Change Scheduled Recording AND NEW Vs OLD Episodes

[puck64]

Hi All,

I would like to alter a "Scheduled Recurring Recording" from "New Episodes" to a Day And Time.

I bring up the required Recurring Recording and select "UPDATE".
I then go to Recording Type and try to change it ..... but no go
Pre/Post Padding and Keep all work.

I also have a question on how NEXTPVR determines if an Episode is NEW or OLD.
I have quite a few shows with ENCORE in the description column and would like to mark them as NOT NEW

Hope someone can help

[sub]

If you need to change the type of recording, you need to delete it and recreate it. You can only update other attributes like padding etc.

[Graham]

I also have a question on how NEXTPVR determines if an Episode is NEW or OLD.

NextPVR uses the value in the "First Run" column of the "epg-events" table in the database to decide if a show is "new". Not all EPG sources correctly populate field. My understanding is that the use of "New" when scheduling recordings only works reliably for users of Schedules Direct as an EPG source.

You may be able to get the result that you want by scheduling a recording in the usual way and then changing the recurring recording that you just created and adding an advanced rule ... http://www.nextpvr.com/nwiki/pmwiki.php?...ancedRules

[puck64]

If you need to change the type of recording, you need to delete it and recreate it. You can only update other attributes like padding etc.

Hi Sub,

That's what I thought... ah well

[puck64]

NextPVR uses the value in the "First Run" column of the "epg-events" table in the database to decide if a show is "new". Not all EPG sources correctly populate field. My understanding is that the use of "New" when scheduling recordings only works reliably for users of Schedules Direct as an EPG source.

You may be able to get the result that you want by scheduling a recording in the usual way and then changing the recurring recording that you just created and adding an advanced rule ... http://www.nextpvr.com/nwiki/pmwiki.php?...ancedRules

Hi Graham,
Thanks for the info..... That will make life simpler
I was thinking I would have to update "original_air_date" and "first_run".

I use the "Free To Air" EPG and this data is not sent, but I should be able to fudge it

[puck64]

NextPVR uses the value in the "First Run" column of the "epg-events" table in the database to decide if a show is "new". Not all EPG sources correctly populate field. My understanding is that the use of "New" when scheduling recordings only works reliably for users of Schedules Direct as an EPG source.

Hi Graham,

Thank You for the info.

I now have the New / Encore coding working. Just a simple bit of sql added to my ReXX program
You will notice that I updated the original_air_date also ..... nothing like belts and braces

Program Attached

Update epg_event
set first_run = 'N', original_air_date = datetime(start_time,'-2 day')
where description like '%[ENCORE]%'
or description like '%(Encore)%';