RecStatus - new version 0.98beta (April 4, 2005)

[jimh]

An updated version of RecStatus.exe is now available here: RecStatus-098beta.zip

New features:
1. more detailed listing of current and pending recordings found;
2. option to send an email reporting its results;
3. option to write an .html file reporting its reults (see a sample here);
4. uses RecStatus.cfg for configuration data;
5. includes RecStatus.htm, an HTML-formatted template that RecStatus can use when it generates HTML-output;
6. lists details of all programs currently being recorded (UNTESTED: I only have one tuner, so please try it and let me know :confused: )
7. a few other minor fixes/enhancements;

RecStatus is a command-line, standalone utility that checks to see:
1. whether GBPVR is currently recording one or more programs;
2. whether any recordings are scheduled to commence within a specified timeframe (for example, 5 minutes, 12 hours, 7 days, whatever).
Use it in a batch file to determine, for example, if it is safe to hibernate.

RecStatus returns the following exit codes depending upon what it finds:
Exit code:
0 - ALL CLEAR: not currently recording and no recording pending to start within the specified time window;
1 - ALERT: although no program is currently being recorded, at least one program is scheduled to start within the specified time window;
2 - ALERT: GBPVR is currently recording at least one program;

RecStatus can also be used to generate reports of upcoming, scheduled recordings.
Results can be emailed and/or stored in an HTML file.

For example, I added the following lines to my PostUpdateEPG.bat file:
RecStatus.exe time=1d email=yes ends me an email each night listing the recordings scheduled for the day;
RecStatus.exe time=7d html=yes :generates an HTML file (like this one) listing all of my recordings scheduled for the upcoming week.

Enjoy,

Jim

[jimh]

PLEASE NOTE:

I just tracked down a bug in the way RecStatus handles non-AUTH SMTP servers (thanks Simon!).

If you use a non-AUTHenticating SMTP server with RecStatus, please download the RecStatus-098beta.zip package again.

You can find it here: RecStatus-098beta.zip or in the link in the prior post.

Enjoy!

- Jim

[Pioneer4x4]

I just tried out the new one today. It works great! It will really help out with planning recordings!

I have a shortcut on my quicklaunch bar pointing to a batch file with;

RecStatus.exe time=7d html=yes
c:\RecStatus.html

So with a single click, I see what all is scheduled for the next week!

Thanks a bunch.

[jimh]

I just tried out the new one today. It works great! It will really help out with planning recordings!

I have a shortcut on my quicklaunch bar pointing to a batch file with;

RecStatus.exe time=7d html=yes
c:\RecStatus.html

So with a single click, I see what all is scheduled for the next week!

Thanks a bunch.

Thanks for the shortcut idea - I hadn't thought of that!

By the way, if you enhance the included RecStatus.htm template file (or create a new one), please consider sharing it with me. In future releases, I hope to include a collection of user-created templates (not just the one I threw together) - the more choices people have, the better.

- Jim

[Pioneer4x4]

I have shortcuts to TONS of stuff, I'm always putting stuff in batch files for tasks like this. My quick launch bar goes the entire lenght of th task bar. If I use something, I copy it there. I hate the Program listing.


As for RecStatus, I might putz with the template. It seems so usefull as is.

[PegasusWar]

Thanks for your very useful program. I use it in a batch file which is called after epg update and recording processing to check, if the server can go to standby:

Code:

@echo off
set checkMinutes=120
"%~dp0recstatus" time=%checkMinutes% silent=yes
if %errorlevel%==0 goto suspend1
echo %date% %time% Record is scheduled or running. Will not suspend.
goto ende

:suspend1
netstat -an |find ":5906"|find /i "establ"
if %errorlevel%==1 goto suspend2
echo %date% %time% MVP is connected on port 5906. Will not suspend.
goto ende

:suspend2
echo %date% %time%  Suspend is possible. No recordings in next %checkMinutes% minutes.
suspend.exe

:ende

[pBS]

oooo...loving this with my smartie lcd.. but one thing missing..live tv details...
[or even currently timeshifting details..]
nothing seems to output this info anywhere...just recording status's..
love this program,nice n lean like i like 'em...lol
and tons of info....but no date formatting options which i could work with if we had a way to output that seperately...like multi-ini or htm template selection from command-line..
how are you accessing the db info?
and does this info exist in db for livetv?
is the source available?
nice work..

[DenverDon]

I am trying to setup RecStatus to send an email with a list of pending recordings. The command line I am using is:

RecStatus.exe time=1d email=yes

The pertinent RecStatus.cfg lines are:

EmailFrom=GBPVR@Recording.Server
EmailSubject=GBPVR RecStatus Schedule Report

Also, 'EmailSendto' contains a valid email address.

And finally the results are (Pending recording lines ommited):

Authentication successful
<br>501 need MAIL FROM:<name@domain>
<br>RESULT: 503 need MAIL FROM:<name@domain>
<br>503 need MAIL command
<br>EXIT CODE: 1


I have tried several different values for EmailFrom in the config file (valid email addresses, garbage, etc.) but still get the exact same error.

Anybody have any ideas?

Thanks in advance,
-- Don