[mythtv-users] Re-recording shows even though description matches oldrecorded show

Michael T. Dean mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Sat May 26 22:40:55 UTC 2007


On 05/26/2007 03:37 PM, Michael Rice wrote:
> I am having a problem with duplicate episodes of this show recording
> (recent 0.20-fixes).  As an example here is an entry in my oldrecorded
> table:
>
> +--------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------+----------+----------------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+--------------+--------+----------+---------+---------+-----------+-----------+------------+---------+
> | chanid | starttime           | endtime             | title         |
> subtitle | description                                              |
> category | seriesid | programid    | findid | recordid | station |
> rectype | duplicate | recstatus | reactivate | generic |
> +--------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------+----------+----------------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+--------------+--------+----------+---------+---------+-----------+-----------+------------+---------+
> |   1007 | 2007-03-26 09:00:00 | 2007-03-26 09:30:00 | How It's Made |
>          | Prepared mustard; violins; nuts and bolts; toilet paper. |
> Science  | SH415402 | EP4154020035 |      0 |      620 | DSCP    |
>   4 |         1 |        -3 |          0 |       0 |
> +--------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------+----------+----------------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+--------------+--------+----------+---------+---------+-----------+-----------+------------+---------+
>
> Here is the program table entry for an episode that is being
> re-recorded.  You see that the description matches.
> +--------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------+----------+----------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------+---------+-------+-----------------+-----------------+--------+-----------+------+----------------+------------+-----------+----------+-----------------+----------+-----------+-------------------------+--------------+----------+---------+---------------+-------+------+
> | chanid | starttime           | endtime             | title         |
> subtitle | description                                              |
> category | category_type | airdate | stars | previouslyshown |
> title_pronounce | stereo | subtitled | hdtv | closecaptioned |
> partnumber | parttotal | seriesid | originalairdate | showtype |
> colorcode | syndicatedepisodenumber | programid    | manualid |
> generic | listingsource | first | last |
> +--------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------+----------+----------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------+---------+-------+-----------------+-----------------+--------+-----------+------+----------------+------------+-----------+----------+-----------------+----------+-----------+-------------------------+--------------+----------+---------+---------------+-------+------+
> |   2272 | 2007-05-28 06:00:00 | 2007-05-28 06:30:00 | How It's Made |
>          | Prepared mustard; violins; nuts and bolts; toilet paper. |
> Science  | series        |    0000 |     0 |               1 |
>         |      0 |         0 |    0 |              1 |          0 |
>      0 | SH415402 | 2004-10-27      | Series   |           | 307
>               | EP4154020043 |        0 |       0 |             0 |
>  1 |    1 |
> +--------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------+----------+----------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------+---------+-------+-----------------+-----------------+--------+-----------+------+----------------+------------+-----------+----------+-----------------+----------+-----------+-------------------------+--------------+----------+---------+---------------+-------+------+
>
> And here is the 'Record All' rule which is set to match duplicates
> based on 'description':
> +----------+------+--------+-----------+------------+----------+------------+---------------+----------+--------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------+-------------+------------+-------------+-----------+-------------+-----------+----------+-----------+-------+---------+----------+--------------+--------+---------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+---------+----------+--------+----------+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+
> | recordid | type | chanid | starttime | startdate  | endtime  |
> enddate    | title         | subtitle | description
>                         | category | profile | recpriority |
> autoexpire | maxepisodes | maxnewest | startoffset | endoffset |
> recgroup | dupmethod | dupin | station | seriesid | programid    |
> search | autotranscode | autocommflag | autouserjob1 | autouserjob2 |
> autouserjob3 | autouserjob4 | findday | findtime | findid | inactive |
> parentid | transcoder | tsdefault | playgroup | prefinput |
> next_record         | last_record         | last_delete         |
> +----------+------+--------+-----------+------------+----------+------------+---------------+----------+--------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------+-------------+------------+-------------+-----------+-------------+-----------+----------+-----------+-------+---------+----------+--------------+--------+---------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+---------+----------+--------+----------+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+
> |      620 |    4 |   2272 | 00:00:00  | 2007-05-26 | 00:00:00 |
> 2007-05-26 | How It's Made |          | Wood burning stoves; orthoses;
> ballet slippers; buses. | Science  | Default |           1 |
> 1 |           2 |         0 |           0 |         0 | Mom      |
>     4 |    15 | SCIENCE | SH415402 | EP4154020059 |      0 |
>   0 |            1 |            0 |            0 |            0 |
>       0 |       6 | 15:00:00 | 733187 |        0 |        0 |
> 0 |         1 | Default   |         0 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
> 2007-05-25 18:29:51 | 2007-05-25 13:29:56 |
> +----------+------+--------+-----------+------------+----------+------------+---------------+----------+--------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------+-------------+------------+-------------+-----------+-------------+-----------+----------+-----------+-------+---------+----------+--------------+--------+---------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+---------+----------+--------+----------+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+
>
> Since the description matches I'd expect this not to record.  I notice
> the programids do not match... is that the problem?

Yep.

>   Or can someone
> spot something else? Anyone have a suggestion how to deal with this?

Tell Myth to 'Never Record' that episode if it really is the same one
you saw.  Or, let it record, then verify you've seen it, then delete it.

Mike


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