[mythtv-users] MythArchive: One Question, One Problem

Daniel A. Segel mythtv at archer-segel.com
Mon May 29 17:52:42 UTC 2006


Paul Harrison wrote:
> Daniel A. Segel wrote:
>   
>> Paul Harrison wrote:
>>   
>>     
>>> OK I think I know what the problem is. Does the old .nuv file have a 
>>> different filename format than the newer .mpg files? If so the problem 
>>> is in the way the "Select Archive Items" screen is getting the 
>>> ProgramInfo. It extracts the channelID and starttime from the filename 
>>> and uses that to get the ProgramInfo.
>>>   
>>>     
>>>       
>> Yes, the old files have names like this:
>>
>> 1172_20050612080000_20050612093500.nuv
>>
>> The new files are named like this:
>>
>> 1122_20060328180000.mpg
>>
>> I guess the older files have the start end end times encoded in them, 
>> while the newer ones only have the start time. Is it possible to rename 
>> them without too much trouble? Or would I have to make edits in the db 
>> all over the place?
>>
>> Daniel
>>   
>>     
> Should be fixed now in latest svn. I've changed the way the chanID and 
> starttime are obtained which will work with both new and old style 
> recordings.
>
>   
Thank you. I really appreciate the work you're putting into this - it's 
making my Myth box much more valuable to my family.

Daniel



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