[mythtv-users] Custom Recording

[Karl Newman]

On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 9:42 PM, Kirk Bocek <t004 at kbocek.com> wrote:

>
> On September 17, 2015 6:09:47 PM PDT, Karl Newman <newmank1 at asme.org>
> wrote:
> >On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 1:55 PM, Robert Dege <livemotion at gmail.com>
> >wrote:
> >
> >> Thank you all for the help.  I was able to create the custom rule in
> >> mythweb using
> >>
> >> program.title like "NFL%Football%" and program.subtitle like "%team%"
> >>
> >> No no no .... definitely not a Pats fan; they're a division rival ;)
> >>
> >> -Robert
> >>
> >> Here's my power search:
> >
> >program.title LIKE '%NFL%'
> >AND program.subtitle LIKE '%49ers%'
> >AND program.category = 'Sports event'
> >
> >The %NFL% means it catches preseason games, too. Adding the
> >program.category limits it to games and skips the documentaries, etc. I
> >also use the First Showing filter (so it doesn't record multiple
> >showings
> >of preseason games), and the rule is set to "Find and record one
> >showing of
> >this title each day." (Probably "Record at any time on any channel"
> >would
> >also work.)
> >
> >Karl
> >
> >
>
> My rule (the one above) caught all the preseason games.
>
> Yes, I didn't mean to imply yours didn't; I just wanted to explain the
wildcards. It will also catch playoff games and I think also the Super Bowl
if the team matches, although that is probably wildly optimistic in the
case of the 49ers this year... :-(  Your title wildcard is more specific so
I've changed mine to match it.

Karl
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