XRecord - Xexport and Rename recordings

[A_Brass]

I'm having a brain cramp about how to get this working the way I would lik to see it. What I want to do is record a show, rename it, and export the file data to the dat file (via xexport) so the dat file has the new name. If I do the export from within XRecord it works fine but I want to automate it in the postprocessing.bat

My postprocessing.bat looks like this:

RenameRecording.exe %1
xexport %1
rectracker %1 > rectracker.log

I was thinking this would rename my mpg and export the file data into the xexport.dat file. But its not working. The mpg is renamed but the dat is not created. I'm know it's due to the renamerecording changing the name before xexport can create the dat file but I'm not sure how to get it work the way I want.

Any suggestions?

[smeghead]

the xexport needs to be first as it cannot work on the %1 parameter anymore (because renamerecording has changed the filename)

Swap the xexport and renamerecording commands around.

xexport doesn't alter the filename and therefore %1 will still be correct for renamerecording. Renamerecording should also rename the .dat file if it finds it.

[A_Brass]

xexport doesn't alter the filename and therefore %1 will still be correct for renamerecording. Renamerecording should also rename the .dat file if it finds it.

Thanks smeghead, I follow what your saying and it does work when set up like you suggest, but the dat file is now useless. Because the file name has changed the dat file now points to a file the does not exist.

I should point out that I'm using the dat files so I have access to program info when viewing recordings on a different PC running GBPVR. So a working DAT file is very important. But since I also like to use ORB when I'm out of the house having the file name changed is also a huge benifit.

So, when looked at via another pc running GBPVR if the dat file has the wrong file name it doesn't give you the program info.

I really want both. I'm hopeing there is a a way to do this. Is it possible to do a global xexport on all files in the data base?

Thanks

[jam_zhou]

sounds like renamerecordings is a good plugin but it's causing a lot of syntax and script flow issues...lots of talk about it here

http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?t=11428

Also a couple of solutions to get the new name for rename recordings...one batch and one vbs.

[KingArgyle]

Looks like I'm going to have to dust off some of ZaDDaZ's code for RenameRecordings and incorporate the Title stuff I added for my version. I'll see what I can do to also make sure that if there is a .dat file it renames that as well.

[KingArgyle]

I've updated RenameRecording so that it should correctly handle the .Dat files and include the Title of the show as well as sub title if it exists.

http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?t=10931&page=4

[A_Brass]

I've updated RenameRecording so that it should correctly handle the .Dat files and include the Title of the show as well as sub title if it exists.

http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?t=10931&page=4

Wow, that was fast. How might this affect my situation. Will it now rename not only the dat but change the file name within the dat file? Or can it be run after the rename is complete.

Thanks for such a prompt response.

[KingArgyle]

It will only rename the .dat file itself, it doesn't look in the file and do any searching or replacing. It is still best to have RenameRecording as the last process run in a script.

[A_Brass]

It will only rename the .dat file itself, it doesn't look in the file and do any searching or replacing. It is still best to have RenameRecording as the last process run in a script.

Ok I see, thanks. So it doesn't address what I'm trying to do. I'll check the other thread's to see what alterntive methods I can find to get the DAT, MPG and the data within the DAT all renamed.

Thanks

[KingArgyle]

I have a slight modification that I just worked on that will set an Environment variable called RENAME to the new name of the recording. This could be used by an external utility to do a search and replace.

A_Brass, PM me and I'll send you a beta that contains the Environment variable code.