mea culpa; At 1 frame per 30 sec, 9999 comes to a little short of 300K seconds...
or 5,000 hours...
roughly, 7 months.

That's not outlandish (in many climates) but one might hope that your plans include moving the camera inside when the exterior activity wanes.

And did you check the contractor's reputation for timely completion (see also "chimney falls down")?

But welcome to 'the American dream.'

Update:

Stricken statements represent some sort of gargantuan brain-spasm. For better logic and accurate calculation, see OP's response.

In reply to Re: ranges to globs - OT by ww
in thread ranges to globs by jpl

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