Auto restart recording service utility

[Stargrove1]

@ gEd,

you added in 2.9 the function "writetolog" to tidy up your code, but in the script there is noch function with this name, so I get an error. I tried to write the function by myself but I failed. could you post the function?

Greetz from germany

[gEd]

The function is listed in the last 3 lines of the scipt attached to post #1

Func Writetolog($mes)
RunWait (@ComSpec & ' /c echo %date% %time% : ' & $mes & ' >> ' & $Log_file , "" , @SW_HIDE)
Endfunc

[imagn]

Have a slight problem that my recording service does not start on reboot, being very unfamiliar with what the code here, would it be too much trouble to ask if i could get a script, better yet an executable that checks if the recording service started in reboot and start it if it hasnt. I would be very greatful for this, and thats about all i need, as i dont use hiberbation or the ir.exe

Thanks

[gEd]

Have you tried setting the recording service to restart on failure as described in the first few posts of this thread? I've not heard of that problem.

TBH: I'm not really into the idea of building bespoke scripts for people. I'm not a programmer, the script only just about works and it would be difficult for me to debug it if you had problems, I would need to maintain a separate version of the source etc.

The existing script is easy enough to modify and compile.

If you set $Manage_IR_process = 0 (instead of 1) it does not monitor ir.exe

[imagn]

TBH: I'm not really into the idea of building bespoke scripts for people. I'm not a programmer, the script only just about works and it would be difficult for me to debug it if you had problems, I would need to maintain a separate version of the source etc.

No problem gEd, thought i'd ask as i have 0 programming knowledge, well i guess i will tinker around with it and ask questions as see what i come up with

[Stargrove1]

The function is listed in the last 3 lines of the scipt attached to post #1

Func Writetolog($mes)
RunWait (@ComSpec & ' /c echo %date% %time% : ' & $mes & ' >> ' & $Log_file , "" , @SW_HIDE)
Endfunc

Sorry, I don't know how could have missed it.

[Stargrove1]

I got one more question. Is the Function "Standby" used? I can't find the function in main while loop.

[chemie]

GUISetState($WS_MINIMIZE)

fails as WS_Minimize is not set before this call ?
I commented out for now as I do not know what it is doing?

Also appreciate comment on the above re: Standyby not being called?

For now, I just want this to restart damn ir.exe which seems to die for no reason after some time (no hib or standby or anything)

[gEd]

Weel it;s been a while since I last looked at this. Since building a new pc I no longer have ir.exe problems and I just use liteswaps' start_pvrx2 to maintain focus.

I think you need to leave GUISetState($WS_MINIMIZE) as it is. I never really got my head around the gui functions (remember I ripped this version off from liteswap).

I think Standby function is called by the line Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE but I can;t really remember.

If you only want it to monitor ir.exe, comment out the lines in main loop and standby func that say

Check_Recording_Service ()
Check_GBPVR()


HTH

[liteswap]

The original utility called functions from a library and one in particular - ControlService - isn't included in the source I posted - so I've attached it here. Otherwise, do take a look at the source which I think is fairly well-commented.

There's also a reasonably helpful (nothing as good as this one of course ) forum here.
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