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Two reminder at the same hour

Posted: 15 Feb 2019 12:32
by jsonio
Hello,

I'm using two reminders to send commands to PF.
But sometimes I need two commands to be played at a given time exaclty one after the other, sometimes only one command.

Is there a way I can control the order of two different reminders scheduled at exactly the same moment?

Because each reminder has a different recurrence, I would like each command stay in one separate reminder.
Is there a way to be sure of the order in which they'll be called if they are scheduled at the same time? Like a priority option?

Thank you very much !

Justin

Re: Two reminder at the same hour

Posted: 15 Feb 2019 13:01
by radio42
Currently there is only the possibility to order reminders is by its time, e.g. they have to be at 1 second apart.
But...
Why do you need multiple reminders?
Note, that you can specify multiple commands with a single reminder. Maybe you know that already.

So if that is not an option, I can look into adding a Priority here as well.

Re: Two reminder at the same hour

Posted: 18 Feb 2019 12:08
by jsonio
Hello Bernd,

Thank you very much for your answer. I'm using reminder to record the broadcastings but from the next month it will change one week out of two.

Case 1: (current configuration)

Every Saturday

15pm REC START file1 -> REMINDER 1
17pm REC STOP file1 -> REMINDER 2, line 1
17pm REC START file2 -> REMINDER 2, line 2
19pm REC STOP file2 -> REMINDER 3

Case 2: (what I need to do) the 2 programs will be recorded only one week out of two
So, the problem is I would like to make an even or odd recurrence on saturdays but I think it doesn't exist.
So, I think I need to use 4 reminders command, and 5 recurrences (one for each saturday) but I need to be sure Reminder 2 will be playing before reminder 3 when both are scheduled.

Note: the fact that there is no recurrence for the 5th xxday of the month (but only the last one) is also a problem in this case, because I can't match precisely the 5th saturday only but either the 4th or the 5th (which is a problem in a even/odd different programming)

Saturday 1

15pm REC START file1 REMINDER 1
17pm REC STOP file1 REMINDER 2
17pm REC START file2 REMINDER 3
19pm REC STOP file2 REMINDER 4

Saturday 2

15pm REC START file1
17pm REC STOP file1
17pm
19pm

Saturday 3

15pm REC START file1
17pm REC STOP file1
17pm REC START file2
19pm REC STOP file2

Saturday 4

15pm REC START file1
17pm REC STOP file1
17pm
19pm

Saturday 5 (when it exists)

15pm REC START file1
17pm REC STOP file1
17pm REC START file2
19pm REC STOP file2

I hope, it is understandable !

Thank you very much,

Justin

Re: Two reminder at the same hour

Posted: 18 Feb 2019 12:45
by radio42
I can hardly validate your entire setup from here, e.g. you might also try to use the related Program Scheduler events (e.g. the OnProgramStarted event).
I am not sure what exact control-commands you are using, but also note, that the MIXER_OUT/INPUT_REC_ON commands do stop automatically any previous recording.

Also note, that the new v4.0.5.11-Beta was just released, which now supports Priorities for Reminders.
(select 'Check for Beta-Versions...' to update)

Re: Two reminder at the same hour

Posted: 18 Feb 2019 16:39
by jsonio
Hello,

Thank you very much ! Sorry for the setup... I was just trying to explain the full context ^^

The priority option will be perfect, the only problem remaining is I have nothing in the recurrence options to set up a record the 5th saturday of the month. The last option, will affect the fourth saturdays of some moths as well, would a "fifth" option be possible in the select list ?

Thank you very much !

Justin

Re: Two reminder at the same hour

Posted: 18 Feb 2019 19:47
by radio42
Unfortunately not. The recurrence pattern is provided by a UI library which I am using. as such I have no control of it.
As such I cannot add an option to address only the fifth day/week of a month (if existing).
The only option existing is the 'Last' week of the month - not sure, if that helps?