New version of Video Archive plug-in released

[Jeff]

Take a look in the archiver-DVD-PC.log or archiver-DVD-MVP.log files and see if it has any messages about the archive operation.

[Jeff]

It is a bug. The plug-in includes a panel that display information on things such as the currently playing music track. When it gets the event saying audio is playing it tries to get information on the file from the play list. The net radio does not use the play list. I will post a fix.

Jeff

[scooby_doo]

This is all that shows in the Archiver-DVD-PC.log after I click the archive button for it. Nothing related to archiving at all.


2/6/2005 10:50:25 AM: Looking for file using SQL Querry is SELECT programme_oid FROM RECORDING_SCHEDULE WHERE filename ='D:\gbpvr\I Love the 80s\I Love the 80s_20050201_13001400.mpg'

2/6/2005 10:50:25 AM: Found it

2/6/2005 10:50:25 AM: Looking for program information SQL Querry is SELECT sub_title, description, start_time, channel_oid FROM PROGRAMME WHERE OID =242739

2/6/2005 10:50:25 AM: Found it

2/6/2005 10:50:25 AM: Final show details are:

2/6/2005 10:50:25 AM: Filename I Love the 80s_20050201_13001400.mpg

2/6/2005 10:50:25 AM: sub_title 1988

2/6/2005 10:50:25 AM: description "Don't Worry, Be Happy," Pictionary, "The Wonder Years," George Michael and the comeback of hippie style defines 1988.

2/6/2005 10:50:25 AM: starttime 1:00 PM

2/6/2005 10:50:25 AM: recordtime 2/1/2005

2/6/2005 10:50:25 AM: channel_name 204 VH1

[Jeff]

I just uploaded a new version to the wiki site. I fixed the problem with netradio stations and various other small things as I was restructing the code. I also tested the archive button and it worked for me. Only two files have changed, the CommonGBPVRUtilities.dll file (which goes into the main GBPVR directory) and Video Archiver.dll (which goes into the plugins directory).

Jeff

[scooby_doo]

Well that seems to have fixed my archiving problem. Thanks for the quick update.

[Networker]

Don't know if this is normal, so I thought I'd post.

When I use the VA plugin to delete pending records they do not disappear from the view at all. If I go to the main menu and look at the built-in video library or go back to VA they are gone. Just thought I'd report it.

John

[scooby_doo]

I have a feature-ish request for you Jeff, if you are taking them. I've started usin KingArgyle's AutoRename program to rename files based on their subtitle, etc. It can't rename episodes already archived by your plugin so far with my testing. If you can put your heads together it would be great. Here is the thread where I asked him if he thought it would work originally.

http://gbpvr.com/cgi-bin....;t=3591

[Jeff]

I'm glad you llike it. Before you put too much effort into skinning it, I am in the process of doing a major reorg of the skins. What I am doing is breaking out each screen/dialog into its own seperate skin file. I think it makes them easier to read through and understand and should make the task of skinning easier. I am also adding some other features while I am at it. I hope to have a new release out some time in March. If you want a preview copy so that you can begin skinning in parallel, let me know. I should have the skins seperated out in a few days.

Jeff

[Jeff]

By the way, if you want a nicer looking skin for the video archive plug-in for now, copy the archive folder from the the flat blue - high visibility orange or flat blue high visibility skin. These do not use black backgrounds for the dialog boxes. I only did that for the blue skin to keep the skin simple to read and to match the rest of the blue theme. I use the flat blue - high visibility orange skin as my main skin.

Jeff

[Guest]

Also, the plug-in does support files on a network drive in the Video Files section. It will not display the free space on mapped disks or use it as the archive drive, but you can do everything else. You have to manually add such drives to the config.xml file since the configuration screen does not provide the ability to enter them.

Simply add a new VideoPathX line (where X is the next number in sequence like

<VideoPath0>C:\My Archive\</VideoPath0>
<VideoPath1>\\Family\Recordings\</VideoPath1>

Jeff