Question about AddMediaFile()

[PLUCKYHD]

I have a question about AddMediaFile.

Is there a way to use a TempMediaFile to make sure the path is part of one of the import paths? (short of parsing it and doing it myself) hoping there is an api call I am missing on this one.

What happens if you add a media file that is not under a import path is it still added? ( I know temps are okay but what about adding)

cheers

[Slugger]

In v6, adding a file to a non-media dir was fine. Haven't really tested it in v7, but I'd expect it'd be the same result.

If you wanted to make sure the path of a file to be added is a registered media dir then it shouldn't be any harder than:

File f = new File("filename"));
for(File mediaDir : MediaDirs) { // Use whatever API call gets to the list of dirs
   if(f.getAbsolutePath().startsWith(mediaDir.getAbsolutePath())) {
      isMediaDir = true;
      break;
   }
}

if(isMediaDir)
   <whatever>
else
   <whatever>

[PLUCKYHD]

Originally Posted by Slugger

In v6, adding a file to a non-media dir was fine. Haven't really tested it in v7, but I'd expect it'd be the same result.

If you wanted to make sure the path of a file to be added is a registered media dir then it shouldn't be any harder than:

File f = new File("filename"));
for(File mediaDir : MediaDirs) { // Use whatever API call gets to the list of dirs
   if(f.getAbsolutePath().startsWith(mediaDir.getAbsolutePath())) {
      isMediaDir = true;
      break;
   }
}

if(isMediaDir)
   <whatever>
else
   <whatever>

Thanks I was hoping not to have to loop through but no big deal

[tmiranda]

Plucky,

I can confirm that in sage7 you can add a mediafile to a path that is not defined as an import path. You can also do the neat trick of changing the ID to something that starts with "EP" to convert the mediafile from an imported video to a recording.

Tom

[PLUCKYHD]

Originally Posted by tmiranda

Plucky,

I can confirm that in sage7 you can add a mediafile to a path that is not defined as an import path. You can also do the neat trick of changing the ID to something that starts with "EP" to convert the mediafile from an imported video to a recording.

Tom

Thanks that begs another question how does a user get rid of the media file out of the library since it isn't in one of his import paths...

cheers

[tmiranda]

Originally Posted by PLUCKYHD

Thanks that begs another question how does a user get rid of the media file out of the library since it isn't in one of his import paths...

cheers

I might not be understanding your question. It still shows up as an Imported Video or a recorded TV show so just select the video and delete it. If you want to delete it programatically just use the normal Delete() MediaFileAPI method.

Tom