On 6/23/05, Robert Tsai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Jun 23, 2005 at 07:05:16AM -0500, Mercury Morris wrote: > > The Question: Can I add AutoExpireDefault to the settings table in > > mythconverge ? > > > > The background: Comparing two separate MythTV systems' "settings" > > tables, the older system built in 2004 has AutoExpireDefault in the > > database. > > > > The newer system, built fresh this month, does not have > > AutoExpireDefault. This post to the Dev List, may explain why there > > is a difference between the two systems' databases: > > > > http://gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/dev/135957?search_string=AutoExpireDefault;#135957 > > > > I used phpMyAdmin to compare the two "settings" tables and > > discovered the AutoExpireDefault difference (among other > > differences, of course). > > > > On the newer system, it is quite annoying to set AutoExpire for each > > program to be recorded. On the older system, AutoExpire is always > > set for programs to be recorded. > > > > If it is possible to add AutoExpireDefault to the settings table, > > WITHOUT disabling/destroying the database, could it be done with > > phpMyAdmin, or from the command line, or some other way ? > > > > Any recommendations would be most welcome. > > I just added it manually to the database (mysql, phpadmin, etc. are > all fine). The rest of the source code still honors the setting (if > present in the database); it's just that the UI was removed from > mythfrontend setup (for some still-unknown reason).
Thanks, Rob, that's very reassuring. I mean the fact that you already added it and suffered no ill effects - that's the good news. It's still a mystery why no one has responded to your post in the Dev List. It makes no sense for AutoExpireDefault to be omitted - that's the bad news. Thanks again. -- MM _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
