Scheduler Questions
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Category: Aurora Sequencer Software
Forum Name: Aurora 1.0
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Topic: Scheduler Questions
Posted By: ChrisL1976
Subject: Scheduler Questions
Date Posted: 09 Sep 2008 at 4:06pm
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Ok, couple quick questions on the scheduler. If you shut off your computer and restart it the next day, will the scheduler start up on its own when its show time? or do you have to open it up? If you have 2 shows back to back. What happens if the first show runs over into the second show? I think I read it plays the song till the end if it falls on over the end time. One wishlist Item for the scheduler....be able to minimize it...if this isn't already on the list. But knock on wood, I just tested it with a few sequences and no bugs, although I dont have any controller hooked up to the computer though. ------------- Chris www.lightsonsixth.com |
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Posted By: LightsOnLogan
Date Posted: 10 Sep 2008 at 12:53pm
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1. You will need to reopen the scheduler after a reboot. 2. The first show will finish the current song at the end time and then will play the close sequence for that show (if one is specified) and will return to the scheduler job queue which will see the next show and start the next show right away. ------------- http://www.aurorashow.com/"> 
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Posted By: JonB256
Date Posted: 10 Sep 2008 at 2:09pm
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You could put a Scheduler shortcut in the Startup folder or create a Scheduled Task in Control Panel to start the scheduler one hour before showtime.
(that won't help you with the "Start" button that still needs to be clicked) ------------- JonB - D-Light user |
Posted By: LightChristmas
Date Posted: 10 Sep 2008 at 2:23pm
The problem, even though you have it in the startup folder, is that you still need a way of clicking that START button to enable the scheduler.
------------- http://www.aurorashow.com/"> 
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Posted By: kennyz06
Date Posted: 10 Sep 2008 at 3:00pm
| Download this program... you can script it to click your scheduler icon, then click start.... it's free. http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/ - http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/ |
Posted By: ChrisL1976
Date Posted: 10 Sep 2008 at 3:07pm
That looks interesting, I'll have to download that at home and try it out. ------------- Chris www.lightsonsixth.com |
Posted By: kennyz06
Date Posted: 10 Sep 2008 at 3:21pm
| It works so well for this sort of thing... the City of Plano Texas School District uses it to image all 30,000 of it's pcs. It runs driver setups and stuff durring the imaging... (I'm a network engineer) |
Posted By: ChrisL1976
Date Posted: 10 Sep 2008 at 3:42pm
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so will it start up the program at a certain time as well as virtually push the start key? Or do I still need to still put Scheduler in the start-up folder?
------------- Chris www.lightsonsixth.com |
Posted By: Slinkard
Date Posted: 10 Sep 2008 at 4:51pm
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He beat me to the point! yes basically create a script to run at start up to open scheduler and hit the start button! bam you are done!
Slink ------------- http://www.aurorashow.com/"> 
Coming soon www.computerizedlights.com |
Posted By: ChrisL1976
Date Posted: 10 Sep 2008 at 5:05pm
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So playing dumb here for a minute...... So basically I hit "record" on the program and it saves what I do with my mouse until I tell it to stop recording. Man, if thats the case, that would be great to prank someone on their computer..  ------------- Chris www.lightsonsixth.com |
Posted By: tonyjmartin
Date Posted: 10 Sep 2008 at 9:06pm
That's the general idea. I used AutoIt for Christmas '06 to command WMP to start a playlist for my semi-static display. I think that I may have eventually moved on to another freeware program that was less robust, if only because AutoIt was overkill for what I needed it to do. ------------- Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson |
Posted By: Slinkard
Date Posted: 11 Sep 2008 at 10:14am
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Okay I got the start of the script. this will open scheduler. At work right now so I can't mess with it too much. I send it to you? also this assumes that you have scheduler dunning in the "C:\Program Files\Aurora Sequencer\aurora_scheduler.exe" directory if not you'll need to change that.
You just run this in your start up folder and it will upon start up:
Open scheduler
then click Start for you
And then you are done. No need to mess with services, just move this file to your start up folder.
Slink ------------- http://www.aurorashow.com/">
Coming soon www.computerizedlights.com |
Posted By: Slinkard
Date Posted: 11 Sep 2008 at 11:51am
I have completed the script. it is an .exe that you just need to drop into your start up folder and way you go.
We really need a PM system on this site
I guess just reply on this thread with an email address that you want me to send it too and i'll forward it along.
Nothing fancy just functional!
Slink ------------- http://www.aurorashow.com/">
Coming soon www.computerizedlights.com |
Posted By: ChrisL1976
Date Posted: 11 Sep 2008 at 11:54am
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I would be careful posting email addresses.....Mike said something about getting spam from posting your email address on forums.... You could PM over at d-light or PC......then just make a note of that here. Just to be on the safe side. You have a PM at D-light ------------- Chris www.lightsonsixth.com |
Posted By: Slinkard
Date Posted: 11 Sep 2008 at 12:25pm
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I think maybe my PM is broke over there cuz the last one was a very long time ago! If you want this file PM me over a D-light and I'll send it to you.Slink ------------- http://www.aurorashow.com/">
Coming soon www.computerizedlights.com |
Posted By: Slinkard
Date Posted: 11 Sep 2008 at 1:00pm
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Even better
I have posted the zipped file on the D-light site
http://www.d-light.us/forum/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=1129 - http://www.d-light.us/forum/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=1129
Hope this helps,
Slink ------------- http://www.aurorashow.com/">
Coming soon www.computerizedlights.com |
Posted By: ChrisL1976
Date Posted: 11 Sep 2008 at 2:39pm
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Start up directory or Scheduled task?
------------- Chris www.lightsonsixth.com |
Posted By: Slinkard
Date Posted: 11 Sep 2008 at 3:02pm
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Just drop the .exe in your start up folder. But before you do that double click, to ensure it will work for you. As long as you didn't change the directory at install it will, but check anyways.
Slink ------------- http://www.aurorashow.com/">
Coming soon www.computerizedlights.com |
Posted By: ChrisL1976
Date Posted: 11 Sep 2008 at 3:38pm
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So then every time I start my computer its going to open the scheduler up? That may be a issue since as of now you cant minimize the scheduler.
------------- Chris www.lightsonsixth.com |
Posted By: JonB256
Date Posted: 11 Sep 2008 at 5:11pm
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Chris, you can minimize Scheduler if you do it with the "Windows Key" - M combination.
Scheduler doesn't just minimize, it disappears!!!
What I don't know is if it is still functional when hidden. ------------- JonB - D-Light user |
Posted By: Slinkard
Date Posted: 12 Sep 2008 at 11:19am
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Or Alt + F4 To lower the active window.
Slink ------------- http://www.aurorashow.com/">
Coming soon www.computerizedlights.com |
Posted By: ChrisL1976
Date Posted: 12 Sep 2008 at 4:51pm
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Figured this out......CNTRL+ALT+ DELETE to open task manager..right click on Borealis...pick minimize....its shoves it down to a old Windows minimize box in the bottom left corner of the screen..Close ..right click and pick Maximize to bring it back up.
------------- Chris www.lightsonsixth.com |
Posted By: jberner
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2008 at 1:53pm
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Workarounds are nice but the best option would be a software fix. The easiest and quickest fix would be to Add some command line arguments to the shortcut of the scheduler. (i.e. "C:\Program Files\Aurora Sequencer\aurora_scheduler.exe" -autostart) so that it can be installed as a startup item. This wont help systems that don't auto logon (need a password to open) but it is a start and a quick and easy development solution. The ideal option would be to make the Scheduler run as a service in automatic startup mode running as local system account which will always make the scheduler start on system bootup regardless of user logon. Have a switch in the Scheduler software that allows for auto starting of the actual shows- either on or off. This will allow for the shows to be manually disbaled without shutting down the scheduler service. |