[mythtv-users] 0.27 trying to create a user job script, not starting, remains "queued"

[Hika van den Hoven]

Hoi Steven,

Thursday, June 12, 2014, 5:41:55 PM, you wrote:

> On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 4:25 PM, Michael T. Dean
> <mtdean at thirdcontact.com> wrote:
>> On 06/11/2014 04:23 PM, Michael T. Dean wrote:
>>>
>>> On 06/11/2014 03:30 PM, Gary Buhrmaster wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 7:24 PM, Steven Adeff wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hello all!
>>>>> I'm attempting to create my own user job script, I attempted to run it
>>>>> via mythweb, but it sits as "queued" according to the backend status
>>>>> page.
>>>>> I don't see anything about it in the backend log.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm wondering if anyone knows what I've done wrong? or can clue me in
>>>>> to what I should start looking for as to why?
>>>>> thanks!
>>>>
>>>> Off the top of my head:
>>>>
>>>> Did you restart the BE?  It is required if you
>>>> update/create jobs via mythweb.
>>>>
>>>> Did you set your BE to enable user jobs (in
>>>> mythtv-setup job queue).
>>>>
>>>> Does your job queue start/end time allow
>>>> running now?
>>>
>>>
>>> And if you want them to be run automatically, there are 3 locations where
>>> you must enable (each) jobs.  They must be enabled in the recording rule, in
>>> the recording profile, and on the host.  (These 3 locations allow you to run
>>> jobs on some or all recordings depending on which rule recorded them, how
>>> they were recorded (recording profile), and to run them where you want
>>> (host).
>>
>>
>> Erp, I'm wrong again.
>>
>> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/453812#453812
>>
>> Only automatic transcode jobs need enabled in the recording profile.  (So 2
>> locations unless it's an auto transcode job.)

> ok, got it to run!
> a followup question, when providing the command line to run, what is
> the proper way to type the variables so they will be captured properly
> by the script?
> ie if I'm using a BASH script, if I want to provide the subtitle to
> the script, and the subtitle has a colon in it,
> "International Friendly: Republic of Ireland vs. Portugal"
> would I use
> script.sh $SUBTITLE$
> or
> script.sh "$SUBTITLE$"

> to run the script?
> thanks!


Quote it! Else every space will create a next variable.

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