Switching from Zap2It and want to take my reoccurring recordings

[ww4397]

I'm about to switch from Zap2It to one of the new EPG sources, YahooXMLTV (see this thread). The problem is the reoccurring recording settings. Is there a way to export them?

I've accumulated about 2 dozen reoccurring entries over the past year and would like to export them before I remove the recording source (a required step in the process of going over to YahooXMLTV). A lot of these shows are seasonal and are not currently airing. When they do come back (next Fall mostly), I would rather not have to program them all over again.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

[sub]

I'm about to switch from Zap2It to one of the new EPG sources, YahooXMLTV (see this thread). The problem is the reoccurring recording settings. Is there a way to export them?

No there isnt at this stage.

[User]

Sub, I am in the same boat and I was figuring I would just change the EPG source for the existing Capture source... This strategy would not work?

[sub]

Only if the channel names are exactly the same. (including the channel number being part of the channel name)

Whatever you end up doing, backup your database first.

[User]

Thanks Sub, I'll give it a try when I make the decision what epg to grab and how.

[madcat]

A similar issue - if I want to switch between my GB-PVR server and client (moving the tuner, of course), is there a way to export and import scheduled recordings?

[pBS]

i made a couple of batch files that will export/import season recordings...
it won't help you with the duplicates issue cuz it doesn't save that..
it *just* exports re-occuring recordings..no one offs...
it chokes on certain special characters so not 100% bulletproof..

as always. backup everything as it's not guaranteed to work perfectly.....but i think it's the only solution out there..
and at very least you'll have a nice list of info to manually re-import..
http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php...=re-savior

[madcat]

Sounds cool. When (if... I still debate myself on the setup) I move my tuner to the other PC, I will surely use this one.

[pBS]

i created it cuz i rebuilt once and got stuck trying to resetup a season rec. that wasn't showing anything in my guide at the time! impossible...

but this solves that..the rest can be exported similarly..[one offs, manuals]