Folks,
please find attached the
0.2 release of WizPclRather than explain the changes in this release I will just discuss what it does.
WizPcl can best be described as a rule based program manager. Rules can be defined that automatically move / copy programs from the Beyonwiz in TVWiz or .ts formats as they are recorded.
An example rule might be
Move any programs from my Beyonwiz in the "Lounge" with the words "Time" and "Team" in
the program name that are smaller than 10 GB and older than 5 days and are in the directory "recording/tt" in a .ts format.
Rukes and other parameters are setup by running WizPcl in interactive mode (no parameters on the command line)
Once the rules etc have been set up WizPcl can be run in batch mode (parameter batch on command line). Note in batch mode WizPcl runs minimized but by maximizing it you can see log activity.
As long as there is enough common up time between your PC and your Beyonwiz the actions will be performed according to the rules.
A rule is made of 2 parts
Part 1 are conditions - most of these relate to specific program attribues such as Name, location, age, definition etc. There is one condition that relates to the beyonwiz device - namely the size of data stored on the disk - this is used to trigger rules when the beyonwiz is getting full.
Part 2 are actions - these are things like copy, delete and convert. When combined they provide a mechanism to do the following
1. Delete programs on beyonwiz e.g. news after 2 days old
2. Move / Copy files to PC in TVWiz format
3. Convert local TvWiz format to .ts format
4. Kick off a batch file with substituted parameters e.g. start a divx conversion etc
There are a number of other general options that help tune performance, define file locations etc.
WizPcl can also integrate with Wizplayer - basically they share a directory and there's an additional option to only copy down the WizPlayer pre cache - most people wont want to do this.
Tread carefully please and run you rules without actions before to ensure your targeting the correct programs. Its easy to write a rule that will delete all your programs quickly - I am sure you dont want that and neither do I.
As always use at own risk but if i can help don't hesitate to ask.
Enjoy
cheers
Nigel