EPG Utility: YApi2XML (discontinued)

[whurlston]

I won't get a chance to look into this tonight but you may want to try this utility: http://forum.epgstream.net/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=54

[Torquewrench]

Is there a guide or could someone provide their experience setting up two tuners? I have a PVR-250 and an HVR-1600. The PVR-250 and HVR-1600 analog tuners can use the same analog cable EPG, but the HVR-1600 QAM will have some different channels, probably from the digital lineup.

Thanks!

[TheSneak]

Oz, can I please get the source code to YApi2XML? I would like to look into the Daylight Savings Time hour offset issue. (I tried to send you a PM to request the code, but you are over your stored private message quote and it wouldn't let me send.) Thanks

[imagn]

I love this plug in and it works great. I am usinging it with media portal and unfortunately it requires the output file to be named tvguide.xml, is there any way you could change this for me and post update or tell me how to change it. This is helpful so i dont have to manually have to update all the time

Thanks

[zehd]

I love this plug in and it works great. I am usinging it with media portal and unfortunately it requires the output file to be named tvguide.xml, is there any way you could change this for me and post update or tell me how to change it. This is helpful so i dont have to manually have to update all the time

Thanks

You could launch Yapi from a batch file, and then have a command after that would rename move or copy the file

copy xmltv.xml tvguide.xml

something like that

[uhale]

I love this plug in and it works great. I am usinging it with media portal and unfortunately it requires the output file to be named tvguide.xml, is there any way you could change this for me and post update or tell me how to change it. This is helpful so i dont have to manually have to update all the time

Thanks

You can tell yapi2xml what to name the xml file, and where to put it. Just go to options.

[imagn]

Thanks i just saw what you are talking about

[kaborka]

I just set up YApi2XML for the first time. I got a VB runtime error -2147417848 "method '~' of object '~' failed". It produced a text file but no XML file. Here is the log:

---------------------
Version: 1.2.6 Starting: 20 Apr 08 16:23:59
16:23:59 - Current Provider Code: DISH803-
16:24:15 - 1047 Channels Found for current lineup
16:24:29 - 1047 channels - downloading schedule
16:25:49 - Schedule downloading, unzipping
16:25:53 - Schedule file: 20080420-DISH803.txt - generating channel xml
----------------------

What can I do?

[ulf]

It seems as mediaportal has problems importing xml files generated with yapi2xml version 1.2.6 because of the format of the generated star-rating values:

yapi creates values like:

<star-rating>
<value>2.5</value>
</star-rating>


From the documentation in xmltv.dtd, it looks like the values should similar to :
<star-rating>
<value>3/6</value>
</star-rating>

Is this is bug or a feature from yapi2xml?




I understand that it is difficult to cover all cases and to support all target applications.
Maybe a good solution/enhancement would be if a user could add a xslt file which then will be processed before the final outputfile is being created by yapi2xml.

That way everybody can change the output and values to make it fit any application.



Thanks,
Ulf

[zehd]

I just set up YApi2XML for the first time. I got a VB runtime error -2147417848 "method '~' of object '~' failed". It produced a text file but no XML file. Here is the log:

---------------------
Version: 1.2.6 Starting: 20 Apr 08 16:23:59
16:23:59 - Current Provider Code: DISH803-
16:24:15 - 1047 Channels Found for current lineup
16:24:29 - 1047 channels - downloading schedule
16:25:49 - Schedule downloading, unzipping
16:25:53 - Schedule file: 20080420-DISH803.txt - generating channel xml
----------------------

What can I do?

I don't want anyone to think they are being snubbed with no responses.

I think those errors are related to VB6 and using the xml parser. I've had it myself when I was programming UltraXMLTV.

Unfortunately, only -Oz- can look into that for you, and whurlston and I have no idea where he is. He pops on once in a long while, but has sort of stoped supporting this software.

On top of it all, the Yahoo API is notoriously unstable... You might have to look into an alternative...