[mythtv] API to refresh MythVideo files

Mark Spieth mark at dclabs.com.au
Sat Aug 19 00:39:11 UTC 2006


>> Can someone tell me if there is an API or command I can refresh
>> MythVideo files without using Frontend interface ie in MythWeb you can
>> delete and schedule recordings for MythTV so can the same be done for
>> MythVideo for scanning files
>> ie I would ideally like a command-line interface to refresh video lists
>> after I load new/delete files .
>
> No. MythVideo is a frontend only plugin, no remote interface to tell it to
> rescan.
>
> You can enable file browse mode for a view, which for most situations 
> would
> be about as good as: http://svn.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/645
>
there is also my mythvideoupdate patch which was never accepted which I can 
repost if people want it.
the original patch should still work.
mark 



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