[mythtv-users] Expired vs Manually Deleted?

[Michael T. Dean]

On 07/24/2009 01:05 PM, Ken Mandelberg wrote:
> Is it possible to tell from the database which programs were expired 
> and not manually deleted.

Nope.

Unless you enabled, "Log MythTV events to database," and you check 
(strings in) the in-database log before the auto-expire events are 
rolled off the bottom.

> Also, when exactly is the "watched" flag set. Is it set if a program 
> is played at all, played to the end, or perhaps something else.

Only when you tell Myth to mark it as watched.

Unless you enabled, "Automatically mark a recording as watched," at 
which point it's automatically marked as watched when you exit playback 
"near" the end.

Unless you set, "Action on playback exit," to either, "Always prompt 
(excluding Live TV)," or, "Always prompt (including Live TV)," at which 
point, "Automatically mark a recording as watched," won't work.

Unless you apply the patch on http://svn.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/5910 
(for -fixes or trunk, depending on which you're using).

That's the short story.  I may have missed some exceptions.  :)

Mike