Help needed with pvr search terms please.

[Alastair]

On Sun, 14 Apr 2013 16:09:25 +0100 dinkypumpkin wrote:
>
>On 14/04/2013 09:45, Alastair Budge-Reid wrote:
>>I am trying to get pvr to get Arne Dahl so I added the search to my list using
>>command:-
>>
>>get_iplayer --pvr "Arne Dahl - The Blinded Man:" --pvradd
>>"Arne_Dahl_-_The_Blinded_Man:"
>>
>>and my list now contains the search:-
>>
>>  pvrsearch = Arne_Dahl_-_The_Blinded_Man
>>         search0 = Arne Dahl - The Blinded Man:
>>
>>However when I run pvr nothing is found in the search.  I have not downloaded the
>>second episode and expected it to be found and downloaded last night  (I downloaded 
the
>>first episode using get command)
>>
>>Am I missing something here?
>>
>>I have a similar problem with the term
>>
>>pvrsearch = Afternoon_on_3_-_Thursday_Opera_Matinee
>>         search0 = Afternoon on 3 - Thursday Opera Matinee:
>>         type = radio
>>
>>what am I doing wrong please?
>
>Test your searches outside the PVR first and you'll see that they fail.  The reason?  Your 
>search string combines the programme name and part of the episode title (they're 
>separated by the hyphen), but only the name field is searched by default.  Pick the part of 
>the search string most useful and use --fields=episode if it's the episode title you want to 
>search.
>
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Hi and many thanks.  Makes sense now and I have Arne Dahl sorted.  I was sure it was the 
colon that was significant.   Will try again with Thursday Opera Matinee!
Budgie