help with postprocessing batch file and contig.exe

[fluffykeith]

Hi

I have a post processing batch file and I try to run contig from it.

However sometimes contig seems to hang so I have another script to kill it.

I am not a batch file expert so this is what I've done :

this is the relevent bit of postprocessing:
date /t >> logs\postprocessing.log
time /t >> logs\postprocessing.log

call tidyprocesses.bat

echo Postprocessing.bat invoked on %1 recorded from channel %2 >> logs\postprocessing.log

echo contig >> logs\postprocessing.log
contig.exe "%1" >> logs\postprocessing.log

echo comskip >> logs\postprocessing.log
comskip %1

tidyprocesses.bat contains:
taskkill /im contig.exe /f
exit /B 0


What I get in the log file after a number of recordings is this:

04/11/2008
21:04
Postprocessing.bat invoked on "D:\Recordings\Nature Shock\Nature Shock_20081104_20002100.mpg" recorded from channel 5
contig
Postprocessing.bat invoked on "D:\Recordings\Im Alan Partridge\Im Alan Partridge_20081104_23400020.mpg" recorded from channel 6
contig
Postprocessing.bat invoked on "D:\Recordings\CSI Crime Scene Investigation\CSI Crime Scene Investigation_20081105_00000100.mpg" recorded from channel 20
contig
Postprocessing.bat invoked on "D:\Recordings\Im Alan Partridge\Im Alan Partridge_20081105_02150250.mpg" recorded from channel 6
contig

Whats happening?
As each recording comes along it looks like the postprocessing is just executing the middle bit - it doesn't print the date each time like I'd expect and it doesn't get past the contig command.

Have I missed something?

Cheers

Keith

[pBS]

it's the contig line..
you have to remember that incoming file names may or may not, contain quotes already..
[windows only supplies quotes if they are needed]
so to deal with it, use contig.exe "%~1" >> logs\postprocessing.log
the ~ removes all existing quotes, and add a pair..so you know you always have them, but also that you won't have to many... [eg: ""show.mpg""]

or just remove the quotes from your line, if they need them they'll already be there..
contig.exe %1 >> logs\postprocessing.log
may also want to just include the tidyprocesses in the body instead of an extra batch file..
[add just the taskkill line]

i would use contig "%~dpn1.*" to catch all the files assoc. w/that show..

[fluffykeith]

Thanks - I added "%~dpn1.*" seems a good idea.

I remember putting the taskkill in another batch file because it returns an error code which I wanted to ignore as I think it made the batch file bomb out. I'll give it another go and see what happens.

Thanks for the info.

Is there a handy website that contains these obsure batch extensions?

cheers

Keith

[fluffykeith]

This still didn't work form me.

Basically what seems to happen is that contig does not exit

I tried both these:

contig.exe "%~dpn1.*" >> logs\postprocessing.log

contig.exe %1 >> logs\postprocessing.log

The file is still fragmented so contig has not actually done anything except sit there stuck.

If I comment the line out the batch file works.

If I run the command on the command line it works ok.

Any suggestions?

Cheers

Keith

[K.S.]

take a look here: http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php...ontig+EULA
you're stumbling over the EULA

[fluffykeith]

Thanks

I checked that thread and my registry and the setting alreaday set to 1 however I added it to the default settings as well.

You will know if its fixed soon !!!!

[mmatheny]

Thanks - I added "%~dpn1.*" seems a good idea.

I remember putting the taskkill in another batch file because it returns an error code which I wanted to ignore as I think it made the batch file bomb out. I'll give it another go and see what happens.

Thanks for the info.

Is there a handy website that contains these obsure batch extensions?

cheers

Keith

http://viswaug.wordpress.com/2007/09/25/...tch-files/

[fluffykeith]

Thanks for the link Mike - very handy.

Hey look at that it works - I didnt update the registry field the same as the one in that thread - I already had that. But I did change the default. I checked the registry after and it had created another registry item 2-8-15-blah or something. But it has picked up the default I'd set - great.

Thanks everyone.
I'm slowly getting there - next thing is to automate video redo.

cheers

Keith

[mmatheny]

I think if you run it manually, it asks for acceptance, and when you accept it adds that registry setting automatically.