Job Polling
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This feature is not included in the standard version of RocketDVD Professional. If you do not have access to this feature and you wish to use it, please contact http://www.dmapp.com or your local dealer to purchase an upgrade.  
 
 

polling_preferences  
 
·Directory to poll for jobs - a directory can be specified which is polled for jobs to launch. If this field is left blank, no directory is polled. This provides a simple means of interfacing this application with another front end application. When any file with a *.txt extension is found in the directory, that file will be opened and if parsed successfully, will launch a job based on the contents of the text file.  
 
·Handling of job left in running state when restarting application - the radio button selection allows you to specify what to do with any polling jobs left in the running state when starting up the application or polling mode. Jobs should not normally be left in the running state, but if the application unexpectedly terminates, any polling files in the running state will obviously be left in that unfinished state. These options let you specify either automatically restarting them, ignoring them, or prompting the user.  
 
·URL to poll for remote jobs - this field should contain an http or https URL that is reachable from this location. This option is used if you will be creating DVD's on demand from a website. A website can be setup to allow customers to browse and select video clips. When they have completed their selection, they could optionally choose a packaging theme and then place the order. The website could produce a polling file on the server which could then be downloaded using this and the following configuration options. The following options are used to specify authentication credentials as specified by the website.  
 
·Username, Password - this is the http username and password for accessing the URL if needed. The need will depend on the website design.  
 
·Passcode - this is an optional password that can be required by the website code before allowing polling files to be downloaded. This option has nothing to do with http authentication or directory passwords. It is strictly an optional security measure available in the code.  
 
The syntax of the polled job file is described in the section on launching a Job from a polled directory.