Is my english that bad? Please give me a hint where I could make myself clearer.
Feel free to use the German sub-forum, if you prefer.
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The honoured devs invented filters, but they give you a predefined time slot on a predefined channel.
Not quite right. "This day and time" (10th in list) will record from any channel provided "This channel" (11th) is not selected.
The record weekly option became less sophisticated since 0.24. The option is replaced by a simple filter (everyone has).
The "Record One Showing Every Week" option was removed from the standard options in the UI because few people use/need it. It was moved and re-named to the "This day and time" filter but I believe it works the same as it did in 0.24.
I want to klick on the title in the epg, select the show, select "record one show per week" and mythtv does the magic of finding a dynamic gliding window that suits current and future record plans for other shows.
Click the title, check the "This day and time" filter (Edit Schedule->Schedule Options->Schedule Filters) and it should do just that. In what way does that not work for you ?
Recording 'one per week' really means 'record the first episode after <starttime> that has no conflicts, then ignore all other episodes for 7 days'. So you must always (and always had to) specify when the 'week' begins (<starttime>). Myth tries to help by using the start time of the selected showing, which is why it is important to choose the episode you set the rule on carefully, i.e. choose one after all the repeats, if possible.
The issue you referenced was where Myth missed recordings because the scheduled times varied slightly (it saw 2 episodes in one 'week', correctly ignored the 2nd and then saw no episodes in the following 'week'. Presumably there was only one episode aired each week). In your case that shouldn't be a problem because there are 6-8 each week.
However your 'gliding window' runs a risk that, if Myth ignores the first showing(s) of the 'week' because of conflicts, the next showing it records may actually be a repeat of the previous week. Then it will ignore all others, meaning you may miss the episode you wanted. So you need to monitor it carefully. The only safe option is to record them all.
If defining the start of your 'week' from a showing isn't suitable, then you can set it explicitly with the "Custom Edit"/power rules that paulh and raymond mentioned.
Start with the "Only on Weekdays" and "Only in Prime Time" samples, then edit the SQL to something like:
Code: Select all
program.title = 'The Last Leg'
AND WEEKDAY(CONVERT_TZ(program.starttime, 'Etc/UTC', 'SYSTEM')) >= 2
AND HOUR(CONVERT_TZ(program.starttime, 'Etc/UTC', 'SYSTEM')) >= 19
which will set the 'week' start to Wednesday (2, where 0=Mon 6=Sun in my locale) at 7pm (19) for the title "The Last Leg".
Check it works with "Test", then select "Record" and either set the "This day and Time" filter as before, or choose the "Record One Showing Every Week", which still appears in the Custom Edit options - they both do the same thing.
Having said all that, better listings data is always preferable and is available in Germany. I presume you're in Ghana...
