[mythtv-users] Recordings exist, but not in database -- how to fix?

[Michael T. Dean]

On 05/26/2007 11:16 AM, Craig Huff wrote:
> I have recordings made with MythTV that no longer are visible in the recordings listing for viewing.
>   

Just in case this isn't something you "shortened" out of the long
story: 
http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Frequently_Asked_Questions#Q:_Why_aren.27t_my_new_recordings_showing_up_in_Watch_Recordings.3F

> I found in the archives that this is fixed with myth.rebuilddatabase.pl.
>
> Being the cautious type, I tried to run it with "--try_default --test_mode".
>
> Unfortunately, I get an error message about being unable to locate Time/Format.pm.
>
> Am I using the wrong tool to re-incorporate these videos into the MythTV database?
>   

No.

> If this is the right tool, what do I do to get it to work?
>   

http://cpan.org/ (or, better, ask on your distro's fora/lists how to
install the Time::Format Perl module, since there are probably packages
available).

Mike