[mythtv-users] Channel Deletion and Wildcard Channel Rules - 2 annoying problems!

Michael T. Dean mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Thu Oct 13 02:20:57 UTC 2005


David Bennett wrote:

>  A small annoying problem I have been having, but since I am NOT
>using ZapIt (in Japan, so xhtml), I can't seem to figure it out.
>
>1) Deleting Channels -> I have deleted these unneeded channels a
>billion times from MythWEB. But every time I run mythfilldatabase they
>are back (both on the front end and in mythweb) they are back.
>
> Am I missing something? Is there somewhere else I should be deleting
>channels? Should I be doing it directly from the database (if so,
>how?)
>  
>
http://mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-22.html#ss22.9  (I know.  You're not 
a DataDirect user.  Keep reading, anyway.  It's in there.)

>2) Channel Rules -> I asked a while back how to search for a program
>and then record it. I was told to setup a Wildcard Search from the
>front end since it is not possible on MythWEB. After I set it up, I
>cannot find it on any menus but it just works. Now that I want to make
>some changes, I don't know how to alter/delete these search and
>records. Again, is there some menu somewhere that has them, or do I
>have to manually do it through the database (if so, how).
>  
>
Go to the same place you went to create the rule and use the right/left 
arrow keys to select the appropriate rule name and then edit...

Mike


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