zero-size files accumulating

[sub]

sub- they don't seem to be created all the time. each file is 0-size and has the name of a previously recorded show (same name as the recording folder that the show went into). e.g. "The Simpsons" this is in c:\Program Files\gbpvr, whereas my recordings go into D:\tv

Sounds like a plugin is at fault to me. I cant think of anything GB-PVR that could create this file in that directory.

[peabody]

i have never added any plugins. i used the usbuirt channel changer but i have that disabled in favor of an exe changer now. it's possible the files i have predate that switch, will check.

[sub]

It doesnt really make sense to me, but I'll take your word for it. Next time you see one of these gets created, post the log files and I'll take look.

[peabody]

i found one of these 0-size files created last night and am attaching the logs. (you can see the directory listing in LISTING.long - "back blah" was the name of a manual program i entered for testing something).

FWIW there is also something strange going on with the 0-sized file "Tracey Takes On ...", I can't do a long listing (cygwin ls) even with quotes. maybe the dots or might be a cygwin bug. The recording directory appears as simply "Tracey Takes On" (no dots).

so there seems to be no correlation to the usbuirt plugin, since 0-size files were created since i disabled it.

[sub]

So was "back blah" a show you recorded?

[stefan]

so there seems to be no correlation to the usbuirt plugin, since 0-size files were created since i disabled it.

I can confirm that. I have never used usb-uirt, and I do get those 0-byte files sometimes. And as for sub's question to peabody; in my case this only happens with files that I have recorded. Other than that, I can't tell when they show up.

Do I use any plugins? The one that springs to mind is BleepBloop. Don't think I have any other installed.

I've never done any real research over these files since they don't bother me. They just exist =)

[capone]

FWIW there is also something strange going on with the 0-sized file "Tracey Takes On ...", I can't do a long listing (cygwin ls) even with quotes. maybe the dots or might be a cygwin bug. The recording directory appears as simply "Tracey Takes On" (no dots).

There is a problem w/ these and a period in the name and spaces. Since they have no extension, it can lock them sometimes, or make them undeletable outside a safe start. This happened to me once, but I forget the show. It's the only pain w/ these.

[peabody]

So was "back blah" a show you recorded?

yes. i set a short manual recording, and gave it the name "back blah".
(i was testing my postprocessing.bat)

[sub]

I suspect its something to do with alternate data streams. Can you try doing the following:

notepad "C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr\back blah:metadata.xml"

[peabody]

Can you try doing the following:

notepad "C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr\back blah:metadata.xml"

here it is:

<recording>
<filename>back blah</filename>
<channel>2 WBBM</channel>
<status>READY</status>
<startTime>2005-11-03 01:28:00</startTime>
<endTime>2005-11-03 01:29:00</endTime>
</recording>