[mythtv-users] %DIR% doesn't work on EventCmdRecStarted System Event

[Jim Stichnoth]

On Sun, Aug 9, 2015 at 5:24 AM, José Silva <jsantossilva at hotmail.com> wrote:

> I'm trying to use System Events and Import Recorder to interface an
> Hauppauge HDPVR2 GE plus to mythtv. Hauppauge supplies a software package
> that is not really a driver. The most I can get is a TestApp that works
> like this:
>
> ./HDPVR2-testApp -f video.ts # there are two bin and a settings files that
> must reside in the same dir
>
> So, I want to start this test app by EventCmdRecStarted at System events,
> giving it the %DIR%/%FILE% parameters supplied and it works with LiveTV:
>
> cd /home/mythtv/bin/hdpvr2;./HDPVR2-testApp -f %DIR%/%FILE%
>
> But in regular recordings I'm getting this log extract:
>
> Aug  9 12:51:25 golfinho mythbackend: mythbackend[3504]: I TVRecEvent
> tv_rec.cpp:4130 (TuningNewRecorder) TVRec[2]: rec->GetPathname():
> '/home/user/Data/mythtv/recordings/5082_20150809115100.mpg'
>
> Aug  9 12:51:26 golfinho mythbackend: mythbackend[3504]: W SystemEvent
> mythsystemevent.cpp:55 (run) MythSystemEventHandler: Command 'cd
> /home/mythtv/bin/hdpvr2;./HDPVR2-testApp -f
> GetPlaybackURL/UNABLE/TO/FIND/LOCAL/FILE/ON/golfinho/5082_20150809115100.mpg'
> returned 139
>
> Aug  9 12:51:27 golfinho mythbackend: mythbackend[3504]: E HttpServer56
> programinfo.cpp:2358 (GetPlaybackURL) ProgramInfo(5082_20150809115100.mpg):
> GetPlaybackURL: '5082_20150809115100.mpg' should be local, but it can not
> be found.
>
> So, clearly the path has been established on first log, so it exists, but
> second line says that %DIR% has been replaced by something else. %FILE% is
> correct.
>
> Could you try using the EventCmdRecStartedWriting event instead?

Jim
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