upgraded to Flamenco 3.7

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+# Configure Launch Standard Worker for Flamenco 3.7 (2025-07-15 18:30Z)
+
+_**User**_
+
+@2025-05-12_16-04Z-technical-scripting-and-troubleshooting-discussion.md @2025-05-13_23-13Z-bypassing-password-prompts-in-script.md @2025-06-03_00-04Z-change-retry-function-to-infinite-retries.md @2025-05-14_15-49Z-cmd-worker-error-handling-and-retry-logic.md @2025-05-23_23-12Z-replace-remotecmd-with-remotesimplified.md I'm upgrading from Flamenco 3.6 to 3.7. CMD workers are working fine because they're directed to F:\software\Flamenco 3.7, and i9kf is working fine because I've installed flamenco 3.7 to that local path. Can we have Launch Standard Worker run the worker executable in F:\software\Flamenco 3.7 ?
+
+---
+
+_**Assistant**_
+
+Yes, you can have the "Launch Standard Worker" option run the worker executable from `F:\software\Flamenco 3.7` for all systems, just like the CMD workers. Currently, the `Get-RemoteStandardWorkerCommand` function is set up to run the worker from `C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Flamenco 3.7` if it exists, but you want it to always use `F:\software\Flamenco 3.7\flamenco-worker.exe`.
+
+**Here's what you need to do:**
+
+- Update the `Get-RemoteStandardWorkerCommand` function so that it always sets the location to `F:\software\Flamenco 3.7` and runs `flamenco-worker.exe` from there, regardless of whether the directory exists in `C:\Program Files\...`.
+
+---
+
+**How to update:**
+
+Replace the entire worker start block in `Get-RemoteStandardWorkerCommand` with the following:
+
+```powershell
+# Start worker
+Write-Host "Starting Flamenco worker..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
+Set-Location 'F:\software\Flamenco 3.7'
+if (Test-Path 'flamenco-worker.exe') {
+    Write-Host "Running flamenco-worker.exe..." -ForegroundColor Green
+    # Run the worker and capture its exit code
+    $workerProcess = Start-Process -FilePath '.\flamenco-worker.exe' -NoNewWindow -PassThru -Wait
+    $exitCode = $workerProcess.ExitCode
+    Write-Host "Flamenco worker process has terminated with exit code: $exitCode" -ForegroundColor Yellow
+    exit $exitCode  # Exit with the worker's exit code to trigger restart if needed
+} else {
+    Write-Host "Error: flamenco-worker.exe not found in F:\software\Flamenco 3.7" -ForegroundColor Red
+    exit 1  # Exit with error code to trigger restart
+}
+```
+
+**Remove** the check for `C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Flamenco 3.7` entirely.
+
+---
+
+**Result:**  
+- All "Standard Worker" launches will use the 3.7 executable from `F:\software\Flamenco 3.7`, just like your CMD workers.
+- This will ensure consistency across all your worker launches.
+
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+
+---
+
+_**User**_
+
+each worker except for i9kf is printing:
+
+2025-07-15T12:36:06-06:00 WRN unable to send sign-on request error="Post \"http://localhost:8888/api/v3/worker/sign-on\": dial tcp [::1]:8888: connectex: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it." manager=http://localhost:8888/
+
+---
+
+_**Assistant**_
+
+The warning message:
+
+```
+WRN unable to send sign-on request error="Post \"http://localhost:8888/api/v3/worker/sign-on\": dial tcp [::1]:8888: connectex: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it." manager=http://localhost:8888/
+```
+
+means that the Flamenco worker is trying to connect to a Flamenco Manager at `http://localhost:8888/`, but nothing is listening on that port on the remote machine. This is a **network/configuration issue**, not a script or launcher bug.
+
+### Why does this happen?
+
+- **Each worker runs on its own machine.**
+- By default, the worker tries to connect to a manager at `localhost:8888` (i.e., itself).
+- Unless the Flamenco Manager is running on that same machine and on that port, the connection will fail.
+
+### Why does i9kf work?
+
+- On i9kf, you probably have the Flamenco Manager running locally, or the worker's config points to the correct manager address.
+
+### Why do the others fail?
+
+- On the other machines, the worker is trying to connect to `localhost:8888`, but the manager is not running there (or not on that port).
+
+---
+
+## How to Fix
+
+You need to make sure that **each worker's configuration file** (`flamenco-worker.yaml`) points to the correct Flamenco Manager address (the actual host/IP where the manager is running, not `localhost`).
+
+### Steps:
+
+1. **Find the manager's real address.**
+   - If the manager is running on i9kf, use its network name or IP, e.g., `http://i9kf:8888/` or `http://192.168.1.100:8888/`.
+
+2. **Update the worker config on each machine:**
+   - Open `flamenco-worker.yaml` (location is shown in the worker's startup log, e.g., `C:\Users\Nathan\AppData\Local\Blender Foundation\Flamenco\worker-2\flamenco-worker.yaml`).
+   - Find the line like:
+     ```yaml
+     manager: http://localhost:8888/
+     ```
+   - Change it to:
+     ```yaml
+     manager: http://i9kf:8888/
+     ```
+     or whatever the
+
+---
+

unified_flamenco_launcher.ps1

@@ -109,8 +109,7 @@ net use
 
 # Start worker
 Write-Host "Starting Flamenco worker..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
-if (Test-Path 'C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Flamenco 3.6') {
+Set-Location 'F:\software\Flamenco 3.7'
-    Set-Location 'C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Flamenco 3.6'
 if (Test-Path 'flamenco-worker.exe') {
     Write-Host "Running flamenco-worker.exe..." -ForegroundColor Green
     # Run the worker and capture its exit code
@@ -119,11 +118,7 @@ if (Test-Path 'C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Flamenco 3.6') {
     Write-Host "Flamenco worker process has terminated with exit code: $exitCode" -ForegroundColor Yellow
     exit $exitCode  # Exit with the worker's exit code to trigger restart if needed
 } else {
-        Write-Host "Error: flamenco-worker.exe not found" -ForegroundColor Red
+    Write-Host "Error: flamenco-worker.exe not found in F:\software\Flamenco 3.7" -ForegroundColor Red
-        exit 1  # Exit with error code to trigger restart
-    }
-} else {
-    Write-Host "Error: Flamenco directory not found" -ForegroundColor Red
     exit 1  # Exit with error code to trigger restart
 }
 '@
@@ -172,13 +167,13 @@ net use
 
 # Start worker via CMD - hardcoded paths 
 Write-Host "Running command file..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
-$defaultCmdPath = "F:\software\Flamenco 3.6\run-flamenco-worker.cmd"
+$defaultCmdPath = "F:\software\Flamenco 3.7\run-flamenco-worker.cmd"
 
 if (Test-Path $defaultCmdPath) {
-    Set-Location "F:\software\Flamenco 3.6"
+    Set-Location "F:\software\Flamenco 3.7"
     Write-Host "Starting worker..." -ForegroundColor Green
     # Use hardcoded path to avoid variable expansion issues
-    cmd.exe /c "F:\software\Flamenco 3.6\run-flamenco-worker.cmd"
+    cmd.exe /c "F:\software\Flamenco 3.7\run-flamenco-worker.cmd"
     Write-Host "Worker process has terminated." -ForegroundColor Yellow
 } else {
     Write-Host "Command file not found at default location." -ForegroundColor Red
@@ -241,7 +236,7 @@ net use
 
 # Simple direct command execution with automatic "2" input
 Write-Host "Running Flamenco worker..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
-Set-Location -Path "F:\software\Flamenco` 3.6"
+Set-Location -Path "F:\software\Flamenco 3.7"
 if (Test-Path -Path "run-flamenco-worker.cmd") {
     # Create a temporary file to store the "2" input
     $tempInputFile = [System.IO.Path]::GetTempFileName()