URL for Setting Change

CaliObserver

Can I plug a URL direct to CronniX rather than using an AppleScript? I've not discovered the correct URL yet. I have this but not sure what goes in between I've tried ?, &, +, ++ but no go.

http://user:pass@127.0.0.1:8000/++camerasetup cameraNum=0&mdCheck=0&action=save

Thanks for your assistance.

CaliObserver

I should clarify direct in CronniX with a curl command.

Ben

The URL would be:

http://user:pass@127.0.0.1:8000/++camerasetup?cameraNum=0&mdCheck=0&action=save

You can use curl to issue the GET HTTP request directly in the cron job, so the cron command would simply be:

curl http://user:pass@127........

Hope this helps.

CaliObserver

Thanks Ben, that's what I thought. I had tried it, and tried it again, I get:

404 File not found

and the action does not happen, but I can login and change it manually so the authorization should be good.

Ben

Sorry I was a bit wrong in my curl command. The HTTP request is actually a POST request, not a GET request, so it has to be issued by curl like this:

curl -d 'cameraNum=0&mdCheck=0&action=save' http://user:pass@127.0.0.1:8000/++camerasetup

Does that work? I've just tested it here and it works for me (copy and paste it into Terminal to test).

CaliObserver

Yes indeed that worked great. Thank you.

CaliObserver

One more thing...how would I curl a ptz command?

I tried:

curl -d 'cameraNum=2&ptz=3&action=save' http://user:pass@127.0.0.1:8000/++camerasetup

CaliObserver

Forget that. It occurred to me that I should RTFM, and what do you know, I found all I need.