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<blockquote data-quote="Anthony Vaughan" data-source="post: 1255484" data-attributes="member: 153283">Hi CyberSimianHere's the latest version of the screen:[ATTACH=full]200603[/ATTACH]I've adopted fairly strict validation rules for this screen on the basis that the EPG needs to be rebuilt if there are extensive changes needed. To that end, I reject changes that would involve deleting more than on neighbouring record or a start time more than an hour before the schedule start time. For example, if you were wanting to edit the BBC News, that is starting at 13:00, to start at 12:30 and last for an hour, this screen would allow that. The processing would change the end time for bargain hunt to 12:30 and the start time for the news to 12:30, lasting for an hour.If I try to enter 11:30 as a start time for the news, the Save would fail for two reasons:<ol>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">The start time is more than an hour before the schedule start time;</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Because&nbsp; a start time of 11:30 for the news would mean that the process would have to go back to Wanted Down Under, which is three records away, thus breaking the one record rule. So, changing the start time for the news to 12:10 would work because it is less that an hour earlier, and the Bargain Hunt record would be deleted and the end time for the 'A1- Britain's...' would be updated to 12:10 .</li>
</ol>I think it reasonable to allow some flexibility, but when changes required become too complex, I think it is safe to rebuild the EPG.I welcome any ideas about quirks I haven't considered here.Tony</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Anthony Vaughan, post: 1255484, member: 153283"] Hi CyberSimian Here's the latest version of the screen: [ATTACH=full]200603[/ATTACH] I've adopted fairly strict validation rules for this screen on the basis that the EPG needs to be rebuilt if there are extensive changes needed. To that end, I reject changes that would involve deleting more than on neighbouring record or a start time more than an hour before the schedule start time. For example, if you were wanting to edit the BBC News, that is starting at 13:00, to start at 12:30 and last for an hour, this screen would allow that. The processing would change the end time for bargain hunt to 12:30 and the start time for the news to 12:30, lasting for an hour. If I try to enter 11:30 as a start time for the news, the Save would fail for two reasons: [LIST=1] [*]The start time is more than an hour before the schedule start time; [*]Because a start time of 11:30 for the news would mean that the process would have to go back to Wanted Down Under, which is three records away, thus breaking the one record rule. So, changing the start time for the news to 12:10 would work because it is less that an hour earlier, and the Bargain Hunt record would be deleted and the end time for the 'A1- Britain's...' would be updated to 12:10 . [/LIST] I think it reasonable to allow some flexibility, but when changes required become too complex, I think it is safe to rebuild the EPG. I welcome any ideas about quirks I haven't considered here. Tony [/QUOTE]

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