Remote EPG update

[mrhanky]

Can anyone tell me if it is possible to remotely request GBPVR to update the EPG?

I have a headless server in a cupboard running GBPVR, an MVP in the lounge and another PC. The GBPVR server is not connected to the internet but the other PC is. I want to be able to run a script on the PC that will download a XMLTV file send it to the GBPVR server and force GBPVR to update the guide.

Is there a function on the web interface to tell GBPVR to update the guide? Alternatively is there a feature on the MVP interface that can do it?

[malcolm]

I can't see any way to update the epg from the web interface, but the system should update itself at the time you set in the config app, so just make sure the new file is present by running the update batch on the connected machine before the auto update.

You could always use XP remote desktop to log into the machine 'in the cupboard' and then you can update via the tray icon, as if you were at that machine.

[mrhanky]

I am currently using XP remote desktop as you described, but I'm hoping to automate the process and avoid having to logon to the remote server.

Since the server is not connected to the internet and my other PC only has dialup I only get the latest XMLTV file when I'm using the PC. Then I want to update the epg on GBPVR straight away, rather than waiting for the next scheduled refresh.

[jasjol]

you could make a bat file that you set to run every hour / half hour and that updates GBPVR if a EPG.xml file exists, if it does not exist nothing is updated (except the optional log file - which you need to delete periodically)


I am sure there is a much nicer way to write this but it works

(EmptyEPGinGBPVR.bat and updateEPGinGBPVR.bat are separate bat files containing one row each:
EmptyEPGinGBPVR.bat contains c:\program\devnz\GBPVR\GBPVR -OnlyEmptyEPG
updateEPGinGBPVR.bat contains c:\program\devnz\GBPVR\GBPVR -onlyupdateepg
)

The below text which should be in a file name.bat
date /T >>epg.log
Time /T >>epg.log
echo __________________ >>epg.log

echo start >>epg.log
c:
cd c:\
cd c:\xmlTV
if exist epg.xml call EmptyEPGinGBPVR.bat >>epg.log
date /T >>epg.log
Time /T >>epg.log
echo ___emptied________ >>epg.log
if exist epg.xml call updateEPGinGBPVR.bat >>epg.log
date /T >>epg.log
Time /T >>epg.log
echo updated >>epg.log
del epg.xml >>epg.log
echo finished >>epg.log
date /T >>epg.log
time /T >>epg.log
echo __________________ >>epg.log

[mrhanky]

Thanks for the tip. I will try this out.

Do you know if this will affect a recording that is under way when the update starts?

[jasjol]

Hi

I do not know if it affects a recording - I do not think so.
There maybe a difference when it is a season recording or a manual or a one time set up recording via EPG

But If you happen to empty the EPG just before a recording is about to start - what happens then before the update is finished (which is fast 1-2 minutes on my computer with 15 channels and 14 days) ?

I think you need to test what happens unless someone else knows if pending recordings are deleted by -OnlyEmptyEPG command.
(there has been a lot of discussion regarding what happens but I do not remember)