[mythtv] [mythtv-commits] Ticket #2111: mythweb schedules recording on the wrong channel
Simon Kenyon
simon at koala.ie
Thu Aug 3 07:52:39 UTC 2006
Chris Petersen wrote:
>> ok, so now i understand
>> to me channel meant "channel number" when it actually means "channel
>> name" (or "callsign" as you would say in the US)
>> the documentation and the wiki do not make that distinction
>> i've been using myth now for a couple of years and never realised that
>>
>
> Actually, name and callsign aren't the same thing. The name would be
> something like "Food Network" or "Encore Action Network" whereas the
> callsign would be "FOOD" or "EACT"
>
> I guess I should change mythweb to display the callsign instead of the
> number in that situation.
>
so to be absolutely clear in my head
myth (both tv and web) make comparisons (for scheduling purposes) based
on the callsign
and not the chanid, channum or name - to be specific about the database
fields in the channel table
--
simon
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