PostProcessing.bat problem

[4zm4r3d02]

I put the following code into a PostProcessing.bat file in C:\Users\Public\NPVR-data\scripts:

Code:

@echo off
echo Finished recording %1 at %time% on %date% >> C:\Users\ron\Desktop\finished.txt
set Icon=Information
powershell -Command "[void] [System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName('System.Windows.Forms'); $objNotifyIcon=New-Object System.Windows.Forms.NotifyIcon; $objNotifyIcon.BalloonTipText='Finished recording %1 at %time% on %date%'; $objNotifyIcon.Icon=[system.drawing.systemicons]::%Icon%; $objNotifyIcon.BalloonTipTitle='NPVR'; $objNotifyIcon.BalloonTipIcon='None'; $objNotifyIcon.Visible=$True; $objNotifyIcon.ShowBalloonTip(60000);"

If I run it manually by double clicking it it appends "Finished recording (space) at (current time) on (current date)" into the specified file and pops-up a balloon notification that says the same thing. When it's run by NPVR after a recording finishes it writes the recorded file's name (with path) and the time and date the recording finished to the file but there is no notification. Any ideas why?

[sub]

The nrecord.log should contain the output of your script. That powershell command might have output some error message or something that'll help you determine what is right with your batch file.

[4zm4r3d02]

The only thing in there that looks like it has something to do with it are entries like this:

Code:

2019-09-08 15:32:00.376    [DEBUG][11]    Starting: C:\Users\Public\NPVR-data\scripts\PostProcessing.bat "D:\New Video\Gilligans Island\Season 02\Gilligans Island.S02E12.Dont Bug the Mosquitoes.ts" 11.2 900 21 "Gilligan's Island"

I can't see any error messages anywhere, but the log is attached.

[sub]

Ah, I think the "@echo off" is causing there to be no output?

[4zm4r3d02]

Tried it without the @echo off. Log attached.

[sub]

It looks like it's running your commands, but unfortunately powershell isn't outputting any error.

Sorry, I don't really know anything about powershell, so I couldn't tell you what it is unhappy about. Maybe check the commend line below, to check the parameters to it were as you expected:

2019-09-09 13:31:00.554 [DEBUG][9] Starting: C:\Users\Public\NPVR-data\scripts\PostProcessing.bat "D:\New Video\Night Court\Season 08\Night Court.S08E16.Attachments Included.ts" 11.3 912 21 "Night Court"
2019-09-09 13:31:00.832 [DEBUG][75]
2019-09-09 13:31:00.843 [DEBUG][75] C:\Users\Public\NPVR-data\scripts>echo Finished recording "D:\New Video\Night Court\Season 08\Night Court.S08E16.Attachments Included.ts" at 13:31:00.82 on 2019-09-09 1>>C:\Users\ron\Desktop\finished.txt
2019-09-09 13:31:00.920 [DEBUG][75]
2019-09-09 13:31:00.921 [DEBUG][75] C:\Users\Public\NPVR-data\scripts>set Icon=Information
2019-09-09 13:31:00.923 [DEBUG][75]
2019-09-09 13:31:00.923 [DEBUG][75] C:\Users\Public\NPVR-data\scripts>powershell -Command "[void] [System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName('System.Windows.Forms'); $objNotifyIcon=New-Object System.Windows.Forms.NotifyIcon; $objNotifyIcon.BalloonTipText='Finished recording "D:\New Video\Night Court\Season 08\Night Court.S08E16.Attachments Included.ts" at 13:31:00.92 on 2019-09-09'; $objNotifyIcon.Icon=[system.drawing.systemicons]::Information; $objNotifyIcon.BalloonTipTitle='NPVR'; $objNotifyIcon.BalloonTipIcon='None'; $objNotifyIcon.Visible=$True; $objNotifyIcon.ShowBalloonTip(60000);"

[mvallevand]

I think since it uses 'System.Windows.Forms' it won't load in the nextpvr shell. It probably is the same issue as trying to run notepad as test.

Martin

[sub]

I think since it uses 'System.Windows.Forms' it won't load in the nextpvr shell. It probably is the same issue as trying to run notepad as test.

Martin

That definitely applies with NextPVR v4, where it's running from a service. I would then it'd be possible from v5, which is just running as a standard desktop process at this stage.

However, soon NextPVR v5 will also be running from a service, so it doesn't show message isn't going to be useful for long.

[mvallevand]

Ah, before I posted I tried to run both notepad and that powershell command and neither loaded, but now I see that probably is because I run NextPVRServer as a hidden scheduled task. Running in user space I do get his powershell and notepad so for now it is likely his configuration. Since it is going to break probably not worth too much effort fixing.

Martin

[4zm4r3d02]

Ah, before I posted I tried to run both notepad and that powershell command and neither loaded, but now I see that probably is because I run NextPVRServer as a hidden scheduled task. Running in user space I do get his powershell and notepad so for now it is likely his configuration. Since it is going to break probably not worth too much effort fixing.

Martin

I'm running NextPVRServer as a hidden scheduled task, too. I don't really understand Powershell, I'm just trying out code I found by Googling. ¯\_(ツ_/¯

Thanks for your efforts.