact, 0)) != 0)

 		hContact = hSub;

 

 	ConnContext *context = otrl_context_find_miranda(otr_user_state, hContact);

diff --git a/plugins/MirOTR/MirOTR/src/svcs_srmm.cpp b/plugins/MirOTR/MirOTR/src/svcs_srmm.cpp
index fcc4b5e85a..fc273282b2 100644
--- a/plugins/MirOTR/MirOTR/src/svcs_srmm.cpp
+++ b/plugins/MirOTR/MirOTR/src/svcs_srmm.cpp
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ void SetEncryptionStatus(MCONTACT hContact, TrustLevel level)
 	if (options.bHaveButtonsBar) CallService(MS_BB_SETBUTTONSTATE, hContact, (LPARAM)&button);

 	db_set_dw(hContact, MODULENAME, "TrustLevel", level);

 

-	if (!chat_room && options.bHaveMetaContacts) {

-		MCONTACT hMeta = (MCONTACT)CallService(MS_MC_GETMETACONTACT, hContact, 0);

+	if (!chat_room) {

+		MCONTACT hMeta = db_mc_getMeta(hContact);

 		MCONTACT hMostOnline = (MCONTACT)CallService(MS_MC_GETMOSTONLINECONTACT, (WPARAM)hMeta, 0);

 		if(hMeta && hContact == hMostOnline)

 			SetEncryptionStatus(hMeta, level);

diff --git a/plugins/MirandaG15/src/CContactList.cpp b/plugins/MirandaG15/src/CContactList.cpp
index f457542ec0..c9f01b8187 100644
--- a/plugins/MirandaG15/src/CContactList.cpp
+++ b/plugins/MirandaG15/src/CContactList.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ tstring CContactList::GetContactGroupPath(MCONTACT hContact)
 	tstring strGroup = _T("");

 	if(db_get_b(0, "MetaContacts", "Enabled", 1) && CAppletManager::IsSubContact(hContact))

 	{

-		MCONTACT hMetaContact = (MCONTACT)CallService(MS_MC_GETMETACONTACT, hContact, NULL);

+		MCONTACT hMetaContact = db_mc_getMeta(hContact);

 		if(CConfig::GetBoolSetting(CLIST_USEGROUPS))

 			strGroup = CAppletManager::GetContactGroup(hMetaContact);

 

@@ -160,11 +160,10 @@ void CContactList::AddContact(MCONTACT hContact)
 		return;

 	}

 	else if(CAppletManager::IsSubContact(hContact)) {

-		MCONTACT hMetaContact = (MCONTACT)CallService(MS_MC_GETMETACONTACT, hContact, 0);

+		MCONTACT hMetaContact = db_mc_getMeta(hContact);

 		// check that the metacontact exists

-		if(!FindContact(hMetaContact)) {

+		if(!FindContact(hMetaContact))

 			AddContact(hMetaContact);

-		}

 	}

 

 	CListItem<CContactListEntry*,CContactListGroup*> *pItem = NULL;

@@ -221,8 +220,9 @@ bool CContactList::IsVisible(CContactListEntry *pEntry) {
 	if(CConfig::GetBoolSetting(CLIST_USEIGNORE)) {	

 		if(db_get_b(pEntry->hHandle,"CList","Hidden",0))

 			return false;

-		else if(CAppletManager::IsSubContact(pEntry->hHandle)) {

-			MCONTACT hMetaContact = (MCONTACT)CallService(MS_MC_GETMETACONTACT, (WPARAM)pEntry->hHandle, 0);

+		

+		if(CAppletManager::IsSubContact(pEntry->hHandle)) {

+			MCONTACT hMetaContact = db_mc_getMeta(pEntry->hHandle);

 			if(db_get_b(hMetaContact,"CList","Hidden",0))

 				return false;

 		}

diff --git a/plugins/NewAwaySysMod/src/MsgEventAdded.cpp b/plugins/NewAwaySysMod/src/MsgEventAdded.cpp
index 87c6bf8c3d..a124a2a416 100644
--- a/plugins/NewAwaySysMod/src/MsgEventAdded.cpp
+++ b/plugins/NewAwaySysMod/src/MsgEventAdded.cpp
@@ -139,28 +139,28 @@ int MsgEventAdded(WPARAM hContact, LPARAM lParam)
 	int bMsgWindowIsOpen = MSGWNDOPEN_UNDEFINED;

 	if (dbei->flags & DBEF_READ) {

 		// if it's a subcontact of a metacontact

-		MCONTACT hMetaContact;

-		if (ServiceExists(MS_MC_GETMETACONTACT) && (hMetaContact = CallService(MS_MC_GETMETACONTACT, hContact, 0))) { // ugly workaround for metacontacts, part II

-			// remove outdated events first

-			DWORD CurTime = time(NULL);

-			int i;

-			for (i = MetacontactEvents.GetSize() - 1; i >= 0; i--)

-				if (CurTime - MetacontactEvents[i].timestamp > MAX_REPLY_TIMEDIFF)

-					MetacontactEvents.RemoveElem(i);

-

-			// we compare only event timestamps, and do not look at the message itself. it's unlikely that there'll be two events from a contact at the same second, so it's a trade-off between speed and reliability

-			for (i = MetacontactEvents.GetSize() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {

-				if (MetacontactEvents[i].timestamp == dbei->timestamp && MetacontactEvents[i].hMetaContact == hMetaContact) {

-					bMsgWindowIsOpen = MetacontactEvents[i].bMsgWindowIsOpen;

-					break;

-				}

-			}

-			if (i < 0) {

-				_ASSERT(0);

-				return 0;

+		MCONTACT hMetaContact = db_mc_getMeta(hContact);

+		if (hMetaContact == 0)

+			return 0;

+

+		// remove outdated events first

+		DWORD CurTime = time(NULL);

+		int i;

+		for (i = MetacontactEvents.GetSize() - 1; i >= 0; i--)

+			if (CurTime - MetacontactEvents[i].timestamp > MAX_REPLY_TIMEDIFF)

+				MetacontactEvents.RemoveElem(i);

+

+		// we compare only event timestamps, and do not look at the message itself. it's unlikely that there'll be two events from a contact at the same second, so it's a trade-off between speed and reliability

+		for (i = MetacontactEvents.GetSize() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {

+			if (MetacontactEvents[i].timestamp == dbei->timestamp && MetacontactEvents[i].hMetaContact == hMetaContact) {

+				bMsgWindowIsOpen = MetacontactEvents[i].bMsgWindowIsOpen;

+				break;

 			}

 		}

-		else return 0;

+		if (i < 0) {

+			_ASSERT(0);

+			return 0;

+		}

 	}

 

 	// ugly workaround for metacontacts, part i; store all metacontacts' events to a temporary array, so we'll be able to get the 'source' protocol when subcontact event happens later. we need the protocol to get its status and per-status settings properly

diff --git a/plugins/NewEventNotify/src/main.cpp b/plugins/NewEventNotify/src/main.cpp
index 7a946b16cf..9c5f46a6e2 100644
--- a/plugins/NewEventNotify/src/main.cpp
+++ b/plugins/NewEventNotify/src/main.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ int HookedNewEvent(WPARAM hContact, LPARAM lParam)
 	db_event_get((HANDLE)lParam, &dbe);

 

 	//do not show popups for sub-contacts

-	if (hContact && ServiceExists(MS_MC_GETMETACONTACT) && CallService(MS_MC_GETMETACONTACT, hContact, 0))

+	if (hContact && db_mc_isSub(hContact))

 		return 0;

 

 	//custom database event types

diff --git a/plugins/New_GPG/src/icons.cpp b/plugins/New_GPG/src/icons.cpp
index ac41cb8788..2770d28b64 100644
--- a/plugins/New_GPG/src/icons.cpp
+++ b/plugins/New_GPG/src/icons.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ void setClistIcon(MCONTACT hContact)
 	bool enabled = isContactSecured(hContact);

 	extern HANDLE g_hCLIcon;

 	MCONTACT hMC = hContact;

-	if(metaIsSubcontact(hContact))

+	if(db_mc_isSub(hContact))

 		hMC = metaGetContact(hContact);

 	else if(metaIsProtoMetaContacts(hContact))

 		hMC = metaGetContact(hContact);

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ void setSrmmIcon(MCONTACT h)
 	MCONTACT hContact = metaIsProtoMetaContacts(h) ? metaGetMostOnline(h) : h;

 	bool enabled = isContactSecured(hContact);	

 	MCONTACT hMC = NULL;

-	if(metaIsSubcontact(hContact))

+	if(db_mc_isSub(hContact))

 		hMC = metaGetContact(hContact);

 	else if(metaIsProtoMetaContacts(hContact))

 		hMC = metaGetContact(hContact);

diff --git a/plugins/New_GPG/src/init.cpp b/plugins/New_GPG/src/init.cpp
index 185cb0d774..633411c44a 100644
--- a/plugins/New_GPG/src/init.cpp
+++ b/plugins/New_GPG/src/init.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include "commonheaders.h"

 

 //global variables

-bool bAppendTags = false, bDebugLog = false, bJabberAPI = false, bPresenceSigning = false, bIsMiranda09 = false, bMetaContacts = false, bFileTransfers = false, bSameAction = false, bAutoExchange = false, bStripTags = false, tabsrmm_used = false;

+bool bAppendTags = false, bDebugLog = false, bJabberAPI = false, bPresenceSigning = false, bIsMiranda09 = false, bFileTransfers = false, bSameAction = false, bAutoExchange = false, bStripTags = false, tabsrmm_used = false;

 TCHAR *inopentag = NULL, *inclosetag = NULL, *outopentag = NULL, *outclosetag = NULL, *password = NULL;

 

 list <JabberAccount*> Accounts;

@@ -140,8 +140,6 @@ static int OnModulesLoaded(WPARAM wParam,LPARAM lParam)
 	sid.szTooltip = LPGEN("GPG Turn on encryption");

 	Srmm_AddIcon(&sid);

 

-	bMetaContacts = ServiceExists(MS_MC_GETMETACONTACT) != 0;

-	

 	if(bJabberAPI && bIsMiranda09)

 		GetJabberInterface(0,0);

 

diff --git a/plugins/New_GPG/src/messages.cpp b/plugins/New_GPG/src/messages.cpp
index af59cbe729..cada448160 100755
--- a/plugins/New_GPG/src/messages.cpp
+++ b/plugins/New_GPG/src/messages.cpp
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ void RecvMsgSvc_func(MCONTACT hContact, std::wstring str, char *msg, DWORD flags
 							str.insert(0, inopentag);
 							str.append(inclosetag);
 						}
-						if(metaIsSubcontact(hContact))
+						if(db_mc_isSub(hContact))
 						{
 							char *msg = mir_strdup(toUTF8(str).c_str());
 							HistoryLog(hContact, db_event(msg, timestamp, 0, dbflags|DBEF_READ));
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ void RecvMsgSvc_func(MCONTACT hContact, std::wstring str, char *msg, DWORD flags
 	}
 	if(db_get_b(metaIsProtoMetaContacts(hContact)?metaGetMostOnline(hContact):hContact, szGPGModuleName, "GPGEncryption", 0))
 	{
-		if(metaIsSubcontact(hContact))
+		if(db_mc_isSub(hContact))
 		{
 			HistoryLog(hContact, db_event(msg, timestamp, 0, dbflags|DBEF_READ));
 			HistoryLog(metaGetContact(hContact), db_event(msg, timestamp, 0, dbflags));
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ INT_PTR RecvMsgSvc(WPARAM w, LPARAM l)
 					db_set_b(ccs->hContact, szGPGModuleName, "bAlwatsTrust", 1);
 					setSrmmIcon(ccs->hContact);
 					setClistIcon(ccs->hContact);
-					if(metaIsSubcontact(ccs->hContact))
+					if(db_mc_isSub(ccs->hContact))
 					{
 						setSrmmIcon(metaGetContact(ccs->hContact));
 						setClistIcon(metaGetContact(ccs->hContact));
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ void SendMsgSvc_func(MCONTACT hContact, char *msg, DWORD flags)
 		str_event.insert(0, toUTF8(outopentag));
 		str_event.append(toUTF8(outclosetag));
 	}
-	/*if(metaIsSubcontact(hContact))
+	/*if(db_mc_isSub(hContact))
 	{
 		hcontact_data[metaGetContact(hContact)].msgs_to_pass.push_back(str_event);
 		if(bDebugLog)
diff --git a/plugins/New_GPG/src/metacontacts.cpp b/plugins/New_GPG/src/metacontacts.cpp
index 876071191a..9896393cbc 100644
--- a/plugins/New_GPG/src/metacontacts.cpp
+++ b/plugins/New_GPG/src/metacontacts.cpp
@@ -16,67 +16,47 @@
 

 #include "commonheaders.h"

 

-extern bool bMetaContacts;

-

 bool metaIsProtoMetaContacts(MCONTACT hContact)

 {

-	if(bMetaContacts) {

-		LPSTR proto = GetContactProto(hContact);

-		if( proto && strcmp(proto,"MetaContacts")==0 ) {

-			return true;

-		}

-	}

+	LPSTR proto = GetContactProto(hContact);

+	if(proto && strcmp(proto,"MetaContacts") == 0)

+		return true;

+

 	return false;

 }

 

 bool metaIsDefaultSubContact(MCONTACT hContact) 

 {

-	if(bMetaContacts)

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

-	return false;

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

 }

 

 MCONTACT metaGetContact(MCONTACT hContact) 

 {

-	if(bMetaContacts)

-		if(metaIsSubcontact(hContact))

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

+	if(db_mc_isSub(hContact))

+		return db_mc_getMeta(hContact);

 	return NULL;

 }

 

-bool metaIsSubcontact(MCONTACT hContact)

-{

-	if(bMetaContacts)

-		return CallService(MS_MC_GETMETACONTACT,hContact,0) != 0;

-	return false;

-}

-

 MCONTACT metaGetMostOnline(MCONTACT hContact) 

 {

-	if(bMetaContacts)

-		if(metaIsProtoMetaContacts(hContact))

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

+	if(metaIsProtoMetaContacts(hContact))

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

 	return NULL;

 }

 

 MCONTACT metaGetDefault(MCONTACT hContact) 

 {

-	if(bMetaContacts)

-		if(metaIsProtoMetaContacts(hContact))

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

+	if(metaIsProtoMetaContacts(hContact))

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

 	return NULL;

 }

 

 DWORD metaGetContactsNum(MCONTACT hContact)

 {

-	if(bMetaContacts)

-		return CallService(MS_MC_GETNUMCONTACTS, hContact, 0);

-	return 0;

+	return CallService(MS_MC_GETNUMCONTACTS, hContact, 0);

 }

 

 MCONTACT metaGetSubcontact(MCONTACT hContact, int num)

 {

-	if(bMetaContacts)

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

-	return 0;

+	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 396c3bcb43..d908d1e8a8 100644
--- a/plugins/New_GPG/src/metacontacts.h
+++ b/plugins/New_GPG/src/metacontacts.h
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 bool     metaIsProtoMetaContacts(MCONTACT hContact);

 bool     metaIsDefaultSubContact(MCONTACT hContact) ;

 MCONTACT metaGetContact(MCONTACT hContact);

-bool     metaIsSubcontact(MCONTACT hContact);

 MCONTACT metaGetMostOnline(MCONTACT hContact);

 MCONTACT metaGetDefault(MCONTACT hContact);

 DWORD    metaGetContactsNum(MCONTACT hContact);

diff --git a/plugins/New_GPG/src/srmm.cpp b/plugins/New_GPG/src/srmm.cpp
index aab34ee826..24c00fd878 100644
--- a/plugins/New_GPG/src/srmm.cpp
+++ b/plugins/New_GPG/src/srmm.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ int __cdecl onIconPressed(WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
 		hMeta = hContact;

 		hContact = metaGetMostOnline(hContact); // возьмем тот, через который пойдет сообщение

 	}

-	else if(metaIsSubcontact(hContact))

+	else if(db_mc_isSub(hContact))

 		hMeta = metaGetContact(hContact);

 	StatusIconClickData *sicd = (StatusIconClickData *)lParam;

 	if(strcmp(sicd->szModule, szGPGModuleName)) 

diff --git a/plugins/Nudge/src/main.cpp b/plugins/Nudge/src/main.cpp
index 1c19a70d78..bf6258f156 100644
--- a/plugins/Nudge/src/main.cpp
+++ b/plugins/Nudge/src/main.cpp
@@ -459,12 +459,9 @@ void Nudge_SentStatus(CNudgeElement n, MCONTACT hContact)
 	dbei.cbBlob = (DWORD)strlen(buff) + 1;

 	dbei.pBlob = (PBYTE)buff;

 

-	INT_PTR res = CallService(MS_MC_GETMETACONTACT, hContact, 0); //try to retrieve the metacontact if some

-	if (res != CALLSERVICE_NOTFOUND) {

-		MCONTACT hMetaContact = (MCONTACT)res;

-		if (hMetaContact != NULL) // metacontact

-			db_event_add(hMetaContact, &dbei);

-	}

+	MCONTACT hMetaContact = db_mc_getMeta(hContact);

+	if (hMetaContact != NULL) // metacontact

+		db_event_add(hMetaContact, &dbei);

 

 	db_event_add(hContact, &dbei);

 	mir_free(buff);

@@ -482,13 +479,10 @@ void Nudge_ShowStatus(CNudgeElement n, MCONTACT hContact, DWORD timestamp)
 	dbei.cbBlob = (DWORD)strlen(buff) + 1;

 	dbei.pBlob = (PBYTE)buff;

 

-	INT_PTR res = CallService(MS_MC_GETMETACONTACT, hContact, 0); //try to retrieve the metacontact if some

-	if (res != CALLSERVICE_NOTFOUND) {

-		MCONTACT hMetaContact = (MCONTACT)res;

-		if (hMetaContact != NULL) { //metacontact

-			db_event_add(hMetaContact, &dbei);

-			dbei.flags |= DBEF_READ;

-		}

+	MCONTACT hMetaContact = db_mc_getMeta(hContact);

+	if (hMetaContact != NULL) { //metacontact

+		db_event_add(hMetaContact, &dbei);

+		dbei.flags |= DBEF_READ;

 	}

 

 	db_event_add(hContact, &dbei);

@@ -497,12 +491,9 @@ void Nudge_ShowStatus(CNudgeElement n, MCONTACT hContact, DWORD timestamp)
 

 MCONTACT Nudge_GethContact(MCONTACT hContact)

 {

-	INT_PTR res = CallService(MS_MC_GETMETACONTACT, hContact, 0);

-	if (res != CALLSERVICE_NOTFOUND) {

-		MCONTACT hMetaContact = (MCONTACT)res;

-		if (hMetaContact != NULL)

-			return hMetaContact;

-	}

+	MCONTACT hMetaContact = db_mc_getMeta(hContact);

+	if (hMetaContact != NULL)

+		return hMetaContact;

 

 	return hContact;

 }

diff --git a/plugins/QuickContacts/src/quickcontacts.cpp b/plugins/QuickContacts/src/quickcontacts.cpp
index 80c4643996..0708700494 100644
--- a/plugins/QuickContacts/src/quickcontacts.cpp
+++ b/plugins/QuickContacts/src/quickcontacts.cpp
@@ -203,9 +203,7 @@ int ModulesLoaded(WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
 	mi.pszService = MS_QC_SHOW_DIALOG;

 	Menu_AddMainMenuItem(&mi);

 

-	if (ServiceExists(MS_MC_GETPROTOCOLNAME) && ServiceExists(MS_MC_GETMETACONTACT))

-		metacontacts_proto = (char *) CallService(MS_MC_GETPROTOCOLNAME, 0, 0);

-

+	metacontacts_proto = (char*)CallService(MS_MC_GETPROTOCOLNAME, 0, 0);

 	return 0;

 }

 

@@ -366,7 +364,7 @@ void LoadContacts(HWND hwndDlg, BOOL show_all)
 		if (metacontactsEnabled)

 		{

 			if ((!show_all && opts.hide_subcontacts) || opts.group_append)

-				hMeta = (MCONTACT)CallService(MS_MC_GETMETACONTACT, hContact, 0);

+				hMeta = db_mc_getMeta(hContact);

 		}

 		else

 		{

diff --git a/plugins/QuickSearch/i_ok.inc b/plugins/QuickSearch/i_ok.inc
index cb4b161694..da9f138b81 100644
--- a/plugins/QuickSearch/i_ok.inc
+++ b/plugins/QuickSearch/i_ok.inc
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ begin
         end

         else if (flags and QSF_SUBMETA)<>0 then

         begin

-          lparam:=FindMeta(CallService(MS_MC_GETMETACONTACT,hContact,0),wparam);

+          lparam:=FindMeta(db_mc_getMeta(hContact),wparam);

         end;

 

         if wparam>0 then

diff --git a/plugins/QuickSearch/sr_window.pas b/plugins/QuickSearch/sr_window.pas
index d9b83503c9..0b4383fcc2 100644
--- a/plugins/QuickSearch/sr_window.pas
+++ b/plugins/QuickSearch/sr_window.pas
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ type
     flags  :dword;

     status :dword;

 //--- Metacontacts only ---

-    wparam :WPARAM; 

+    wparam :WPARAM;

     lparam :LPARAM;

   end;

 var

@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ begin
   begin

     if ListView_GetItemState(grid,i,LVIS_SELECTED)<>0 then

     begin

-      tmp:=CallService(MS_MC_GETMETACONTACT,FlagBuf[LV_GetLParam(grid,i)].contact,0);

+      tmp:=db_mc_getMeta(FlagBuf[LV_GetLParam(grid,i)].contact);

       if tmp<>0 then

         if hMeta=0 then

           hMeta:=tmp

@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ begin
       col:=ListViewToColumn(col);

       if (qsopt.columns[col].setting_type=QST_SETTING) and

          // right now, not time or IP

-         (qsopt.columns[col].datatype<>QSTS_IP) and 

+         (qsopt.columns[col].datatype<>QSTS_IP) and

          (qsopt.columns[col].datatype<>QSTS_TIMESTAMP) then

       begin

         doit:=true;

@@ -1388,7 +1388,7 @@ procedure SetCellColor(lplvcd:PNMLVCUSTOMDRAW;idx:integer);
 begin

   if (qsopt.flags and QSO_COLORIZE)<>0 then

   begin

-    with FlagBuf[idx] do 

+    with FlagBuf[idx] do

     begin

       if (flags and QSF_ACCDEL)<>0 then

       begin

@@ -1532,7 +1532,7 @@ var
   count,current,next,perpage:integer;

 begin

   result:=0;

-  case hMessage of 

+  case hMessage of

     WM_CHAR: if wParam=27 then

     begin

       PostMessage(GetParent(Dialog),WM_COMMAND,(BN_CLICKED shl 16)+IDCANCEL,0);

diff --git a/plugins/SecureIM/src/commonheaders.cpp b/plugins/SecureIM/src/commonheaders.cpp
index db6ee76cd3..459c34a3b9 100644
--- a/plugins/SecureIM/src/commonheaders.cpp
+++ b/plugins/SecureIM/src/commonheaders.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ HICON g_hICO[ICO_CNT], g_hPOP[POP_CNT], g_hIEC[1+IEC_CNT*MODE_CNT] = {0};
 HANDLE g_IEC[1+IEC_CNT*MODE_CNT];

 

 int iBmpDepth;

-BOOL bMetaContacts = false, bPopupExists = false;

+BOOL bPopupExists = false;

 BOOL bPGPloaded = false, bPGPkeyrings = false, bUseKeyrings = false, bPGPprivkey = false;

 BOOL bGPGloaded = false, bGPGkeyrings = false, bSavePass = false;

 BOOL bSFT, bSOM, bASI, bMCD, bSCM, bDGP, bAIP, bNOL, bAAK, bMCM;

diff --git a/plugins/SecureIM/src/commonheaders.h b/plugins/SecureIM/src/commonheaders.h
index 6fe89b1c81..c8c9a1fcb3 100644
--- a/plugins/SecureIM/src/commonheaders.h
+++ b/plugins/SecureIM/src/commonheaders.h
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ extern int iService, iHook;
 extern HICON g_hICO[ICO_CNT], g_hIEC[1+IEC_CNT*MODE_CNT], g_hPOP[POP_CNT];

 extern HANDLE g_IEC[1+IEC_CNT*MODE_CNT];

 extern int iBmpDepth;

-extern BOOL bMetaContacts, bPopupExists;

+extern BOOL bPopupExists;

 extern BOOL bPGPloaded, bPGPkeyrings, bUseKeyrings, bPGPprivkey;

 extern BOOL bGPGloaded, bGPGkeyrings, bSavePass;

 extern BOOL bSFT, bSOM, bASI, bMCD, bSCM, bDGP, bAIP, bNOL, bAAK, bMCM;

diff --git a/plugins/SecureIM/src/crypt.h b/plugins/SecureIM/src/crypt.h
index e7e9398f69..42bbe51f9b 100644
--- a/plugins/SecureIM/src/crypt.h
+++ b/plugins/SecureIM/src/crypt.h
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ void showPopupRM(MCONTACT);
 // crypt_meta.cpp

 BOOL isProtoMetaContacts(MCONTACT);

 BOOL isDefaultSubContact(MCONTACT);

-MCONTACT getMetaContact(MCONTACT);

 MCONTACT getMostOnline(MCONTACT);

 void DeinitMetaContact(MCONTACT);

 

diff --git a/plugins/SecureIM/src/crypt_icons.cpp b/plugins/SecureIM/src/crypt_icons.cpp
index 1aa8a4f578..97c3631523 100644
--- a/plugins/SecureIM/src/crypt_icons.cpp
+++ b/plugins/SecureIM/src/crypt_icons.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ HANDLE mode2clicon(int mode, int type)
 // обновляет иконки в clist и в messagew

 void ShowStatusIcon(MCONTACT hContact, int mode)

 {

-	MCONTACT hMC = getMetaContact(hContact);

+	MCONTACT hMC = db_mc_getMeta(hContact);

 

 	// обновить иконки в clist

 	if (mode != -1) {

diff --git a/plugins/SecureIM/src/crypt_metacontacts.cpp b/plugins/SecureIM/src/crypt_metacontacts.cpp
index e99328f1d6..c104044f87 100644
--- a/plugins/SecureIM/src/crypt_metacontacts.cpp
+++ b/plugins/SecureIM/src/crypt_metacontacts.cpp
@@ -2,42 +2,26 @@
 

 BOOL isProtoMetaContacts(MCONTACT hContact)

 {

-	if (bMetaContacts) {

-		LPSTR proto = GetContactProto(hContact);

-		if (proto && !strcmp(proto,"MetaContacts"))

-			return true;

-	}

+	LPSTR proto = GetContactProto(hContact);

+	if (proto && !strcmp(proto,"MetaContacts"))

+		return true;

 	return false;

 }

 

 BOOL isDefaultSubContact(MCONTACT hContact)

 {

-	if (bMetaContacts)

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

-

-	return false;

-}

-

-MCONTACT getMetaContact(MCONTACT hContact)

-{

-	if (bMetaContacts)

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

-

-	return 0;

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

 }

 

 MCONTACT getMostOnline(MCONTACT hContact)

 {

-	if (bMetaContacts)

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

-

-	return 0;

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

 }

 

 // remove all secureim connections on subcontacts

 void DeinitMetaContact(MCONTACT hContact)

 {

-	MCONTACT hMetaContact = isProtoMetaContacts(hContact) ? hContact : getMetaContact(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);

diff --git a/plugins/SecureIM/src/main.cpp b/plugins/SecureIM/src/main.cpp
index 63f191d663..2822625fbd 100644
--- a/plugins/SecureIM/src/main.cpp
+++ b/plugins/SecureIM/src/main.cpp
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) int __cdecl Unload()
 int ModuleLoad(WPARAM, LPARAM)

 {

 	bPopupExists = ServiceExists(MS_POPUP_ADDPOPUP);

-	bMetaContacts = ServiceExists(MS_MC_GETMETACONTACT);

 	return 0;

 }

 

diff --git a/plugins/SecureIM/src/options.cpp b/plugins/SecureIM/src/options.cpp
index 732b3466a3..219aad76c9 100644
--- a/plugins/SecureIM/src/options.cpp
+++ b/plugins/SecureIM/src/options.cpp
@@ -1065,7 +1065,7 @@ void RefreshPGPDlg(HWND hDlg, BOOL iInit)
 

 	for (MCONTACT hContact = db_find_first(); hContact; hContact = db_find_next(hContact)) {

 		pUinKey ptr = getUinKey(hContact);

-		if (ptr && ptr->mode == MODE_PGP && isSecureProtocol(hContact) /*&& !getMetaContact(hContact)*/ && !isChatRoom(hContact)) {

+		if (ptr && ptr->mode == MODE_PGP && isSecureProtocol(hContact) && !isChatRoom(hContact)) {

 			LPSTR szKeyID = db_get_sa(hContact,MODULENAME,"pgp_abbr");

 

 			lvi.iItem++;

@@ -1125,7 +1125,7 @@ void RefreshGPGDlg(HWND hDlg, BOOL iInit)
 

 	for (MCONTACT hContact = db_find_first(); hContact; hContact = db_find_next(hContact)) {

 		pUinKey ptr = getUinKey(hContact);

-		if (ptr && ptr->mode == MODE_GPG && isSecureProtocol(hContact) /*&& !getMetaContact(hContact)*/ && !isChatRoom(hContact)) {

+		if (ptr && ptr->mode == MODE_GPG && isSecureProtocol(hContact) && !isChatRoom(hContact)) {

 			if (iInit )

 				ptr->tgpgMode = ptr->gpgMode;

 

diff --git a/plugins/SpellChecker/src/utils.cpp b/plugins/SpellChecker/src/utils.cpp
index 028d76c8e7..66013573a2 100644
--- a/plugins/SpellChecker/src/utils.cpp
+++ b/plugins/SpellChecker/src/utils.cpp
@@ -774,16 +774,13 @@ void GetUserLanguageSetting(Dialog *dlg, char *setting)
 	if (mc != CALLSERVICE_NOTFOUND) {
 		char* metacontacts_proto = (char *) mc;
 		if (metacontacts_proto != NULL) {
-			mc = CallService(MS_MC_GETMETACONTACT, (WPARAM) dlg->hContact, 0);
-			if (mc != CALLSERVICE_NOTFOUND) {
-				MCONTACT hMetaContact = (MCONTACT)mc;
-				if (hMetaContact != NULL) {
-					GetUserProtoLanguageSetting(dlg, hMetaContact, metacontacts_proto, setting);
-					if (dlg->lang_name[0] != _T('\0'))
-						return;
-
-					GetUserProtoLanguageSetting(dlg, hMetaContact, "UserInfo", setting, FALSE);
-				}
+			MCONTACT hMetaContact = db_mc_getMeta(dlg->hContact);
+			if (hMetaContact != NULL) {
+				GetUserProtoLanguageSetting(dlg, hMetaContact, metacontacts_proto, setting);
+				if (dlg->lang_name[0] != _T('\0'))
+					return;
+
+				GetUserProtoLanguageSetting(dlg, hMetaContact, "UserInfo", setting, FALSE);
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -814,19 +811,16 @@ void GetContactLanguage(Dialog *dlg)
 
 		// Try from metacontact
 		if (dlg->lang_name[0] == _T('\0')) {
-			INT_PTR mc = CallService(MS_MC_GETMETACONTACT, (WPARAM) dlg->hContact, 0);
-			if (mc != CALLSERVICE_NOTFOUND) {
-				MCONTACT hMetaContact = (MCONTACT)mc;
-				if (hMetaContact != NULL) {
-					if (!db_get_ts(hMetaContact, MODULE_NAME, "TalkLanguage", &dbv)) {
-						lstrcpyn(dlg->lang_name, dbv.ptszVal, SIZEOF(dlg->lang_name));
-						db_free(&dbv);
-					}
-
-					if (dlg->lang_name[0] == _T('\0') && !db_get_ts(hMetaContact, "eSpeak", "TalkLanguage", &dbv)) {
-						lstrcpyn(dlg->lang_name, dbv.ptszVal, SIZEOF(dlg->lang_name));
-						db_free(&dbv);
-					}
+			MCONTACT hMetaContact = db_mc_getMeta(dlg->hContact);
+			if (hMetaContact != NULL) {
+				if (!db_get_ts(hMetaContact, MODULE_NAME, "TalkLanguage", &dbv)) {
+					lstrcpyn(dlg->lang_name, dbv.ptszVal, SIZEOF(dlg->lang_name));
+					db_free(&dbv);
+				}
+
+				if (dlg->lang_name[0] == _T('\0') && !db_get_ts(hMetaContact, "eSpeak", "TalkLanguage", &dbv)) {
+					lstrcpyn(dlg->lang_name, dbv.ptszVal, SIZEOF(dlg->lang_name));
+					db_free(&dbv);
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/classMAnnivDate.cpp b/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/classMAnnivDate.cpp
index bd4396612d..59e861d446 100644
--- a/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/classMAnnivDate.cpp
+++ b/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/classMAnnivDate.cpp
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ int MAnnivDate::BackupBirthday(MCONTACT hContact, LPSTR pszProto, const BYTE bDo
 

 		if (pszProto) {

 			BYTE bIsMeta = DB::Module::IsMeta(pszProto);

-			BYTE bIsMetaSub = !bIsMeta && DB::MetaContact::IsSub(hContact);

+			BYTE bIsMetaSub = !bIsMeta && db_mc_isSub(hContact);

 			MAnnivDate mdbNewProto;

 			MAnnivDate mdbIgnore;

 

diff --git a/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/dlg_anniversarylist.cpp b/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/dlg_anniversarylist.cpp
index 42e7d3e525..745a82caa7 100644
--- a/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/dlg_anniversarylist.cpp
+++ b/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/dlg_anniversarylist.cpp
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ class CAnnivList
 		for (MCONTACT hContact = db_find_first(); hContact; hContact = db_find_next(hContact))

 		{

 			// ignore meta subcontacts here, as they are not interesting.

-			if (!DB::MetaContact::IsSub(hContact)) {

+			if (!db_mc_isSub(hContact)) {

 				// filter protocol

 				pszProto = DB::Contact::Proto(hContact);

 				if (pszProto) {

diff --git a/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/dlg_propsheet.cpp b/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/dlg_propsheet.cpp
index f5da4c7488..b46b9a635f 100644
--- a/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/dlg_propsheet.cpp
+++ b/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/dlg_propsheet.cpp
@@ -1350,7 +1350,7 @@ static INT_PTR CALLBACK DlgProc(HWND hDlg, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lPar
 			if (hContact != pPs->hContact) {

 				if (!myGlobals.szMetaProto)

 					break;

-				if (pPs->hContact != (MCONTACT)CallService(MS_MC_GETMETACONTACT, hContact, NULL))

+				if (pPs->hContact != db_mc_getMeta(hContact))

 					break;

 				if (!db_get_b(NULL, MODNAME, SET_META_SCAN, TRUE))

 					break;

diff --git a/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/ex_import/classExImContactBase.cpp b/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/ex_import/classExImContactBase.cpp
index 67681553b8..74cfe49000 100644
--- a/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/ex_import/classExImContactBase.cpp
+++ b/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/ex_import/classExImContactBase.cpp
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ MCONTACT CExImContactBase::toDB()
 			return _hContact = INVALID_CONTACT_ID;

 		}

 		// Add the protocol to the new contact

-		if (CallService(MS_PROTO_ADDTOCONTACT, (WPARAM)_hContact, (LPARAM)_pszProto)) {

+		if (CallService(MS_PROTO_ADDTOCONTACT, _hContact, (LPARAM)_pszProto)) {

 			DB::Contact::Delete(_hContact);

 			return _hContact = INVALID_CONTACT_ID;

 		}

diff --git a/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/ex_import/classExImContactXML.cpp b/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/ex_import/classExImContactXML.cpp
index de9db38883..a71efbfa07 100644
--- a/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/ex_import/classExImContactXML.cpp
+++ b/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/ex_import/classExImContactXML.cpp
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ int CExImContactXML::LoadXmlElemnt(TiXmlElement *xContact)
 			if (vSub = xSub) {

 				// identify metacontact by the first valid subcontact in xmlfile

 				if (_hContact == INVALID_CONTACT_ID && vSub.handle() != INVALID_CONTACT_ID) {

-					MCONTACT hMeta = (MCONTACT)CallService(MS_MC_GETMETACONTACT, (WPARAM)vSub.handle(), NULL);

+					MCONTACT hMeta = db_mc_getMeta(vSub.handle());

 					if (hMeta != NULL) {

 						_hContact = hMeta;

 						break;

@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ int CExImContactXML::ImportNormalContact()
 	int err = ImportContact();

 

 	// remove contact from a metacontact

-	if (err == ERROR_OK && CallService(MS_MC_GETMETACONTACT, (WPARAM)_hContact, NULL))

+	if (err == ERROR_OK && db_mc_getMeta(_hContact))

 		CallService(MS_MC_REMOVEFROMMETA, NULL, (LPARAM)_hContact);

 

 	return err;

@@ -736,9 +736,9 @@ int CExImContactXML::ImportMetaSubContact(CExImContactXML * pMetaContact)
 		return err;

 

 	// check if contact is subcontact of the desired meta contact

-	if ((MCONTACT)CallService(MS_MC_GETMETACONTACT, (WPARAM)_hContact, NULL) != pMetaContact->handle()) {

+	if (db_mc_getMeta(_hContact) != pMetaContact->handle()) {

 		// add contact to the metacontact (this service returns TRUE if successful)	

-		err = CallService(MS_MC_ADDTOMETA, (WPARAM)_hContact, (LPARAM)pMetaContact->handle());

+		err = CallService(MS_MC_ADDTOMETA, _hContact, (LPARAM)pMetaContact->handle());

 		if (err == FALSE) {

 			// ask to delete new contact

 			if (_isNewContact && _hContact != NULL) {

diff --git a/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/ex_import/svc_ExImXML.cpp b/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/ex_import/svc_ExImXML.cpp
index 6a5f9154dc..ed8c032472 100644
--- a/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/ex_import/svc_ExImXML.cpp
+++ b/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/ex_import/svc_ExImXML.cpp
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ int CFileXml::Export(lpExImParam ExImContact, LPCSTR pszFileName)
 					case EXIM_ALL:

 					case EXIM_GROUP:

 						// dont export meta subcontacts by default

-						if (!DB::MetaContact::IsSub(hContact)) {

+						if (!db_mc_isSub(hContact)) {

 							if (vContact.fromDB(hContact)) {

 								vContact.Export(xmlfile, &Modules);

 							}

@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ int CFileXml::Export(lpExImParam ExImContact, LPCSTR pszFileName)
 					case EXIM_SUBGROUP:

 						// dont export meta subcontacts by default and

 						// export only contact with selectet group name

-						if (!DB::MetaContact::IsSub(hContact) && 

+						if (!db_mc_isSub(hContact) && 

 							mir_tcsncmp(ExImContact->ptszName, DB::Setting::GetTString(hContact, "CList", "Group"), mir_tcslen(ExImContact->ptszName))== 0)

 							{

 							if (vContact.fromDB(hContact)) {

diff --git a/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/mir_db.cpp b/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/mir_db.cpp
index 48cc65751d..d759ebaf9b 100644
--- a/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/mir_db.cpp
+++ b/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/mir_db.cpp
@@ -46,18 +46,12 @@ MCONTACT Sub(MCONTACT hMetaContact, int idx)
 	return NULL;

 }

 

-bool IsSub(MCONTACT hContact)

-{

-	return db_mc_isSub(hContact);

-}

-

 MCONTACT GetMeta(MCONTACT hContact)

 {

 	if (!myGlobals.szMetaProto)

 		return NULL;

 

-	MCONTACT result = (MCONTACT)CallService(MS_MC_GETMETACONTACT, hContact, 0);

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

+	return db_mc_getMeta(hContact);

 }

 

 } /* namespace MetaContact */

diff --git a/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/mir_db.h b/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/mir_db.h
index 9d850c0006..ae6ec11c25 100644
--- a/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/mir_db.h
+++ b/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/mir_db.h
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ namespace MetaContact{
 	INT_PTR  SubDefNum(MCONTACT hMetaContact);

 	MCONTACT Sub(MCONTACT hMetaContact, int idx);

 

-	bool     IsSub(MCONTACT hContact);

 	MCONTACT GetMeta(MCONTACT hContact);

 } /* namespace MetaContact */

 

diff --git a/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/svc_reminder.cpp b/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/svc_reminder.cpp
index 491a26685a..c22b9089c1 100644
--- a/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/svc_reminder.cpp
+++ b/plugins/UserInfoEx/src/svc_reminder.cpp
@@ -537,9 +537,7 @@ static BYTE CheckBirthday(MCONTACT hContact, MTime &Now, CEvent &evt, BYTE bNoti
 static void CheckContact(MCONTACT hContact, MTime &Now, CEvent &evt, BYTE bNotify, PWORD LastAnwer = 0)

 {

 	// ignore meta subcontacts here as their birthday information are collected explicitly

-	if (hContact &&

-			(!gRemindOpts.bCheckVisibleOnly || !db_get_b(hContact, MOD_CLIST, "Hidden", FALSE)) &&

-			(!DB::MetaContact::IsSub(hContact)))

+	if (hContact && (!gRemindOpts.bCheckVisibleOnly || !db_get_b(hContact, MOD_CLIST, "Hidden", FALSE)) && !db_mc_isSub(hContact))

 	{

 		CEvent ca;

 

@@ -738,7 +736,7 @@ static INT_PTR BackupBirthdayService(WPARAM hContact, LPARAM lParam)
 

 		//walk through all the contacts stored in the DB

 		for (hContact = db_find_first(); hContact != NULL; hContact = db_find_next(hContact))

-			if (!DB::MetaContact::IsSub(hContact) && !mdb.DBGetBirthDate(hContact))

+			if (!db_mc_isSub(hContact) && !mdb.DBGetBirthDate(hContact))

 				mdb.BackupBirthday(hContact, NULL, TRUE, &a1);

 	}

 

diff --git a/plugins/Utils.pas/mirutils.pas b/plugins/Utils.pas/mirutils.pas
index ea35e86e51..bafb5b8a15 100644
--- a/plugins/Utils.pas/mirutils.pas
+++ b/plugins/Utils.pas/mirutils.pas
@@ -719,15 +719,12 @@ begin
     if (result=0) and (DBReadByte(hContact,strCList,'Hidden',0)=0) then

     begin

       result:=255;

-      if ServiceExists(MS_MC_GETMETACONTACT)<>0 then

-      begin

-        if CallService(MS_MC_GETMETACONTACT,hContact,0)<>0 then

-          result:=2;

-        if StrCmp(

-           PAnsiChar(CallService(MS_PROTO_GETCONTACTBASEPROTO,hContact,0)),

-           PAnsiChar(CallService(MS_MC_GETPROTOCOLNAME,0,0)))=0 then

-         result:=1;

-      end;

+      if db_mc_getMeta(hContact)<>0 then

+        result:=2;

+      if StrCmp(

+         PAnsiChar(CallService(MS_PROTO_GETCONTACTBASEPROTO,hContact,0)),

+         PAnsiChar(CallService(MS_MC_GETPROTOCOLNAME,0,0)))=0 then

+        result:=1;

     end;

     if proto<>nil then

       StrCopy(proto,@name);

diff --git a/plugins/Variables/src/parse_metacontacts.cpp b/plugins/Variables/src/parse_metacontacts.cpp
index e97447f967..f47600aa5e 100644
--- a/plugins/Variables/src/parse_metacontacts.cpp
+++ b/plugins/Variables/src/parse_metacontacts.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ static TCHAR *parseGetParent(ARGUMENTSINFO *ai)
 		return NULL;

 	}

 

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

+	hContact = db_mc_getMeta(hContact);

 	if (hContact == NULL)

 		return NULL;

 

diff --git a/plugins/WhenWasIt/src/dlg_handlers.cpp b/plugins/WhenWasIt/src/dlg_handlers.cpp
index ccf8737629..3fb1dbf078 100644
--- a/plugins/WhenWasIt/src/dlg_handlers.cpp
+++ b/plugins/WhenWasIt/src/dlg_handlers.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ int EnablePopupsGroup(HWND hWnd, int enable)
 	EnableWindow(GetDlgItem(hWnd, IDC_FOREGROUND), enable);

 	EnableWindow(GetDlgItem(hWnd, IDC_BACKGROUND), enable);

 	EnableWindow(GetDlgItem(hWnd, IDC_NOBIRTHDAYS_POPUP), enable);

-	EnableWindow(GetDlgItem(hWnd, IDC_IGNORE_SUBCONTACTS), (ServiceExists(MS_MC_GETMETACONTACT)) ? enable : FALSE);

+	EnableWindow(GetDlgItem(hWnd, IDC_IGNORE_SUBCONTACTS), enable);

 	EnableWindow(GetDlgItem(hWnd, IDC_PREVIEW), enable);

 	EnableWindow(GetDlgItem(hWnd, IDC_LEFT_CLICK), enable);

 	EnableWindow(GetDlgItem(hWnd, IDC_RIGHT_CLICK), enable);

diff --git a/plugins/WhenWasIt/src/notifiers.cpp b/plugins/WhenWasIt/src/notifiers.cpp
index f6282045a3..83eb7c9c30 100644
--- a/plugins/WhenWasIt/src/notifiers.cpp
+++ b/plugins/WhenWasIt/src/notifiers.cpp
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ TCHAR *BuildDABText(int dab, TCHAR *name, TCHAR *text, int size)
 int PopupNotifyBirthday(MCONTACT hContact, int dtb, int age)

 {

 	if (commonData.bIgnoreSubcontacts) {

-		MCONTACT hMetacontact = (MCONTACT)CallService(MS_MC_GETMETACONTACT, hContact, 0);

-		if ((hMetacontact) && (hMetacontact != hContact)) //not main metacontact

+		MCONTACT hMetacontact = db_mc_getMeta(hContact);

+		if (hMetacontact && hMetacontact != hContact) //not main metacontact

 			return 0;

 	}

 

@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ int PopupNotifyBirthday(MCONTACT hContact, int dtb, int age)
 int PopupNotifyMissedBirthday(MCONTACT hContact, int dab, int age)

 {

 	if (commonData.bIgnoreSubcontacts) {

-		MCONTACT hMetacontact = (MCONTACT)CallService(MS_MC_GETMETACONTACT, hContact, 0);

+		MCONTACT hMetacontact = db_mc_getMeta(hContact);

 		if (hMetacontact && hMetacontact != hContact) //not main metacontact

 			return 0;

 	}

diff --git a/protocols/MSN/src/msn_misc.cpp b/protocols/MSN/src/msn_misc.cpp
index 18a652801f..d370429c57 100644
--- a/protocols/MSN/src/msn_misc.cpp
+++ b/protocols/MSN/src/msn_misc.cpp
@@ -1222,7 +1222,7 @@ bool MSN_MsgWndExist(MCONTACT hContact)
 	bool res = CallService(MS_MSG_GETWINDOWDATA, (WPARAM)&msgWinInData, (LPARAM)&msgWinData) != 0;

 	res = res || msgWinData.hwndWindow;

 	if (res) {

-		msgWinInData.hContact = (MCONTACT)CallService(MS_MC_GETMETACONTACT, hContact, 0);

+		msgWinInData.hContact = db_mc_getMeta(hContact);

 		if (msgWinInData.hContact != NULL) {

 			res = CallService(MS_MSG_GETWINDOWDATA, (WPARAM)&msgWinInData, (LPARAM)&msgWinData) != 0;

 			res |= (msgWinData.hwndWindow == NULL);

diff --git a/protocols/SkypeClassic/src/skype.cpp b/protocols/SkypeClassic/src/skype.cpp
index 2880f4102a..3cc41e1113 100644
--- a/protocols/SkypeClassic/src/skype.cpp
+++ b/protocols/SkypeClassic/src/skype.cpp
@@ -1443,8 +1443,8 @@ MCONTACT GetCallerContact(char *szSkypeMsg)
 MCONTACT GetMetaHandle(DWORD dwId)

 {

 	for (MCONTACT hContact=db_find_first(); hContact != NULL; hContact=db_find_next(hContact)) {

-		char *szProto = (char*)CallService( MS_PROTO_GETCONTACTBASEPROTO, hContact, 0 );

-		if (szProto!=NULL && !strcmp(szProto, "MetaContacts") &&

+		char *szProto = GetContactProto(hContact);

+		if (szProto != NULL && !strcmp(szProto, "MetaContacts") &&

 			db_get_dw(hContact, "MetaContacts", "MetaID", MAXDWORD)==dwId)

 			return hContact;

 	}      

diff --git a/src/mir_core/db.cpp b/src/mir_core/db.cpp
index 2652278143..dafa2b2d93 100644
--- a/src/mir_core/db.cpp
+++ b/src/mir_core/db.cpp
@@ -325,8 +325,7 @@ MIR_CORE_DLL(HANDLE) db_event_prev(HANDLE hDbEvent)
 

 MIR_CORE_DLL(int) db_mc_isMeta(MCONTACT hContact)

 {

-	if (currDb == NULL)

-		return false;

+	if (currDb == NULL) return false;

 

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

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

@@ -334,13 +333,21 @@ MIR_CORE_DLL(int) db_mc_isMeta(MCONTACT hContact)
 

 MIR_CORE_DLL(int) db_mc_isSub(MCONTACT hContact)

 {

-	if (currDb == NULL)

-		return false;

+	if (currDb == NULL) return false;

 

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

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

 }

 

+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

 

diff --git a/src/mir_core/mir_core.def b/src/mir_core/mir_core.def
index 5ff1a5efb5..6f8d466469 100644
--- a/src/mir_core/mir_core.def
+++ b/src/mir_core/mir_core.def
@@ -250,3 +250,4 @@ db_get_wstatic                @247
 db_get_static_utf             @248

 db_mc_isMeta                  @249

 db_mc_isSub                   @250

+db_mc_getMeta                 @251

diff --git a/src/modules/metacontacts/meta_api.cpp b/src/modules/metacontacts/meta_api.cpp
index 7cf4261617..66760b2442 100644
--- a/src/modules/metacontacts/meta_api.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/metacontacts/meta_api.cpp
@@ -24,14 +24,6 @@ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
 

 #include "metacontacts.h"

 

-//get the handle for a contact's parent metacontact

-//wParam=(HANDLE)hSubContact

-//lParam=0

-//returns a handle to the parent metacontact, or null if this contact is not a subcontact

-INT_PTR MetaAPI_GetMeta(WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam) {

-	return (INT_PTR)(HANDLE)db_get_dw(wParam, META_PROTO, "Handle", 0);

-}

-

 //gets the handle for the default contact

 //wParam=(HANDLE)hMetaContact

 //lParam=0

diff --git a/src/modules/metacontacts/meta_services.cpp b/src/modules/metacontacts/meta_services.cpp
index 7d6bd1228e..73b65cea79 100644
--- a/src/modules/metacontacts/meta_services.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/metacontacts/meta_services.cpp
@@ -1213,7 +1213,6 @@ void Meta_InitServices()
 	CreateProtoServiceFunction(META_FILTER, PSS_MESSAGE, MetaFilter_SendMessage);

 

 	// API services and events

-	CreateServiceFunction(MS_MC_GETMETACONTACT, MetaAPI_GetMeta);

 	CreateServiceFunction(MS_MC_GETDEFAULTCONTACT, MetaAPI_GetDefault);

 	CreateServiceFunction(MS_MC_GETDEFAULTCONTACTNUM, MetaAPI_GetDefaultNum);

 	CreateServiceFunction(MS_MC_GETMOSTONLINECONTACT, MetaAPI_GetMostOnline);