[mythtv-users] %DIR% doesn't work on EventCmdRecStarted System Event

[José Silva]

On 09-08-2015 17:04, Jim Stichnoth wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 9, 2015 at 5:24 AM, José Silva <jsantossilva at hotmail.com
> <mailto:jsantossilva at hotmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     I'm trying to use System Events and Import Recorder to interface an
>     Hauppauge HDPVR2 GE plus to mythtv. Hauppauge supplies a software
>     package that is not really a driver. The most I can get is a TestApp
>     that works like this:
>
>     ./HDPVR2-testApp -f video.ts # there are two bin and a settings
>     files that must reside in the same dir
>
>     So, I want to start this test app by EventCmdRecStarted at System
>     events, giving it the %DIR%/%FILE% parameters supplied and it works
>     with LiveTV:
>
>     cd /home/mythtv/bin/hdpvr2;./HDPVR2-testApp -f %DIR%/%FILE%
>
>     But in regular recordings I'm getting this log extract:
>
>     Aug  9 12:51:25 golfinho mythbackend: mythbackend[3504]: I
>     TVRecEvent tv_rec.cpp:4130 (TuningNewRecorder) TVRec[2]:
>     rec->GetPathname():
>     '/home/user/Data/mythtv/recordings/5082_20150809115100.mpg'
>
>     Aug  9 12:51:26 golfinho mythbackend: mythbackend[3504]: W
>     SystemEvent mythsystemevent.cpp:55 (run) MythSystemEventHandler:
>     Command 'cd /home/mythtv/bin/hdpvr2;./HDPVR2-testApp -f
>     GetPlaybackURL/UNABLE/TO/FIND/LOCAL/FILE/ON/golfinho/5082_20150809115100.mpg'
>     returned 139
>
>     Aug  9 12:51:27 golfinho mythbackend: mythbackend[3504]: E
>     HttpServer56 programinfo.cpp:2358 (GetPlaybackURL)
>     ProgramInfo(5082_20150809115100.mpg): GetPlaybackURL:
>     '5082_20150809115100.mpg' should be local, but it can not be found.
>
>     So, clearly the path has been established on first log, so it
>     exists, but second line says that %DIR% has been replaced by
>     something else. %FILE% is correct.
>
> Could you try using the EventCmdRecStartedWriting event instead?
>
> Jim
>

Jim, thank you for your support.

No, the call doesn't even show up in the log, which is expectable 
because mythtv didn't start to write and I guess this call, in this 
particular case, is made when a valid reading to the file is achieved, 
meaning that writing is started (not by mythtv in this case).

But, once more, the log shows the correct and complete file path.

Regards,
jss