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Hello i want to set up a tv stream, which should play and stop only when specific programs are on the TV, how can be this done ? Should there be only one schedule for all programs or one schedule for each program or how is this done ?

i've tried to add several lines for one schedule, and the schedule shows only the last entry

is this config example OK?

new tvprogram schedule enabled
setup tvprogram date 2006/05/31-11:15:00
setup tvprogram append control tvkarta play
setup tvprogram date 2006/05/31-12:15:00
setup tvprogram append control tvkarta stop

setup tvprogram date 2006/05/31-14:15:00
setup tvprogram append control tvkarta play
setup tvprogram date 2006/05/31-15:15:00
setup tvprogram append control tvkarta stop

at 11:15 start the stream and 12:15 should stop
at 14:15 again start the stream and 15:15 should stop

but this isn't working, i don't know if this is correct
can someone pls tell me how to set up a time schedule for one or more days ahead ?

The time might be GMT instead of local time (or something like that)

The time might be GMT instead of local time (or something like that)

Thanks for the answer. Is this config file written correctly? Is this how vlm scheduling works ? Because if i put more than one date for one schedule into the config file, vlm recognizes only the last date and use that date.

e.g.:

It's 9:00 am and i make a schedlue:

setup myschedule date 2006/06/02-10:15:00
setup myschedule append control video_device play
setup myschedule date 2006/06/02-11:15:00
setup myschedule append control video_device stop

So here the VLM takes only the date 2006/06/02-11:15:00 into account and runs !!! the broadcast from 11:15:00 am, not stopping it
The date 2006/06/02-10:15:00 here is deprecated - dunno why

I made a simple script using 'at' command which runs itself and rewrites the schedule with new data. This is the only way i found out, how to make scheduled broadcasting ...

If there is an easier way to start and stop broadcasting, i would be very grateful if someone can tell me how to do it in VLM

A schedule item can only have one date.

A schedule item can only have one date.

well that explains the whole thing, then i stay with my script to rewrite the config file (schedule)

thanks for your answers

no problem