Create a timer from outside DVBViewer / DVBService

[groovyclam]

Is it possible to create a timer for a recording from *outside* the DVBViewer application ( e.g. command line or some other interface ) that DVBViewer will then pick up and action.

 

I have tried writing to the "timers.xml" file directly but DVBViewer does not recognise this if DVBViewer is running at the same time as the edit it made.

 

 

Preferably I would prefer this to work with the DVBRecording service beta instead of the main DVBViewer Pro app.

 

I don't want anything to appear on screen when "poking" timers into DVBViewer.

 

I'd just like some way of passing "channel", "start time/date" "end time/date" and "outputfilename" to the DVBService ( or DVBViewer ) and it adds the timer to its list of timers.

Edited January 12, 2009 by groovyclam

[groovyclam]

Found the answer to my own problem:

 

The plugin "TV Genial + CMDline 1.1" in the members area does just this.

 

Download it - unpack, put the dvbv_tvg.exe in your DVBViewer install directory.

 

Check out the install.txt - it's in German but not too hard to decifer.

 

Run as a command, for example:

 

dvbv_tvg.exe -d "my own description" -c "CHANNELPID" -e 12.01.2009 -s 17:00 -p 17:30 -a 0 -t 0 -v 0 ( this sets a recording for 12th Jan 2009 starts 5pm ends 5:30pm )

 

( get CHANNELPID from your favourites.xml in your DVBViewer directory e.g. for UK DVB-T BBCOne it should read -c "1650004040|BBC ONE" )

 

 

It also works fine with the DVBService ( hurrah! )

Edited January 12, 2009 by groovyclam

[Lars_MQ]

In fact it searches in the following order and takes the first found option:

 

1. look for a running dvb service -> send direct

2. look for a running DVBViewer Pro -> send direct via COM

3. look if started in a DVBViewer Pro program folder -> save into the timers.xml

4. look if started in a DVBViewer GE program folder -> save into the setup.ini and look if GE is running -> inform to reload.

 

I just have to find the time to translate the readme to english.

[groovyclam]

Thanks for writing it Lars - it works brilliantly

[McenterFreak2]

I cant get it to work. Is it because i use DVBViewer (4.2.1.0) as a client to Recording Service (1.5.0.21)

My commandline looks like this:

dvbv_tvg.exe -d "Test" -c "1115685465|DR1" -e 28.7.2009 -s 1245 -p 1300 -a 0 -t 0 -v 0

But nothing i scheduled in DVBViewer or Recording service. I have also tried to use the Recording Service switches eg.: -xp, -xa, -xd, -xt, -xx, -xu and -xsvc. But nothing is scheduled in the recording service

[antdude]

Hello.

 

Currently, I use Windows XP Pro. SP3's scheduler to launch DVBViewer Pro v4 about 5-10 minutes before its timer takes over to record with one or both dual HDTV tuner cards. I don't use any services. Can this tool be used for this setup? Too bad we can't just edit a timer.xml and let DVBViewer reread via telnet/SSH. Command line parameters are confusing and complex!

 

Thank you in advance.