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Revision 1.02 October 2002 79
6.2.3.1 Task.list
This is the task.list. used to run the script above.
# If a positive transition is detected on the IO port 0, execute the
# script for the first camera and the buffer named SNAP1
date(w(0,1,2,3,4,5,6)) pattern ((IO0:/)) immune once %
/etc/scripts/seq_ftp_net : CAM1 SNAP1;
6.2.4 Example 4 – Upload Images via E-mail
This script will send 4 (2 pre-alarm and 2 post-alarm) images as attachments in an e-mail.
The following variables defined in the config file of the camera are used:
# --- General camera parameters ---
# The index of the name(s) of the buffer(s) started
sources="1"
# The format of the images specified to be taken according to HTTP-API
image_format="fullsize"
# Number of pre alarm images to be taken
pre=2
# Number of post alarm images to be taken
post=2
# Delay between pre images in milliseconds
predelay=1000
# Delay between post-images in milliseconds
postdelay=1000
# --- SMTP parameters ---
# The server to use as mail server
smtp_server="mail.somewhere.com"
# The subject to use in the mail
subject="'Alarm'"
# The specified sender
from="[e-mail]"
# The specified receiver of reply
reply="[e-mail]"
# The specified receiver of a copy of this mail
cc="[e-mail] "
# The body to insert into the mail. Note that this must be specified and
# point to a valid file
body="/tmp/var/log/messages"
# The specified recipient
to="[e-mail]"