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DvdpScheduler 2.7.0
I had long planned to add "On demand" as a scheduling option, and I finally got off my butt. It's basically the same as if you have "Once" with a passed date/time, but it's more obvious that this is never intended to run on a schedule, but only when you press the Run button.
Please note that when a task is scheduled to run, your PC needs to be logged in. There is no way to control DVD Profiler otherwise. If you're not comfortable leaving your PC logged in, then "On demand" is probably the only useful option. That lets you start a single or multiple tasks with just a click of a button. I use that a lot, but I guess your milage will vary. | Posted: Topic Replies: 49, Topic Views: 30363 |
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| See post about ProfilerQuery 5.0.6 in Plugins forum. | Posted: Topic Replies: 10, Topic Views: 5561 |
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ProfilerQuery 5.0.6
In Windows 10 and 11 tcpClient.ConnectAsync returns False if it cannot connect. But it seems that in Windows 7 it throws an exception instead. I can't test that since I don't have Windows 7, but I have added error trapping that I hope will handle that. (And I changed "se documentation" to "see Help file".) | Posted: Topic Replies: 309, Topic Views: 39753 |
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Quoting MrVideo:
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BTW it is "see documentation" not "se documentation" in the Advanced settings. There's documentation?
Yes, the help file is the documentation. Maybe it would have been clearer if it had said "See help file", I give you that. As for the misspelling, I guess that little slip is because it's "se" in my native language Swedish. Noted for correction. | Posted: Topic Replies: 309, Topic Views: 39753 |
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Quoting MrVideo:
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I'm assuming, based on the need for this command file, that going thru DVDProfiler's export function doesn't give you a way to select your owned collection.
Here is where you select "Owned", or whichever, in the normal export. Note that my collections are named differently than yours.
The reason for the command file is that it's a lot less steps than going through the normal export, if you always make the same selections. | Posted: Topic Replies: 309, Topic Views: 39753 |
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MrVideo, thank you for sending me that error report. I think I know what happened, but not why.
ProfilerQuery has two possible ways of communicating with DVD Profiler in order to select a profile; using simulated keystrokes or using mediadogg's plugin HTTPJolie. When the program starts, it tries to communicate with HTTPJolie in order to find out if it is available or not. If that fails, it will remember it and fall back to using keystrokes. The failure to communicate should be handled internally in ProfilerQuery and not throw an exception. I must try to figure out why this did not work this time.
Regarding the database corruption, it is understandable that you assumed that it had to do with ProfilerQuery. It must, however, have been something else. A database corruption can go undetected for a long time if it affects just a single profile. The database that DVD Profiler uses is known to be a little bit vulnerable. That's why the Database Repair utility is there. | Posted: Topic Replies: 10, Topic Views: 5561 |
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MrVideo,
Just a few notes from me.
I assumed that you had looked for a suitable filter in Profiler itself and not found one. That why I offered alternatives.
Here is how you select 3D profiles in ProfilerQuery in the Main selection tab:
This will show only the 3D profiles in the result. I just tested to make sure.
Saving to CSV (File / Save result to file) will save the same fields that you have defined in the Presentation tab, so the same fields you see in the result.
Lots of people have used ProfilerQuery without experiencing " a crapload of errors". If you had problems it would have been nice if you had contacted me about it.
The problem with Profiler not minimizing is due to a bug in the Windows API, and is mentioned in the help file under "Troubleshooting":
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If you click on the Profiler icon in the task bar, Profiler should go back to being resizeable.
ProfilerQuery only reads the XML file. It does not modify the database, so it cannot corrupt it. Either you had some other problem with your database, or you shut down DVD Profiler using the Task Manager. | Posted: Topic Replies: 10, Topic Views: 5561 |
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One way would be to tag all your 3D movies.
Another way would be to use ProfilerQuery to create a report..
And you could use ProfilerQuery to create a Flag Set for 3D, and then use that flag set to tag those profiles, so you can then list them directly without running ProfilerQuery again. But you would have to remember to manually tag any new 3D profiles that you add.
Running ProfilerQuery is so easy (after you have learned how) that perhaps tagging is unnecessary. Your choice.
You could, of course, add a custom collection category for 3D. But that seems like a bit of overkill to me. If you do, make sure you check "Include contents in owned collection".
However, do not add a separate database for 3D movies! That is definitely more trouble than it is worth.
There may be other solutions that I haven't considered. | Posted: Topic Replies: 10, Topic Views: 5561 |
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Quoting mediadogg:
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I think HTTPJolie passes thru the most important Events via UDP messages if you want to do something for the easy scenarios.
I don't think it passes on DVD Refreshed. | Posted: Topic Replies: 18, Topic Views: 13204 |
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Quoting mediadogg:
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It is more than intriguing. It is hard Yeah, I hadn't quite considered how many ways there actually are to change a profile.  After I figured that out, I thought I could do some tricks by sorting by last edited date. But that also turned out to be a dud. 
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Remember "XmlSpy"? Truth be told, I only recall the name, but nothing else about it. I think I'll have to think about this a bit more (and then I think I'll skip the idea). | Posted: Topic Replies: 18, Topic Views: 13204 |
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Given that it's well over three years since Lars visited the forum (and way longer since he posted anything), it's unlikely that he'll read this thread any time soon.
Quoting sba:
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I had found about the GSyren tools, but they require a manual action (even if that's launching DVD Profiler with the /commandfile argument) to ensure the export is up-to-date.
DvdpScheduler can run the export automatically at a specific time. Personally I use it to run the export every night. DVD Profiler does not have to be running. DvdpScheduler will start it if it is not running, and can be configured to close DVD Profiler after the export. But, this does require that you are logged on in Windows.
Incremental export sounds intriguing. I'll have to look into that. | Posted: Topic Replies: 18, Topic Views: 13204 |
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The XML export from Collectorz does contain IMDb id. It does not contain cast and crew (at least not by default; I guess there might be a setting that I missed). But I assume that MovieBuddy can get that from IMDb.
I am not sure how easy it would be to get a useful CVS file from Collectorz, but it might be worth a try, if you absolutely feel you need an iOS-only alternative to DVD Profiler. | Posted: Topic Replies: 84, Topic Views: 12486 |
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Re: Collectorz:
It appears that I was wrong about layouts. I see on their web site that there are various layouts. I just didn't find that function when I tested. Still, as far as I can tell, it's nowhere near as customizable as DVD Profiler. | Posted: Topic Replies: 84, Topic Views: 12486 |
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I have looked at all programs that I can find, and I have to say the the result is disappointing.
I have found only two that can import directly from DVD Profiler's export file; Collectorz and My Movies.
My Movies looked the most promising until I tested importing my collection. The import is web based. It has a progress bar that does not seem to work. I could import a very small collection, but when I tried to import the whole thing (a bit over 8000 profiles), it failed. Well, nothing happened, and I let the import run for 30 hours before I gave up. From their forum I learned that others have had the same experience.
Collectorz fared better, but it left a lot of my TV shows without any data. For the PC, the program is fully web based. It looks fairly good, but it lacks many of Profiler's features, there is, for example, no layout customization except for selection and order of columns. You get the cover images from the online, I think, and only front cover. You can add custom front and back images, but as far as I could tell it has to be done one profile at a time.
If you want both PC and phone apps, it'll set you back approximately $50 per year (I can only see the prices in SEK).
There are some programs that can import from CSV, but it's a whole lot more complicated, and those programs look pretty basic anyway.
Bottom line, if DVD Profiler doesn't work on your phone, and you really need that, then I'd say that Collectorz probably is your best bet. But for me personally, there is no way I switch to another program as long as DVD Profiler works. | Posted: Topic Replies: 84, Topic Views: 12486 |
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Quoting mediadogg:
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Maybe someday add "Edit Profile" to pop up the Profiler dialogue?
Well, since TurboCLT takes its data from the online and not from your collection, "Edit Profile" isn't really an option.
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By the way, the front and back cover tabs don't work on my version.
They should work if you check "Show images" from the Options menu first. This is unchecked by default since loading images takes a bit of time.
This is mentioned in the Help file in the topics "Display profile" and "Buttons and menu items".  | Posted: Topic Replies: 69, Topic Views: 12392 |
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Normally clicking the Refresh Updated Profiles button (w/o Ctrl) should download just an incremental update of the list (just the updated parts), but currently this is not working, so you have to download the full list by holding down Ctrl. And yes, it does take a bit of time, especially if you have a slow connection.
Do you still get an access violation even after a database repair? | Posted: Topic Replies: 11, Topic Views: 6289 |
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Yes, unfortunately it seems that any update in birth years results in that error.
Hopefully this will be fixed soon. | Posted: Topic Replies: 8, Topic Views: 6361 |
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I don't think there is a way to see the Sort Title on the main layout or in a report that uses the internal report generator.
You can, however, create reports with ProfilerQuery that show the sort title.
Even with ProfilerQuery it's going to be a lot of work, given the size of your collection. I could probably create a custom tool that lists profiles with non-standard sort titles, if you are interested. | Posted: Topic Replies: 1, Topic Views: 1780 |
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TurboCLT 1.3.5 per the request of marcelb7.
See changes in Settings:
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Quoting The_Fox:
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if it is not mentioned somewhere, e.g. in a text or legal info on the cover that it is indeed the MGM vintage classic series, I would consider "Vintage Classics" the correct edition.
No mention of "MGM Vintage Classics" anywhere. | Posted: Topic Replies: 8, Topic Views: 4851 |
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There is a contribution up that changes "Vintage Classics" to "MGM Vintage Classics" for this title:
I have two concerns about this; one general and one specific.
First of all, the contribution notes say "to match approved profiles for other titles in this series." I always get concerned when someone says "to match" something. As we all know, something being approved doesn't necessarily mean that it's correct (sadly). So changing something to match something else may possibly mean that we are actually just propagating a previous error. I believe that each contribution must stand on its own.
Secondly, nowhere on the cover does it actually say "MGM Vintage Classics". There is a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer logo but it doesn't actually say "MGM" and it's clearly separated from "Vintage Classics".
So, what do you guys think? Is this an acceptable contribution? | Posted: Topic Replies: 8, Topic Views: 4851 |
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Quoting marcelb7:
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My suggestion would be to start with titles that have the word "Disc" in them, and see where it goes.
We could try that, but I have to warn you that I have several movie boxsets where the individual children have titles that contain "Disc", and lots of TV titles that does not.
It's hard to evaluate the effectiveness of filtering in TurboCLT. I would suggest that you use ProfilerQuery against your own collection to test the effectiveness of some words. In my collection I found that selecting titles that contain "Series" or "Season" seemed to be fairly effective. But that's just for English titles.
Maybe I could implement something like this:
Exclude titles that contains any of the words: [Series, Season, Serie, ...]
Where you can add any word that seems appropriate. But, as I said, in TurboCLT it's very difficult to tell how effective this is.
What do you think? | Posted: Topic Replies: 69, Topic Views: 12392 |
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Quoting mediadogg:
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Look for episode dividers or the word "episode"?
I considered that, but there are plenty of anthology movies that contain episodes. Amicus released a bunch of such films back in the day, such as Vault of Horror, Tales from the Crypt and others. And there many other examples. | Posted: Topic Replies: 69, Topic Views: 12392 |
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Quoting marcelb7:
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Gunnar,
Is it possible to add a settings option that filters out disc profiles for TV series?
I'll take a look at it, but I guess it would mean filtering out anything with genre Television, which would also include TV movies if they were flagged as such. Unless you can suggest another way to identify just TV series? | Posted: Topic Replies: 69, Topic Views: 12392 |
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The other issues mentioned are being discussed in other threads, and I would suggest that you don't spread those discussions to this or other unrelated threads.
Regarding the online profile lists, as far as I know they are updated daily. I don't know exactly when, but if it's been more than a day since you last checked, you ought to see an incremental download. If you don't, then your local lists are most likely out-of-date.
There is of course the possibility that there are days when no profiles at all are added to the online database. And in that case you might not see a download. But in my experience that has seldom happened (at least before the server update).
Note, though, that just because you get an incremental update of the online profile list, that doesn't necessarily mean that there are any updates for your collection. You can still get "All DVD Profiles are up to date." | Posted: Topic Replies: 7, Topic Views: 4637 |