How to avoid duplicate database entries

Moracco · 2007-03-01, 23:38

Hi,

i got several films that consist of two AVI files. How can i prevent the database search from adding one film twice?

For example I have one folder called "Great New Film" and within there are two files called "Great New Film CD1.avi" and "Great New Film CD2.avi". Can I somehow tell MP to search only for an IMDB entry with the parent folder name?

Thanks for your help and keep up the great work!

ohdarklord · 2007-03-02, 02:15

if you rename your files (using your example) For example

Great New Film-CD2.avi and Great New Film-CD1.avi

Media portal will stack them together

so there will only be one film in the database
when you play the movie you get the option of which disk
and when cd1 ends it will start cd2

Moracco · 2007-03-02, 09:37

Great it works! Thanx!

pgjensen · 2008-05-19, 03:24

.cd1 or .cd2 didn't work ... had to be -CD1 and -CD2 at the end. will test with 3/4 cds and see if that works tomorrow.

2007-03-01, 23:38	#1 (permalink)
Moracco Portal User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	How to avoid duplicate database entries Hi, i got several films that consist of two AVI files. How can i prevent the database search from adding one film twice? For example I have one folder called "Great New Film" and within there are two files called "Great New Film CD1.avi" and "Great New Film CD2.avi". Can I somehow tell MP to search only for an IMDB entry with the parent folder name? Thanks for your help and keep up the great work!

2007-03-02, 02:15	#2 (permalink)
ohdarklord Portal Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Scotland Posts: 196 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	if you rename your files (using your example) For example Great New Film-CD2.avi and Great New Film-CD1.avi Media portal will stack them together so there will only be one film in the database when you play the movie you get the option of which disk and when cd1 ends it will start cd2 __________________

2008-05-19, 03:24	#4 (permalink)
pgjensen Portal Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 58 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	.cd1 or .cd2 didn't work ... had to be -CD1 and -CD2 at the end. will test with 3/4 cds and see if that works tomorrow. Last edited by pgjensen; 2008-05-19 at 06:18.

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2007-03-02, 09:37	#3 (permalink)
Moracco Portal User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Great it works! Thanx!