How might I use this, macro scheduler, or another program to deal with programs that require the jaws cursor? Right now, for converting my TV shows to audio, I use virtual dub, but I have to wait a minute after the open command is hit, then another minute and a half to manually name and save each show to wav in the folder those go in, separate from the mpg's so that I don't delete the wrong one when I go back in the open box to repeat the cycle. I'd like to use a batch converting program like Mediansoft Batch Converter, and have it convert the folder at a certain time to wav or mp3 files. It has a browse button for the input location, and another for the output, both of which you have to use the jaws cursor to get to. I don't believe it remembers the location that one could just run and hit convert, and the convert button, I believe, has to be clicked to. The thing this program does have going for it is it is able to delete the source files after they convert, difficult to test accurately as it only converts half the show in a trial version, and I hate to register something that I can't schedule. How would I write the macro to make this happen, without any sighted help to actually physically click the buttons? Awhile ago, I heard of a program called winbatch that people can use to automate software installation, and they must run in to the same thing, how to code the "click first browse button" and "click second browse button" options, as they do have to click next and enter in paths in to boxes and the like, and then my macro would be in a .exe file that I could use task scheduler to run, or a hotkey.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dean Martineau" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 8:33 PM Subject: may have solved the Radio Caroline Recording problem > > > A few weeks ago, Peter Scanlon wrote asking how to record the stream of > Radio Caroline, since the particular high-quality stream he wanted to > record does not seem to lend itself to simply typing the Url into > TotalRecorder's Run dialog. I think I've figured out how to do it. The > solution takes tinkering, and it is certainly not the only one, but it is > free and I've made it work. > > First, it occurs to me that one could launch the Radio Caroline stream > before going to bed and use TotalRecorder Pro's scheduler to start and > stop > the recording process at a given time. What I'm about to describe works > if > you don't want to do that or if you only have TotalRecorder Standard. > > The tool we'll use is a little free utility called Send. It's a > command-line program that lets you send keystrokes to running > applications. You can specify a time of day to send the keystrokes. > > The program doesn't have a home page. You get it from > http://www.winsite.com/bin/Info?1000000034563 > > I'll be doing a Sound Computing article on the various aspects of this > process, so won't elaborate on them here. The bottom line is that you can > position the pc cursor, *not* the virtual cursor, of Internet Explorer at > a > point of your choice, perhaps on the link for the OggCast stream, though > you can put the pc cursor elsewhere if there's a reason to do so. With > the > pc cursor positioned on the desired link , you can execute a batch file > with one line. Assuming you deposited the send.exe program in the root > folder of the hard drive, and that you wanted to start recording at > midnight, a batch file with a name like launch.bat would look like this > > c:\send internet \{s500}\n 00:00 > > The \{s500} sends a half-second pause, which seems to give processes a > little time to work. > > I have not been able to send a command from within a batch file to start > recording with TotalRecorder. I have been able to send the command to do > this from outside a batch file. Also note that Microsoft AntiSpyware > wasn't enthusiastic about a batch file taking over the system and needed > reassurance that I liked the idea. > > So to use this, you would launch TotalRecorder and hit Ctrl-R to start > recording. With JFW if you're in software recording mode, nothing will be > captured until the audio stream starts playing. You would run the batch > file and go to bed. Upon arising, you would stop Total Recorder and save. > > More can be done with this. It should be possible to use Send to close > Internet Explorer at a set time, though this would be much easier to do > with TotalRecorder. > > This is what I know so far. > > Dean > > > _______________________________________________ > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we > offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com > _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com
