Whats needed for recording

[-Oz-]

Hey sub,

I was wondering what was needed if I were to add a recording to the system.

I was thinking of the following in the following tables:
programme

• name
  
• sub_title
  
• start_time
  
• end_time
  

For that table I don't need the unique identifier, channel id, and description.

For recording_schedule

• programme_oid
  
• capture_source set as 1 always
  
• status
  
• filename
  
• manual_start_time
  
• manual_end_time
  

My question is what is recording_group and what happens if i don't fill it in?

Any help would be helpful. Thanks.

[psycik]

Are you talking about adding a scheduled recording? Or adding a file to the recording part of the system (from a move or some such?)??

If so have a look for the API commands to do this rather than from scratch. I know the first item exists, not sure about adding a recorded file to the system. Sub should be able to answer further.

[-Oz-]

Not a scheduled recording.

More like you have a video file (say a downloaded TV show) and want it listed in the Recordings area rather than videos. I normally just put them in Videos but for my new utility I'd like to include this option.

[sub]

From memory those fields you list above sound about right.

recording_group was what tied multiple recordings together as part of the a season recording (though the grouping is done by directory name on the Recordings screen 'Ready' list). I'm pretty sure you'd be safe to leave it as '0'

[zehd]

Hey sub,

I was wondering what was needed if I were to add a recording to the system.

I was thinking of the following in the following tables:
programme

• name
  
• sub_title
  
• start_time
  
• end_time
  

For that table I don't need the unique identifier, channel id, and description.

For recording_schedule

• programme_oid
  
• capture_source set as 1 always
  
• status
  
• filename
  
• manual_start_time
  
• manual_end_time
  

My question is what is recording_group and what happens if i don't fill it in?

Any help would be helpful. Thanks.

Hey man, maybe it's time I share that code with you. It seems we're on the same path anyway. This is exactly the next thing I was going to do....

I already have the routine that adds 'new' records, as it imports lines back in....

I'm also fine if you wanna take what you like and start over.... After learning how to do the database, I started doing far too much...

[-Oz-]

I have the code that replaces failed recordings and current recordings. My laptop HDD corrupted itself but should be back in the next few hours. Expect a PM with what I've done so far

Thats funny that we're on the same page. I didn't know what zsched did till after I started mine.

[psycik]

Did you guys ever end up going anywhere with this?? I've been looking for something and wondering if I had to do it myself. Basically I want to incorporate stuff I haven't recorded into the recordings list, so the wife has only one place she needs to go to watch stuff.

I'll think about movies later but at the moment want it for tv programs. I had a look at VA and MovieWiz and they had a bit too much manual intervention. I just want to say here is the tv program, it's season x ep y - stick in it the db, not even necessarily having details just so it shows up.

[sub]

Probably the easiest way to get a video to show up in your recordings list is to create an xml file in the correct format then use the 'import recordings' button in the config app. If you look in recordings-dump.xml, you'll see the xml format needed. Just create a new file and only add entries in that format for each of those videos you want to have added.

[psycik]

yeah I thought that as well. But sounded like these guys were on the path to do that automagically.

That import is a manual thing kicked off by a user from the config app correct?? Is there anyway of automating it, api?, command line? If so I'd probably look at that.

[sub]

If you run "PVRX2.exe -import" then it'll import recording-dump.xml. You could overwrite this file immediately before doing the -import.