[mythtv-users] programid field changed causing duplicate shows to be recorded

[Paul]

as below
I think this may be a change introduced some time in the XMLParsing code

Paul

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [TVguide] mythtv XML Series and unique ids data
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 19:15:39 +1100
From: neil_1888 <neil_1888 at aanet.com.au>
Reply-To: Australian community-based TV guide <tvguide at oztivo.net>
To: tvguide at oztivo.net


> Message: 6
> Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 09:14:19 +1100
> From: Paul - subscriptions <mylists at wilsononline.id.au>
> Subject: [TVguide] mythtv XML Series and unique ids data
> To: tvguide <tvguide at oztivo.net>
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>
> hi,
> I'm just trying to understand MythTVs programid field which is used for
> Duplicate title checking and can't see any data in my recent XMLTV file.
> The problem is the program id seems to have removed leading zero now
>
> eg   Sea Patrol      Giving Up the Dead (EP009103882852)  in the oldrecord
> table but new schedule has : EP9103882852
>
> So apparently this field is derived from a few of the TAGs
>
> eg
>  if (!uniqueid.isEmpty()) // we already have a unique id ready for use
>         programid.append(uniqueid);
>     else
>     {
>         if (seriesid.isEmpty()) //need to hash ourself a seriesid from the
> title
>         {
>             seriesid = QString::number(ELFHash(pginfo->title.toLocal8Bit()
>                                                .constData()));
>         }
>         pginfo->seriesId = seriesid;
>         programid.append(seriesid);
>
>         if (!episode.isEmpty() && !season.isEmpty())
>         {
>             programid.append(episode);
>             programid.append(season);
>             if (pginfo->partnumber && pginfo->parttotal)
>             {
>                 programid += QString::number(pginfo->partnumber);
>                 programid += QString::number(pginfo->parttotal);
>             }
> ....
>
> But I don't see this in my XML file
> eg
>
> <programme start="20101025140000 +1100" stop="20101025150000 +1100"
> channel="gem">
>     <title>Sea Patrol</title>
>     <sub-title>Heart of Glass</sub-title>
>     <desc>Bomber's 21st birthday celebrations are cut short when she and
> Spider are lost overboard. Bomber and Spider's problems go from bad to worse
> when they are "rescued" and held hostage by a desperate crime boss. Buffer
> faces disciplinary action for losing Bomber and Spider at sea. Meanwhile,
> Buffer tries to deal with a secret personal tragedy.</desc>
>     <credits>
>       <actor>Lisa McCune</actor>
>       <actor>Saskia Burmeister</actor>
>       <actor>David Lyons</actor>
>     </credits>
>     <category>Drama</category>
>     <category>Adventure</category>
>     <category>Drama Group</category>
>     <episode-num system="xmltv_ns">1 . 7 . </episode-num>
>     <rating>
>       <value>M</value>
>     </rating>
>     <star-rating>
>       <value>0/10</value>
>     </star-rating>
>   </programme>
>
> Can anyone shed some light on this?
>
> Thanks
> Paul
>
>
> ------------------------------

The unique id is not in the xmltv file. It is generated internally by
mythtv from the xmltv data as per your code snippet. The xmltv file is a
input into mythtv not a output.

Had a look at my database and have also lost the leading zeros. Looks
like a bug in mythtv. Suggest posting a message to the mythtv mail list.

Neil.


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