[mythtv-users] Recordedid conflict in attempted MythArchive import

[Stephen Worthington]

On Thu, 5 Jan 2017 16:20:11 +0000, you wrote:

>On 05/01/17 00:14, John Pilkington wrote:
>> On 04/01/17 17:14, John Pilkington wrote:
>>> On 04/01/17 15:16, Stephen Worthington wrote:
>>>> On Tue, 3 Jan 2017 18:22:12 +0000, you wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I have occasionally used the MythArchive export/import tools to
>>>>> transfer
>>>>> recordings between independent Myth installations - not via DVDs but
>>>>> using rsync.
>
>I think I ought to comment that this thread does imply that using 
>MythArchive native mode to transfer recordings between *any* independent 
>MythTV installations will probably result in historical data about 
>unrelated recordings being referenced by the same 'recordedid.'
>
>This doesn't only apply to transfers between different releases of MythTV.
>
>For some time I have wondered why 'previously recorded' sometimes offers 
>me strange results.  My occasional use of MythArchive in this way might 
>have something to do with it.
>
>John P

Does MythArchive transfer the oldrecorded data about each recording?
If not, then 'previously recorded' will not be affected.