MceEpg2XmlTv

[whurlston]

Here's the output of that debug you PMd me about...

Thanks. Interesting, there are no Canadian TV ratings in the MCE data.

Also the prg will still not run from outside the ehome directory

That will be solved by the installer. I'll be talking to you later on how to insert the GUI into the installer.

[Jim_]

Hmm.. What fields are different between the Y! and the MCE grabbers? Or do you mean the order of them?

I don’t believe any order difference is going to cause a problem, but I-xmltv was written using a language that doesn’t have any built-in way of reading xml files. So I have to tell it what to look for, including the field names and field name lengths.

As an example, this section of the code reads the UniqueID into a variable when it finds a field name containing "dd_progid" 26 characters into the line.

Code:

'Get the UniqueID
  IF MID$(XMLin(x), 26, 9) = "dd_progid" THEN
     UniqueID$ = MID$(XMLin(x), 37, 13)
     Episode$ = RIGHT$(UniqueID$, 4)
     ZapType$ = LEFT$(UniqueID$, 2)  'MV=movie EP=Episode SH=Show SP=Sports
     IF ZapType$ = "MV" THEN NumMV& = (NumMV& + 1)
  END IF

If the field name doesn’t exactly match what is expected " <episode-num system="dd_progid">", or a movie rating is 3.0/4 instead of 3/4, it just skips the entire line.
That's why I was so surprised to hear the wiki version was working with MCE.

I-xmltv looks for field names as provided by na_dd, if there are differences I need to change the code to read the new field name and the position of the data in it. Not a problem, it just takes time to do and to test for bugs.

If there are quite a few grabbers in the end with quite a few different field names I may modify I-xmltv to use an "xmltv.def" file. It would allow it to understand different field names and formats.


The Y! version I posted reads:

Code:

<title>

MCE provides what the wiki version expects.

Code:

<title lang="en">

Hope this helps, sorry about the confusion I'm usually pretty tired when we talk late in the evening and I can miss read things.

[madcat]

I'm tired and don't know what I read in that log but I didn't notice the loader hash error. That error means that your currently configured headend could not be found in the database. Have you got the guide to work in the MCE UI?

MCE Query automatically loads the current EPG database. Go to "Extras" -> "Tables" -> "source" and see if your headend is listed. If it's not, that would return the loader hash error. It usually means the guide is not fully configured and downloaded.

I'm sorry if I misled you, but no - it doesn't really work from the MCE GUI. but I was hoping it's an issue with the tuner spoof thing. I thought I may have the downloader work somehow. I guess what you're saying is that if it's not working in MCE, it's not going to work outside.
In MCE, it starts to download a file, but later complains about some Error 23. Whatever that means.

However, now at least I can see that the mce query tool shows something (not EPG, but the sources. with a different headend...)

[whurlston]

Not a problem Jim. I don't think that the Language is included in the Y! data but I will double check it. I guess I could always add the lang="en" if they don't and just let everyone know that it was for compatibility and not necessarily accurate.

The code you posted does inform me of another issue though. With the MCE data, Canadian programs may not have the last 4 digits of the ID. I had to modify my code to compensate for that. I'll adjust it to append the episode number, or if that's not available, append 4 zeros.

[whurlston]

Error 23.

That's the issue I ran into using VM and never could solve. The downloader won't work if you are getting that error.

[zehd]

Thanks. Interesting, there are no Canadian TV ratings in the MCE data.
That will be solved by the installer. I'll be talking to you later on how to insert the GUI into the installer.

Just let me know where the different files will be after install, and I will update the GUI to work correctly for your release.

[zehd]

Thanks. Interesting, there are no Canadian TV ratings in the MCE data.
That will be solved by the installer. I'll be talking to you later on how to insert the GUI into the installer.

I think the only difference is how the broadcasters broadcast. In Canada, most rebroadcast American shows with the same logo, but with a half maple leaf supered over...

http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/pa...des_tv.cfm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_...ng_systems

[whurlston]

I think the only difference is how the broadcasters broadcast. In Canada, most rebroadcast American shows with the same logo, but with a half maple leaf supered over...

http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/pa...des_tv.cfm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_...ng_systems

It's a slightly different rating scale but I needed to know how MCE was reporting it. But the debug you posted only showed US ratings.

[zehd]

No problem, DO NOT WORK ON IT JUST FOR ME. I just am adding a "nice to have" feature for others that want closer to a plug and play type of an option. It is just one of those things that could make it a little cleaner. I can always go the batch file route, but your GUI makes everything else soooo easy.

I lied. I changed my mind, hopefully quick enough...

I'm using a period as a separator.

008100-.include.xml 123456x.exclude.txt etc

Newest version is 0.25

http://gbpvr.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Utili...taEpgXmlTv

[soccerdad]

The GUI is set that if there is no [headend]include.txt or [headend]exclude.txt it will fall back to include.txt or exclude.txt which would effect all lineups

What took you so long??? I think sub has cloned himself and is working on this project

Now I feel bad for not already testing it and posting my feedback!

Coming up.....