MceEpg2XmlTv

[pointlisse]

So I reran the MCE guide settings and found something interesting. MCE could no longer identify my tuner card (Hauppauge hvr-1600). Odd, because it definitely found it when it was first installed.

Although I could not get MCE to see the hardware, the settings existed from a previous setup and I was able to download guide data. I reran the MceEpg2Xml setup and it ran without error.

Code:

C:\EPG>"C:\EPG\MceEpgDownloader.exe" PA37873-
9/7/2007 8:01:49 PM - Starting MceEpgDownloader (Vista Edition) v1.0.0.6
9/7/2007 8:01:49 PM - Preparing to retrieve headendlist
9/7/2007 8:01:49 PM - - Connecting.
9/7/2007 8:01:49 PM - - Downloading.
9/7/2007 8:01:51 PM - - Complete.
9/7/2007 8:01:53 PM - Guide reset.
9/7/2007 8:01:59 PM - New guide options set.
9/7/2007 8:01:59 PM - Preparing to download new listings
9/7/2007 8:01:59 PM - - Initializing.
9/7/2007 8:01:59 PM - - Connecting.
9/7/2007 8:01:59 PM - - Downloading.
9/7/2007 8:04:14 PM - - Initializing ATSC processing.
9/7/2007 8:04:14 PM - - Preparing to download latest ATSC lineup.
9/7/2007 8:04:15 PM - - Downloading latest ATSC lineup.
9/7/2007 8:04:16 PM - - Performing ATSC Processing.
9/7/2007 8:05:09 PM - ATSC processing complete.
9/7/2007 8:05:09 PM - Exiting.
9/7/2007 8:05:09 PM - Guide Updated.
9/7/2007 8:05:09 PM - Completed process.
9/7/2007 8:05:09 PM - Exiting.

The xml file was created as well, but this the only content:

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<tv source-info-name="MS Media Center EPG" generator-info-name="MceEpg2XmlTv (Vista Edition) v1.0.1.0" />

Does this look better?

[zehd]

So I reran the MCE guide settings and found something interesting. MCE could no longer identify my tuner card (Hauppauge hvr-1600). Odd, because it definitely found it when it was first installed.

Although I could not get MCE to see the hardware, the settings existed from a previous setup and I was able to download guide data. I reran the MceEpg2Xml setup and it ran without error.

Code:

C:\EPG>"C:\EPG\MceEpgDownloader.exe" PA37873-
9/7/2007 8:01:49 PM - Starting MceEpgDownloader (Vista Edition) v1.0.0.6
9/7/2007 8:01:49 PM - Preparing to retrieve headendlist
9/7/2007 8:01:49 PM - - Connecting.
9/7/2007 8:01:49 PM - - Downloading.
9/7/2007 8:01:51 PM - - Complete.
9/7/2007 8:01:53 PM - Guide reset.
9/7/2007 8:01:59 PM - New guide options set.
9/7/2007 8:01:59 PM - Preparing to download new listings
9/7/2007 8:01:59 PM - - Initializing.
9/7/2007 8:01:59 PM - - Connecting.
9/7/2007 8:01:59 PM - - Downloading.
9/7/2007 8:04:14 PM - - Initializing ATSC processing.
9/7/2007 8:04:14 PM - - Preparing to download latest ATSC lineup.
9/7/2007 8:04:15 PM - - Downloading latest ATSC lineup.
9/7/2007 8:04:16 PM - - Performing ATSC Processing.
9/7/2007 8:05:09 PM - ATSC processing complete.
9/7/2007 8:05:09 PM - Exiting.
9/7/2007 8:05:09 PM - Guide Updated.
9/7/2007 8:05:09 PM - Completed process.
9/7/2007 8:05:09 PM - Exiting.

The xml file was created as well, but this the only content:

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<tv source-info-name="MS Media Center EPG" generator-info-name="MceEpg2XmlTv (Vista Edition) v1.0.1.0" />

Does this look better?

The downloader will not create an XML file. Is the XML that you cut and paste after you ran the Exporter?

It should be like this:

Downloader tells Vista to download data from MS EPG, stores it in proprietary database... Looks like that worked...

Then the Exporter will read that data and export or convert it into an xml file...

BTW are you doing this all from the GUI?

[pBS]

i tried the newest version on wiki in gui setup and it doesn't honor the includes..
[or excludes either]
something happened to the cmd line too..i have to specify include=\include.txt or it doesn't have the slash in it...
defaults of 'include.txt' in current dir doesn't work either..

and even when i get it to see the files right, the info isn't used...
[all channels are included]

i tried using config.ini also, no go..

are there new cmd line options for newest ver of mce utils?
the newest separate ver. on wiki works fine still..[1.0.0.4]
just not 1.0.0.6

[zehd]

i tried the newest version on wiki in gui setup and it doesn't honor the includes..
[or excludes either]
something happened to the cmd line too..i have to specify include=\include.txt or it doesn't have the slash in it...
defaults of 'include.txt' in current dir doesn't work either..

and even when i get it to see the files right, the info isn't used...
[all channels are included]

i tried using config.ini also, no go..

are there new cmd line options for newest ver of mce utils?
the newest separate ver. on wiki works fine still..[1.0.0.4]
just not 1.0.0.6

You don't adjust anything, if you use the GUI. When you select the HeadEnd and then click to open either the include or exclude.txt, the correct include/exclude file that is nested in the HeadEnd directory is used... also each HeadEnd will only read the config.ini nested in the HeadEnd Directory..

The GUI does not provide for renaming. It needs things to be the way they are.. But then since all the data for multiple listings are kept separate, it shouldn't be a problem

[whurlston]

i tried the newest version on wiki in gui setup and it doesn't honor the includes..
[or excludes either]

something happened to the cmd line too..i have to specify include=\include.txt or it doesn't have the slash in it...
defaults of 'include.txt' in current dir doesn't work either..

and even when i get it to see the files right, the info isn't used...
[all channels are included]

By default, it will read a subdirectory ("Configs\Default"). If you specify include=\include.txt, it will read include.txt from the root directory. I think you want =.\include.txt

i tried using config.ini also, no go..

are there new cmd line options for newest ver of mce utils?
the newest separate ver. on wiki works fine still..[1.0.0.4]
just not 1.0.0.6

See the first post in this thread for updated instructions. Wiki still needs to be updated but I was really waiting till I finalized everything

[whurlston]

So I reran the MCE guide settings and found something interesting. MCE could no longer identify my tuner card (Hauppauge hvr-1600). Odd, because it definitely found it when it was first installed.

Although I could not get MCE to see the hardware, the settings existed from a previous setup and I was able to download guide data. I reran the MceEpg2Xml setup and it ran without error.

The xml file was created as well, but this the only content:

Does this look better?

That download log looks good.

As Frank said, The downloader only forces an EPG download (and can switch headends). MceEpg2XmlTv.exe is the program that actually outputs the XML file. If you don't need multiple headends, you really don't need to to run the downloader. MCE will update automatically on its own.

[congenictv]

Thanks for writing this tool! I'm anxious to see if i can get it to work too.

I am getting the same problem as Pointlisse.

My MCE2XML_GUI.log shows this:

08/09/2007 2:09:01 AM : Autorun: Exiting now!
08/09/2007 9:28:18 PM : **********************
08/09/2007 9:28:18 PM : Autorun: Starting now!
08/09/2007 9:28:18 PM : cmdline: "C:\EPG\MceEpgDownloader.exe" 0005580-
08/09/2007 9:28:18 PM : Downloading MCE EPG data...
08/09/2007 9:29:49 PM : Converting MCE EPG data to XMLTV format...
08/09/2007 9:29:53 PM : Completed!

08/09/2007 9:29:53 PM : Autorun: Exiting now!

And MCE2XML_GUI.EXE is automatically run when i manually press UpdateEPG in GBPVR. However the file in the Output folder is of my HeadEnd number 005580.xml (or something like that) but it's only 1kb and shows the same information that pointlisse posted earlier.

What am i doing wrong? I know my mce is setup correctly (vista premium) because i can see the EPG properly in there.

I set my GBPVR with my hvr1600 tuner to use XMLTV plugin and pointed it to browse in the Ouput directory where the .xml resides. I assume that's all i have to do right?

Thanks again!!

[congenictv]

That download log looks good.

MceEpg2XmlTv.exe is the program that actually outputs the XML file. MCE will update automatically on its own.

Then the Exporter will read that data and export or convert it into an xml file...

I think I got it to work now after I re-read carefully the posts. For some reason I thought the MCE2XML_GUI would do everything for me. Download the MCE EPG from Microsoft and then convert it to XML and place the file in the Output directory.

As it turns out, everytime I clicked "Download Listings" from the GUI, I get a 1kb .XML file in the Output directory.

But based on these two posts, I guess as long as you have Vista MCE download the EPG already...then all you need to run is the MceEpg2XmlTv.exe. Which is what I did and it produced a 20 meg .XML file.

I clicked Update EPG from config.exe of GBPVR, and it said it was reading the XMLTV file...saving the channels or something and voila my scheduled appeared.

I guess I was confused to the GUI's function based on its name (MCE to XML)and to what was placed in the original UpdateEPG.bat

"C:\EPG\MCE2XML_GUI.exe" auto

but instead i have REM'ed it out and placed

"C:\EPG\MCEEPG2XmlTv.exe" instead...

Thus making GBPVR run the utility to convert the EPG database (wherever it is magically located) that i assume MCE downloads on its own on a regular basis... and GBPVR will read the .XML file after it has ran MceEpg2Xmltv.exe.

I hope I got this right... the wiki didn't really explain a lot of this to me though.

Thanks again whurlston for the awesome work! Hope this will be a solution that can be used indefinitely.

[whurlston]

The guide has to be working in MCE first before using either utility. Once it is working, the downloader can be used to force a download of the current EPG or download a different provider EPG. It will not configure the MCE guide if it is not set up initially.

Frankly that was just going to take more work than I cared to do. I may add that funtionality at some point but I doubt it, since I don't even actually use this grabber for my own purposes.

The GUI is a wrapper for the downloader and converter. Frank would really have to tell you it's capabilities and limitations as I'm not quite sure.

If you are letting MCE download the guide automatically then you don't have to run the downloader, only the converter. The downloader is really for when you need multiple lineups.

[tipstir]

Whurlston,

Very impressive with this stuff you have come up with... I am testing it out right now. There is some bugs but I got around those. I had to enable the MCE 2005 services then update the guide then run your software not off a network drive as I was getting .NET framework premission errors. Fixed that but dumping the setup folder on HTPC box. I did encounter some other crashes with the tools you have provided but I got 3 PVR-150 setup.. I use the 4th PVR-150 with DCT 2000 to record higher band channels...