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Seems sensible. But may I ask what format string you currently use for recording and where the new format would be placed? If you add a number to the filename then might Kodi try to use it to scrape as an episode/year, especially if your EPG didn't have specific details?

For example if you had 103 errors then this page suggests it would think it was S1 E03:
[[http://kodi.wiki/view/Advancedsettings.xml#tvshowmatching]]

Or do you mean the error should be reported via the Kodi PVR HTS add-on?

The "main" issue is that the filename is composed when the recordings starts, so the error counter is not available at this time. Of course, the file can be renamed later.

Hi,

Sorry for the late reply.

I am currently using the following format to have the necessary information to identify the recording in case I decide to keep it:
$t/$e$.s.%F.%R$.c/$t$_e$_s_%F_%R$_c$n.$x

But there is also a script that gets called by the post recording hook and that creates among others a .nfo file with the epg description.

Considering Jaroslav's remark however, it might be better making the error information available to the post record script, so that the script can act on it, for example adding the error number to the filename if it is not 0.

Having the information available for the post recording hook would be fine for me, too.

That said, it would also be helpful to have the season and episode information in the recording hook for my .nfo file creation script. Should I open a new issue for the season and episode request?

Cheers

In the meantime, I think that the error number might be more useful in the post recording hook, as the post recording hook is more powerful than the format string.

Thus, I decided to create a new RFE for the post recording hook:
https://tvheadend.org/issues/4601