Multiple Instances of FAB

[tjkaz]

Yes, it's added in v8098, please use /NOSCANDRIVE.

Really? I tried "C:\Program Files (x86)\DVDFab 8 Qt\DVDFab.exe" /NOSCANDRIVE

Still behaves like before. As soon as disk is inserted, Fab starts scanning. If I already have a disk inserted, and then start Fab, it starts scanning after the flash screen.

What am I doing wrong? I'm using 8.0.9.8.

[Gummigutta]

Really? I tried "C:\Program Files (x86)\DVDFab 8 Qt\DVDFab.exe" /NOSCANDRIVE

Still behaves like before. As soon as disk is inserted, Fab starts scanning. If I already have a disk inserted, and then start Fab, it starts scanning after the flash screen.

What am I doing wrong? I'm using 8.0.9.8.

You should read the file Commandline.txt in the DVDFab program files folder to get an idea what Command Line is all about.

[IPopov50]

@tjkaz

Geez, please don't do something you have no clue about. It's embarrassing!

[tjkaz]

You should read the file Commandline.txt in the DVDFab program files folder to get an idea what Command Line is all about.

Ok, that was obvious....
So I read through the txt file - what's your point?
If you know how to do this, and know it in fact that it works, please share specifics.

And, why this fix (feature) was implemented in the command line, versus a generic configuration parameter in the GUI is another issue for another thread.

[Gummigutta]

The point is that you need to run the command with all parameters included; like the movie you want to process, where it should go, etc. Like this:

/MODE "FULLDISC" /SRC "D:\Source\sample.iso" /DEST "D:\Target\"

You can't just add the /NOSCANDRIVE and think the GUI version will work with it.

[jkadlec]

You should read the file Commandline.txt in the DVDFab program files folder to get an idea what Command Line is all about.

You should also read the file commandline.txt in the DVDFab folder and let us know where it states how to use the /NOSCANDRIVE option because I certainly couldn't find it in there. It wasn't in the release notes either.

Ok, that was obvious....
So I read through the txt file - what's your point?
If you know how to do this, and know it in fact that it works, please share specifics.

I totally agree. An example of a working command line using this option would be much appreciated.

The point is that you need to run the command with all parameters included; like the movie you want to process, where it should go, etc.

I don't believe that to be correct. I believe the intent is to use the /NOSCANDRIVE option by itself to open the DVDFab GUI while preventing it from immediately scanning the drives.

Like this:

/MODE "FULLDISC" /SRC "D:\Source\sample.iso" /DEST "D:\Target\"

Great! Now give us a complete example that you know works using the /NOSCANDRIVE option.

You can't just add the /NOSCANDRIVE and think the GUI version will work with it.

Why not? A lot of GUI programs work with command line options. If there were instructions in the commandline.txt on how to use this new feature we wouldn't need to be discussing it.

Fengtao and/or Signals,

Can you please clear this up for us? Thanks in advance! ...and thank you Fengtao for this great software.

[tjkaz]

The point is that you need to run the command with all parameters included; like the movie you want to process, where it should go, etc. Like this:

/MODE "FULLDISC" /SRC "D:\Source\sample.iso" /DEST "D:\Target\"

You can't just add the /NOSCANDRIVE and think the GUI version will work with it.

Wow, thanks Gummigutta - I would have not concluded that as most programs (at least all programs that I'm aware of) allow for command line switches (one or more) but still behave mostly the same except for the effect of the switches.

[fengtao]

Dear all,

Single /NOSCANDRIVE parameter doesn't work for now, we only tested with conversion parameters together.

The next version will support single /NOSCANDRIVE parameter, please wait.

Best Regards,
Fengtao

[tjkaz]

Thanks Fengtao, and others.
Unfortunately, I think somehow the original intent of this request got lost.
The initial post was referring to the behavior whereby a second and subsequent instance of Fab will initially try to read an optical drive that was already being read by a first instance of Fab. What was asked for was the ability to have Fab NOT start reading any optical drive upon opening, and let the user select which drive each instance was to read from.
It seems that the /NOSCAN switch is to just tell Fab not to scan the media (and only in command line mode right now). In essence, what was asked for was the ability to turn off the "auto-read" feature of Fab.
So if the only way to avoid this is to "string" a bunch of command line switches together to define source, target, and all the other parameters of the backup together (ie., /MODE "FULLDISC" /SRC "D:\Source\sample.iso" /DEST "D:\Target\"), then I'd like to enhance the original feature request to state, "the ability to turn off auto-disk-read within the GUI."

[jkadlec]

Fengtao,

I tried "dvdfab.exe /NOSCANDRIVE" with the latest beta (8.0.9.9) that you posted yesterday and it's still scanning the drive upon launch. Am I doing something wrong?

Thanks.

Edit: I just tried it again with the official release (8.1.0.0) that you posted a few seconds ago and I still can't get it to work.

Dear all,

The next version will support single /NOSCANDRIVE parameter, please wait.

Best Regards,
Fengtao

[jkadlec]

Fengtao,

I still cannot get this new command line option to work. I am using the latest beta (8.1.0.1) of DVDFab.

I have tried...

dvdfab /MODE "NOSCANDRIVE"
dvdfab /MODE NOSCANDRIVE
dvdfab /NOSCANDRIVE
dvdfab NOSCANDRIVE

Can you PLEASE give an example command line that disables the drive scanning when loading DVDFab. This option is listed in the commandline.txt file but there are no examples on how to use it.

Thank you.

[tjkaz]

Not Yet....?

Just tried with 8.1.0.3 Qt and no luck. Starts reading the disk right away right after the splash screen goes away.

[jkadlec]

Fengtao,

Several versions after you wrote this...

Dear all,

Single /NOSCANDRIVE parameter doesn't work for now, we only tested with conversion parameters together.

The next version will support single /NOSCANDRIVE parameter, please wait.

Best Regards,
Fengtao

...the /NOSCANDRIVE parameter is still not working, including the latest version, currently 8.1.0.5.

Can you please acknowledge that you are at least aware of this?

Thank you.

[chipped]

+1 for this feature.

Might I suggest:
- a preference setting to stop DVDfab from automatically processing a bluray/DVD when they are inserted. This could be a global preference is there were also a button to tell/force DVDfab to read a selected input source.

This would help me with two problems I have. The first is as described in this thread: when running multiple instances of dvdfab inserting a new dvd/bluray causes all of them to read the new dvd/bluray. The second is when, for whatever reason, dvdfab doesn't 'notice' that I have changed the selected dvd/bluray drive.

This would make a great product perfect for me.

[Complication]

The /NOSCANDRIVE parameter is interesting but I think it misses the mark.

What people like me and others are looking for is a way to force a GUI instance of DVDFab to look at one and only one drive letter. This way, we get all the features of DVDFab and the ability to run multiple drives at once without interference.

I do think the /NOSCANDRIVE would be useful for when using DVDFab Ripper if it worked in the GUI. This way, I could add each title to the queue as it finished its copy to the hard drive. At present, I have to wait until all discs are processed before creating the queue in ripper because it wants to scan all the new discs being inserted.