XRecord v22 4-9-2005

[jorm]

the images look cool, I need to switch off of red sky already.

[Dubya]

Jorm,

This is what I'm trying to avoid...

[jorm]

Change this line
<VideoLines value="7"/>

Just lower it a few.

[markm]

I'm starting to get my head around this.

PriorityRecording.exe uses the PriorityRecordings.xml file as it's config file to determine what to schedule from your EPG, correct? So after a guide update, you run it to auto-schedule things based on what you setup in the xml.

rectracker.exe runs after an actual recording happens, and adds the show to the tracker database so it can keep track of shows you've already recorded?

The -purge option removes shows from the schedule (presumably placed there by priorityrecording.exe) that you've already recorded?

[jorm]

correct. The purge will remove things from priorityrecordings.exe or something that the default scheduler adds.

[markm]

I'm assuming that priorityrecording injects ALL matching shows, rather than the first timeslot, so that conflicts and failed recordings are easier to sort out, and relies on the rectracer -purge to flush the excess once the show's really recorded?

ie; I tossed in a show, which has the same episode airing on multiple days/times, so I have a bunch of scheduled recordings for the same episode. Once the first one is successful, rectracker will purge the remainder? Or am I being too lose in defining my search criteria?

[jorm]

rectracker will purge the remainder if in the postupdateepg.bat. I believe that jrock has some duplicate logic checking in CDK scheduler to find the first episode that is not in conflict.

[jrockintuitive]

Jorm is correct... the first eposide that is not in conflict.

Where the program falls down is using the same eposide at a different time so another show can record.
Translation:
Show JRock's House has a priority level of one. The eposide JRock goes to hollywood is playing on Tuesday at 1PM and Wednesday at 4PM.
Show Jorm's World has a priority level of two (Jorm, sorry about the priority level but this is my explanation). The eposide Jorm knows it all plays only on Tuesday at 1PM.

Since JRock has a higher priority then Jorm- JRock goest to hollywood would be recorded on Tuesday and 1PM and Jorm knows it all wil not be recorded.
CDK is not smart enough to know that both eposides can be recorded. CDK just goes by timeslot and priority.

[jorm]

so now I am a know at all??? j/k

[Dubya]

Jorm, do videos and reoccuring use the same <VideoLines value="7"/> if so might you know why videos always displays one more than this number?

Thanks,

Dubya