contig

[Bluethunder]

Seems some of you are having luck with getting contig (defragger) to run in the post processing batch file.

Despite my best efforts.. I can't do make it work.

heres the batch file

cd C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr
echo %1 >>postprocessing.log
contig.exe -V %1 >>postprocessing.log


and the log file
"C:\gbpvr\recordings\The Simpsons\The Simpsons_20080404_15001530.mpg"


So I know post processing is running, but I get no output into the log file, and it doesn't defrag the file.

If I go into windows task mangler (manager), There is a contig,exe running, but at 0 cpu load. Since theres no output, I have no idea what its hanging on.

If I manually run

postprocessing "C:\gbpvr\recordings\The Simpsons\The Simpsons_20080404_15001530.mpg"

It works fine.


Thanks

[User]

Have a look at mine, all I can say is it works. I give the path to contig where you are changing directory is about all I see different. I renamed mine to .txt. Hope it helps.

[pBS]

is contig.exe in the gbpvr dir?

[mikeh49]

Don't you need quotes around the path in the cd command because Program Files has a space in it?

cd "c:\program files\devnz\gbvr"

Or else use the DOS short name:

cd c:\progra~1\devnz\gbvr

Just a quick reaction.

[Bluethunder]

I've tried everything suggested here. Still no luck.

I'm gonna try turning off comskip (during recording), and see if thats why its freaking out.:confused:

[Bluethunder]

I'm not sure whats going on anymore.

postprocessing.bat opens everything in a hole.

I tried adding some programs I know that work, like bexclock, and it doesnt appear in a window, or close like it should after 3 seconds. It hangs too.

I'm not sure how pvrx2 is opening this batch file, but other than echo, nothing will run inside of it.

[erik]

You MUST enclose any path or filename with spaces between ""

[Bluethunder]

You MUST enclose any path or filename with spaces between ""

I've done that

[erik]

Add
echo >>c:\post.log At position 1
With increasing numbers between every line in your postprocessing script.
Then you can easily see in the c:\post.log file where processing did stop
And you can set
cd "C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr" >>c:\post.log
to see if that works

[bgowland]

Not sure if it'll help but I always explicitly change the current drive. Including the drive letter at the beginning of a 'cd' command doesn't change the current drive/directory focus, for example, (pasted from my Command Prompt)......

Code:

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr>cd D:\GB-PVR

C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr>

As you can see, the focus of my command prompt is still my gbpvr install directory. What has been done is that the current working directory for the D: drive is now \GB-PVR. Running 'dir', for exqample, at that point will obviously show the contents of my gbpvr install folder and not D:\GB-PVR. Running 'dir d:' (without trailing backslash), however, WILL show the contents of D:\GB-PVR.

In any batch file where I want to change to a specific drive/directory, I would always start as follows

Code:

C:
cd \Program Files\devnz\gbpvr

NOTE: cd doesn't need paths with spaces to be surrounded by quotes. It only accepts one command-line argument and treats everything to the end-of-line as the path string.

Cheers,
Brian