1.1.0 build 1 batch ripping

[mrbass]

Thanks DVD2SVCD for this excellent release...highly anticipated..frame cutting..way cool.

didn't notice this in RC1,2,3, nor 4. how did it creep into the final?

it adds Start /WAIT which is needed for Win98, WinME when batch ripping (rip only) but doesn't work for Win2k.

@ECHO OFF
@REM DVD2SVCD Batch Control
Start /WAIT "D:\DVD2SVCD\DVD2SVCD.exe" -d2s:"D:\movie\source\dvd2svcd project file.d2s" -run -exit

error popup says when double clicking dvd2svcd batch.bat
"Problem with Shortcut"
Unable to open this Internet shortcut. The protocol "d2s" does not have a registered program.

I registered it with dvd2svcd but says command line errors...
sure enough deleting 'Start /WAIT' solves all problems.
I guess more people run win98, winME, WinXP than Win2000....does winxp work with Start /WAIT?

[ux-3]

Perhaps a OS-Selection menu would help? You just have to check a box if you run win98 and the programm writes the additional start-wait. Since you don't change OS all that often, the setting could be memorized.

[dvd2svcd]

Damn :( Well, I didn't test it because when I went to the commandline in w2k and did a

c:\>start /?

the reply was:

START ["titel"] [/Dsti] [/I] [/MIN] [/MAX] [/SEPARATE | /SHARED]
[/LOW | /NORMAL | /HIGH | /REALTIME | /ABOVENORMAL | /BELOWNORMAL]
[/WAIT] [/B] [kommando/program]
[parameters]And as you can see /WAIT is an option in w2k too.

[Sofliberty]

Get an error in XP to about "-d2s wrong parameter"
when removing "Start /WAIT" it works
See attachment

[mrbass]

well I give up..guess it's best to simply delete START /WAIT each time...no biggie.
I tried the following (among various combinations) but it had no effect on the batch file

C:\>assoc .d2s=d2s
.d2s=d2s

C:\>ftype d2s="d:\dvd2svcd\dvd2svcd.exe" %*
d2s="d:\dvd2svcd\dvd2svcd.exe" %*

C:\>assoc -d2s=-d2s
-d2s=-d2s

C:\>ftype -d2s="d:\dvd2svcd\dvd2svcd.exe" %*
-d2s="d:\dvd2svcd\dvd2svcd.exe" %*

[dvd2svcd]

This is just a thought (haven't tried yet):

Create a batch file called start.bat in your system32 folder (or any folder which is in your path). Edit the start.bat to look something like this:

@Echo Off
@Echo %1

%2 %3 %4 %5

It should work but as I said, I haven't tried it. And if it works it's onlyu a temporary hack until the next version is released.

[Sofliberty]

I'm not sure what how the batch file is supposed to look, tried two versions:

@Echo Off
@Echo %1

%2 %3 %4 %5

And:

@Echo Off
@Echo %1

%2 %3 %4 %5
Start /WAIT "C:\Program\DVD2SVCD\DVD2SVCD.exe" -d2s:"E:\firestarter test\Vob\dvd2svcd project file.d2s" -run -exit

non of them worked, nor the original batch file, in any combination. All with the same error message as before.
removing Start /WAIT makes it funktional again.
I agree with mrbass
simply delete START /WAIT each time...no biggie.

taking the opportunity to say: THANKS FOR A GOOD PROG!

[mrbass]

1.1.0 build 1 (batch job didn't work on w2k & winxp)
Start /WAIT "D:\DVD2SVCD\DVD2SVCD.exe" -d2s:"D:\movie\source\dvd2svcd project file.d2s" -run -exit
1.1.0 build 1a (now works on w2k, winxp, winme, win98, etc.)
Start /WAIT D:\DVD2SVCD\DVD2SVCD.exe -d2s:"D:\movie\source\dvd2svcd project file.d2s" -run -exit

wow freakin genius dvd2svcd...just take out the quotes...nice work.

[dvd2svcd]

I was as surprised as you that that was all it took :D

[theblaze74]

Thank you for this fix, but it took me a while to find. Perhaps this should go in the FAQ? Or at the top?

I also had to reinstall DVD2SVCD because it's default location in "C:\Program Files\" has a space, and would not work after removing the quotes.

Thanks. :)

[mrbass]

ok I'll throw that in that advanced reference 'batch ripping' section. Perhaps the new default should be c:\dvd2svcd just due to all the dos 8.3 programs being utilized.

[dvd2svcd]

Don't put anything in the adv. reference about that. It's simply not true what theblaze74 says. I use ShortFileNames, just look in the .bat file youd' see something like:

Start /WAIT C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\D......

No " " is needed!

What theblaze74 fails to mention is that when he manually edited the batch fil created with the older version of dvd2svcd it would not work because in the old .bat file it would look like this:

Start /WAIT "C:\PROGRAM FILES\DVD2SVCD\D......"

And then removing the " " would give an error.

The problem theblaze74 has is irrelevant if the batch file is created with the latest dvd2svcd 1.1.0 Build 1c, therefore there is no need for this in the FAQ!

[mrbass]

noted...my mistake...I'll do absolutely nothing :-)