README FOR AUTOCAMS RELEASE 1.100a Sep 10, 2013 Follow the installation instructions in the ReadMe.1.000a.pdf document. What's new in this Release? AutoCams.Params.ini - Added the following variables: - bat_indent_log_debug This variable should be set like this: [AUTOCAMS] bat_indent_log_debug=REM . It is for turning on debug mode to help diagnose problems. If this variable is blank, debug mode runs. If it is "REM .", then debug mode is off. - The [STAGE] section has new variables: - include.thumbnails.Confirmed=true - include.thumbnails.Archived=true - include.thumbnails.Captured=false - A new [THUMBNAILS] section has been added to allow more flexibility with thumbnail automation. Each setting is a "mode". The stuff on the right of the equals is the command line given to the thumbnail.exe program. Note: Quotes are critically essential here. - The two numbers that follow the path are (a) decimation factor; (b) skip count AutoCams.vers.ini - This is the new form of indicating the version. FTP_Confirmation.exe - Enhanced to show the meteor radiant that matches certain values. It uses the IMOcalendar.txt file as the databsae of meteor showers. Problem is, there are only 35 showers in the file. This is because the necessary parameters of the showers haven't been properly published. IMOcalendar.txt - Added this file as the database of meteor showers. Used by FTP_Confirmation.exe. vmdbrad.txt - A meteor shower database from the VMDB site. This file isn't used by anything, but it has about 130 showers. They are sorted by the date of their maximum. - Note: The format of the date columns is goofy. It puts the day first, then the month. This makes it more difficult to sort. The last one I handed out, I didn't realize this and I sorted it day/month order instead of month/day. This on is sorted correctly by date of maximum. CoincidenceParameters.txt.bak In case you would like to try these settings, you can rename this file and use it. To use this file, it should be placed in the CAMS directory, not in the CAMS\versionHistory directory. AutoCal.bat - Fixed bug in checking for an invalid meteor count in the detect file. AutoCams.bat - Fixed bug in logging related to being able to option (1) and being able to switch back and forth between drives. - Fixed an issue with the camera list variable. - Modified the Main Menu to add: "3s. Choose date from SubmissionFiles". "7a. [Obsolete]" "18. Report on Submission" removed. "DD. (hidden option to run the daily download) - Added additional variables to the RESET subroutine. - Fixed bugs in "1. Choose Target Drive". - Modified option "10. Confirmation" as follows: - Handle the "RadiantAssoc.txt" file that is produced by the new FTP_Confirmation.exe. Now, if the file exists, it renames it to: "RadiantAssoc__date_time.txt - Add "Total Confirmed" to the RadiantAssoc.txt file. - Added code for handling the restoration of the thumbnails from the EmailFiles directory during "15. Restore working directories". - Added code for handling the movement of the Logs directory under SubmissionFiles during "15. Restore working directories". - Added code for handling thumbnails in the PREZIPMOVE and POSTZIPMOVE. - Exposed the hidden option on the utility menu "70a. Thumbnails (low-res) (fireball check). This option runs the thumbnail program with command line options to produce very low res images, but it doesn't skip any of the files. You can quickly review these files to do a fireball check. Really bright fireballs aren't caught be the MeteorDetect routines. - Added hidden option "DD. to perform the daily download". autocams.setup.bat - Fixed bug allowing you to run the script from another directory. Coincidence.bat - Fixed an issue with logging - Fixed some bugs in the setup. GetDetectFile.bat - Fixed some logging enhancements - Added bat_camera_list to the return variables. indent_logexec.bat - Fixed bug related to when it was used with "set" commands, the variable wouldn't get set after the routine was finished. - Fixed a bug in the nesting functionality. indent_logexeclog.bat - Fixed bug related to when it was used with "set" commands, the variable wouldn't get set after the routine was finished. - Fixed a bug in the nesting functionality. indent_pause.bat - Added ":HELP" section that is called when user presses "?". indent_setup.bat - Fixed so that it works properly when run from a directory other than the CAMS directory. - Added support for many of the indent_*.bat routines to support the new Autocams.Params.ini new variable: bat_indent_log_debug MergeDetect.bat - Fixed a bunch logging enhancements. - Fixed it so that it no longer gives an error when trying to create the coincidence directory if it already exists. - Improved the :HELP section MergeDetectFiles.bat - Fixed a bunch of logging enhancements. - Fixed a bug related to the caldir. Now, it uses the Coincidence directory as the cal dir. This is the correct approach because the cal files are part of the submissions. ParseDir.bat - Fixed some bugs. The help file was instructing to pass the path on the 3rd argument but it needed to be on the 1st. - Fixed some other bugs too difficult to describe. RedirectLogs.bat - Hopefully fixed. The logs were getting left in place in some cases. - Fixed so that it works like this: - Merges the ..\CAMS\Logs\*.log files into the current log dir. - Then it moves the current log dir to the destination dir. StageFromConfirmed.bat - Added code for handling Radiant files. - Added code for handling thumbnails. - improved code for handling logs Thumbnails.bat - Added logging enhancements - Fixed bug with fireball scan. Problem was how it was parsing the command line arguments and how they were handled in bat_logexeclog. - Added functionality to support non-interactive mode. - Added functionality to support the automatic deletion or not in non-interactive mode. - Updated :HELP to support these new options. ZipLogs.bat - No longer copies all the files to the Temp dir first. Now, it works like this: - RedirectDirs to the "current" log dir. - Creates a zip in the Temp\Logs dir of the "current" log dir.