[mythtv-users] Manual scheduling with guide data?

[Bruce Markey]

Andrew Chuah wrote:
> I'm wondering if there is a solution to my problem in Myth that I've missed:
> 
> My wife likes Lifetime original movies; say they show a new one on Tues 
> nights 8.30-10.30. I obviously could go in every few weeks and set those 
> titles to record, but a manual schedule would be fantastic in this 
> case... just record everything, and delete the ones that she's not 
> interested in!
> 
> However, once I use manual scheduling, I totally lose the guide data, 
> synopsis, even the title! I just get "manual scheduling..." which 
> doesn't help very much.
> 
> Is there a way to do manual scheduling, but still keep the guide data?

The answer to the question you asked is "no" but there should be
a solution the the situation you describe. This has come up before.
See: http://mythtv.org/pipermail/mythtv-users/2005-August/099099.html

So I grabbed LIFEP ("P"acific, might be LIFE where you are) listings
and found that this week there is a four hour "Human Trafficking" and
next week there are two Lifetime type movies at 7 and 9. Obviously
an 8:30 manual would not be the right thing for the next couple weeks.

Here is a power search rule to record anything that is a movie on
Lifetime during primetime on Tuesdays:

Rule Name: "Lifetime Movies"

program.category_type = 'movie'
AND channel.callsign = 'LIFEP'
AND HOUR(program.starttime) >= 19
AND HOUR(program.starttime) < 23
AND DAYNAME(program.starttime) = 'Tuesday'

Check the callsign then cut'n'paste this into the Custom Record page.
See: http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-11.html#ss11.8 . This
will record any Tuesday evening Lifetime movie and keep all of the
guide data.

--  bjm