Fully Automated Rip

[infiniti_guy]

Ok. I am trying to automate the RIP process entirely. E.g. run program - insert CD - eject CD upon finish - and close program.

The only thing I want to have to do is initiate that process (e.g. "start rip"), that could be the launch of the program. Everythign else, I would like done in the background via the program and/or a script.

Any suggestions?

So far, I can get the program (CDGrab.exe) to auto start (via auto insert option), but I can't get it to close on its own when it finishes ripping the album (to MP3 with LAME). I suspect the PowerPack options that say 'run program after end conversion'.... etc. might be the solution, but I don't know which option to check or what to put in the file it runs (script).

Please help :-)

[LtData]

Re: Fully Automated Rip

There is a shell command for killing a process. Put this in the "run programs after end conversoin" and make sure to check "wait for finish":
"taskkill /IM CDGrab.exe /F" with quotes around it

[infiniti_guy]

Re: Fully Automated Rip

There is a shell command for killing a process. Put this in the "run programs after end conversoin" and make sure to check "wait for finish":
"taskkill /IM CDGRab.exe /F" with quotes around it

Ok. I checked After All Conversions End Run:, and also Wait For Finish, and placed "taskkill /IM CDGrab.exe /F" in the associated text box. It did not close. (Note my CDGrab.exe file does not have a capital 'r')

Note: I am running in a power user account, don't know if that makes a difference... shouldn't. But maybe there's some type of syntax error...

[LtData]

Re: Fully Automated Rip

I think as a power user you can't kill processes. And that should be a lowercase 'r'.

[infiniti_guy]

Re: Fully Automated Rip

Ok. I even tried automating the auto-close with Girder using the "After All Conversions End Run" command built into the PowerPack options "with wait until finished" checked and sending a message to Girder to close.

Note: the girder command is a "known-to-work" command that I use to automate the closing of this program via a button on remote... (but I want more than that.. to have it close without pushing a button).

Results: Did not close. So I have confirmed that the "After All Conversions End Run" command does not work in my setup.

Please advise if I have something set wrong or otherwise. I can send screenshots, files, etc. Just want to get this to work.

BTW - It would be really nice for command prompt automation (similar to what I use for DVD decrypter -- fully automated). Is this possible? It doesn't seem that hard... I can't imagine that no one has ever wanted this before....

[Spoon]

Re: Fully Automated Rip

If you can get away without id tags you could use scripting (just add the .cda files to the com object).