[mythtv-users] shortcuts but how?

Dan Morphis dan at milkcarton.com
Wed Jun 30 16:31:58 EDT 2004


Stephen Tait wrote:

> 
>> Umm yeah. . .   You don't want to edit those.  Those are the mysql
>>  tables.  If you decided to edit them directly, you can kiss that
>> table goodbye.  Since it sounds like you don't know sql, if you
>> want to setup the jump-points, install mythweb.
> 
> 
> If you don't know SQL, but still want to edit the tables directly,
> then GUI configurators like PHPMyAdmin are a good bet; they're how I
> got started on SQL syntax. But then again, they involve installing
> apache and PHP... so you might as well just install MythWeb. Either
> are infinitely preferable to editing the tables from the command
> line. There are probably some Qt/GTK based editors too. I know MySQl
> make a standalone administration tool for windows.
> 
> The "don't edit the tables directly" is a bit of a moot point with 
> MythWeb, as AFAIK it doesn't error-check the key bindings editor yet.
By "don't edit the table directly" I meant don't edit the binary file 
directly which is what he eluded to wanting to do.


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