Recordings DB Wishes

[psycik]

Hi sub I know you're busy but hoping I can get a couple of things onto a wishlist.

Both to do around changing a file and getting the db out of sync.

Was wondering if on the fly, if a file is not found that is listed in the db, if gbpvr could check for some other extentions (.mpg, .ts .,avi).

Secondly wondering if there could be a list of "other places to check" All based around the root path. so if not found in G:\ that gbpvr could check some other, specified locations.
Maybe a setting like:
<ReplaceRecordingsDirWith>E:\Recordings~\\balrog\Recordings</ReplaceRecordingsDirWith>

Where you'd replace the RecordingsDir entry (mine happens to be G:\Recordings) with one of the others and check for a file there.

Only for use with checking the path of a recording.

I figure the first one might be pretty easy, the second one a bit for work. Also I'd only do this after File.Exists returns a fale so it's not the default action.

[sub]

Was wondering if on the fly, if a file is not found that is listed in the db, if gbpvr could check for some other extentions (.mpg, .ts .,avi).

It already does this if a file isnt found. Its used to cope with files that have been transcoded, with filename kept but extension changed.

[psycik]

Ahh so in the first instance, I can just delete an mpg file and the .avi will be picked up??

Great - makes transcoding some of this olympics crap a bit better!!

[sub]

Ahh so in the first instance, I can just delete an mpg file and the .avi will be picked up??

Yep, thats the theory.

[martint123]

Yes, it works fine for me for archiving stuff. I just run divx on a load of old "to keep" recordings and delete the MPG's and they're still there as AVI's.

[psycik]

Hmm, just tried this today (after waiting for forum to come back up) and it's didn't seem to work for me.

I deleted the MPG leaving an identical names AVI. Went back into recordings as only option with that file was delete. Exited pvrx2 and restarted, same option.

Maybe I'm missing something. I ended up having to change the extension in the db. Is there an option I need to turn on?

[sub]

Its a very old feature, and several people use it regularly, so I wouldnt have thought there were any problems with it. You do need to have <CheckForRenamedRecordings> set to 'true' but it usually is set this way by default.

[psycik]

hmm, I have that set. I've just about got a transcode finished. Once done, I'll delete the original and look at the logs...

[psycik]

Hi again. Well I just removed the .MPG I had in favour of an AVI.

And tried restarting recording service and restarted PVRX2. Still when I select that recording the only option I have is delete.

Is there anything I should see in the logs re that check??

Logs attached. The file in question is:

Code:

2008-08-12 16:47:53.781    VERBOSE    [5]     - checking G:\Recordings\MensWomens Badminton\MensWomens Badminton_20080811_22300200.mpg

Code:

G:\Recordings\MensWomens Badminton\MensWomens Badminton_20080811_22300200.avi

[sub]

Unfortunately there arent really any log messages around this log, so hard to tell what is happening. I might have to add some more to help see why its not working for you.