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Title: MC as Alarm Clock (part. files)
Post by: JONCAT on April 10, 2006, 07:36:59 pm

Is there a way to set particular files or playlists for playback w/ Media Scheduler or are we limited to "play a media file". Does it play whatever is loaded into Playing Now by any chance?

thanks,
Dr. C

Title: Re: MC as Alarm Clock (part. files)
Post by: park on April 11, 2006, 08:16:01 am

Here are the settings I use in media scheduler to wake me up every day:

Start custom task, set the days and time you want, give it a name.
Fill in the program path (should be C:\WINDOWS\system32\MC11.exe on a normal setup)
In the command line field type: /PlayReplace TREEPATH=Playlists\Alarm Clock

("Alarm clock" being the name of a playlist. I put some files into it every night before bed. It is a playlist at the root playlists level. If you want to play a playlist that is deeper in the tree then just type the path from the "Playlists\" level)

Title: Re: MC as Alarm Clock (part. files)
Post by: milknkukis on April 13, 2006, 01:19:42 pm

That's great, i've been wanting to do this for a while!

Do you know if other command line options are documented somewhere? I would like to be able to change the zone and set the volume each morning too.

Title: Re: MC as Alarm Clock (part. files)
Post by: milknkukis on April 13, 2006, 06:17:18 pm

nevermind, i found it. for those interested it is here:

http://www.jrmediacenter.com/DevZone/CommandLine.html

Title: Re: MC as Alarm Clock (part. files)
Post by: milknkukis on May 06, 2006, 08:55:49 am

Hi all

I'm having difficulty getting the VolumeSet command to work, does anyone know why this isn't working?

My command line is as follows:

/PlayReplace TREEPATH=Playlists\stuff_i_like|zone=1 /Command VolumeSet 40

Title: Re: MC as Alarm Clock (part. files)
Post by: Mr ChriZ on May 06, 2006, 12:19:44 pm

Try moving the VolumeSet Command before the PlayReplace.
I've just tested it on it's own and it's working
mc11 /Command VolumeSet 60

Title: Re: MC as Alarm Clock (part. files)
Post by: milknkukis on May 08, 2006, 01:41:20 pm

thanks for the suggestion, but it looks like you can only do one at a time.

could do two different events but that doesn't work either because VolumeSet doesn't work with |zone=1

not a big issue, i just have to remeber to keep the volume ata reasonable level.

cheers for the help everybody
mark

Title: Re: MC as Alarm Clock (part. files)
Post by: glynor on May 08, 2006, 10:58:38 pm

Just put the two separate commands in a text file, one line at a time and save it with a .BAT extension and have the scheduler run that. 
EG:

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C:\WINDOWS\system32\MC11.exe /Command VolumeSet 40
C:\WINDOWS\system32\MC11.exe /PlayReplace TREEPATH=Playlists\stuff_i_like|zone=1
I, personally, just use the Windows Task Scheduler to do my automation but you could certainly use MC's if it wets your whistle.

Title: Re: MC as Alarm Clock (part. files)
Post by: park on May 09, 2006, 07:10:57 am

Just save them as 2 seperate custom commands and have them start a minute apart from each other. That's what I do.

Title: Re: MC as Alarm Clock (part. files)
Post by: milknkukis on May 10, 2006, 01:00:00 pm

Thanks for the input guys, but i have several zones so i would have to do at least three different commands.
1. set required zone as current
2. set volume
3. play playlist

I have found since setting this up that i don't change the volume on that zone very often anyway so the whole thing has become a little redundant, but hopefully someone else will find it useful one day :)

cheers
mark