Deleting from Xrecord - Does it (should it) delete folder, comskip txts, icons?

[jksmurf]

Title says it all really..

When I delete from Xrecord the mpg goes, which is good. But when I look at the folder in the Xrecord dir (Archive dir in this case) I still have the

• folder name
  
• all the comskip txts and
  
• the folder icons

Should delete also delete these? If yes, any clues as to why it might not, in a particular system?

k.

[agidius]

I am pretty sure the .txt files are supposed to go away.

as for the rest, I have the following text in my PostUpdateEPG.bat (so it will run once every night)
del /s *.log
del /s *.edl
del /s *.ptl
del /s *.dat

I point it to the recordings directory, and it deletes those files from all subdirectories.
I then have a perl script that deletes all empty directories.


EDIT--
apparently I didnt read well enough.
the above is for the recordings directory.
I dont know anything about the archive stuff, but I will most likely start playing with it soon.

[fla]

Looking at the code, the txt files should be deleted. If not there is a bug. Is the delete happening while comskip is still running?

It would be pretty easy to change the code to delete the folder icons.

If you look at this thread it tells you how to setup XRecord's recycler (just look at 1recycler.txt). The recycler is like a recycle bin and it also should remove empty directories after deleting a recording. From what I see in the current code, it will recycle every time you delete a recording in XRecord or when you run the standalone executable.

[jksmurf]

Looking at the code, the txt files should be deleted. If not there is a bug. Is the delete happening while comskip is still running?.

No I don't think so ... but I guess you're referring to this.

It would be pretty easy to change the code to delete the folder icons.

Great!

If you look at this thread it tells you how to setup XRecord's recycler (just look at 1recycler.txt).

I'm sorry, I really don't follow that. my 1recycler has

path=c:/recycled
threshold=2000

But in Xrecord I already configured the Archive and if I delete the show, I guess I imagine all the associated logs/txt etc and dir would go too?

I just need 3 file types and 1 dir ... (in addition to txt)

Child of Our Time_20060801_20052125.mpg.dat
Child of Our Time_20060801_20052125.txt.log
folder.jpg
\\Theslug\disk 2\ArchivedMovies\Child of Our Time (Dir)

to be deleted and the entry from Xrecord

k.

[jksmurf]

Looking at the code, the txt files should be deleted. If not there is a bug. Is the delete happening while comskip is still running?.

Nope, they are not deleted and nope, comskip is not running. This is on the ARCHIVED movie dir btw, not the main one

It would be pretty easy to change the code to delete the folder icons.

Great, actually if it could delete everything in the dir and remove the dir itself, that's what I'd like to wish for, please :-)

If you look at this thread it tells you how to setup XRecord's recycler (just look at 1recycler.txt). The recycler is like a recycle bin and it also should remove empty directories after deleting a recording. From what I see in the current code, it will recycle every time you delete a recording in XRecord or when you run the standalone executable.

I looked at it, but it also deletes files older than a certain time, and I do not want to do that, I just want to delete the file in the Archive I chose AND remove the dir+ contents.

Any chance of an update that can do this?

k.

[jksmurf]

fla,

I have recently installed a plugin (MovieWiz) which reminded me that dirs do not seem to be getting deleted by Xrecord, at least those on Archived Shows. I THINK they delete from the recordings dir OK though.

The files get deleted OK.

The problem is that Moviewiz seems to think they are still all there (presumably as the dir is there).

k.

[fla]

Now that I've fixed the bug in this thread, this delete bug is at the top of my list. I'm also making XRecord skinnable in parallel but that will take a while.

Can you give me exact replication steps.

1) Record a show
2) Transcode it using Xrecord's transcoding
3) Notice file xyz in directory abc
4) Delete using XRecord's movies screen
=File xyz is gone but directory abc is still there

Include any icon downloads, comskips etc.

I don't have a tuner in my dev system to create recordings so I'll have to hijack the TV to fix this so good rep steps will help save time/WAF.

[jksmurf]

Can you give me exact replication steps.

Cheers fla,

OK, I have two issues. Once on Archive (Problem 1) and once on delete from Archive (Problem 2).

1. I record a Movie. It records to the Recording Dir E:\GBPVRVids (See attached). Lets say its called Payback for this e.g.
   
2. Postprocessing.bat runs comskip wich creates a .txt and a .log file.
   
3. Postprocessing.bat then runs Programimagetool which creates an icon and pus it in media/art.
   
4. The show appears in Xrecord. Looks good. However my E:\GBPVRVids is getting full, so I archive it from XRecord, using Xrecords Archive util.
   
5. It Archives to my ArchivedMoviesDir which is Disk1 on the slug (NSLU2). I also have a Disk 2, which is full, hence I use Disk 1. (See attached).
   
6. I "thought" that it MOVES EVERYthing (.mpg, icon, .txt and .log) across to the Archived Dir and DELETES EVERYthing from E:\GBPVRVids INCLUDING the dir. From the attached jpgs this does not seem to be the case, as you can see by the many duplicates. This is PROBLEM 1.
   
7. In Config I have set my Videos Dir to refer to the ArchivedMoviesDir (Disk1).
   
8. So I go into Xrecord and into the Videos menu and there's my Archived Movie "Payback", for this e.g. I watch it. It's a good movie in the old style of a detective talking to himself .... but I digress :-).
   
9. It finishes, and I delete it. It disappears from the Videos menu.
   
10. But (and this is PROBLEM 2), only the .mpg an dicon are deleted. The .log file remains and the dir is NOT deleted. From the OTHER attached jpg you can see the many duplicates.

That's pretty much it. Let me know if you need any other info.

Cheers,

k.

[fla]

Terrific replication steps thanks!

I think I fixed both problems. Try the version on the wiki and let me know how it goes. I also fixed a third problem that happens when you delete the video appearing last in the Videos list (e.g. deleting 4th of 4) then clicking Enter/Ok right away. You would end up selecting a no longer existing video and crashing.

[jksmurf]

Terrific replication steps thanks!

I think I fixed both problems. Try the version on the wiki and let me know how it goes.

Nope, thank YOU! Works a treat, on the PC, excellent stuff.
However Xrecord appears to have disappeared from the MVP menu entirely ?????

k.