XRecord Archiving Wishlist

[jksmurf]

I use Xrecord because (for me) it is nice and simple and almost feels like it is part of the base program. My system (PC, not my own ) can't take too many bells and whistles.

I use Xrecord's Archive utility a fair bit now and there's a couple of things I'd really like to see implemented on the Archiving front, if it is possible with not to much hassle?

1. Batch Archiving: i.e. Archives a batch of recordings, which Xrecord (already) recognizes as being from a single Group (by the count). Rather than choosing each one, and archiving separately and waiting for a while for each to finish, would it be possible to Batch Archive the lot at once?

2. Scheduled Archiving: I tried the OnArchive.bat batch file that was added many moons ago (added a call to comclean, so that the files were com-cleaned using the existing comskip files before archiving. However this invariably rebooted my MVP, when I use the MVP to issue an archive command. Probably not enough grunt in my PC. So it got me thinking about an Xrecord Archive option where you can choose to perform your (queued batch) archiving after you exit GBPVR or between a certain time period 1am to 4am e.g. or after it has been inactive for X hours?

3. Archiving Status: I am never sure (apart from my thrashing Hard Disk light, and of course when the recording disappears from the main menu) whether the file is actually archiving and how long it has left to go.

Cheers and thanks,

k.

[jksmurf]

I had occasion to need this again today, if either Xrecord or Video Archiver could do it I'd be chuffed.

Cheers

k.

[Jeff]

The video archive plug-in does 2 and 3. The ArchiverUtility will archive all shows over a specified number of days old (set using the config program). I run this from my post epgupdate.bat file. I suppose you could also ruin it standalone to to "batch archiving".

I have also updated the skin (see the blue skin as an example) to provide an indication (by default a blue circle with an A in it) when a show is archived.

Jeff

[jksmurf]

Cheers Jeff,

For 2 can you set it to perform this in the wee hours though e.g. 1am?
For 3, yeah, I guess a progress indicator bar or text with e.g. 75% complete was what I was after ...

k.

[Jeff]

For 2, if you run it from your postepgupdate.bat file that will runb whenever you have gbpvr update your epg listings. That could be at 1AM if desired. As far as showing progress goes, I use the windows file move function, which doesn't return until the move is complete so there is no easy way to report percentage complete.

Jeff