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Title: Scheduled Playlist
Post by: GrahamJohnMiles on January 20, 2013, 05:09:10 pm
I have a playlist scheduled to come every evening at 5pm. I would like to stop it at 7pm. How do I do that?
Title: Re: Scheduled Playlist
Post by: MrC on January 20, 2013, 05:15:21 pm
Quote from: GrahamJohnMiles on January 20, 2013, 05:09:10 pm
I have a playlist scheduled to come...

Define please...
Title: Re: Scheduled Playlist
Post by: GrahamJohnMiles on January 20, 2013, 05:31:07 pm
When you select reoccur it does not let you set a duration.
Title: Re: Scheduled Playlist
Post by: JimH on January 20, 2013, 05:36:11 pm
You could use a 2 hour playlist.  A smartlist can do that.
Title: Re: Scheduled Playlist
Post by: GrahamJohnMiles on January 20, 2013, 05:45:36 pm
It would be nice to set a duration to a playlist regardless of frequency. I used to set an empty playlist to come on after two hours but it seems a roundabout way of doing something which should be available when you set the schedule initially.
Title: Re: Scheduled Playlist
Post by: MrC on January 20, 2013, 05:56:14 pm
I think I'm being thick, but just in case I'm only slightly so...

In Scheduler, you can set the duration for a playlist to Play.

With a Smartlist, you can select from one or more playlists, but have the smartlist ensure no more than 2 hours duration.

Does this meet your needs?
Title: Re: Scheduled Playlist
Post by: GrahamJohnMiles on January 20, 2013, 07:17:56 pm
The duration option is greyed out on my edit options for scheduling.
Title: Re: Scheduled Playlist
Post by: MrC on January 20, 2013, 07:51:51 pm
You're right, sorry.  That's for Recording only.

Use the Smartlist to include a playlist and limit the time to 2 hours.  Schedule playing the Smartlist intead.

Alternatively, you can use Windows Scheduler to issue an MC stop command at 7pm:

    mc18.exe /Stop

and perhaps even start playback initially as well.
Title: Re: Scheduled Playlist
Post by: MrC on January 20, 2013, 07:59:53 pm
@Matt - Seems like enabling the Duration would be a very nice feature for Play.  I recall giving workarounds to this a number of times now.

If Scheduler can Stop a recording, it should be able to Stop playback, yes?
Title: Re: Scheduled Playlist
Post by: GrahamJohnMiles on January 20, 2013, 09:24:48 pm
Great I'll use the command line option. Thanks.
Title: Re: Scheduled Playlist
Post by: GrahamJohnMiles on January 22, 2013, 06:12:43 pm
What's the precise syntax for stopping play. I tried what you posted but it's not recognized.
Title: Re: Scheduled Playlist
Post by: MrC on January 22, 2013, 06:39:25 pm
Pre-MC 18.0.117, you needed to use:

   mc18.exe /Command Stop

after that, you can use either the above or the simpler:

    mc18.exe /Stop
Title: Re: Scheduled Playlist
Post by: kstuart on January 22, 2013, 08:31:03 pm
Quote from: MrC on January 22, 2013, 06:39:25 pm
Pre-MC 18.0.117, you needed to use:

   mc18.exe /Command Stop

after that, you can use either the above or the simpler:

    mc18.exe /Stop
Looking forward to 117.  8) 8) 8)
Title: Re: Scheduled Playlist
Post by: MrC on January 22, 2013, 08:36:15 pm
Probably soon.

Here's the reference:

    http://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/The_Command_Line (http://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/The_Command_Line)