[mythtv-users] Custom recording rule help needed.

[Michael T. Dean]

On 08/15/2009 06:40 AM, William wrote:
> Michael T. Dean wrote:
>> On 08/14/2009 06:44 AM, William wrote:
>>> I would like to create a  custom recording rule that will record 
>>> every premier show (and only premier shows) on a certain channel. Is 
>>> this possible? With the new season fast approaching and most 
>>> commercials flagged out I want to make sure I catch the new series. 
>>> Also, is it possible to create a series of exclusions to the rule 
>>> just in case I need to block a certain show. As usual google 
>>> returned too much info so I am turning to the experts. 
>> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/188789#188789 
> I also discovered that if you keep scrolling thru the options that 
> there is a pre-canned template in the list.

Yes, there are example clauses (that can be put together) for nearly 
everything you'll ever need to do.

> I tried it but I suspect it does not work as it did not return any 
> results. With 100+ channels it should have found several at the least. 
> However it did give me a few ideas and I am playing with a few changes 
> that seem to get me close to what I want. Now I just need to wait 
> until the new shows get closer to verify my code. 

"First Episodes (complete example for Data Direct)" will only work for 
Data Direct (Schedules Direct) users.  If you're not in North America 
(are not using Schedules Direct as your listings source), it won't work 
at all.

For non-Schedules-Direct sources: 
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/387428#387428

Mike