last_position in PLAYBACK_POSITION - is it seconds?

[fluffykeith]

In the database what does the number represent in the PLAYBACK_POSITION table field last_position.
Is this the number of seconds played? I guess it is as it seems to be quite close to what I'd expect.

If I watch a program to the end will the playback position be at the end or not stored in the database?

cheers

Keith

[psycik]

It is seconds.

For your last question if you watch it all the way through in one sitting i'm not sure if anything is put in the db. I certainly updates if you stop the recording, not sure if you let it run to the end and it stops automatically, I have a feeling the second one doesn't update the db...

Quite a while ago I asked if sub could put the maximum seconds in the db as i was using the playback_position to determine if the program was watched or not...

[fluffykeith]

Thats one of the things I'm doing. I want to determine if I've watched it already. It would be really good if the playback position was set to the end if the program reached the end.

At present I can only detect that it is near the end so I must have watched it. I don't want to have to look at the next recording of a season to see if I have started it to figure that the previous one may have been watched. I guess for now repositioning the playback position is the only option but a bit clunky.

Thanks for the info

Keith

[Ommina]

You can also check this older thread, which provides some more details on when the record is written to the db, and when it isn't.