Proccess same file w/ same name

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jschipmann
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Proccess same file w/ same name

Post by jschipmann »

Trying to setup a worker as many have that when a video file is dropped in it converts it from .mxf to .mp4, delivers the finished file to a pickup folder, deletes the original MXF File, clears the cache record, and sends an e-mail out to let recipients know the file is done.

file example is test.mxf

so the workflow is:

end users drop a file to R:\MXF in\ (in this case test.mxf)

ffastrans sees it, and starts to convert it to h264 (mp4) (works fine)

once done transcoding it puts the test.mp4 file in r:\MP4 out and is set to overwrite anyfile with the same file name (works fine)

ffastrans then looks for the original file test.mxf, and deletes it (works fine)

fasttrans then deletes the cache so if a revised version of this file is dropped in with the same file name it can process it again (looks like it deletes the files and folders fine, but I can not process another test.mxf)

an e-mail is sent out saying the file is ready

I have seen many recommend using this command executer:

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%comspec% /c "if exist "%s_cache_record%" del /f /q  "%s_cache_record%""

I put it in and got a failure where it looked like it was trying to delete files form the c: drive lol...so I pointed it to the drive where I have the cache / workfiles located which in this case is V:

%comspec% /c "del /f "V:\cache\20200715-1223-1397-35f6-9a87ede47cd5\%s_cache_record%""

where \20200715-1223-1397-35f6-9a87ede47cd5\ is the directory for this workflow

I see it does indeed delete all files and folders in this directory

but when I drop test.mxf in to my R:\MXF In\ folder..... nothing happens. I have to right click on my workflow and reset it to get it to go again or rename the file

What am I missing....
jschipmann
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Joined: Wed Jul 15, 2020 7:16 pm

Re: Proccess same file w/ same name

Post by jschipmann »

Finally got it!!! been searching on this forever lol, I had to check the box "forget missing files" in my folder monitor
emcodem
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Re: Proccess same file w/ same name

Post by emcodem »

Hey J,
hehe yeah i know that: you play with it for days then you give up and write the question in the forum and 5 minutes later you find the solution ;-)

anyway, welcome to the forum and thank you for using ffastrans!
emcodem, wrapping since 2009 you got the rhyme?
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