Utility: DirMon2

[jimmyb]

Ty Jere. That directory fix works like a charm. Now if I can figure out how to get it to work LOL

[Jere_Jones]

Originally Posted by jimmyb

Now if I can figure out how to get it to work LOL

If you can be a little more specific, maybe I can help.

Jere

[rtengvad]

Hi Jere
The new version fixed my directory choosing problem - thanks. Everything seems to be fine but when you hit start the service starts but nothing else happens. In the old version you could see the showanalyser icon in the tray when Dirmon started processing, but nothing happens now.

I tried to restart and let the machine idle for 5 min, but didn't help.

rtengvad

[Jere_Jones]

Originally Posted by rtengvad

Everything seems to be fine but when you hit start the service starts but nothing else happens.

Nothing happens? Does the current status change to "Started" or does it stay at "stopped"?

Originally Posted by rtengvad

In the old version you could see the showanalyser icon in the tray when Dirmon started processing, but nothing happens now.

You'll have to open up window's Service Manager and put a checkmark in the "Allow Service to interact with desktop" block.

Jere

[rtengvad]

Sorry. It IS actually working now. No analyzer icon in the tray but I can see in the task manager that Dirmon has called Showanalyzer to work.

Im pretty sure that it was not the case before but I have no idea what made the trick. Maybe the update I did to the newest ver. of ShowAnalyzer.

Tanks for your help.

rtengvad

[Humanzee]

Ok, there is no file called SuperTroopers-1872511-1.mpg on my system anywhere.

On my X drive I have a "movies" subfolder and in it I have a file called "Super Troopers.avi" however that file has never been an mpg, named anything different or ever been in the "Y:\TVMedia" folder.

I hit refresh a bunch of time and it wouldn't go away, nor begin processing. As you can see from the attached image, there were no jobs running.

I removed the subdirectories option from DirMon2 Job Management "Where" options. Stopped the service, removed it, reinstalled it and started it again. Now the Current Status tab has removed the mpg from the Qued Jobs list.

Any Idea where this fantom mpg file came from or where it went? Weird.

[Jere_Jones]

Originally Posted by Humanzee

Ok, there is no file called SuperTroopers-1872511-1.mpg on my system anywhere.

On my X drive I have a "movies" subfolder and in it I have a file called "Super Troopers.avi" however that file has never been an mpg, named anything different or ever been in the "Y:\TVMedia" folder.

I hit refresh a bunch of time and it wouldn't go away, nor begin processing. As you can see from the attached image, there were no jobs running.

I removed the subdirectories option from DirMon2 Job Management "Where" options. Stopped the service, removed it, reinstalled it and started it again. Now the Current Status tab has removed the mpg from the Qued Jobs list.

Any Idea where this fantom mpg file came from or where it went? Weird.

I promise you that at one time that file existed. Really.

It could have been a LiveTV segment that got deleted before it could be processed. The latest version (0.5.2) improves the queue's updates. Previously it would only not update if the queue was empty. So it would appear that a file would stay in the queue forever.

Jere

[cenwesi]

You might want to update the About information to reflect v0.5.2

[dbdan]

I want to execute a batch file to close another application when a sage recording is done. In the 'Programs to run', I have "E:/DirMon2/test.bat"
The log shows
Starting: "StopTask" on "E:/SageTV/recordings/IfOnly-389854-0.mpg"

But the batch file does not get executed. Can this be done?

Thanks,
Dan

[Jere_Jones]

I've had a report that "Wait until file is done" isn't working correctly. I'm investigating.

Jere

[DFA]

This is off-topic since this is a "DirMon2" thread, but found something about SA as a result of playing with DirMon2.

I came to notice that when the check-box for SA "Stop scanning when playing" is ticked, it does not seem to work properly. When Sage is asleep and in the tray and recording (but not playing), SA will never-the-less pause. If already a known issue, please disregard.

EDIT: PS; I am using WebServer Plugin ver. 2.6 since this may have some bearing.

I stumbled into this thinking that SA was still screwed up after the uninstall of DirMon1 which kills an SA reg key.

I too was investigating why no tray icon and no apparent processing by SA: two different reasons (allow service to interact with desktop and the pause issue for SA's "Stop scanning when playing").

DFA

[mike_15]

I always have "number of resources currently in use" showing in the current listings. The que does list several files to be processed.

I added one job using UNC and anther using the mapped location just in case.

[Global]
Polling Time = 600
Available Resources = 100

[Service]
Start Automatically = 1
Run as Local System = 1
Run as User = 0
User Name = sage
User Password = 

[Job Description 1]
Name = Sage
Processor = C:/Program Files/Dragon Global/ShowAnalyzer/ShowAnalyzer.exe
Command Line Options = 
Must Exist 1 = 
Must Exist Logic = OR
Must Exist 2 = 
Must And Or Must Not Exist Logic = AND
Must Not Exist 1 = txt
Must Not Exist Logic = OR
Must Not Exist 2 = 
Directory 1 = //Dvr1/dvds/more shows
Directory 2 = //Dvr1/shows
Processee Extension 1 = mpg
Resources Needed = 0
Timeout Enabled = 0
Timeout = -1
Priority Boost Due To Job Description = 0
Priority Boost Due To Age = 1
Priority Boost Due To Name = 0
Process Subdirectories = 1
Wait Until File Is Finished = 0
Wait Until Drive Is Idle = 0
Hide Console = 1
Blackout Enabled = 0
Blackout Start Time = 0
Blackout End Time = 0

[Job Description 2]
Name = sage2
Processor = C:/Program Files/Dragon Global/ShowAnalyzer/ShowAnalyzer.exe
Command Line Options = 
Must Exist 1 = 
Must Exist Logic = OR
Must Exist 2 = 
Must And Or Must Not Exist Logic = AND
Must Not Exist 1 = txt
Must Not Exist Logic = OR
Must Not Exist 2 = 
Directory 1 = Y:/more shows
Directory 2 = Z:/
Processee Extension 1 = mpg
Resources Needed = 100
Timeout Enabled = 0
Timeout = -1
Priority Boost Due To Job Description = 0
Priority Boost Due To Age = 1
Priority Boost Due To Name = 0
Process Subdirectories = 1
Wait Until File Is Finished = 0
Wait Until Drive Is Idle = 0
Hide Console = 1
Blackout Enabled = 0
Blackout Start Time = 0
Blackout End Time = 0

[Cleanup Description 1]
Directory = //Dvr1/dvds/more shows
Process Subdirectories = 1
Target Extension 1 = txt
Trigger Extension 1 = mpg
Trigger Extension 2 = mpeg
[Cleanup Description 2]
Directory = //Dvr1/shows
Process Subdirectories = 1
Target Extension 1 = txt
Trigger Extension 1 = mpg
Trigger Extension 2 = mpeg

[Jere_Jones]

Originally Posted by mike_15

I always have "number of resources currently in use" showing in the current listings. The que does list several files to be processed.

I added one job using UNC and anther using the mapped location just in case.

Is there a question or a problem? I'm sorry I don't understand.

I do see an issue with the first job. It has "Resources required" set to 0. Basically that means it will try to run every file at once.

Jere

[mike_15]

sorry, there is a problem with it.
SA never runs. I can run SA manually but Dirmon2 doesn't seem to load it.

I was playing with resources required, I have it back at 100.

[Jere_Jones]

This may seem like a silly question, but are you sure SA isn't running? If you are looking for a tray icon then it won't be there unless you have gone into window's service manager and enabled "Allow service to interact with desktop".

Jere

[mike_15]

I hit CTRL+ALT+DEL and looked under processes.

I can find a listing for DirMon2 in the computer management> services. but no listing for SA
I assume I am to "Allow service to interact with desktop" for DirMon

[Jere_Jones]

Originally Posted by mike_15

I hit CTRL+ALT+DEL and looked under processes.

That'd do it. A very accurate way to tell, that is.

Originally Posted by mike_15

I can find a listing for DirMon2 in the computer management> services. but no listing for SA
I assume I am to "Allow service to interact with desktop" for DirMon

Absolutely correct.

Is the DirMon service started?

Do this:
1) Stop the dirmon service.
2) Delete active.csv and queue.csv from the install directory.
3) Go to a command line window and run DirMon.exe (with no command line options).

What happens?

Jere

[ekiwi]

Interact with desktop has another very important side effect on my pc.

I have some scripts to compress data using ffmpeg and menconder if i run them as a user or system with out intereact they can take a very long time to complete (8 hours as apposed to half an hour). Turning on interact with desktop speeds things up to the same speed as running them manually.

Not sure why (havent had time to test as i want to free up space) but i have a theory about powermanagment kicking in and possible turning off the hard drives or something like that.

So a heads up if things are going slow enable interact with the desktop.

jerry maybe you could include it as an option in the next release.

PS love the parameter passing tnx

[mike_15]

Is the DirMon service started?

It was started.

Do this:
1) Stop the dirmon service.
2) Delete active.csv and queue.csv from the install directory.
3) Go to a command line window and run DirMon.exe (with no command line options).

What happens?

Immediately after running dirmon2 from cmd prompt a queue list was created.
A moment later two SA cmd window popups showed up.
in the dirmon folder new active.csv and queue.csv and another log was created.

to see if the GUI would work, I stopped them all, deleted the CSV's, started service in the GUI, no queue or processing started the same as before.
I then stopped the service and repeated your instructions and it worked again in the cmd prompt.

Mike

[Jere_Jones]

mike,

I have two possibilities:
1) I have only verified DirMon2 works on WinXP. Are you using a different OS?
2) There is a permissions problem. Try running the service as the same user you used to run the command line.

Jere