UNPACK directory

[Vastlee]

I have XBMC monitoring folders for shows/TV. The problem I'm running into is that it's catching the files as they unpack into their directory & then again when it finishes & renames/moves the file. Thus creating 2 instances in XBMC. Is there a way to change the default directory that it does the UNPACK into? So that it unpacks completely & then finally renames/moves it into another one. TIA

[shypike]

You can always write your own user script to move files this.

There's also another (experimental) feature in Config->Special->nomedia_marker
Some systems will ignore folders that contains a special file name.
Something like .nomedia, but I don't know what XBMC uses.
SABnzbd will put that marker file in the __unpack__ folder as long as it's being processed.

[Vastlee]

Blerg. I'll give that a shot. Thanks

nomedia_marker ( ) is looking for a value. Is this a boolean? True/False or 1/0?

[shypike]

No, a file name. Example: .nomedia
But, like I said before, I don't know what XBMC requires.

[hugepants]

I don't think that XBMC currently has the ability to detect a marker file.
I use these settings in advancedsettings.xml to exclude those named folders from library scans.

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<advancedsettings>
<video>
  <excludefromscan action="prepend">
    <regexp>_UNPACK_</regexp>
  </excludefromscan>
  <excludetvshowsfromscan action="prepend">
    <regexp>_UNPACK_</regexp>
  </excludetvshowsfromscan>
</video>
<audio>
  <excludefromscan action="prepend">
    <regexp>_UNPACK_</regexp>
  </excludefromscan>
</audio>
</advancedsettings>

[shypike]

I use these settings in advancedsettings.xml to exclude those named folders from library scans.

This should be a better solution.