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michaelgcohen

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Feature Request - Schedule Start
« on: January 04, 2010, 09:47:14 AM »
I love the application and would ideally have it run while I am at work and turn itself off when I am hope, any hope for a scheduled start/finish?

Jay

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Re: Feature Request - Schedule Start
« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2010, 07:10:53 PM »
Other users have asked for scheduling abilities and it is on our list of potential features to add to iCam in the future.

OUAnthony

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Re: Feature Request - Schedule Start
« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2010, 06:59:23 AM »
I'm not a Mac user, so I can't comment on that...although someone else on here did mention Apple Script or something to start/stop the icamsource program.

In Windows, you could write a couple of simple batch files (icamsource has a command line option)...

  • one batch file to kill icamsource:

taskkill /f /im icamsource.exe

  • and one batch file to run icamsource:

c:
cd "c:\program files\icamsource"
icamsource.exe -u=icamusername -p=icampassword -url=http://192.168.10.100/video.cgi -cu=camerausername -cp=camerapassword -m -desc="Description of Camera Source"

  • Finally, use Task Scheduler to execute the start/stop batch files on certain days and/or at certain times.

(other command-line options are here: http://skjm.com/forum/index.php?topic=462.0)