[mythtv-users] Canned searches (.19)

[Bruce Markey]

Derek Battams wrote:
> Quoting Brian Frost <bfrost at brainboy.com>:
> 
>> I want to automate recordings of programs that fall into a particular
>> class (ie Comedy made in 19[45]*) but I am not sure how to do that
>> yet, so I would be happy if someone could point me in the right
...
> Create a Power Search recording rule that looks something like the following:
> 
> If what you're wanting to record are TV shows:
> 
> program.category = "Comedy" AND YEAR(program.originalairdate) >= 1940 
> AND YEAR(program.originalairdate) <= 1959 AND (program.category_type = 
> 'series' OR program.category_type = 'tvshow')
> 
> If you're looking for movies:
> 
> program.category = "Comedy" AND program.airdate >= 1940 AND 
> program.airdate <= 1959 AND program.category_type = 'movie'

Right but 'teach a man to fish'...

http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-12.html#ss12.5

--  bjm