Deleting Reoccuring Recordings

[rocksteady]

I mainly use GB-PVR to record episodes of shows. After I'm done recording, I use some software to remove the commercials from the show, and then author DVDs for permanent retention and enjoyment.

In GB-PVR, I usually use the reoccuring recording option (record all shows for this channel). This way, I don't have to scroll through the TV listings, and it handles the occasional rescheduling of a show at a different timeslot.

By doing this, I usually end up recording episodes that I already have recorded. I can quickly tell which shows I already have by running a custom created query in MS Access for my "pending recordings".

If I go in and delete the pending recording for a episode that I already have, when the EPG update happens, the shows get re-scheduled to record.

So here's my question: Is there anyway to "mark" a recording that was scheduled by the "reoccuring process" to NOT be recorded or rescheduled when the EPG process runs. Sub, like can I change the status of the row in the Recordings table in Access to something else (other than 0, 2, or 4).

Any help would be appreciated.

PS: Sub, I seriously want to commend you on the extra coding that you wrote into GB-PVR that occasionally goes out and checks to make sure that items (files) that it has already recorded, are still physically located on the hard drive. After I'm done taking the commercials out of an episode, I save the "edited" mpg to a different name, and simply delete the original file off the hard drive. The GB-PVR recording service (I assume), cleans up the Access DB and deletes those rows that it cannot physically find the file for. GREAT JOB!!!