Nomenclature of playlists generated by the Ads Scheduler

[JeanXeb]

This command will update the playlists (.m3u8 files) and events in RadioBOSS's scheduler.


If you don't call this command or export manually from the Ads Scheduler, then the events/playlists will not be updated/created.


It will not replace because you didn't instruct it to, it will run the same ads over and over. Depending on your configuration, you should run the adsupdate command periodically (every day or every hour).
It's explained in the user manual: https://manual.djsoft.net/radioboss/en/automatically-update-ads-playl.htm

So that’s exactly what I was saying: adsupdate is essential, however when the screens are programmed manually there is indeed a problem, because if I activate the adsupdate command periodically, we cannot prevent RadioBoss from generating triggers in the studio’s scheduler.

In a complex scenario where we cannot use this system and instead have to chain several m3u8 detections, it becomes an issue that it reinserts the triggers into the scheduler again.

He should simply insert the scheduled audio files into the m3u8 files without creating schedules in the studio. Otherwise, there will be duplication between the manual schedule and the triggers that adsupdate inserts with each update.

 

[djsoft]

So that’s exactly what I was saying: adsupdate is essential, however when the screens are programmed manually there is indeed a problem, because if I activate the adsupdate command periodically, we cannot prevent RadioBoss from generating triggers in the studio’s scheduler.

This command is essential to ensure that ads are run when they are supposed to, and do not run when they are not (e.g. their End Date passed). So you have to run this command frequently. And, because this command manages the ads events, you should not make any manual edits to those events (and playlists), as any of those changes will be cancelled when the command is executed.

In a complex scenario where we cannot use this system and instead have to chain several m3u8 detections, it becomes an issue that it reinserts the triggers into the scheduler again.

You can disable the "Add events to RadioBOSS Scheduler" option, in this case, it will simply generate playlists.

 

[JeanXeb]

That is why I was drawing your attention when using scheduling both via Ads Scheduler and my internal systems at the same time with a complex scenario. There is then a necessity to obligatorily perform an "adsupdate", but it should be possible to tell it to generate only the m3u8 files and not set any trigger, because I manage them myself with my own parameters.

 

[Altec]

That is why I was drawing your attention when using scheduling both via Ads Scheduler and my internal systems at the same time with a complex scenario. There is then a necessity to obligatorily perform an "adsupdate", but it should be possible to tell it to generate only the m3u8 files and not set any trigger, because I manage them myself with my own parameters.

I have the same problem, and everytime when you generate the playlist this checkbox is Checked, very annoying to be forced to uncheck it at each time.

Thanks JeanXeb

Best

 

[JeanXeb]

Second point: if I manually schedule my advertising breaks using variables like:
%yyyy%mm%dd_%h_%m_regie_adsscheduler_in_radioboss.m3u8
%yyyy%mm%dd_%h_%m_regie_A.m3u8
%yyyy%mm%dd_%h_%m_regie_B.m3u8
%yyyy%mm%dd_%h_%m_regie_adsscheduler_out_radioboss.m3u8

And inside those files the ad providers haven’t inserted any advertising blocks—so the m3u8 files (regie_A.m3u8 and regie_B.m3u8) are empty—yet in the scheduler I still ask it to perform actions to play regieA and regieB every hour with a delay of 1 minute 30 seconds to let the current track finish. The issue is that RadioBoss moves to the next track even when the m3u8 files are empty.

It would therefore be important to preload the m3u8 files and check whether they contain anything or not, so the program can continue normally when there is no advertising from either provider.