Scheduled EPG Update - TV Guide not always updating from XMLTV

[Reddwarf]

Did you checkout my other suggestion about the directory?

I'm in the process, but I won't know until after tomorrow mornings automatic update.

[Reddwarf]

I'm in the process, but I won't know until after tomorrow mornings automatic update.

On second thought, I decided not to wait, but backed up my database and deleted all epg. I then stopped Nrecord and set the update hour to current and restarted Nrecord. Only the dvbc-epg channels got updated. I stopped Nrecord, put back the backup, deleted epg and started Nrecord with the RUN parameter from a command prompt. This time ALL the channels got updated.
This was on W7. I had previously moved the xmltv file to a local folder and set permissions to "Full Control" for everyone, but that's obviously not sufficient.

So how do I give the local system account permission to read the xmltv-file? Or is there something else that you can do with Nrecord?

[Graham_Shepherd]

Thanks for your speedy guidance - sorry to be dim, but how best to restart the 'NPVR Recording Service'?

WHOOPS!! Sorry I was not using the machine with N-PVR on, I can now see that this is available from the Start Menu !!!

I will check this out this evening.

[sub]

Good news - this bug is now fixed for the next build.

[Reddwarf]

Really? Was it connected to permissions or something different?

[sub]

It was some logic flaw that could sometimes occur on the second or subsequent automated epg update.

[Graham_Shepherd]

Good news - this bug is now fixed for the next build.

Well done, thanks Sub.

[pcostanza]

So, let me see if I understand all that's been said about this. I have my xml file on my D partition (same as NPVR) and use mc2xml (until SD is supported). If I tell NPVR to update, should I not be seeing the xml file update? I'm not. I have had to manually update by telling mx2xml to do so. Am I missing something?

[sub]

So, let me see if I understand all that's been said about this. I have my xml file on my D partition (same as NPVR) and use mc2xml (until SD is supported). If I tell NPVR to update, should I not be seeing the xml file update? I'm not. I have had to manually update by telling mx2xml to do so. Am I missing something?

You should see your xmltv file being updated. NPVR doesnt run the mc2xml grabber for you. You have to do this yourself. All NPVR does is read your xmltv file.

NPVR does run an UpdateEPG.bat file though (if it exists), before running its update epg process, which is a convenient place to add any commands like running mc2xml etc.

[pcostanza]

Ahhh, that's what I'm missing....the UpdateEPG.bat. I'll take care of that.
Thanks