[mythtv-users] Customizing a recording rule
Ross Boylan
rossboylan at stanfordalumni.org
Thu May 26 20:14:19 UTC 2016
I have a recording rule which turns out to be overly broad; I want to
restrict it to only record the show on one channel.
If I edit the existing rule in the usual way and select filters, this
channel only, it is ineffective. I assume that is because "this
channel" means the channel on which the show is being broadcast now,
the channel I want to avoid.
Try 2: Recording Rules | highlight the rule I want to modify. Hit M
and select Custom Edit. The box that pops up says "Create a Custom
Recording Rule", which seemed odd since I want to modify the existing
rule. In the "Rule SQL" field, which is pretty small, I added my
modification ("and program.chanid = 1051") and hit Store. It offers 2
choices, "replace as search" and "replace as an example", neither of
which sounds right. I tried replace as search, as well as hitting the
"record" button instead of "store", but nothing seems to affect the
rule. When I go back to it the SQL in custom edit is unchanged, and
the programs still show up to record.
What do I need to do to make this work? Are rules with custom SQL
somehow a different type of rule, so that I must create a new one and
delete the old?
Also, I couldn't find a table that seemed to hold the recording rules
in the database. I'd appreciate a pointer.
Running Myth 0.27 with the Arclight theme (I think--not sure how to
tell for sure).
Thanks.
Ross Boylan
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