[mythtv-users] Exclude Generic Episodes suddenly not working

[Michael T. Dean]

On 04/21/2010 06:04 PM, Don Lewis wrote:
> On 21 Apr, To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org wrote:
>    
>> I've got a number of recording rules that use the "Exclude Generic
>> Episodes" advanced option.  My listings source is Schedules Direct.
>> After today's mythfilldatabase run, which downloaded the listings for
>> May 4th, there are a number of generic episodes that are scheduled to be
>> recorded, specifically various late night programs on the Cartoon
>> Channel.
>>      
> Looks like a false alarm, possibly from an incomplete mythfilldatabase
> run (system crash).  It looks like mythfilldatabase re-ran this
> afternoon and the generic episodes are no longer being scheduled for
> recording.
>    

Yes, episodes are marked as generic at the end of a successful 
mythfilldatabase run (along with other important actions--but they have 
to be at the end, otherwise, we don't have the data we need):

...
2010-04-21 12:57:52.454 Data fetching complete.
2010-04-21 12:57:52.454 Adjusting program database end times.
2010-04-21 12:57:53.364     0 replacements made
2010-04-21 12:57:53.368 mythfilldatabase: Listings Download Finished
2010-04-21 12:57:53.368 Marking generic episodes.
2010-04-21 12:57:53.475     Found 802
2010-04-21 12:57:53.476 Marking repeats.
2010-04-21 12:57:53.593     Found 1437
2010-04-21 12:57:53.593 Unmarking new episode rebroadcast repeats.
2010-04-21 12:57:53.674     Found 0
2010-04-21 12:57:53.837 Marking episode first showings.
2010-04-21 12:58:00.144     Found 6841
2010-04-21 12:58:00.145 Marking episode last showings.
2010-04-21 12:58:06.573     Found 6841
2010-04-21 12:58:06.591 Grabbing next suggested grabbing time
2010-04-21 12:58:07.543 DataDirect: BlockedTime is: 2010-04-21T12:58:06
2010-04-21 12:58:07.543 DataDirect: NextSuggestedTime is: 
2010-04-22T08:56:41
...

Mike