[mythtv-users] 0.25 Music & Videos Questions

[Scott & Nicole Harris]

>> SELECT * FROM music_playlists
>>>
>>> If you want to do the second, you can by either going into a virtual
>>> console
>>> (ie: control-alt-F1) or via SSH (highly suggested). I would make 
>>> playlist
>>> exit mythmusic then check the database to see if the changes had been
>>> applied. Check again when you log out and again when you have seen the
>>> changes show up in mythmusic. The I would look at possibly filing a
>>> bug/suggestion
>>> report.
>>>
>>> Nasa
>>> _______________________________________________
>>>
>> I created a new playlist in MythFrontend, add tracks to the new
>> playlist. Whilst the FrontEnd was playing the new playlist, I had a look
>> on MythWeb. The New playlist was shown on MythWeb, but empty. After I
>> exited out of the Frontend, the New playlist shown on MythWeb was
>> showing the added tracks.

>Well that sounds like the program creates a 'new playlist record' when you 
>commence creating it, but holds the data in memory (in case you edit or add 
>to the list) until you exit, at which point it REALLY knows that you will 
>not be editing further.... Maybe the logic should be writing the list out 
>as soon as a selection is made. Although I can see that it would make 
>editing more difficult. But as set up it is not fail safe as it should be.

>Geoff

Or you could hold it in memory until you exit the MythMusic playlist editor 
/ playback screen, at which point you clearly won't be making anymore edits 
for the foreseeable future and write it then.  This would be far more 
failsafe / acceptable to writing it when you exit the entire program.