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Scripts and Templates / Re: Show database on Android
« on: March 24, 2013, 04:33:35 am »
Brilliant. 

Thanks so much for posting this quick and easy solution.  With 1100+ movies, it is sometimes hard to remember whether I already own a movie when I see an interesting title in a store.  I have been using Google "Sites" to simply upload a list.  It is great to be able to have my whole database with me at all times.

Thank you, thank you, and again, thank you.

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Never mind.  I figured it out. 

{%value=actors template="pages/actor.ptm" maxvalues="5"}

The template file "pages/actor.ptm" contains only:
{%value}[space]

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Support / Plain Text Export - limiting fields with multiple values
« on: May 21, 2011, 07:47:47 pm »
In the export help page, for parameters, it shows at the top of the table 'Parameters {%value="identifier" parameter="value"}'.  It looks to me as if this is the expected syntax for fields with valid parameters.  The parameters listed for "actors" are: template, maxvalues, params.

I'm trying to limit the number of actors exported to only the first five.  I tried this, but it still pulls all the actors.

{%value=actors maxvalues="5"}

Perhaps, I'm supposed to use a sub-template, but I can't figure out how to do those either.  Any clarification you can give would be appreciated.

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Support / Re: Typing/Clicking to search for Tags yields different results
« on: November 18, 2010, 06:23:12 am »
Quote
It's probably best to reset your imdb plug-in preferences to OVERWRITE your TAGS and try getting the data again.
I tried mgpw4me's suggestion and the non-printable characters are gone.  Thanks.

Now, comes the process of re-importing most of my database.  :-\

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Support / Re: Typing/Clicking to search for Tags yields different results
« on: November 18, 2010, 05:58:16 am »
You still haven't explained what the problem is. How many of your movies actually have the "Based on Play" tag? 8 or 50? Is 12 Angry Men one of the 8 or one of the 42? Are you suggesting a manual search for "Based on Play" will not find 12 Angry Men because the value is actually "Based On Play"? If so, what about the 8 that are found? Do they found because they do not have special characters in the value? Is my assumption the 8 are a subset of the 50 even true? Or is one search finding 50 records where the values include special characters and the other finds 8 different records where the values do not include special characters? Or vice versa?
S1. You still haven't explained what the problem is.
R1. I apologize for not being clear.  The problem is, apparently, that my database has characters that appear to be spaces but are not. 

Q1. How many of your movies actually have the "Based on Play" tag? 8 or 50?
A1. To the best of my knowledge, 58.

Q2. Is 12 Angry Men one of the 8 or one of the 42?
A2. One of the 50.

Q3. Are you suggesting a manual search for "Based on Play" will not find 12 Angry Men because the value is actually "Based On Play"?
A3. Yes
 
Q4. If so, what about the 8 that are found? Do they found because they do not have special characters in the value?
A4. That is my belief.  The string "Based on Play" contains space characters which are not in the tags of "12 Angry Men".

Q5. Is my assumption the 8 are a subset of the 50 even true?
A5. No. (Once again, sorry about not being clear).

Q6. Or is one search finding 50 records where the values include special characters and the other finds 8 different records where the values do not include special characters?
A6. Clicking the link of a record with special characters will match other records with the same sequence of characters (50 in my case) while typing in the Search box (or clicking the tag of a record without special characters) will also match the records with the same sequence of characters (8 in my case).

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Support / Re: Typing/Clicking to search for Tags yields different results
« on: November 18, 2010, 03:15:54 am »
I suggest you examine the Tags of the 42 "extra" hits you get using the link. Do they have the "Based on Play" tag or not? Are they selected because other tags contain the words "Based" or "Play"?
I exported each set twice, once with the default "XML (Movies)" export plugin template and once with a modified template which only removed the encoding option.  Both look the same when viewed with standard Microsoft Windows utilities (notepad, wordpad, PSPad text editor) but when I view it using Unix-like utilities, I find there are non-printable characters in the larger (hyper-link) set.  The extra characters only show up in the tags field.

(We'll see what you on-line editor does with them.  But I'll attach screenshots of the xml files in Emacs.)
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grep -Ei "[^/g]title|based on play" filename.xml|less

encoding="UTF8"
<title>12 Angry Men</title>
<tags>Murder, Jury, Trial, Jury Room, Restroom, All Male Cast, Heat Wave, Based On TV Movie, Watchmaker, Racism, Real Time,Ensemble Cast, Eyeglasses, Evidence, Photograph, Immigrant, Single Set Production, New York City, Legal, Advertising Executive, Witness, No Music, Switchblade, One Day, Death Threat, Stockbroker, Law, Architect, Salesman, Bank Clerk, Father Son Estrangement, Coach, Rainstorm, Based On Play, Number In Title, AFI Top 100-2007, MPAA Approved</tags>
<title>Amadeus</title>
<tags>Envy, Flashback, Musician, Asylum, Catholic Priest, Priest, Genius, Emperor, Classical Music, Loss Of Father, Wheelchair,1820s, Salon, Archbishop, Domineering Father, Maid, Prayer, Musical Chairs, Marriage, 1790s, Powdered Wig, Billiards, Jealousy, Buxom, Fainting, Marriage Proposal, Opera, Flatulence, Fireplace, Deceit, Lifting Person In Air, Mockery, Choking, Laughter, Talent, Pregnancy, Mediocrity, Cemetery, Primadonna, Crucifix, Piano, Candy, Child Prodigy, Italian, Father Son Relationship, Music Lesson, Intrigue, Loss Of Husband, Theater, Dictation, Madhouse, Blindfold, Funeral, 18th Century, Vienna Austria, Dog, Wedding, Tragedy, Composer, Confession, Censorship, Dwarf, Told In Flashback, Mozart's Requiem, Tony Award Source, Actor, Mother In Law, Murder, Kidney Failure, Male Frontal Nudity, Opera Parody, Masquerade, Mass Grave, Mask, One Word Title, Suicide Attempt, 1780s, Independent Film, Based On Play, Character Name In Title, MPAA R, AFI Top 100-1998</tags>

Unencoded
<title>12 Angry Men</title>
<tags>Murder, Jury, Trial, JuryáRoom, Restroom, AlláMaleáCast, HeatáWave, BasedáOnáTVáMovie, Watchmaker, Racism, RealáTime, EnsembleáCast, Eyeglasses, Evidence, Photograph, Immigrant, SingleáSetáProduction, NewáYorkáCity, Legal, AdvertisingáExecutive, Witness, NoáMusic, Switchblade, OneáDay, DeatháThreat, Stockbroker, Law, Architect, Salesman, BankáClerk, FatheráSonáEstrangement, Coach, Rainstorm, BasedáOnáPlay, NumberáInáTitle, AFI Top 100-2007, MPAA Approved</tags>
<title>Amadeus</title>
<tags>Envy, Flashback, Musician, Asylum, CatholicáPriest, Priest, Genius, Emperor, ClassicaláMusic, LossáOfáFather, Wheelchair, 1820s, Salon, Archbishop, DomineeringáFather, Maid, Prayer, MusicaláChairs, Marriage, 1790s, PowderedáWig, Billiards, Jealousy, Buxom, Fainting, MarriageáProposal, Opera, Flatulence, Fireplace, Deceit, LiftingáPersonáInáAir, Mockery, Choking, Laughter, Talent, Pregnancy, Mediocrity, Cemetery, Primadonna, Crucifix, Piano, Candy, ChildáProdigy, Italian, FatheráSonáRelationship, MusicáLesson, Intrigue, LossáOfáHusband, Theater, Dictation, Madhouse, Blindfold, Funeral, 18tháCentury, ViennaáAustria, Dog, Wedding, Tragedy, Composer, Confession, Censorship, Dwarf, ToldáInáFlashback, Mozart'sáRequiem, TonyáAwardáSource, Actor, MotheráInáLaw, Murder, KidneyáFailure, MaleáFrontaláNudity, OperaáParody, Masquerade, MassáGrave, Mask, OneáWordáTitle, SuicideáAttempt, 1780s, IndependentáFilm, BasedáOnáPlay, CharacteráNameáInáTitle, MPAA R, AFI Top 100-1998</tags>



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Support / Re: Typing/Clicking to search for Tags yields different results
« on: November 17, 2010, 03:13:47 am »
Is there a way to query the database directly?  Maybe my database has "unprintable" characters in it.

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Support / Re: Typing/Clicking to search for Tags yields different results
« on: November 15, 2010, 01:39:35 am »
Do you have the same problem with your Categories field?

I have only a few movies with a category field; those I have inadvertently imported from AllMovies as well as IMDb.  Unfortunately, there are not two movies with the same category, so I cannot test it. 

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Support / Typing/Clicking to search for Tags yields different results
« on: November 14, 2010, 10:56:49 pm »
Version: 0.9.9.21
OS: Windows Vista (32 bit)

Problem: Searching for multiple word tags by typing in search field (Tags) yield different results than clicking on hyper-linked tag of the same words.

Background:
I will explain my personal procedure for entering data into the database.  The basic procedures have been used since I set up my database in November 2009.  I have always installed the latest updates whenever they were available.  If the version during import is an issue, I can tell you what day a movie was imported and, perhaps, you could determine which version was current at the time.  I use the "PVD Classic" skin.

1. In a browser, search for and navigate to movie on IMDB.
2. Select URL and copy to Windows clipboard
3. On the "Movies" screen, click "New" icon
4. Enter Title and paste URL into appropriate fields
5. Save by clicking "Apply Changes"
6. Click import plug-in icon (defaulted to, in my case, [EN] Get Movie Information from IMDB.com)

I can recreate in my database (you can have a copy if you'd like) using these steps:

1.  Select "12 Angry Men" (Added 11/10/2009)
2.  Expand "Tags", and click "Based on Play"
3.  Observe 50 movies are displayed in left panel.
4.  Clear the search criteria
5.  With Tags still as the search element, type "Based on Play" into search criteria.
6.  Observe 8 different movies are displayed in left panel
NOTE: The same is true if I click on the hyper-linked tag for one of these 8 movies ("The Awful Truth" is an example).


I can do this with many tags that include spaces.  What causes this difference?  Can I merge the tags so search results are complete?

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Support / Re: Group by Composer displays Writer
« on: April 24, 2010, 07:09:23 pm »
It occurred me to check grouping by writer.  Sure enough, it displays composers.  So at least there is a work around.

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Support / Re: Group by Composer displays Writer
« on: April 24, 2010, 07:02:03 pm »
Screen shot of problem

writer_not_composer_screenshot.jpg

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Support / Group by Composer displays Writer
« on: April 24, 2010, 06:57:01 pm »
* Search the forum to check whether your problem has already been discussed.
Similar but not the same issue.  There is a discussion about all non-director credits importing into writer field. 
http://www.videodb.info/forum_en/index.php?topic=860.0

* Make sure that you can reproduce the phenomenon and provide step-by-step instruction.
Using PVD Classic skin
1. Movie view
2. Select - View - Group by - Composer
3. Observe a list of names in left panel
4. Expand any name to show movies
5. Click on movie title
6. Observe name (step 4) is listed in "Writer" field, not Composer.
7. From the same movie (step 5), note name in "Composer" field.
8. Look in list of names (step 3)
9. Observe name noted in step 7 is not in the list.


Include the following information in your postings:

* Personal Video Database version number
0.9.9.19

* Operating system
Vista Home Premium (SP1)

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