Record based on season number

[Shadow2062]

Is it possible to set up a recording schedule based on season number? So let's say I want to record show X on all channels at all times but I only want to record it of its from season 2? Is that possible? Maybe in a flag for advanced recording options? Thanks!

[johnsonx42]

Assuming any episode of the show is in your EPG, go to the show and create an "All Episodes All Channels" recording. This gives you a good start for the rule, so you don't have to do the whole thing by hand.

then go to the newly created Recurring Recording, select "Update".

go down to the "Advanced Rules:" field, where it says "title like 'MyShowName'". the cursor will not appear, just start typing " and season==2" (leave out the double-quotes).

so the final rule will be:

Code:

title like 'MyShowName' and season==2

it will immediately reschedule the schedule based on the new criteria, and assuming you have version 3.8.3, the Find All function will list all the episodes that match the criteria as well.

Yes, if you are wondering, the "Advanced Rule" is simply the "where" clause for a SQL Select statement, like "Select * from epg_event where title like 'MyShowName' and season==2". So if you know the database fields, you can construct very useful recording rules.

[fudsak]

go down to the "Advanced Rules:" field, where it says "title like 'MyShowName'". the cursor will not appear, just start typing " and season==2" (leave out the double-quotes).

Wow, I was unaware of how to use the Advanced Rules but it seems like it could be useful for my sports dilemma. Is there a way to search within the description field? For example, if I want to record Red Wings games (not all NHL games) I would record shows titled NHL Hockey with "Detroit" or "Red Wings" in the description.

[sub]

You could try adding:

Code:

and (description like '%Red Wings%' or description like '%Detroit%')

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[mvallevand]

Assuming you have Schedules Direct you should add and title = 'NHL Hockey'

Martin

[fudsak]

This is great, will give it a shot - thanks!

[fudsak]

You could try adding:

Code:

and (description like '%Red Wings%' or description like '%Detroit%')

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Just following up to say that this did exactly what I was looking for, thank you!