File Renaming Utility: AddEpisode

[SniperDude]

I would probally add them this way.... if they are in the database... kind of a shortcut to what Turkey posted..

open a command prompt:

FOR EACH /R %f in (*.mpg) DO addepisode "%f"

its the way I use in my first version of this batch file add before Turkey put it in the slick EXE file...

start in your video folder... and it will work recursively down... or change *.mpg to a full path\*.mpg ...
you might want to do a full path name to addepisode as well...

[jksmurf]

you should keep your insulting comments to yourself, you didn't even bother to read what was posted. .... you are rude and should learn some manners.

LOL, look I'm really sorry if you feel insulted Dave, but it was meant purely as a joke, and I did type a big "LOL" and a BIG GRIN to point in that general direction.

The error threw out a button which just said "here". Turkey wrote download it "here" in his original post, so for me there was an "ironic" connection. I saw a funny side to that; They say humour doesn't translate very well over a keyboard but I'm sure some folks got the slightly warped humour. Personally I thought it was hilarious, in a rather silly way, and my post reflected that. No offence was intended.

k.

[garyeuph]

I would probally add them this way.... if they are in the database... kind of a shortcut to what Turkey posted..

open a command prompt:

FOR EACH /R %f in (*.mpg) DO addepisode "%f"

its the way I use in my first version of this batch file add before Turkey put it in the slick EXE file...

start in your video folder... and it will work recursively down... or change *.mpg to a full path\*.mpg ...
you might want to do a full path name to addepisode as well...

Thanks for this, very clever batch file. I had been doing them one at a time using the 'open with' right click mouse button, but this is far quicker.

Gary

[pBS]

i'm having a problem with shows and files/dirs that have a "&" in them...
is it an auto-it script? i get auto-it errors...[line 0, array var $temp[x] ]
probably because auto-it chokes on that character..
if you find a way around it i'd love to know...
[maybe using unicode or something or like raw ascii digits?]
i have a few shows that have the "&" in showname[thus in dir too],filename, and title...was hoping i could rename with this...lol

i tried decompiling but it wouldn't work..would love to see how you did db access...just saw that on their site..[Sqlite for Auto-it]

[turkey]

i'm having a problem with shows and files/dirs that have a "&" in them...

huh...this shouldn't be happening, as i built in a function to get rid of illegal characters. if you post the error message i'll have a look at it. it may have something to do with the directories that include illegal characters, because i have never tested that configuration. i have gbpvr set to put all of the recordings in one directory instead of making a new one for each show.

yes, this is an auto-it script. i used a udf for the database functions.

[pBS]

here's the error from the script..
any chance i could see how you used the udf to access the db?
decompiling, said it wasn't a compiled script? i need to find a way to account for those funky chars myself...would be greatly appreciated..

the file i was trying was:

Code:

"E:\mpg\Nightmares & Dreamscapes From the Stories of Step\Nightmares & Dreamscapes From the Stories of Step_20060713_22002300.mpg"

works fine from batch files...[but not auto-it]

[ww4397]

A little bug I found with Manual Recording. AddEpisode brings up an error when it runs (I have it run in PostProcessing.bat) after a manual recording. I guessing that there is no episode infomration for a manual recording?

Thanks for a great plugin!

[Canuck69]

I was just wondering if there is a way to add the date to the end of the
file name that addepisode just renamed.

[turkey]

here's the error from the script..
any chance i could see how you used the udf to access the db?
decompiling, said it wasn't a compiled script? i need to find a way to account for those funky chars myself...would be greatly appreciated..

if you are looking for auto-it help for database access, I use this udf by randallc. Basically, it uses the sqlite3.exe file that I have packaged with addepisode to read and write to the database. You can also use sqlite3.exe as a command line editor of sqlite.

Code:

"E:\mpg\Nightmares & Dreamscapes From the Stories of Step\Nightmares & Dreamscapes From the Stories of Step_20060713_22002300.mpg"

I'll have a look at this. Thanks for the bug report!

[turkey]

AddEpisode brings up an error when it runs (I have it run in PostProcessing.bat) after a manual recording. I guessing that there is no episode infomration for a manual recording?

your exactly right. I dont do alot of manual recording, so I never ran across this, (or thought about it).

Ill have a look at it and get it fixed. Thanks for letting me know!