TiVoWeb Module : Manual Record

cwingert · 06-12-2003, 08:37 PM

This module allows you to setup a manual recording from TiVoWeb.

I wrote this because selecting a program by the schedule in the various form (the ui, whats on, channelgrid) is very time consuming. I can use this method to schedule a recording in about 5 seconds.

This does module does do ToDo contention check.

See attachment later in thread.

disco · 06-12-2003, 11:05 PM

Excellent job, cwingert! Works great!...except...I get this error in the ui ToDo list on TiVoWeb after creating a recording...deleting the planned recording via TiVo makes TiVoWeb ToDo viewable again:

Quote:

INTERNAL SERVER ERROR
--cut here--
action_ui '/todo' ''
no such object:
while executing
"dbobj $series fsid"
("uplevel" body line 45)
invoked from within
"uplevel $body"
invoked from within
"ForeachMfsFileTrans fsid name type $path $prefix 15 {
set rec [db $db openid $fsid]
set manual 0
set suggestion 0
if {$::version3} {
set ..."
(procedure "action_todo" line 72)
invoked from within
"action_todo $chan 7 $env"
(procedure "::action_ui" line 29)
invoked from within
"::action_$action $chan $part $env"
("eval" body line 1)
invoked from within
"eval {::action_$action $chan $part $env}"
--cut here--

cwingert · 06-12-2003, 11:21 PM

What version of TiVoWeb are you using? Anyone else have problems?

jberman · 06-13-2003, 01:12 AM

Hi.... great idea for a module (first the Channel Grid and now this.... great stuff!).

Just reporting in: I get the same error as above when creating a recording then trying to view the ToDo list with TivoWeb (and I can confirm that deleting the planned recording via the Tivo makes the TivoWeb ToDo list accessible again):

Code:

INTERNAL SERVER ERROR
--cut here--
action_ui '/todo' ''
no such object: 
    while executing
"dbobj $series fsid"
    ("uplevel" body line 45)
    invoked from within
"uplevel $body"
    invoked from within
"ForeachMfsFileTrans fsid name type $path $prefix 15 {
		set rec [db $db openid $fsid]
		set manual 0
		set suggestion 0
		if {$::version3} {
		   set ..."
    (procedure "action_todo" line 72)
    invoked from within
"action_todo $chan 7 $env"
    (procedure "::action_ui" line 29)
    invoked from within
"::action_$action $chan $part $env"
    ("eval" body line 1)
    invoked from within
"eval {::action_$action $chan $part $env}"
--cut here--

(FWIW, I'm running TivoWeb 1.9.4 final, complete with the genrenums and time zone updates for ui.itcl)

Also, I notice that the module's recordings are made at Best quality, and there doesn't seem to be a way to change it to a different quality setting. That (minor?) addition would be a great feature, and make this module truly indespensible.

kitschcamp · 06-13-2003, 05:03 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by cwingert
What version of TiVoWeb are you using? Anyone else have problems?

UK Series 1 Thomson 2.5.5 - no problems here.

To do shows as before.

disco · 06-13-2003, 06:07 AM

I'm running 1.9.4 final with LJ's slotfree-ui, thumbs and whatson itcl's. Just recently reinstalled, so no channelgrid yet, but was planning on it...

gamehendge2000 · 06-13-2003, 10:46 AM

same problem here

cwingert · 06-13-2003, 04:53 PM

Looks like a 3.0 thing, I am using 2.5

Anyway, here is a new version that adds a series object, which I believe is what TiVoWeb is complaining about.

disco · 06-13-2003, 05:15 PM

Works GREAT now, cwingert! Thanks for the update for 3.0!

dssripper · 06-13-2003, 10:27 PM

Thanks for the app!!!
However, I am receiving the following error:

INTERNAL SERVER ERROR
--cut here--
action_manrec '/' ''
can't read "tvratingnums": no such variable
while executing
"html_form_select "ratingstr" $tvratingnums $tvratingvals $ratingstr"
(procedure "::action_manrec" line 80)
invoked from within
"::action_$action $chan $part $env"
("eval" body line 1)
invoked from within
"eval {::action_$action $chan $part $env}"
--cut here--

Tivoweb 1.9.4 v3.0

Thanks in advance!

Dss

kitschcamp · 06-19-2003, 03:07 AM

It only seems to record in Basic on my UK Tivo 2.5.5. My default recording quality is medium, but most stuff I record as high.

Any way of changing it?

disco · 06-19-2003, 06:11 AM

kitschcamp: hacking into the file, I see a line where it says:

Code:

$recording set BitRate 0

Might you be able to change that to a 1, 2, or 3? I have NO clue....but I'm giving it a try later...

mrtickle · 06-19-2003, 04:24 PM

Great module!

I think the recording quality setting is in this bit of code:

Code:

               if { ! $::version3 } {
                  # Only needed for 2.x
                  # Basic
                  dbobj $recording set RecordQuality 0
               }

The other modules in tivoweb have lines code which set RecordQuality to 0 for Basic, 40 for medium, 75 for High and 100 for Best. Give that a try...

disco · 06-19-2003, 04:35 PM

Nope...changing that didn't seem to change anything...

Oddly, though, my TiVo records manual recordings at Best, even though my default on TiVo is Basic....

kitschcamp · 06-20-2003, 01:58 AM

Hmmm.... Seems it lists it in To Do as recording in Basic, but actually records at best. Bizarre.

Still, the modules just in time to force a recording on the bonus channels for Wimbledon fortnight, so I aint complaining!

WTF · 06-20-2003, 05:46 PM

I get the same error:

INTERNAL SERVER ERROR
--cut here--
action_manrec '/' ''
can't read "tvratingnums": no such variable
while executing
"html_form_select "ratingstr" $tvratingnums $tvratingvals $ratingstr"
(procedure "::action_manrec" line 80)
invoked from within
"::action_$action $chan $part $env"
("eval" body line 1)
invoked from within
"eval {::action_$action $chan $part $env}"
--cut here--

I have a sa1 with 3.0.

kitschcamp · 06-24-2003, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by mrtickle
Great module!

I think the recording quality setting is in this bit of code:

Code:

if { ! $::version3 } { # Only needed for 2.x # Basic dbobj $recording set RecordQuality 0 }

The other modules in tivoweb have lines code which set RecordQuality to 0 for Basic, 40 for medium, 75 for High and 100 for Best. Give that a try...

Yup, that does it. There are two locations to change - there is another bit later on

Code:

               }

               dbobj $seasonpass set Duration $duration
               dbobj $seasonpass set MaxRecordings 5
               dbobj $seasonpass set Priority $maxPriority
               dbobj $seasonpass set RecordQuality 75
               dbobj $seasonpass set StartTimeLocal $rectime
               dbobj $seasonpass set Station $station
               dbobj $seasonpass set Type 2
            }

kitschcamp · 06-24-2003, 10:13 AM

And for those worried about editing, here's a High Quality one I prepared earlier.

Rename to .itcl rather than .itcl.txt to work with.

JaBZ · 06-25-2003, 07:11 PM

How do I load this module on 3.0?

kitschcamp · 06-26-2003, 12:19 AM

ftp it to your /var/hack/tivoweb-tcl/modules directory in binary mode, then reload Tivoweb.

bvolb · 06-29-2003, 01:11 AM

nice addition to tivoweb! how about the ability to schedual recurring recordings (like one recording every week) just like the manual recording feature on tivo itself. just a suggestion

cwingert · 07-14-2003, 09:02 PM

This version
-changes some recording state variables based on input from Lightn
-actually fills in entries in the manual season pass ToDos (up to two weeks ahead), after that it is up to the TiVo to add Todo entries
-adds the ability to change the record quality.

Enjoy.

jberman · 07-14-2003, 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by cwingert
Enjoy.

Thank you!!

disco · 07-15-2003, 07:05 AM

EXCELLENT update, cwingert! Very nice!

cojonesdetoro · 10-07-2003, 12:02 PM

This is a great addition for those of us with an unsubbed Tivo (2nd tivo for 'storage'). I have a 3.0 SA1 and it works here.

ToDo Recordings
Creating Recording... Done.
Creating Showing... Done.
Creating Program... Done.

Thanks much for your efforts.

cojonesdetoro · 10-07-2003, 02:05 PM

If you're looking for suggestions on features to add, it might be nice to allow choosing an arbitrary date instead of limiting to the near future.

BTW: Just a humble suggestion, it's a great app as it stands and the change may not be worth the trouble if it's an arduous task.

jnors · 10-16-2003, 09:50 PM

Hello,

I am having the same problem as several others.

INTERNAL SERVER ERROR
--cut here--
action_manrec '/' ''
can't read "tvratingnums": no such variable
while executing
"html_form_select "ratingstr" $tvratingnums $tvratingvals $ratingstr"
(procedure "::action_manrec" line 80)
invoked from within
"::action_$action $chan $part $env"
("eval" body line 1)
invoked from within
"eval {::action_$action $chan $part $env}"
--cut here--

I cleaned out tivoweb-tcl and re-installed it with only manrec.itcl added to the modules directory (before i had several other add-ons).

I still have the same error.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,
John

spiider · 11-16-2003, 09:35 AM

I am also getting this error msg... this is after I let my UK unsubscribed tivo dialup and the service has bee deactivated...

anything that can be done to fix this ?

INTERNAL SERVER ERROR
--cut here--
action_manrec '/' ''
can't read "tvratingnums": no such variable
while executing
"html_form_select "ratingstr" $tvratingnums $tvratingvals $ratingstr"
(procedure "::action_manrec" line 94)
invoked from within
"::action_$action $chan $part $env"
("eval" body line 1)
invoked from within
"eval {::action_$action $chan $part $env}"
--cut here--

cojonesdetoro · 11-17-2003, 11:19 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by spiider
I am also getting this error msg... this is after I let my UK unsubscribed tivo dialup and the service has bee deactivated...

I got a similar problem with tivoweb info module. I commented out a bunch of stuff it was looking for and it fixed it. I'm pretty sure I did the same thing with this script but I lost my changes in typical Tivo /var filesystem renewal. Now I do backups more regularly. If I find the time, I'll try to recreate what I did to pass this error. I believe it only happens when adding a repeating recording. 1-off recordings should still work.

spiider · 11-17-2003, 11:48 AM

Well the one off recording button is not showing up so I can't make them either :-)