Using a DOS Batch Command File to Start/Stop Channels |
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For the example below, you must have the GNU wget utility on your machine. If it is not in the directory in which the script below is located, its location must be specified in your PATH environment variable or in the script itself. Any program that is equivalent to wget may be appropriately substituted. wget is freely available for a variety of computers and operating systems. Note that you are not restricted to using only this DOS batch command file. If desired, you can use your own scripts, or even scripts written in another scripting language. | ||
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To use the DOS batch command file, you must edit the following bat file output as necessary:
ECHO Off SETLOCAL IF "StartAll" == "%1" GOTO DOIT2 IF "StopAll" == "%1" GOTO DOIT2 IF "" == %2 GOTO DOERR IF "Start" == "%1" GOTO DOIT IF "Stop" == "%1" GOTO DOIT :DOERR echo "use is: Iguana_startstop [Start|Stop|StartAll|StopAll] [channel name] note capital S/A required in commands" GOTO DONE :DOIT cd c:\temp C:\iguanastats\wget -q "http://localhost:6543/status.html?UserName=admin&Password=password&ChannelAction=%1&ChannelName=%2" GOTO DONE :DOIT2 cd c:\temp C:\iguanastats\wget -q "http://localhost:6543/status.html?UserName=admin&Password=password&ChannelAction=%1" :DONE ENDLOCAL |
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| This code assumes that your Iguana server is running on port 6543. If you are using a different port, replace 6543 with this port. | ||
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- In the bat file above, edit the hostname, port, user name and password as necessary.
- Save the file as channels.bat in the directory in which you have extracted the wget utility.
- Open a command prompt window, and go to the directory that you saved the bat file in (for example, C:\iguanastats).
- From the command prompt, type channels.bat (or whatever you named the file), followed by the parameter you want to use and the channel name (if applicable).
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Choose the parameter you want to use (Start, Stop, StartAll or StopAll). You must use a capital S and/or A for commands. When choosing a specific channel, edit the channel name as necessary. Note that you do not have to specify a channel name if you are using the StartAll or StopAll parameter. | ||
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- Double-click the Dashboard link to refresh the web interface in Iguana, and confirm that your changes were made.