[mythtv-users] Lossless Cut - Remove recording after successful export to Mythvideo

[Doug Vaughan]

Stephen,
I coded the new optionthis afternoon. I have several shows that I would 
like automatically deleted. Here is a snippet from the docs on how it 
will work. It is little different than we discussed but will cover the 
objectives. This feature will be in the next release.

# This section is only relevant when used with the "-e" MythExport and 
"-m" move/copy
# Lossless Cut options.
#
# The default is to NOT delete the original recorded file after either 
export or move
# but sometimes you want to perform a Lossless Cut and have the original 
recording
# automatically deleted. Examples: News programs, low value recordings 
and recordings
# that you never commercial flag. These program examples are the kind 
where this option
# has value.
#
# Valid options:
#   a) 525;             (channel number followed by a semi-colon)
#   b) 525;PBS News     (channel number followed by a semi-colon then a 
program title)
#   c) Simpsons         (program title only)
#
#   (a) Will delete any recording with the channel number (e.g. 525) 
after a successful
#       move or export
#   (b) Will delete any recording with the channel number (e.g. 525) and 
the program
#       title matches (e.g. "PBS News") after a successful move or export
#   (c) Will delete allLossless Cut recordings from ANY channel when the 
program title matches
#       (e.g. "Simpsons") after a successful move or export
#
# NOTES:
# 1) If a channel number is specified it must be before the program title
# 2) Program title text should not be surrounded by quotes
# 3) Channels must be integers and have a semi-colon added to the end 
otherwise it
#    will be treated as a program title
# 4) Title matching is performed after both the program title and the 
configuration
#    variable title have their punctuation removed and converted to 
lower case.
# 5) Only include one "Remove Recording" variable(s) per "delete_rec" 
line and each
#    must have a unique sequence number "_XX". You can added as many 
"delete_rec" lines
#    as your need. The leading "0" is optional but you must include a 
sequence number.
# 6) If you want to ALWAYS delete the original recording (think 
carefully!!!),
#    add a "delete_rec_all=ALL" line and any other entries will be ignored.
#    If the variable is not exactly as specified less the quotes it will 
cause an
#    error and the script will abort. !!!! AGAIN, THINK CAREFULLY !!!!
#
#delete_rec_01=
#delete_rec_02=
#delete_rec_03=
#delete_rec_04=
#delete_rec_05=
...

Thanks

Doug