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Listing problem
I'm not sure if this is a bug or a residual issue from creating my
listings. I have a non-standard setup, with both Verizon FIOS and OTA
sources. The documentation wasn't much help with this use case, but I
discovered that I could create mid-tier config files for each source, with
a master config that combined both.

My problem relates to the long process of editing the listings. One
channel, Discovery, I inadvertently left out of the listings. I had to go
back into to edit the whole source to get it back. Since then, the listings
for Discovery don't show up in the guide, but the information is there,
since my recording rules will pickup programs on that channel. I've gone
back to edit the source several times, but it doesn't fix the issue.

By the way, is anyone working on a gui for this editing process? There are
too many channels for me to edit without hours of work.

Steve Greene
(301) 842-8923
historicity.co
An independent archival professional specializing in still photography,
moving images and recorded sound.
Re: Listing problem [ In reply to ]
On 1/16/24 09:34, Steve Greene wrote:
> I'm not sure if this is a bug or a residual issue from creating my
> listings. I have a non-standard setup, with both Verizon FIOS and OTA
> sources. The documentation wasn't much help with this use case, but I
> discovered that I could create mid-tier config files for each source,
> with a master config that combined both.
>
> My problem relates to the long process of editing the listings. One
> channel, Discovery, I inadvertently left out of the listings. I had to
> go back into to edit the whole source to get it back. Since then, the
> listings for Discovery don't show up in the guide, but the information
> is there, since my recording rules will pickup programs on that
> channel. I've gone back to edit the source several times, but it
> doesn't fix the issue.
>
> By the way, is anyone working on a gui for this editing process? There
> are too many channels for me to edit without hours of work.
>
> Steve Greene
> (301) 842-8923
> historicity.co <http://historicity.co>
> An independent archival professional specializing in still
> photography, moving images and recorded sound.
>
Are you using tv_grab_zz_sdjson_sqlite?

If so, you can update the selected channels using sqlite3.

Find your sqlite database (file with extension DB in the .xmltv directory)

sqlite3 xxx.DB
update channels set selected = 1 where channum = 123;
update channels set selected = 1 where channum = 124;
etc.

If you want to unselect one set selected = 0
update channels set selected = 0 where channum = 999;

There is also a script in the wiki at
https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/XMLTV#Channel_selection_shortcut . I have
not tried it.

If you are using tv_grab_zz_sdjson there is a shortcut in the wiki at
https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/XMLTV#Channel_selection_shortcut_2 .

Peter