TV Guide update The Netherlands

[-=TJ=-Stefan]

My TV guide (tvgids_to_xml.exe from Ammarillo) does not update the BBC any more. Other channels does not seem to have the problem. Does anyone else in the Netherlands has that problem? No program details is what appears in the TV Guide.

I've looked in the logs but couldn't find the error that is causing it. If you do not have the problem let me know so I know to look into the TV Guide thing again...

[pz1]

Indeed I don't see it either. I first spotted it yesterday or the day before, but due to other duties I haven't been able to pay attention to it (and won't be for the next two weeks).

[SuMo]

hmmm, all OK over here. BBC1, BBC2 and BBC world updated 7 days ahead.

[-=TJ=-Stefan]

hmmm, all OK over here. BBC1, BBC2 and BBC world updated 7 days ahead.

And you use tvgids_to_xml I presume? Is their a special way (extra batch or commando's) you run it or just the exe every day at a certain time?

I run tvgids_to_xml.exe every day at 05:00 hour. I also run a program called EPGFILTER. I haven't looked at it for a long time because it runs without a problem. Perhaps the EPGFILTER is to old or TVGIDS.NL has changed something...

[SuMo]

And you use tvgids_to_xml I presume? Is their a special way (extra batch or commando's) you run it or just the exe every day at a certain time?

No, I use xmltv, and run the .exe every morning at 8.00 hr, never had any problems. The data is extracted from the same source (tvgids.nl). So nothing has changed on the tvgids.nl side

I run tvgids_to_xml.exe every day at 05:00 hour. I also run a program called EPGFILTER. I haven't looked at it for a long time because it runs without a problem. Perhaps the EPGFILTER is to old or TVGIDS.NL has changed something...

What does EPGFILTER do ?

[-=TJ=-Stefan]

No, I use xmltv, and run the .exe every morning at 8.00 hr, never had any problems. The data is extracted from the same source (tvgids.nl). So nothing has changed on the tvgids.nl side



What does EPGFILTER do ?

Hmm XMLTV never looked at it. Will take a look at it.

EPG Filter does what it says. It cleans up some data like Nickelodeon/Talpa or Ned 3 garbage when a show seem to be on all day and the other shows are in the same text so lot garbage in start end times..
In short it cleans the XML before importing. Quite old but it worked...

[SuMo]

OK, that sounds good. I'll take a look at it.
One thing I'm struggling with (minor problem) is that tvgids.nl lists Ketnet/Canvas with a "/" . Using station logo's you must name the pictures/logo's exactly the same but you can't use a "/" in a name, so no icon is used.

[Sheik Yerbouti]

Maybe you could try this: http://forums.gbpvr.com/attachment.php?a...1183917891
It's a litle program I wrote some time ago. It downloads the data from http://xmltv.assies.info/, which uses data from tvgids.nl. The main advantage is that is runs in a few seconds. You'd have to edit the config.xml to setup the channels you want to use.

[Ton]

Hi All,

I actually wrote EPGFilter (glad to see it's still usefull)....

I myself am pulling the BBC XML data from a UK web-site and combining that with the data from TVGids... Found out a long time ago that the BBC data on TVGids is really crappy, so take it from a UK source...

I use XMLTV (grab_uk) to pull the data from the UK web-site, and then use XMLTV as well to combine and clean the data (and prepare for EPGFilter and EPGProcess)...

Here's the command-line I use for getting the BBC data...

Code:

start xmltv tv_grab_uk_rt --output bbc.xml

And this is what I use to combine the two files...

Code:

xmltv tv_cat --output combined.xml tvgids.xml bbc.xml

Hope this helps...

[-=TJ=-Stefan]

very interesting Ton.

So if I got it right :

grab NL with XMLTV
grab UK with XMLTV
epgfilter
epgproces

Hmm need to completly reconfigure the stuff but sounds like a good plan. Gonna need some help I think. If you have a working batchfile and ini files you run every day and wish to share it that would be great. I will find the executables (I presume they are available for download) and start with new grab software. Still curious why the BBC is not working with tvgids_to_xml.exe. It almost never failed me (2 times but then everybody had the same problem).