[mythtv-users] Manual scheduling with guide data?

[Andrew Chuah]

Bruce,

This is great. Thanks!

-andrew

On 10/24/05, Bruce Markey <bjm at lvcm.com> wrote:
>
> Andrew Chuah wrote:
> > I'm wondering if there is a solution to my problem in Myth that I've
> missed:
> >
> > My wife likes Lifetime original movies; say they show a new one on Tues
> > nights 8.30-10.30. I obviously could go in every few weeks and set those
> > titles to record, but a manual schedule would be fantastic in this
> > case... just record everything, and delete the ones that she's not
> > interested in!
> >
> > However, once I use manual scheduling, I totally lose the guide data,
> > synopsis, even the title! I just get "manual scheduling..." which
> > doesn't help very much.
> >
> > Is there a way to do manual scheduling, but still keep the guide data?
>
> The answer to the question you asked is "no" but there should be
> a solution the the situation you describe. This has come up before.
> See: http://mythtv.org/pipermail/mythtv-users/2005-August/099099.html
>
> So I grabbed LIFEP ("P"acific, might be LIFE where you are) listings
> and found that this week there is a four hour "Human Trafficking" and
> next week there are two Lifetime type movies at 7 and 9. Obviously
> an 8:30 manual would not be the right thing for the next couple weeks.
>
> Here is a power search rule to record anything that is a movie on
> Lifetime during primetime on Tuesdays:
>
> Rule Name: "Lifetime Movies"
>
> program.category_type = 'movie'
> AND channel.callsign = 'LIFEP'
> AND HOUR(program.starttime) >= 19
> AND HOUR(program.starttime) < 23
> AND DAYNAME(program.starttime) = 'Tuesday'
>
> Check the callsign then cut'n'paste this into the Custom Record page.
> See: http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-11.html#ss11.8 . This
> will record any Tuesday evening Lifetime movie and keep all of the
> guide data.
>
> -- bjm
>
>
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