[mythtv-users] Probable bug: Category search list

[Ma Begaj]

2007/12/31, Steve Wilson <mythtv_arizona at yahoo.com>:
>
> I looked at my program guide from SD in the US and I only saw one category
> per show so unless I'm missing something so with that I'd assume the same
> show wouldn't show up on two different category searches.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Mike Barnard <mike at bleeding-head.com>
> To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
> Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2007 12:55:17 PM
> Subject: [mythtv-users] Probable bug: Category search list
>
>      Hello again! I posted this a couple days ago and didn't get any
> replies. So, either my timing was really bad, or I'm asking an incredibly
> stupid RTFM-type question. Well, I've attempted to RTFM (both the official
> documentation and the wiki) and I've turned up nothing. At least let me know
> if this is a bug, an unimplemented feature that should be implemented (I may
> be able to write/submit a patch if that's the case), or if this is
> implemented this way for some reason.
>
>     My question involves scheduling recordings by category search list. The
> problem seems to be that Schedules Direct allows for programs to be in more
> than one category, but the category search only displays a show if the first
> of its many listed categories matches the category chosen. So, if I search
> for "Documentary" I might turn up a show called "Passport to Adventure,"
> which has its categories listed as "Documentary, Travel, Adventure." But if
> I search in either the "Travel" or "Adventure" categories, this show doesn't
> appear.
>
>     This seems like quite a bug to me, but maybe I'm missing something. Can
> anyone shed some light on this? Thanks.

It is not a bug, it is a missing feature as I know. I asked this
question a few months ago. Mythfilldatabase takes only the first
category, others are ignored.