TV Listings - Support Thread

[alibert]

Hi,

As you can see, there are no entries (as your program states while executing: "Updated 0 entries").

What am I doing wrong?

Does the programme you're talking about exist in your gbpvr database? In other words - is the above snippet a part of your regular xmltv epg source that is also defined in gbpvr and have you already updated the epg?

-alibert

[WKleeven]

No, this epg-file (TVGids_test.xml) is not defined as a source in config (and therefore this epg source is not updated in gbpvr).
I tried this now, but then I get a whole lot of error ("unhandled exception: system.typeinitialization: The type initializer for 'xmltvicons.databasehelper'threw an exception.---> system.IO.filenotfoundException: could not load file or assembly......") when I run the batch file (xmltvicons.exe "C:\tVGids_test.xml"), I guess because the file is already in use by GBPVR now.

[WKleeven]

Don't know what went wrong before, don't know why it's going wright now (maybe because I rebooted???), but it's working now.
Excuse me for my mistake (still don't know what I dod wrong though).

[WKleeven]

After intensive testing, these are my conclusions on what I did wrong, maybe interesing for others to see:

The first time, I tested "in the dry" (like your comment my testfile was not "a part of your regular xmltv epg source that is also defined in gbpvr" and I didn't "updated the epg".
The second time I reported a crash. This was caused because this time (not the first time) I tested the program from c:\temp and not from within C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr. In that case the program crashes.


Besides this, I do have another issue.
I really tested this 6 times, so I assume I don't have to be embarressed again.

With this text in my tvguide.xml (imported as sourceepg in gbpvr and updated epg):
<programme start="200608130900" stop="200608130950" channel="1">
<title>Pukana</title>
<desc></desc>
<icon src="http://static.tvgids.nl/gfx/kw/6.gif"/>
<category>Maori</category>
<rating system="NZ">
<value>G</value>
</rating>
<rating system="Kijkwijzer">
<value>afgeradenvoorkinderenjongerdan6jaar</value>
</rating>
</programme>

Everything goes well.


But with this text, it doesn't:
<programme start="200608130900" stop="200608130950" channel="1">
<title>Pukana</title>
<desc></desc>
<category>Maori</category>
<rating system="NZ">
<value>G</value>
</rating>
<rating system="Kijkwijzer">
<value>afgeradenvoorkinderenjongerdan6jaar</value>
<icon src="http://static.tvgids.nl/gfx/kw/6.gif"/>
</rating>
</programme>

As you can see, the only thing different is the place where <icon src=...> is located.
My grabber ("Amontillado TVGIDS grabber") places an image file of the rating category (above 6 years) in the rating system section and xmltvicons doesn't seem to look there for a source-file.

[alibert]

After intensive testing, these are my conclusions on what I did wrong, maybe interesing for others to see:

The first time, I tested "in the dry" (like your comment my testfile was not "a part of your regular xmltv epg source that is also defined in gbpvr" and I didn't "updated the epg".

Yes, the programme also has to exist in the gbpvr epg, so that the programme's identifier can be associated with the icon url - that's why I've asked this.

The second time I reported a crash. This was caused because this time (not the first time) I tested the program from c:\temp and not from within C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr. In that case the program crashes.

This is also correct, the xmltvicons-tool needs some libraries that are located in your gbpvr-directory.

As you can see, the only thing different is the place where <icon src=...> is located.
My grabber ("Amontillado TVGIDS grabber") places an image file of the rating category (above 6 years) in the rating system section and xmltvicons doesn't seem to look there for a source-file.

Yes, only the <icon>-tag inside the <programme>-tag is supported. So, the programme looks for icon-elements located in "tv/programme/icon".

As a workaround, you could possibly adjust your xmltv-file so that the element "tv/programme/rating/icon" is moved to "tv/programme/icon" with an xsl-stylesheet transformation - if you're a bit familiar with xsl-stylesheets.

-alibert

[WKleeven]

Unfortunately, I don't know anything about xsl-stylesheets. Maybe anyone can help me?

Besides that I found something else. TVListings has also problems with <subtitles type="teletekst"/> as you can see in the programme below (I don't have to have the grabber download it, but I can and perhaps would like to):

<programme start="20061222090000" stop="20061222091000" channel="1">
<title>NOS-Journaal</title>
<category>Nieuws/actualiteiten</category>
<subtitles type="teletekst"/>
<kenmerken>Teletekst ondertiteld</kenmerken>
</programme>

With this I get an error: "Error reading path\tvgids.xml: There is an error in XML document <44,14>. Exiting."

[alibert]

Hi,

Unfortunately, I don't know anything about xsl-stylesheets. Maybe anyone can help me?

You can take this thread to get started.

Besides that I found something else. TVListings has also problems with <subtitles type="teletekst"/> as you can see in the programme below (I don't have to have the grabber download it, but I can and perhaps would like to):

<programme start="20061222090000" stop="20061222091000" channel="1">
<title>NOS-Journaal</title>
<category>Nieuws/actualiteiten</category>
<subtitles type="teletekst"/>
<kenmerken>Teletekst ondertiteld</kenmerken>
</programme>

With this I get an error: "Error reading path\tvgids.xml: There is an error in XML document <44,14>. Exiting."

This shouldn't happen during the usage of the plugin itself, as it doesn't read the xmltv-file. It may occur during the execution of the xmltvicons tool, because the element "<kenmerken>" is not defined in the xmltv-dtd - which means that your xmltv-file is not conform to the standard.

-alibert

[WKleeven]

First of all a correction: In my post before this, I wrote that "TVListings" had problems with <subtitles../>, that had to be "xmltvicons".

Now another issue that does have to do with tvlistings (I was working on this, therefore my mistake). If this is a programme:
<programme start="20061222064500" stop="20061222065900" channel="1">
<title>Nederland in beweging</title>
<desc>De strijd om de Nederland in Beweging Gezondheid Award bereikt zijn hoogtepunt Twee sportclubs zijn nog over. Wie wordt de winnaar van die felbegeerde Award.</desc>
<category>Sport</category>
<video>
<aspect>16:9</aspect>
</video>
<credits>
<presenter>Karl Noten</presenter>
<presenter>Olga Commandeur</presenter>
</credits>
<kenmerken>Breedbeelduitzending</kenmerken>
</programme>

Then <presenter>,<video> and <kenmerken> isn't displayed in TvListings.

[alibert]

Hi,

Then <presenter>,<video> and <kenmerken> isn't displayed in TvListings.

yes, tags that are not present in the gbpvr database can't be displayed by the plugin. See here for an explanation.

-alibert

[WKleeven]

Thanks for all the help, I think I'll manage from here.

Merry Christmas.