Calendar import

The calendar tasks are saved in a XML file and can be modified by external applications.

Lights-Out supports external changes to the TaskList.xml file. You can use this feature to import runtimes and wake-up dates into Lights-Out.

This file is stored in the folder C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\LightsOut.

Format:

Attribute	Value(s)	Remarks
Days	None, Monday - Sunday	Multiple days are separated by a blank.
EndDate	yyyy-mm-ddTHH:MM:ss	Date is only used when Days=”None”. For a single end or start action add 30s to the start time to calculate the end time.
Force	false, true	Forces an end action
Mode	OnlyStart, OnlyEnd, TimeSpan	Use only start action, Use only end action, Use both
Name	LoS+Guid	A unique identifier which matches the rules for file names. Special characters like ":" are not allowed.
OnEnd	DoNothing, Suspend, Hibernate, Shutdown, Reboot
OnStart	DoNothing, WakeUp
StartDate	yyyy-mm-ddTHH:MM:ss	Date is only used when Days=”None”
Type	Any user-defined value	Used to flag entries from external applications. The type is displayed top right in the calendar editor for reference. Tasks created by Lights-Out use Lights-Out as type value.

Example file

Example 1: Reboot at midnight on 11/05/2009

Example 2: Wake up at 06:00 on 11/05/2009

Example 3: Wake up at 12:00 on Monday and Thursday, then run until 18:00 and hibernate

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<TaskList xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
xmlns="http://www.axonet.de/2008/03/LightsOutTaskList">
 <List>
  <LoTask Days="None" EndDate="2009-11-05T00:00:30" Force="false" Mode="OnlyEnd" Name="LoS-f0300226-5f62-47db-9194-7477961cc2a9" OnEnd="Reboot" OnStart="DoNothing" StartDate="2009-11-05T00:00:00"/>
  <LoTask Days="None" EndDate="2009-11-05T06:00:30" Force="false" Mode="OnlyStart" Name="LoS-6f395c61-a434-4547-9ac3-9795672f521f" OnEnd="DoNothing" OnStart="WakeUp" StartDate="2009-11-05T06:00:00"/>
  <LoTask Days=" Monday Thursday" EndDate="2009-11-05T18:00:00" Force="false" Mode="TimeSpan" Name="LoS-3557287e-1d58-4430-85d3-1a9dcd44015e" OnEnd="Hibernate" OnStart="WakeUp" StartDate="2009-11-05T12:00:00"/>
 </List>
</TaskList>

Be careful with the file format, there’s only limited error checking. Any change you make should be visible in the calendar panel within 15s.

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