[mythtv-users] MythArchive: One Question, One Problem

Paul Harrison mythtv at dsl.pipex.com
Mon May 29 17:14:52 UTC 2006


Daniel A. Segel wrote:
> Paul Harrison wrote:
>   
>> OK I think I know what the problem is. Does the old .nuv file have a 
>> different filename format than the newer .mpg files? If so the problem 
>> is in the way the "Select Archive Items" screen is getting the 
>> ProgramInfo. It extracts the channelID and starttime from the filename 
>> and uses that to get the ProgramInfo.
>>   
>>     
> Yes, the old files have names like this:
>
> 1172_20050612080000_20050612093500.nuv
>
> The new files are named like this:
>
> 1122_20060328180000.mpg
>
> I guess the older files have the start end end times encoded in them, 
> while the newer ones only have the start time. Is it possible to rename 
> them without too much trouble? Or would I have to make edits in the db 
> all over the place?
>
> Daniel
>   
Should be fixed now in latest svn. I've changed the way the chanID and 
starttime are obtained which will work with both new and old style 
recordings.

Paul H.
 



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