[mythtv-users] Stopping program display in MythWeb

[Bruce Nordstrand]

Michael T. Dean wrote:
> On 03/25/2008 11:44 PM, David Watkins wrote:
>   
>> On 26/03/2008, Bruce Nordstrand <brucen at ksl.com.au> wrote:
>>   
>>     
>>> I just checked 2 of the "phantom" upcoming recordings.
>>>
>>> First was tonight for ER at 8:30pm. Clicking on ER shows the program
>>> that is in the listing at the same time as ER would have been:
>>> Underbelly: Wise Monkeys. It is set as "Don't record this program".
>>>
>>> Next was Black Books, again tonight at 9:00pm. Clicking on that shows
>>> Stupid, Stupid Man listed as the program for 9:00pm and again with the
>>> setting "Don't record this program".
>>>
>>>     
>>>       
>> Are you sure you haven't used one of the 'Record in this timeslot" options.
>>     
>
> >From his original post, "I have recorded programs in the past using the
> 'any time on this channel' or 'at this time every week' etc settings."
>
> So, yes, he used timeslot recording rules.
>
> Bruce, fix your recording rules to be "any time" rules, and the
> "problem" will go away.  Using a timeslot rule is almost universally the
> wrong approach, anyway.  They exist only for a /very/ small selection of
> misbehaved programs.
>
> Mike
>
>   
Thanks Mike

I do have a few of the "any time" rules but there is a problem with 
using that for some programs I record. For example, on one of our 
channels, ABC & ABC2 (Govt channels), programs are either repeated or 
run multiple times. For example, I record the 7pm news every day so I 
don't have to sit down at that time. ABC runs news multiple times per 
day so an "any" setting would record all those. I am only interested in 
the 7pm showing so I use the "Record this program in this timeslot every 
day." setting. Same goes for other programs like The Bill etc which will 
run earlier seasons during the day and the latest on Saturday nights.

I will say that prior to 021 none of these "problems" occurred. I 
therefore assumed that "/Record this program in this timeslot every 
day./" and "/Record this program in this timeslot every week/." should 
keep working as before. I assumed this because I took "/this program/" 
to be the key, meaning "/this program *title*/". I suspect the logic 
behind "in this timeslot" has changed between 020 and 021 to literally 
mean "this timeslot" with no reference to the program title. Not being 
versed in C++, I have no way of checking that assumption.

I will check all my recording settings over time, when I get time. 
Hopefully I can reach as satisfactory (for me) compromise somewhere 
along the line.

Cheers
Bruce