TV guide data needed

[sub]

Sorry but this practice will never go away. It all comes from GB-PVR being closed source, but sub having built in batch file hooks so others can hook in their third party ideas...

I dont GB-PVR being closed source is an issue here. Even if GB-PVR was an open source project and I was just responsible for merge patches, I wouldnt let any of these less-than-legal solutions become an offical part of application, and put the whole project at risk.

I will be building super easy to use support for the new schedulesdirect service, and if any other free alternative service appears that can be used, then I'll build easy to use support for that aswell.

[mvallevand]

This was the source of my frustration. Canadians DO NOT have a free alternative that does not involve MCE05/Vista.

Did you look at this promising solution earlier in this thread http://forums.gbpvr.com/showpost.php?p=2...ostcount=2 I was able to enter my postal code and get listings.

I will stick with whurlston's great solution. I trust it more than html scrapping solutions.

Martin

[zehd]

I dont GB-PVR being closed source is an issue here. Even if GB-PVR was an open source project and I was just responsible for merge patches, I wouldnt let any of these less-than-legal solutions become an offical part of application, and put the whole project at risk.

I will be building super easy to use support for the new schedulesdirect service, and if any other free alternative service appears that can be used, then I'll build easy to use support for that aswell.

I think my wording was poorly chosen. I didn't mean anything bad... I do like how you let others' hook into GB-PVR... (in more ways besides Batch files, too)

So am I to assume that you think using MCE/Vista listings and transferring them to a usable XML for GB-PVR is questionable?

Or just how MCE got there in the first place?

[zehd]

I will stick with whurlston's great solution. I trust it more than html scrapping solutions.

I agree. This is the cat's A$$

[whurlston]

So am I to assume that you think using MCE/Vista listings and transferring them to a usable XML for GB-PVR is questionable?

It actually violates the EPG TOS in Media Center. But I may have something up my sleeve for that.

[zehd]

It actually violates the EPG TOS in Media Center. But I may have something up my sleeve for that.

Isn't it summer for you too? What are you doing wearing long sleeves...

[whurlston]

Isn't it summer for you too? What are you doing wearing long sleeves...

I'm from the Cayman Islands and now live in Kentucky. Summer is kind of cool here to me

[drlava]

It actually violates the EPG TOS in Media Center. But I may have something up my sleeve for that.

One can use a HTML scraper without ever touching Media Center or its TOS, whatever it may be.

[whurlston]

Even if GB-PVR was an open source project and I was just responsible for merge patches, I wouldnt let any of these less-than-legal solutions become an offical part of application, and put the whole project at risk.

Even removing the "less-than-legal" part of the solutions, I see no need for sub to add any support for these. They all output an XMLTv compliant file which is already supported. So I'm not sure what "native" support anyone could want.

[kayak4ever]

I have confidence and patience that a solution will be found for us. As a non-programmer, I appreciate your collective efforts very much. I am not unwilling to pay, but my experience with gbpvr.com suggests that the developped plugins are so much more user oriented and friendly. In respect of getting MCE or Vista, I am reluctant to get Vista and I thought you weren't allowed to buy the MCE operating system without buying a computer to go with it.