Can I probe recording?

[aiacel]

I have a button on my desktop that start a windows utility to hibernate my PC. The problem is that this utility hibernate the PC while GBPVR is recording too.
Is there a way to test the status of GBPVR (i.e. like a command line) to stop the batch file?

Thank you for any advice.

[gEd]

check out

http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?t=21128

also, following the link to the gb-pvr batch files reveals that the file RecordingStatus.bat is called every time a recording is started and stopped.

so you could write something like this

If exists c:\temp\recording.now goto STOP

:START
echo "RECORDING" > c:\temp\recording.now
goto END

:STOP
del c:\temp\recording.now

END

and then in your shutodwn button say:

If exists c:\temp\recording.now goto INPROG

hibernate my pc
goto END

:INPROG
echo RECORDING IN PROGRESS - ABORTING
pause

END

[aiacel]

Thank you for your advice. I wrote the .BAT files and manually they work perfectly, but I'm sure thet GBPVR don't call the RecordingStatus.bat. I put it in C:\Programmi\devnz, is it right? Do I have to do something to enable the call ?
Thank you

[gEd]

Thank you for your advice. I wrote the .BAT files and manually they work perfectly, but I'm sure thet GBPVR don't call the RecordingStatus.bat. I put it in C:\Programmi\devnz, is it right? Do I have to do something to enable the call ?
Thank you

c:\program files\devnz\gbpvr

I can;t think what else you have to do. maybe the wiki is wrong and this bat files does not get called.

[aiacel]

yes the directory is c:\program files\devnz\gbpvr but nothing happens.
Thank you again

[gEd]

sorry I don't know then.

make sure the file definately called RecordingStatus.bat (in windows explorer, goto tools, folder options, view tab, make sure "hide extensions for known file types " is NOT ticked and check file name again.

add a line such as this to check if the bat file is being called.

echo Running bat file >> c:\temp\RecordingStatus.log

[sub]

I dont really remember much about RecordingStatus.bat, but from memory the GBPVRTray.exe process will run it each time the status changes.