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<blockquote data-quote="robii" data-source="post: 563482" data-attributes="member: 89293"><p><strong>Re: Some ideas maybe for enhancement</strong></p><p></p><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> for the new release, can´t wait to test this one <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I.e. good to see that batch import is now possible.</p><p></p><p>I have tried indeed to implement a grabber for local XML, i.e. the XMLs that are generated by TV Server any way for every recording. Problem I have with this is that </p><p></p><p> void MediaPortal.Video.Database.IIMDBScriptGrabber.FindFilm(string strSearch, int iLimit, ArrayList elements) </p><p></p><p>does only provide the search string, which is the words from the file name, without path. So it turned out to be impossible to conctruct the file location. Initial idea was to take the full name of the video file, just replacing the file type with .XML and doing a lookup if such an XML does exist (and same for looking for a JPG when doing the cover lookup).</p><p></p><p>It might be an option to simply parse all titles from an ANT XML that one has exported from MPMovieCatalog, searching for a title matching all words from strSearch while iterating on all titles.</p><p></p><p>With regards to export: I am happy with export capabilities, but I am probably more missing an import capability which can restore video details from a format that can be exported.</p><p></p><p>In general, XML with corresponding name in the same directory has the same advantages that MP already uses to display covers if a corresponding JPG can be found in the same folder with same file name - this is completely indedendent from file locations, different drive letters for shares for multiple computers, USB drives mounted with different letter, moving directories etc. In the worst case, one would go for a batch import based on local XML and recover the whole MP video DB with updated details including latest file location.</p><p></p><p>Exporting to an ANT XML will have absolute path names in it, and those might need some path replacement if one would recover the DB by ANT XML import, or using those details maintained per client when running in a multi-seat environment by importing the latest exported data into every client.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="robii, post: 563482, member: 89293"] [b]Re: Some ideas maybe for enhancement[/b] :thx: for the new release, can´t wait to test this one :) I.e. good to see that batch import is now possible. I have tried indeed to implement a grabber for local XML, i.e. the XMLs that are generated by TV Server any way for every recording. Problem I have with this is that void MediaPortal.Video.Database.IIMDBScriptGrabber.FindFilm(string strSearch, int iLimit, ArrayList elements) does only provide the search string, which is the words from the file name, without path. So it turned out to be impossible to conctruct the file location. Initial idea was to take the full name of the video file, just replacing the file type with .XML and doing a lookup if such an XML does exist (and same for looking for a JPG when doing the cover lookup). It might be an option to simply parse all titles from an ANT XML that one has exported from MPMovieCatalog, searching for a title matching all words from strSearch while iterating on all titles. With regards to export: I am happy with export capabilities, but I am probably more missing an import capability which can restore video details from a format that can be exported. In general, XML with corresponding name in the same directory has the same advantages that MP already uses to display covers if a corresponding JPG can be found in the same folder with same file name - this is completely indedendent from file locations, different drive letters for shares for multiple computers, USB drives mounted with different letter, moving directories etc. In the worst case, one would go for a batch import based on local XML and recover the whole MP video DB with updated details including latest file location. Exporting to an ANT XML will have absolute path names in it, and those might need some path replacement if one would recover the DB by ANT XML import, or using those details maintained per client when running in a multi-seat environment by importing the latest exported data into every client. [/QUOTE]
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