Is there any way to program "variables" into watch filters? A potential use would be to capture all episode posts in a series, but only one version. After downloading episode 3, the variable gets incremented, and the filter only watches for episode 4 and higher then.
I know using wildmats that I can create a filter that only searches for episodes 1-9 using [1..9], or episodes 4-9 using [4..9]. But I would like for that incrementing to be done automatically, if possible.
Variables in filters?
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Leechmonkey
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Again, I have the correct expressions. They work and get what I am looking for, with a pretty high degree of accuracy. But I have to keep modifying each filter with the next incremental episode.
Example:
This week: Bones&(1[x e]0[4-9]|10[4-9])&(^svcd)&(^.hr.)
Then before next week, so that I only download this version of this episode and no others, I modify the filter to:
Bones&(1[x e]0[5-9]|10[5-9])&(^svcd)&(^.hr.)
I would like for some way for the "4" to increment to "5" with little user intervention.
Example:
This week: Bones&(1[x e]0[4-9]|10[4-9])&(^svcd)&(^.hr.)
Then before next week, so that I only download this version of this episode and no others, I modify the filter to:
Bones&(1[x e]0[5-9]|10[5-9])&(^svcd)&(^.hr.)
I would like for some way for the "4" to increment to "5" with little user intervention.
On a slightly related theme, would filter expirations accomplish what you would like? By this I mean that, for example, a six episode series, you could set up 6 separate filters each set to expire on a certain day, You'd specify which day that would be, most likely a day or two before the next episode is expected to be uploaded. Of course this means a little bit of extra work but then all you'd need to do is to copy the filter using UE itself and modify only the particular part that would require it.
This would also solve a problem whereby you can manage all of your filters before there get to be so many that you would end up with too many to sort through at once. If each filter could have a 'expire in n days' and a 'never expire' setting it could help by managing your 'permanent' and 'temporary' filters for you. This could probably be achieved by having just the one setting with '0' meaning never expire.
This would also solve a problem whereby you can manage all of your filters before there get to be so many that you would end up with too many to sort through at once. If each filter could have a 'expire in n days' and a 'never expire' setting it could help by managing your 'permanent' and 'temporary' filters for you. This could probably be achieved by having just the one setting with '0' meaning never expire.