[mythtv-users] What happens to recordings if I change channel setup?

[Tyler Drake]

On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 15:32:30 -0700, Lonnie Borntreger
<myth at borntreger.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 2004-10-16 at 17:40 -0400, Tyler Drake wrote:
> > > Also, what happens to my existing recordings when I do that? Are they
> > > untouched? Do they get bogus channel info attached to them? Or worse?
> > > Just trying to make sure I don't destroy anything in the process.
> >
> > Your previously recorded files? Untouched. All the info stays with
> > them in the DB. Even if you don't have that channel anymore.  Myth is
> > smart enough =)
> 
> Except for the fact that the channel number/name shown in the recorded
> program information box (at the bottom) will just include #XXXX (where
> XXXX is the DB key for the previous channel information)... unless for
> some reason the same key is re-used in the new channel listing, then it
> could show completely bogus channel information.  But it will not harm
> the recording itself.

Oh, it does? Whoops, sorry. Never truly "switched" providers/etc...
Just have deleted the source then re-added, and nothing bad happened
=)
> [snip]
> Lonnie Borntreger

--Tyler

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