uglyned Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 I have some pretty dumb DLNA clients, like my TV, that are very good at playing media - recordings mainly - from Media Server but can't display or sort them. They seem to sort them alphabetically only but, when they're not showing any description or recording date, make it impossible to know which of a series of recordings to play. Is there any way I can change the programme title presented to the client the same way that I can change recording filenames, for example? Thanks! Quote Link to comment
Griga Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 47 minutes ago, uglyned said: Is there any way I can change the programme title presented to the client You can change the title (Web Interface -> Recordings -> click the pencil icon on the right), but not the programme title presented to the client separately. 1 Quote Link to comment
uglyned Posted August 4, 2018 Author Share Posted August 4, 2018 Thank you - just wondering - can this be set automatically anywhere? For example, could I set the media server to place the date and time of recording in the subheading or description for every recording it makes? Quote Link to comment
Griga Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 It would require a script that changes the EPG info files associated with the recordings (provided you didn't disable them) plus a recording database update that reads the changed files. 1 Quote Link to comment
uglyned Posted August 7, 2018 Author Share Posted August 7, 2018 On 8/4/2018 at 11:04 AM, Griga said: It would require a script that changes the EPG info files associated with the recordings (provided you didn't disable them) plus a recording database update that reads the changed files. Thanks this looks like an option. I had a quick Google as I'd like to be able to call a console application from a task. Ideally the console application needs to receive the filename of the recording just completed as a parameter. Is this available as a parameter for a task? Quote Link to comment
uglyned Posted August 7, 2018 Author Share Posted August 7, 2018 OK so I found a useful resource here. http://en.DVBViewer.tv/wiki/Timer_concept_of_the_DVBViewer_Recording_Service#After_recording_task And looked at some existing tasks too - generate mp3 etc. I wrote the little console app and set it up as a timer job to run after recordings and I can see that it's working, in that the text files change and add the recording date as intended. The only problem is, when I run a recordings database update task in the Media Server UI, nothing happens. The text files presented in the Media Server UI do not change, and do not include the new details my script added. Quote Link to comment
uglyned Posted August 7, 2018 Author Share Posted August 7, 2018 Deleting the svcdatabase.db3 file and restarting the service did work and the changes I'd made were brought into the interface, but that's obviously not ideal and not something that can be done on a timer basis. Quote Link to comment
Griga Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 42 minutes ago, uglyned said: The only problem is, when I run a recordings database update task in the Media Server UI, nothing happens. The text files presented in the Media Server UI do not change, and do not include the new details my script added. Confirmed. There is a bug that prevents already existing database entries from being updated to the content of changed EPG info files. As far as I can see it's already present in the old RS code that I got from Lars in 2013. You are the first one who noticed it. Please check your PMs. 1 Quote Link to comment
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