MceEpg2XmlTv

[Jim_]

Go right ahead. I'm already including your software in the GUI zip... hahah

whurlston making a few updates. then I'll be adjusting the gui and then we should all be on the same page...

LOL, No problem!
If you ever get bored and want to write a GUI for I-xmltv.....

[zehd]

LOL, No problem!
If you ever get bored and want to write a GUI for I-xmltv.....

That's flattering Jim...

I usually just use the defaults, and that's why it worked for me. I guess if I was getting tricky with my commandlines or switches, the I-XMLTV wouldn't have worked...

I suppose (all joking aside) that a GUI would let people like me, (I really hate console programs and batch files) explore some of the other features that are now available with the data file whurston's utils is generating.

[Jim_]

That's flattering Jim...

I usually just use the defaults, and that's why it worked for me. I guess if I was getting tricky with my commandlines or switches, the I-XMLTV wouldn't have worked...

I suppose (all joking aside) that a GUI would let people like me, (I really hate console programs and batch files) explore some of the other features that are now available with the data file whurston's utils is generating.

I’m the same way. I set it up the way I wanted it about a year ago and haven’t looked at the switches or code since. I’m just glad (and a bit surprised) I could remember enough of the code that I could update it.
I figured I-xmltv would die with the DD service, but thanks to whurlston everything’s working again and I’m a very happy & grateful camper!
PS lots of cool new stuff in both grabbers, I'll look into adding some of them in the future.

[whurlston]

I'd hate to see you do something like that to your util, and it isn’t necessary. I have the Y! version tested and ready to go using the existing output.
Two different versions of I-xmltv would probably be easiest anyway, because I could include the proper UpdateEPG for the grabber used. Fewer setup problems that way!

As you wish. I hope to be finalizing both utilities tomorrow and I'll send you a new MCE output.

[braindead0]

Code:

C:\WINDOWS\ehome>mce05epg2xmltv  
Mce05Epg2XmlTv
-----------------------------
Current database:

Current XML file:

Current Headend:
  OH34480-

8/20/2007 9:48:13 PM - Initializing database.
8/20/2007 9:48:13 PM -- -- Initialization successful.
8/20/2007 9:48:13 PM -- -- Opening database.

Unhandled Exception: System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException
(0x80040E21): E
xception from HRESULT: 0x80040E21
   at Microsoft.Ehome.Epg.Database.IDBInitialize.Initialize()
   at Microsoft.Ehome.Epg.Database.SqlLiteConnection.Open()
   at MceEpg2XmlTv.Program.initializeDB()
   at MceEpg2XmlTv.Program.Main(String[] args)

C:\WINDOWS\ehome>

Installed dotnet 2.0, double checked windoze update. The epg downloader seems to work like a charm. I tried searching for interopservices without any luck.

The user account currently logged in has admin privs. Not sure what else to check.

[zehd]

Code:

C:\WINDOWS\ehome>mce05epg2xmltv  
Mce05Epg2XmlTv
-----------------------------
Current database:

Current XML file:

Current Headend:
  OH34480-

8/20/2007 9:48:13 PM - Initializing database.
8/20/2007 9:48:13 PM -- -- Initialization successful.
8/20/2007 9:48:13 PM -- -- Opening database.

Unhandled Exception: System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException
(0x80040E21): E
xception from HRESULT: 0x80040E21
   at Microsoft.Ehome.Epg.Database.IDBInitialize.Initialize()
   at Microsoft.Ehome.Epg.Database.SqlLiteConnection.Open()
   at MceEpg2XmlTv.Program.initializeDB()
   at MceEpg2XmlTv.Program.Main(String[] args)

C:\WINDOWS\ehome>

Installed dotnet 2.0, double checked windoze update. The epg downloader seems to work like a charm. I tried searching for interopservices without any luck.

The user account currently logged in has admin privs. Not sure what else to check.

The version you are using requires the mce05xmltv.exe to reside in the windows\ehome directory, and the Media Center Scheduler to be running. See if that works for you.

[braindead0]

The version you are using requires the mce05xmltv.exe to reside in the windows\ehome directory, and the Media Center Scheduler to be running. See if that works for you.

Already running it from the Windows\eHome directory. The scheduler should be running as my wife uses that machine to record/watch a few shows.

Or is the scheduler 'woken' up by something else? In other words, do I need to set a service to automatic start vs. manual?

tia.

[zehd]

Already running it from the Windows\eHome directory. The scheduler should be running as my wife uses that machine to record/watch a few shows.

Or is the scheduler 'woken' up by something else? In other words, do I need to set a service to automatic start vs. manual?

tia.

Have a look at my previous post. This UpdateEPG.bat shouold work with the versions of utils you are using. If you are not so good with batch files, here's a flow of what's happening in it.

http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php...post214153

It might need a bit of a tweak especially using YOUR HeadEnd ID...

flow:
net start "Media Center Scheduler Service" makes sure that the service is running

Mce05EpgDownloader.exe 0008100- tells MCE to download guide...

net stop "Media Center Scheduler Service"
net start "Media Center Scheduler Service" jars the database a bit...

Mce05Epg2XmlTv.exe name=1 exports the data from the MCE database to an XML file (named after your HeadEnd ID)

If you still can't make head nor tail of this I'll go a little further....

[braindead0]

Have a look at my previous post. This UpdateEPG.bat shouold work with the versions of utils you are using. If you are not so good with batch files, here's a flow of what's happening in it.

http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php...post214153

It might need a bit of a tweak especially using YOUR HeadEnd ID...

flow:
net start "Media Center Scheduler Service" makes sure that the service is running

Mce05EpgDownloader.exe 0008100- tells MCE to download guide...

net stop "Media Center Scheduler Service"
net start "Media Center Scheduler Service" jars the database a bit...

Mce05Epg2XmlTv.exe name=1 exports the data from the MCE database to an XML file (named after your HeadEnd ID)

If you still can't make head nor tail of this I'll go a little further....

I'll try stopping the scheduler.. Other than that I'm not a GB-PVR user, mythtv.. just need to get the output.

The problem is the mce05epg2xmltv.exe crashes, a batch file isn't going to help that unless stopping and restarting the scheduler is the key.

EDIT: looks like starting and stopping the service helped out. The mce05epg2xmltv.exe can't seem to handle unc pathnames for the dir param, but that was easy enough to work around in my batch file.

Thanks for the tip, I've got EPG data now it seems.

[metal]

Hi there, I want to download MCE2XML_GUI.exe and I don't where it is?