Determine Server Tuner/Recorder Status from Console App

[volfin]

thanks, I'll look into that. I code windows apps in C++ and C# so that's no problem, just wasn't sure how to talk to the card.

[sub]

Your easiest option might followings Martin's suggestion to call the channel stream URL from a batch file for a few seconds.

[volfin]

yeah for posterity, this is what I ended up doing:

• Downloaded a copy of wget for windows here: http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/wget.htm (don't forget the separate dependencies zip file)
  
• created a batch file to run wget and start the live tv. named it pingchannel.bat
  
  Code:

  "C:\Program Files (x86)\wget\bin\wget.exe" "http://localhost:8866/live?channel=705" -O nul
exit
• Added this to Wakeup.bat:
  
  Code:

  start pingchannel.bat
timeout 10
taskkill /IM wget.exe /f
timeout 5

Seems to do the trick.

I couldn't for some reason put the wget line directly after 'start', because doing so actually caused Windows Edge to open simultaneously to wget (some strange Windows 10 stuff I guess). But the workaround is fine.

Thanks for the help.

[mvallevand]

The syntax for the start pseudo code wasn't complete you need something like

Code:

start /b "" "C:\Program Files (x86)\wget\bin\wget.exe" "http://localhost:8866/live?channel=705" -O nul

Martin