How to move recordings without them getting deleted from db

[drmargarit]

Another utility I am working on moves recordings from local storage (small ssd) to the server. I move the file and its .edl then, if the move was successful, update the file name in the db. Sporadically, recordings were disappearing from the DB entirely even though the update was successful. I tried running the utility at startup before nextpvr is launched rather than shutdown and the problem seems to have disappeared but I don't know why.

What would be the best method to update the db so that I don't lose recordings?
Does the .exe or one of the services watch recordings directories and delete db entries when files disappear?

Thanks,

Jim

[mvallevand]

Set up an archive directory and just use the archive function to move it for you.

Martin

[sub]

Whenever it tries to load the recording list from the database, if it notices the file missing from disk, then it removes it from the database on the assumption you've manually deleted the file.

To move them to another location, you can copy them to the new location, then run:

nscripthelper.exe -rename <sourcefile> <destfile>

then delete the origina file. This -rename step updates the database to reflect the new location of the file.

[drmargarit]

Whenever it tries to load the recording list from the database, if it notices the file missing from disk, then it removes it from the database on the assumption you've manually deleted the file.

To move them to another location, you can copy them to the new location, then run:

nscripthelper.exe -rename <sourcefile> <destfile>

then delete the origina file. This -rename step updates the database to reflect the new location of the file.

Great, will do. Does nscripthelper.exe return any exit codes that indicate success or failure of the call?

Jim

[sub]

No, it doesn't.