Warning: Could not add VolumenLabel/IsOnRemovable Property to Episode (1 Viewer)

[Douwedijkstr]

Since TV-Series 1.0 wasn't working anymore because of the 2.0 API, I downloaded and installed MP TV-Series 2.0. Unfortunately, when I add episodes I get the following message multiple times (I think one message per episode):

Warning: Could not add VolumenLabel/IsOnRemovable Property to episode - are you using these as a capture group?

I tried disabling the 'enabled' button as well as the 'removable' button per series, but that doesn't seem to make any difference. I've emptied my database several times when trying something new, but it doesn't help either. Just for the record, everything else works fine! All my episodes are found with info, banners etc. But when I go to Mediaportal and start TV-Series it gives me a black screen saying 'Missing or invalid file' and that's it.

Anyone able to help me out?

 

[dir]

Just a "mee too" for this errr:

Could not add VolumenLabel/IsOnRemovable Property to episode

One per episode in the log. Everything else seems ok (well, not true, but the other errors I'm getting are unrelated).

if there's any additional debugging level I can enable, let me know.

 

[ltfearme]

Instead of emptying your database, can you please try delete it and start from scratch. You can make a backup first incase you want to roll back.

Cheers,
Damien

 

[dir]

Instead of emptying your database, can you please try delete it and start from scratch. You can make a backup first incase you want to roll back.

Cheers,
Damien

Ouch. Yeah, I'll do so. I have 7500 episodes and I think about 115 tv series, which means starting from scratch takes several hours. But it's always a good test of robust code since most little problems end up looking rather large during such exercises!

I'm not clear on why to delete and start from scratch. If this error doesn't appear afterwards, it simply means the code with the problem was bypassed or the steps needed to cause the error weren't done. If I can put some time aside, I'll try to

a) Start from scratch with 10% of my collection
b) Add 70% and run the importers from within the configuration program
c) Add 10% and run from within the GUI
d) Add 10% while running the GUI and moving in and out of menus.

And check logs along the way to see what pops up.

 

[ltfearme]

It wont need to download the banners again, so keep them. Thats probably the longest part of an initial Import.

You can raise an issue on the bug tracker. The message should only appear in the logs for files that exist on a removable media as defined by the checkbox in the Import Paths. I personally dont use this setting so I have never seen the issue, let me know of a way I can reproduce and I will see what I can do to fix the issue.

Damien

 

[Douwedijkstr]

Dir,

Thanks for showing some support, I was feeling quite alone by now . Funny to see someone post something today, as I was able to fix my problem yesterday. Since the new Mediaportal was released, I decided on (indeed, ltfearme) starting from scratch. This time everything went fine, My TV-series read everything perfectly and added accordingly. The only thing I had to do to get rid of my 'Missing or invalid file' message was download the correct XML's for the Blue 3 skin.

Nonetheless, as I have pained myself hours on end before, I might be able to give you some tips. If you're going to start from scratch (that is, emptying the bin in the 'My TV-series config' I guess?), it might be handy to also empty your skin cache in the 'Application Data' of Mediaportal. This might help in renewing files and it won't delete the banners which always take a long time to download. However, as I have about 20 series this is still quite do-able; I don't know how I'd feel about 115 series...

Good luck anyways!

 

[dir]

It wont need to download the banners again, so keep them. Thats probably the longest part of an initial Import.

You can raise an issue on the bug tracker. The message should only appear in the logs for files that exist on a removable media as defined by the checkbox in the Import Paths. I personally dont use this setting so I have never seen the issue, let me know of a way I can reproduce and I will see what I can do to fix the issue.

Damien

Damien -

Are you saying that this 'removable media' checkbox should not be used for files that are on my network? I have "ticked" it for

\\server\share\tv\etc.etc.

for example, because sometimes the network connection might not be there and I don't want all my episodes to suddenly get deleted/disappear just because the network's not up.

Can you explain what that message means:

"Warning: Could not add VolumenLabel/IsOnRemovable Property to episode - are you using these as a capture group?"

It seems to be saying that it couldn't add or change a property in the database for this episode entry. Or it's saying that it couldn't write something to the actual tv episode (.avi) file. At least, that's all I can work out.

 

[ltfearme]

Are you saying that this 'removable media' checkbox should not be used for files that are on my network? I have "ticked" it for

\\server\share\tv\etc.etc.

for example, because sometimes the network connection might not be there and I don't want all my episodes to suddenly get deleted/disappear just because the network's not up.

Can you explain what that message means:

"Warning: Could not add VolumenLabel/IsOnRemovable Property to episode - are you using these as a capture group?"

It seems to be saying that it couldn't add or change a property in the database for this episode entry. Or it's saying that it couldn't write something to the actual tv episode (.avi) file. At least, that's all I can work out.

You might want to check this thread: https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/my-tvseries-162/insert-dvd-option-29509/

Im guessing you are getting the error (probably harmless), because your network share doesnt have a volumelabel. I could be wrong.

There is also an option in configuration 'Keep reference to files that are not available'. This might be a better option than the 'Removable' flag on your import path.

Damien