Recording fails but file is there

[gcaporale]

I recently upgraded to the latest version of GBPVR (still on access db) and began having issues with failed recordings and not being able to delete them.

I then found the patch http://forums.gbpvr.com/attachment.php?a...1148520450 in one of the other posts http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?t=16289&page=2

That seemed to have fixed the problem. BUT.....

When I checked my recordings today I found that one recording "LOST" set for 9pm Wednesday the 11th had failed. It was originally failing becuase of a conflict which I had cleared up. Now it just says failed. I looked into the directory and the file exists and appears to be OK but I can't tell until I get home tonight to view it.

I have another recording the day prior exact same time (Dirty Jobs) and that worked OK. Also I am recording Mythbusters at 1am after Lost should have recorded and that worked fine too.

Additionally, I just looked at the mdb file size and it shows it as 211MB. I only have 5 recordings at most and am only keeping one or two recordings of each. That seems a bit high for that amount of data.

Any thoughts
Greg

[elite]

Additionally, I just looked at the mdb file size and it shows it as 211MB. I only have 5 recordings at most and am only keeping one or two recordings of each. That seems a bit high for that amount of data.

You can sometimes compact access databases - I think Sub recommends switching to sqlite (run the ChangeDatabase utility in the gbpvr directory) - do you have a reason to stay on access?

[gcaporale]

I did compact the database and it brought it down to a more respectable 5MB. I don't have any real reason for staying with Access. If that's all that is required to convert to SQLLite then I'll try it. I just checked my version and I am running v0.97.13 so I guess an upgrade to the latest wouldn't hurt.

[elite]

I can't really comment on the other issues - but great that compacting worked out

I upgraded and switched databases fairly recently with no problems.

[gcaporale]

OK well I'll try upgrading and switching to the new dB this weekend. Hopefully next weeks show will record properly. I'm just confused why only one show "Lost" wouldn't record properly.