[mythtv-users] 0.25 Number of recordings to keep

[Aaron]

On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 3:36 PM, David Engel <david at istwok.net> wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 03:48:51PM -0500, David Engel wrote:
>> On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 03:30:30PM -0400, Michael T. Dean wrote:
>> > On 09/24/2012 10:21 AM, Aaron wrote:
>> > >On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 10:04 AM, Aaron wrote:
>> > >>I recently updated my rules to use Power Search, and am now finding that the "No. of recordings to keep" setting is no longer being respected. Do I need to set this in the Power Search box, or is it a bug?
>> > >
>> > >I can't be the only one with this problem. I have been researching
>> > >this for a couple days now, and I have not found a solution. To
>> > >re-state the question. When using Power Search why does Myth ignore
>> > >the "No. of recordings to keep" setting? I do have "Record new and
>> > >expire old" checked, and setting the number of recordings to keep
>> > >works with a regular non power search rule.
>> > >
>> > >I have looked int he power search phrase options, but do not see any
>> > >that would fit. Any help would be appreciated.
>> >
>> > Pretty sure that # of recordings to keep is determined based on the
>> > title of the recordings, so if your power rule matches shows with
>> > different titles, it's unlikely to do what you want.
>> >
>> > You'll need to give specific descriptions of rules (including the
>> > SQL you're using), titles matched under the rules, and how many
>> > shows of each title you're getting for us to be able to better
>> > understand the problem and possibly allow giving a better
>> > description of what's happening.
>>
>> Mike, maxepisodes is supposed to use recording rule ID, and a very
>> quick perusal of the code supports that.  Factors that could affect
>> the episode count are the recorded.preserve value and whether or not
>> an override rules was used.  Anyway, this is one of a few issues I
>> need to look into, but probably won't have time to do so for a few
>> days.  Aaron, if you can provide the specifics Mike asked for, that
>> would be very helpful.
>
> I tested this today and it works as intended and expected(*).  Aaron,
> above you said "updated my rules to use Power Search."  I assume that
> means you created new rules and deleted your old ones.  Are you
> expecting MythTV to delete the recordings made using the old rules
> when new ones are recorded with the new rules?  If so, it doesn't work
> that way.  As soon as you delete an old rule, you are responsible for
> manually deleting any recordings for it when and if you choose.
>
> (*)This is mainly for Mike Dean and Stuart Morgan.  The old recordings
> are expired (as in the recording file is deleted).  Now that "move to
> deleted" is the mandatory delete behavior, I wonder if the delete part
> of "delete old and record new" shouldn't do the same.
>
> David
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David, I think that is exactly what is happening.  I noticed today
that I don't have to manually delete certain episodes anymore. They
were episodes that I only keep 5 of. It makes perfect sense, thanks
for the help.

Thanks everyone for the help.