YahooXMLTv (requires Go for TV)

[whurlston]

Is this in GB-PVR or Go for TV? If it's GB-PVR, zip and post your logs in the "Support" forum. If it's Go for TV, I couldn't really tell you since I only use it to get the EPG data.

[majorpayne]

yeah it's in gbpvr. I use gbpvr not px2

[sub]

static would usually be a sign that your channel numbers are wrong next to each channel in the capture source channel list, or youve created your capture source for the wrong tuning type (cable vs antenna).

If this grabber is not setting the channel numbers in the xmltv file, then GB-PVR will just allocate them some random number based on the order in the xmltv file.

[jim08127]

The program is working fine, interesting observation is that apparently my provider's listings are not updated daily, more like every couple of days or so. And there is not 14 days of listings more like 10-12 days worth. I am not complainin' though just an observation.

[whurlston]

static would usually be a sign that your channel numbers are wrong next to each channel in the capture source channel list, or youve created your capture source for the wrong tuning type (cable vs antenna).

If this grabber is not setting the channel numbers in the xmltv file, then GB-PVR will just allocate them some random number based on the order in the xmltv file.

The channel is being set in the ID as well as the display-name.

Code:

<channel id="003">
<display-name>3 TWC</display-name>

Unless you select the option to not show channel numbers in the display name in which case it is only in the ID.

Code:

<channel id="003">
<display-name>TWC</display-name>

Does it have to display the numbers in the name or is there somewhere else to set the number that I am missing?

The program is working fine, interesting observation is that apparently my provider's listings are not updated daily, more like every couple of days or so. And there is not 14 days of listings more like 10-12 days worth. I am not complainin' though just an observation.

That's not my fault. Blame Y!

[majorpayne]

So am i fubarred?

[sub]

The channel is being set in the ID as well as the display-name.

Code:

<channel id="003">
<display-name>3 TWC</display-name>

Unless you select the option to not show channel numbers in the display name in which case it is only in the ID.

Code:

<channel id="003">
<display-name>TWC</display-name>

Does it have to display the numbers in the name or is there somewhere else to set the number that I am missing?

From memory, there are two ways it'll find the channel number in an XMLTV files:

1) channel id is numeric, and assumed to be preferred channel number. I dont think I've seen them zero padded before, but that should still probably work too.
<channel id="3">
<display-name>TWC</display-name>
</channel>

2) a secondary display name that is numeric
<channel id="003-TWC">
<display-name>TWC</display-name>
<display-name>3</display-name>
</channel>

BTW, I think we should try to keep away from having the channel number as part of the name, since there is lots of places I want to show the name and number as two separate fields.

[Jim_]

<snip>
BTW, I think we should try to keep away from having the channel number as part of the name, since there is lots of places I want to show the name and number as two separate fields.
</snip>

I still request that he keeps it optional.
1. xmltv na_dd has the numbers with the station.
2. Having them in the guide makes it much easier to go from station 13 to station 62. For me, navigating a 70+ channel guide without the numbers as a reference is next to impossible.

<edit>
This is the way it is now. If a program doesnt want the number, all it needs to do is choose the first display-name that doesnt start with one.

Code:

<channel id="002">
    <display-name>2 TVGN</display-name>
    <display-name>TVGN</display-name>
    <display-name>2 TVGN</display-name>
    <display-name>TVGN</display-name>
  </channel>

[sub]

I still request that he keeps it optional.
1. xmltv na_dd has the numbers with the station.

Yeah, optional is fine, but hopefully not the default option since most people will just use the default.

2. Having them in the guide makes it much easier to go from station 13 to station 62. For me, navigating a 70+ channel guide without the numbers as a reference is next to impossible.

This why the new user interface has the option to display channel numbers in the TV Guide. The default tv guide channel display currently chooses between "icon + name" or "name", but only because there is a large number of people with channel numbers in the name. In the next release, with zap2it about to go, I'm going to change this default to either "icon + name" or "number + name". This has always been my preference, but would have looked crap for users that the channel number as part of the name (in effect giving you the channel number twice).

Other than the default logic to auto detect the best style, they can also set a setting in config.xml to force it to "number + name" or "icon + name" or "name".

[Jim_]

So am i fubarred?

I'll reply to your question in the support forum because its very unlikely that its a problem with this utility.