[mythtv-users] Network Control/ Frontend API

[Stephen Robertson]

Hello

I'm trying to track down where my problem is when trying to start a
recording playback on a frontend from an external app (torc on the
iPad)

When I try to start a recording then I see

Sep 13 10:55:25 bressay  mythfrontend[11520]: I HttpServer104
services/frontend.cpp:132 (PlayRecording) Frontend API: PlayRecording,
ChanID: 1009 StartTime: 2012-09-12T22:38:00Z
Sep 13 10:55:25 bressay  mythfrontend[11520]: I CoreContext
playbackbox.cpp:3696 (processNetworkControlCommand) PlaybackBox:
NetworkControl: Trying to PLAY program '1009' @ '20120912233800'

in the logs but no recording starts.

Trying from netcat
# play program 1009 20120912233800
I get an error:
ERROR: You are in playbackbox mode and this command is only for playback mode

But then when I try
#play program 1009 2012-09-12T22:38:00

then the recording starts correctly.
Sep 13 11:10:24 bressay  mythfrontend[11520]: I CoreContext
playbackbox.cpp:3696 (processNetworkControlCommand) PlaybackBox:
NetworkControl: Trying to PLAY program '1009' @ '2012-09-12T22:38:00'
Sep 13 11:10:24 bressay  mythfrontend[11520]: I CoreContext
tv_play.cpp:1017 (TV) TV: Creating TV object

Where in the chain is things going wrong?

Thanks
Stephen