[mythtv-users] command line Myth

[Joseph A. Caputo]

On Thursday 02 February 2006 10:16, Tom Lichti wrote:
> Vincent Yau wrote:
> > Hi:
> >
> > i am looking for a way to record TV shows using myth but I would
> > invoke the recording from command line (and not from mythfrontend).
> > So I issue a Linux command with the appropriate
> > parameters and it would enter a recording
> > with the given start/end time.
> >
> > Is there a way to do so?  I try to dissect the mysql schema
> > for myth and I tried adding a record to the table "record" but
> > nothing happens.
> >
> > Any tip much appreciated.
> >
> > --Vincent
>
> There is a script in the source directory mythtv/contrib called
> myth.rebuilddatabase.pl, you may want to try looking at that for some
> clues.

But myth.rebuilddatabase.pl doesn't add items to the schedule; it simple 
imports existing media files into the list of available recorded 
content.  At best, I'd imagine it would yield some clues about how to 
manipulate the database in Perl.

-JAC