[mythtv-users] Fall cable reruns and mythTV

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David Linville wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 8:07 PM, <mons37318 at mypacks.net 
> <mailto:mons37318 at mypacks.net>> wrote:
>
>
>     Do we have a way to tell myth to list (but not record, as in the
>     new pilot search) pilot episodes of old series that we a. didn't
>     watch at the time they were new or b. never were aware of to begin
>     with?
>
>     the *new* pilot search is as follows
>
>     program.previouslyshown = 0
>     AND program.first > 0
>     AND program.programid LIKE 'EP%0001'
>     AND DAYOFYEAR(program.originalairdate) =
>        DAYOFYEAR(program.starttime)
>
>     i'm guessing that the program.previously shown (at least, and
>     possibly something else - my SQL isn't that great) will disinclude
>     Old pilots. at least if it = 0
>
>
>
> I just tried
>
> program.first > 0
> AND program.programid LIKE 'EP%0001'
> AND DAYOFYEAR(program.originalairdate) <   DAYOFYEAR(program.starttime)
>
> which seems to do exactly what you want but I get 5-6 'old pilots' per 
> day so for me  it really would only work as a search and not a record 
> rule.
If you set the "Recording options" to "Record new episodes only" that 
should only record pilots of new series.

John