recording date naming in reverse help please.

[a1blues]

Thanks for the reply, I see now how the date system works.I have written a script to alter the date format but once you change the name, it no longer shows up on the recording list

NScriptHelper -rename oldfilename newfilename

hence why it would have been nice if there was an option originally to have a choice in the matter

It's definitely a balancing act steering a project like this. I've intentionally tried to make NextPVR easy to use, and part of that is not implementing the zillion oddball requests, and trying to focus on the things I think add significant value. Sure, one little extra setting wouldn't have hurt, but then you're the only person that has ever asked for this format date in the filename, in the 15 years or so of NextPVR...

Thanks for that information, I did not know about the NScriptHelper, that is all that I needed, so that will be great.
I do appreciate what you are saying and respect that, it is understandable, you must have lots of requests and need to decide what is priority..
Cheers.

[a1blues]

We went through pretty much the same thing over the last few days with another user.  If you are able to script rename in post processing sub provides NScripthelper which allows you to update the custom filename in the database.

Martin

Thanks for the info, that is all I really needed.
Cheers.

[NumberFive]

https://xkcd.com/1179/

[mvallevand]

@a1blues, I will upload a new utility (based on another utility that I use https://github.com/nicjansma/rename-regex) that will change one or all your file and update the database as well as change resume point. I'm still working on that last one, but need to go for jog in -17C weather so not only am I not always polite I am probably a little stupid.

If you want to experiment with the RR utility (be sure to use the /p pretend mode) The syntax for post processing would be like this

RR.exe "This Morning_2021-01-13_10001230.ts" "(.+?)_([12]\d{3})-([01]\d)-(\d\d)_(\d{8})" "$1_$4_$4_$2_$5" /p

RR has other options (don't forget /p) if you follow that git hub link for instructions

RR.exe "This Morning*.ts" "(.+?)_([12]\d{3})-([01]\d)-(\d\d)_(\d{8})" "$1_$4_$4_$2_$5" /p

and /r for recursive but of course be careful with that.

RR.exe "*Recordings\*.ts" "(.+?)_([12]\d{3})-([01]\d)-(\d\d)_(\d{8})" "$1_$4_$4_$2_$5" /p /r

Would rename all your NextPVR formatted recordings.

Martin

[a1blues]

@a1blues, I will upload a new utility  (based on another utility that I use https://github.com/nicjansma/rename-regex) that will change one or all your file and update the database as well as change resume point.  I'm still working on that last one, but need to go for jog in -17C weather so not only am I not always polite I am probably a little stupid.

If you want to experiment with the RR utility (be sure to use the /p pretend mode) The syntax for post processing would be like this

RR.exe "This Morning_2021-01-13_10001230.ts"  "(.+?)_([12]\d{3})-([01]\d)-(\d\d)_(\d{8})" "$1_$4_$4_$2_$5" /p

RR has other options (don't forget /p) if you follow that git hub link for instructions

RR.exe "This Morning*.ts"  "(.+?)_([12]\d{3})-([01]\d)-(\d\d)_(\d{8})" "$1_$4_$4_$2_$5" /p

and /r for recursive but of course be careful with that.

RR.exe "*Recordings\*.ts"  "(.+?)_([12]\d{3})-([01]\d)-(\d\d)_(\d{8})" "$1_$4_$4_$2_$5" /p /r

Would rename all your NextPVR formatted recordings.

Martin