2013-10-08, 02:11
(2013-10-08, 01:56)dkplayaclub Wrote: I have tried in the past to set up mySQL but have never been able to make it work. It seems like a lot of work when weighed against the benefits.
You are correct. The windows PC acts as my server and the paths on it are all formatted like "D:\Videos\etc..." while the Ouyas are using smb paths for the video files themselves.
Can I use sbm paths on the server, even though it would be pointing to a local path, in order to make them match? If not, and I do not have MySQL working, would just editing the settings2.xml like discussed before be the best option? I couldn't automatically update my channels, but I could edit and copy new ones over manually when I make channel lineup changes.
EDIT - Never mind about editing the settings2.xml, since I used path substitution the path pointing to the playlists should be the same. You are saying the playlists themselves point to videos in the wrong places?
Not the smart playlists you make and then form chanels from, but the generated playlists that PTV creates which just contain a simple list of what to play, and only if you are using channel sharing, which you still havent said.
Try my suggestion in the previous post and let us know if the paths PTV is trying to use to get to the video files are valid for that machine.
You can use smb paths for any machine you want, it doesnt matter if it points back to itself.