Over-the-air channels with Yahoo/API

[jdonth]

[COLOR="Red"]This software no longer works since Yahoo! has disabled the listing feeds.
If this situation changes let me know and I will revisit keeping this software active.
I am now using SchedulesDirect (http://www.schedulesdirect.org) and it works great!
--Joe 11/1/07

[/COLOR]I have posted a program that will enable your GB-PVR system to use Over-The-Air channels via Yahoo's API (USA only) for a Guide.

Download from http://www.donth.com/ota.zip and unzip into "C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr\Third Party"


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GB-PVR/Yahoo Over The Air Schedule Processor
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PURPOSE
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Developed in response to the announcement that Zap2It will be discontinuing their free TV listings service on September 1, 2007.

[whurlston]

Novel approach. Congrats.

[pBS]

nice...but mine can't open the zip..says can't open the "Delzip179.dll" and i checked and the zip is there, and i can read the file inside..
nice job tho..it gets my channels perfect...

from log:

07/10/2007 20:39:07 Extracting 20070710-TX66373.txt from C:\Program Files\DEVNZ\Gbpvr\Third Party\OverTheAir.zip
07/10/2007 20:39:10 Invalid Zip file...
07/10/2007 20:39:10 XML validation failed...

manually unzipping it i still get same error but it produces a usable .xml file...

[pBS]

so can you do the same for cable/sat lineups? i like the ability to choose the channels before download.. love the extras too! [the advanced stuff]
i already know my provider code...
[could i just insert that into the .ini and do an update? with channels i suppose]

[jdonth]

nice...but mine can't open the zip..says can't open the "Delzip179.dll" and i checked and the zip is there, and i can read the file inside..
nice job tho..it gets my channels perfect...

from log:
Quote:
07/10/2007 20:39:07 Extracting 20070710-TX66373.txt from C:\Program Files\DEVNZ\Gbpvr\Third Party\OverTheAir.zip
07/10/2007 20:39:10 Invalid Zip file...
07/10/2007 20:39:10 XML validation failed...
manually unzipping it i still get same error but it produces a usable .xml file...

I have posted a new version that now includes the DLL (I forgot to include it) - Please let me know if this fixes the problem - the validation error you had should not be related to zip files but...

so can you do the same for cable/sat lineups? i like the ability to choose the channels before download.. love the extras too! [the advanced stuff]
i already know my provider code...
[could i just insert that into the .ini and do an update? with channels i suppose]

You can manually include your zip code, Provider code and channels in the INI file - it will work. Using the GUI just makes it easier to maintain and helps insure consistency.
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[jldet5]

I'm getting an empty folder on download.

[jdonth]

Try it now

BTW: the latest version (0.7.7.12) does not require the DLL so I removed it from the distribution.

[jdonth]

I have posted a new version of the software

Code:

GB-PVR/Yahoo Over The Air Schedule Processor
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Version: 0.7.7.13
Date: July 13, 2007
Author: Joe Donth
Link: http://www.donth.com/ota.zip
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VERSION HISTORY
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0.7.7.13
Improved the content of the log file

Added the email notification feature: [PLEASE DON'T ABUSE THE BANDWIDTH]
If you want to be emailed the log report of your update, add the following entry to the [General] section of the "OverTheAir.ini" file:
[General]
  email=<your_valid_email_address>
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0.7.7.12:
Removed the DelZip179.dll requrement - (smaller program)

Removed the XML parser validation step - (unnecessary)

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0.7.7.11:
Added the DelZip179.dll to the ota.zip file (Forgot to include in previous release).

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0.7.7.10
Initial release

[jldet5]

I guess this doesn't work for ATSC. Analog only?



From the GUI when first setting up:


07/13/2007 21:08:34 Starting Update: 07/13/2007 21:08:34
07/13/2007 21:08:34 Using Provider ID: IL63463
07/13/2007 21:08:34 Using Language = ""
07/13/2007 21:08:34 Repeat logic disabled
07/13/2007 21:08:34 Contacting Yahoo servers for Schedule information for Provider: IL63463
07/13/2007 21:08:37 Timezone offset is:-06:00
07/13/2007 21:08:37 Unzipped file from Yahoo servers is 0 bytes.
07/13/2007 21:08:37 Unzipped file from Yahoo servers contains 0 schedule entries.
07/13/2007 21:08:37 Invalid Zip file...
07/13/2007 21:08:37 New XML file contains 0 schedule entries.
07/13/2007 21:08:37 Completed successfully.

[jdonth]

Code:

I guess this doesn't work for ATSC. Analog only?

Send me a copy of your OverTheAir.ini file and I will look into it