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Software => xlights => Topic started by: pk on October 17, 2011,

Title: xlights 2011b Scheduling Question
Post by: pk on October 17, 2011,

Is it possible to have xscheduler run when my show computer reboots?

 I have it scheduled to run when the computer reboots and xscheduler starts fine.  However, the "Run Schedule" box is unchecked and the show will not start. 

Is there a way to get the scheduling running automatically on a re-boot?

Title: Re: xlights 2011b Scheduling Question
Post by: rrowan on October 17, 2011,

I just placed the xlights scheduler short cut in the windows startup menu

Rick R.

Title: Re: xlights 2011b Scheduling Question
Post by: pk on October 17, 2011,

Here is what I did. 

At 11:05 AM I went into xscheduler and created a playlist that was to start at 11:15AM.  I checked "Run Schedule", saved and exited the program. 

I put the xscheduler shortcut in the Start Menu. 

I turned my computer off / on. By 11:10 the computer was running again.   Xscheduler did start when the computer rebooted.  However, at 11:15 the playlist did not start.

After the scheduled start time (i.e. 11:20) I check the "Run Schedule" box and the playlist starts!!!! 

I am using the xlights 2011b software that was recently released.  I have not tried this on earlier versions of xlights.

It appears that xscheduler is not remembering it needs to run the schedule.  Is there something that needs to added to the command line to execute a schedule on start-up? 
I may be missing something but I believe I have done everything correctly.

In theory this restarting is not needed if power stays up 24/7 but we all know Murphy's Law as it applies to this.

Don't get me wrong, I am not complaining, I really like xlights and Matt did a great job.  The automatic re-start is a nice feature that from my reading was in earlier versions of xlights.

Title: Re: xlights 2011b Scheduling Question
Post by: rrowan on October 17, 2011,

Just a couple of things to check

Did you select the correct day of week?
Did you select the correct time (am/pm)?
Does your computer have the correct time?

Rick R.

Title: Re: xlights 2011b Scheduling Question
Post by: pk on October 17, 2011,

Yes to all of those questions.  I check before my original post.  I do not understand why it is not starting.  For a sanity check I am try last year's version of xlights and see if it starts on a reboot.


UPDATE:  I tried xScheduler from xLights 0.2 on the same computer and it works fine. 

Rick - if you get a chance try xScheduler from the 2011b release and let me know what you find.

Title: Re: xlights 2011b Scheduling Question
Post by: dowdybrown on October 17, 2011,

I will update xLights so that it remembers the state of the Run Schedule button.

Title: Re: xlights 2011b Scheduling Question
Post by: pk on October 17, 2011,

That would be great!  Thanks Matt.