Postprocessing script Live TV not working correctly

[revengineer 142]

I am trying to run a post-processing script for Live TV to convert .ts to .mkv with MCEBuddy. The script is shown below. The script is called and recorded programs are added to the MCEBuddy queue. However, I sometime get access error and found that the timeout commands are not working when I call the script from within emby. It works find if I call the script standalone. I have tried using the full path for the timeout command (C:\windows\system32\timeout.exe) ut it does not work either. Something is funky with the emby environment and I cannot figure this out. Help please!

 

@echo off
timeout /t 60 /nobreak > NUL
C:\Progra~1\MCEBuddy2x\MCEBuddy.UserCLI.exe --command=engine --action=start 
timeout /t 2 /nobreak > NUL
C:\Progra~1\MCEBuddy2x\MCEBuddy.UserCLI.exe --command=addfile --action=%1
timeout /t 10 /nobreak > NUL
:loop
for /f "delims=" %%o in ('C:\Progra~1\MCEBuddy2x\MCEBuddy.UserCLI.exe --command=jobstatus --action=%1 --quiet') do set status=%%o
if %status% == "not present" (
    exit
) else (
    timeout /t 2 /nobreak > NUL
    goto loop
)

 

[revengineer 142]

OK, I figured this one out. The timeout command apparently has some idiosyncracies that prevent is from running correctly in a child process. The solution is to use waitfor or the start-sleep powers he'll command instead. All good now.

Edited December 24, 2024 by revengineer

[Luke 42077]

Hi, thanks for following up.