Batch File Challenge - Are you up to it?

[daphatty]

I have a need for some advanced file management to be used in conjunction with GBPVR converted recordings. Specifically, I would like to have this batch file scan the root Recordings folders AND their subdirectories and Move all of the files that end in .MP4 and .THM to a predetermined location (UNC path support encouraged.)

I'd also like to find a way to run this batch file once a day (i.e. sometime after the conversion process completes). I realize that a batch file can't schedule itself () but I'm sure someone knows of a reliable way to automate this.

[sgilani]

You can easily automate a batch (or anything) using Scheduled Tasks. (it's in control panel).

[Clanky]

I have a need for some advanced file management to be used in conjunction with GBPVR converted recordings. Specifically, I would like to have this batch file scan the root Recordings folders AND their subdirectories and Move all of the files that end in .MP4 and .THM to a predetermined location (UNC path support encouraged.)

I'd also like to find a way to run this batch file once a day (i.e. sometime after the conversion process completes). I realize that a batch file can't schedule itself () but I'm sure someone knows of a reliable way to automate this.

Try the following

Download Xmove & unpack.
Either copy xmove.exe to c:\windows or leave it in the same folder as the batch file

If your destination dir is on a network drive, map it to a drive letter, say x:
Create a batch file with the following lines

xmove g:\recordings\ *.mp4 x:
xmove g:\recordings\ *.thm x:

where g:\recordings is your root recs folder

[RTR]

this can also be done with Robocopy that is included in the resource kit from microsoft.

[jam_zhou]

I thought of this already and have two scripts....

http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?t=13113

I'll be releasing my set up soon that will do the following:
encode to PSP
rename the file to PSP format
move the file to a 100MV01 directory
encode to normal TV avi file

All done at 3 AM every morning.

I'll add support for THM files soon

it uses my mTranscode.vbs posted in the forums.

[daphatty]

Well, Xmove is almost exactly what I need. It managed to move the files that I wanted to my desired location but unfortunately it retains the folder structure from the source location. Does anyone know how to tell Xmove not to retain the folder structure?

[turkey]

gbpvr kicks PostUpdateEPG.bat after every epg update. If you name your script this, you wouldn't have to worry about scheduled tasks. (That's what I do) I am pretty sure that there is a batch file that runs after the conversion process completes as well, i think it is called PostConvert.bat

[pBS]

here's my 'universal recursive batch file'
it does almost anything recursively...
use 'recursive copy "x:\whereever\dir\*.thm" "f:\wherever you wnat it to go\"
or whatever single command you'd like to run...
just love that new FOR command in XP! lol
[this only works on xp for sure...may on 2000 too,dunno]

Code:

@echo off
rem             PBS's universal Recursive Batch File
rem  usage: recurse <command> <"files"> <extra params> <extra params>
rem Example: recurse  copy "e:\mpg stores\*.mpg" e:\psp\

rem %1 is command you'd like to run on each file individually
rem %2 is set of files to act upon [same as you'd get from a 'dir' command]
rem %3 %4 %5 etc. are extra parameters you can set for command to run

@for /F  "usebackq delims==" %%f in (`dir /b /s %2`) do call :process "%%f" %1 %3 %4 %5
goto :eof

:process
echo.
echo.
rem command you'd like to run and use %1 for individual filename and %2 %3,etc extra commandline parameters
rem change this to "echo %2 %1 %3 %4 %5" to see proposed output...
rem change this to %2 %1 %3 %4 %5 for it to do the work...

echo %2 %1 %3 %4 %5  
echo.

:end
:eof

save that as recursive.bat and run it with what you want to do..
[your case { move "\\server\share\dir\*.mp4" "\\server\share\destination" }
and { move "\\server\share\dir\*.thm" "\\server\share\destination" } ]
should work with net paths too...
USE QUOTES WITH PATHS ON INPUT! [ex: "\\server\share 1\*.mpg" NOT \\server\share\*.mpg]
let me know how it works for you..

[A_Brass]

pBS,

I I was digging around looking for this thread 2 days ago. I was trying to do exactly what this thread described.

I wanted to thank you for posting your batch file. After tinkering with it for a few hours i found it works perfectly.

[pBS]

cool...yea,i had to make it net path and long filename ready....
[i always test batches with files with spaces in filename and net paths]

just finished one that will enable burning shows to dvd from the transcode menu...in half the time...
[now working on the menus..anyone know dvdauthor well? lol]
there's a thread around here somewhere that has my ffmpeg proxy to allow transcode menu to be run with *any* command..[transcode,add files to que etc.]