[mythtv-users] Feature Request, Vacation Mode

[Erik Karlin]

On Thu, Jul 06, 2006 at 06:56:42PM -0700, Brad Templeton wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 06, 2006 at 05:20:03PM -0700, Gabe Rubin wrote:
> > On 7/6/06, Brad DerManouelian <myth at dermanouelian.com> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > > There are TONS of ways to expire recordings. I'm sure one of the
> > > existing rules (or exceptions) will work for you.
> > 
> > That is a good idea, and I will look into it.
> > 
> > > show she has decided she doesn't like to watch any more. You can also
> > > set a recording to inactive which will turn it off until you turn it
> > > back on again which I believe is what you're suggesting. Priorities
> > 
> > This is what I am suggesting, but more automated.  Instead of, every
> > time I go on vacation having to adjust each recording schedule, this
> > method would allow for the adjustment to be made once, and all rules
> > to follow one simple command of, turn all vacation non-recordings
> > inactive for now.
> 
> As I presume you know, you can deactive schedules without deleting them.
> Surely you can't have too many programs in this class that it's so hard
> to go through and do that?
> 
> If so, you may not be a programmer but one can learn to do SQL manipulations
> without doing too much programming.   
> 
> For example, an SQL command roughly like:
> 
>     UPDATE record SET inactive = 1 WHERE title = "60 Minutes";
> 
> Would disable your 60 minutes recording for you, and setting inactive = 0
> would turn it back on.   You could write out a series of statements like
> this for the shows you want to turn on and off.
> 

I was pretty sure there was a key bound to "pause recording", but a
quick search through keys.txt doesn't show anything standing out. Here's
a reference though:

http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/127608?search_string=pause%20schedule;#127608