[vdr] Request: E parameter in channels.conf for epg scan

[Magnus H]

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>>> Having epg in a DB (sqlite,mysql) might also be nice. 
>>
>> Definiteley *no* database in VDR!
>> I've said it on many occasions, and I'll repeat it as many times
>> as necessary! If you want to handle EPG data in a database, do it
>> externally and feed the resulting EPG data into VDR via SVDRP.
> 
> channels.conf and epg.data definitly are databases even if you don't
> name them as such. 

Of course, but they are *simple* databases ;-)
I don't want VDR to become dependent on some particular database software.
And I like the fact that these files are plain readable text files.

Klaus

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Thanks Klaus, couldn't agree more. Back in the dark ages I chose VDR over
Myth more or less because of that.
/Magnus H