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<blockquote data-quote="RoChess" data-source="post: 540795" data-attributes="member: 18896">Well not all hope is lost, because you can use the SQLite Browser tool to fix corruptions in the database.However, I was in the same situation as yours, and I finally caved in and renamed all my shows to match the thetvdb.com listing, so I got a 100% automatic matchup.You might be able to use <a href="http://www.tvrename.com" target="_blank">tvrename.com - Automatically rename and organise your TV shows, and more.</a> to do a lot of that work automatic. And of course it is possible to do some fancy regular expression adjustment in MP-TVSeries plugin, or use the &quot;String Replacement&quot; option to assist, but what if a future MediaPortal version requires us to do a fresh install again. I know from experience (redid my database countless of times) that having your filenames renamed to match with the default expressions is a blessing.The only information MP-TVSeries needs is 'Show name', 'Season number' and 'Episode number'. The episode title is ignored inside the filename and is obtained from thetvdb.com after finding a match. However adding the episode title to the filename makes it easier to see what is what outside of the MP-TVSeries plugin, and it also helps when thetvdb.com is down, as the plugin then solely relies on the raw filename string to add the entry.When you are on the &quot;Import&quot; tab, and have the &quot;Import Paths&quot; setup active, just click on that icon on the right side to refresh the import table. Locate the entries that are red and start renaming the files before you import them, so that ideally there are no red entries before you do.Hopefully TVRename can do it all automatic for you, but otherwise I can say from experience it is worth doing it manually.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RoChess, post: 540795, member: 18896"] Well not all hope is lost, because you can use the SQLite Browser tool to fix corruptions in the database. However, I was in the same situation as yours, and I finally caved in and renamed all my shows to match the thetvdb.com listing, so I got a 100% automatic matchup. You might be able to use [url=http://www.tvrename.com]tvrename.com - Automatically rename and organise your TV shows, and more.[/url] to do a lot of that work automatic. And of course it is possible to do some fancy regular expression adjustment in MP-TVSeries plugin, or use the "String Replacement" option to assist, but what if a future MediaPortal version requires us to do a fresh install again. I know from experience (redid my database countless of times) that having your filenames renamed to match with the default expressions is a blessing. The only information MP-TVSeries needs is 'Show name', 'Season number' and 'Episode number'. The episode title is ignored inside the filename and is obtained from thetvdb.com after finding a match. However adding the episode title to the filename makes it easier to see what is what outside of the MP-TVSeries plugin, and it also helps when thetvdb.com is down, as the plugin then solely relies on the raw filename string to add the entry. When you are on the "Import" tab, and have the "Import Paths" setup active, just click on that icon on the right side to refresh the import table. Locate the entries that are red and start renaming the files before you import them, so that ideally there are no red entries before you do. Hopefully TVRename can do it all automatic for you, but otherwise I can say from experience it is worth doing it manually. [/QUOTE]

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