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[UncleJohnsBand]

Results only show in Table View...no results show in Tree View.

Looks like a bug in the table based screens...try using the CSS based screens in the meantime.....search2.aspx. Table and Tree seem to both be working.

Thanks for reporting this.

Patch Attached.

[difdiffer]

First I would like to thank you for your hard work. I really enjoy using your software.

Having said that I have found 3 issues that currently bug me

1 AllowableTimeslotVariance - This variable is not being used when scheduling, using the TV Guide. When I choose, this time slot, the AllowableTimeslotVariance should be taken into account (I think, the GBPVR interface does so at least.)

2 Episode search - Time range does not always work correctly:
If a TVshow starts just before 23:59 and ends the next day, than an automatic search that has a time range set from (e.g. start-18:00 - end-20:00) will have a search result that includes the TVshow (with the same title off course) that start at 23:20 and ends at 0:15.

3 Episode search - This is not a bug, but a feature request (it is already in the list I just see, but I thought I mention it anyway). Currently you cannot select which days you want to include in the search result. This would be very handy though. Just as in the popup schedule box in the TV guide, a simple selection of the days of the week, with check boxes would do fine.
I hope it makes sense, and that you can verify these issues. If you have any questions, I'll make sure to monitor this thread.

[UncleJohnsBand]

First I would like to thank you for your hard work. I really enjoy using your software.

Having said that I have found 3 issues that currently bug me

1 AllowableTimeslotVariance - This variable is not being used when scheduling, using the TV Guide. When I choose, this time slot, the AllowableTimeslotVariance should be taken into account (I think, the GBPVR interface does so at least.)

I am not really sure what you are talking about here....is this a setting in EWA somewhere? If so where? Or is it a setting in GBPVR itself?

2 Episode search - Time range does not always work correctly:
If a TVshow starts just before 23:59 and ends the next day, than an automatic search that has a time range set from (e.g. start-18:00 - end-20:00) will have a search result that includes the TVshow (with the same title off course) that start at 23:20 and ends at 0:15.

Are you just entering a start and end time or are you entering a start and end date as well?

3 Episode search - This is not a bug, but a feature request (it is already in the list I just see, but I thought I mention it anyway). Currently you cannot select which days you want to include in the search result. This would be very handy though. Just as in the popup schedule box in the TV guide, a simple selection of the days of the week, with check boxes would do fine.

Yep...as you indicated...this is on the list of things to do.

I hope it makes sense, and that you can verify these issues. If you have any questions, I'll make sure to monitor this thread.

Makes sense....just reply to my questions above.

[difdiffer]

1 AllowableTimeslotVariance
This is a variable that can be set in the config.xml of GBPVR itself. When you use the GBPVR application to schedule recordings, it will use this variable to add 'X minutes' plus and minus to the schedule. This way the show can start earlier, or later and still be recorded. By default this variable is set to 90 (90 minutes).

Having said this, EWA does deliver a perfect alternative for this by using the episode search. So I have moved away alltogether from the TV-guide reocurring schedules, to episode searches with auto record. But still, you could consider taking on this variable the same way the main application does.

2 Episode search - Time range does not always work correctly:
I did not enter a date range, as this search needs to be recording indefinitely.
So I just entered a start and end time.
Completely I entered:
- Search only Title
- [Title name]
- Start time
- End time
- Channel

3 yup, gl

Cheers

[UncleJohnsBand]

1 AllowableTimeslotVariance
This is a variable that can be set in the config.xml of GBPVR itself. When you use the GBPVR application to schedule recordings, it will use this variable to add 'X minutes' plus and minus to the schedule. This way the show can start earlier, or later and still be recorded. By default this variable is set to 90 (90 minutes).

EWA really does very little with the management and scheduling of recordings. sub has an open API for GBPVR which EWA simply plugs into....so if there is something set (i.e. pre/post padding or even this variable) in GBPVR EWA by default should use it. EWA simply collects your input for a recording and calls the GBPVR API and GBPVR schedules it....just like it was done via the native GUI. So if this variable is not being honored then it could be something I am overlooking when setting the recording call....or it could be a bug in the API itself.

Having said this, EWA does deliver a perfect alternative for this by using the episode search. So I have moved away alltogether from the TV-guide reocurring schedules, to episode searches with auto record. But still, you could consider taking on this variable the same way the main application does.

See above.

2 Episode search - Time range does not always work correctly:
I did not enter a date range, as this search needs to be recording indefinitely.
So I just entered a start and end time.
Completely I entered:
- Search only Title
- [Title name]
- Start time
- End time
- Channel

Hmmm....I'll have to see if I can duplicate this......

[difdiffer]

[INDENT]Originally Posted by difdiffer
2 Episode search - Time range does not always work correctly:
I did not enter a date range, as this search needs to be recording indefinitely.
So I just entered a start and end time.
Completely I entered:
- Search only Title
- [Title name]
- Start time
- End time
- Channel

Hmmm....I'll have to see if I can duplicate this...... [/INDENT]



Duplicating should be relatively easy. You only have to find a show that starts before 0:00 (or 24:00) and that ends after midnight.

An episode search with end and start times that should not find it, will (if indeed I described the bug correctly)

[UncleJohnsBand]

[INDENT]Originally Posted by difdiffer
2 Episode search - Time range does not always work correctly:
I did not enter a date range, as this search needs to be recording indefinitely.
So I just entered a start and end time.
Completely I entered:
- Search only Title
- [Title name]
- Start time
- End time
- Channel

Hmmm....I'll have to see if I can duplicate this...... [/INDENT]

Duplicating should be relatively easy. You only have to find a show that starts before 0:00 (or 24:00) and that ends after midnight.

An episode search with end and start times that should not find it, will (if indeed I described the bug correctly)

I am working on this....

[difdiffer]

UncleJohnsBand,

are you still working on it?

And secondly can you, or anyone else tell me if I can start the auto-search function from the command line. I would like to add it to a scheduled task. This is because sometimes the auto-search seems to miss a few items that are in the EPG. When does auto-search actually run, it is connected with the epg update of GBPVR right?

I could you this command line? PVRX2.exe -UpdateEPGOnly But i rather just update the auto-search, as I always see that the search may miss some schedules at first, but that the EPG is loaded fine into the database by GBPVR.