MceEpg2XmlTv

[zehd]

I stand corrected. I tested the new converter on MCE 2005 and it works.

OK. to be clear... You'd like me to test the converter for use with the MCE2XML GUI?

And then when I'm feeling brave to start playing with the dll ?

[zehd]

I tried the beta converter like this:

"C:\EPG\Grabbers\MceEpg2XmlTv\Me2X.exe" --output=c:\epg\testmce.xml

and I got this

Code:

11/01/2008 11:09:57 PM - Retrieving listings.
11/01/2008 11:09:59 PM - Retrieving program genres.

Unhandled Exception: System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or ass
embly 'ehepg, Version=6.0.6000.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e
35' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.
File name: 'ehepg, Version=6.0.6000.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856a
d364e35'
   at MceEpg2XmlTv.Program.GetAttributes(Epg epg, String sqlQry)
   at MceEpg2XmlTv.Program.Main(String[] args)

WRN: Assembly binding logging is turned OFF.
To enable assembly bind failure logging, set the registry value [HKLM\Software\M
icrosoft\Fusion!EnableLog] (DWORD) to 1.
Note: There is some performance penalty associated with assembly bind failure lo
gging.
To turn this feature off, remove the registry value [HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Fus
ion!EnableLog].

Gonna try from inside the ehome directory

[whurlston]

OK. to be clear... You'd like me to test the converter for use with the MCE2XML GUI?

I'm going to write a GUI for it. This console app is just the basics. But you can test it for use with your new enhancer. The only "enhancements" that the final version will have is the ability to add icons for channels and include/exclude options for channels for those who want to cut down on filesize. The output of this utility pretty much matches that of xmltv retrieving from SD (for NA users). The only real differences are the channel IDs and instead of using <episode-num system="dd_progid">, I use "mce_progid" and I don't add the "."

And then when I'm feeling brave to start playing with the dll ?

It's there if you ever want to use it. Don't feel that you need to on my account. I created it for use with my stuff and if it helps you out, great!

[zehd]

I'm going to write a GUI for it. This console app is just the basics. But you can test it for use with your new enhancer. The only "enhancements" that the final version will have is the ability to add icons for channels and include/exclude options for channels for those who want to cut down on filesize. The output of this utility pretty much matches that of xmltv retrieving from SD (for NA users). The only real differences are the channel IDs and instead of using <episode-num system="dd_progid">, I use "mce_progid" and I don't add the "."

It's there if you ever want to use it. Don't feel that you need to on my account. I created it for use with my stuff and if it helps you out, great!

So whurlston do do dropdowns???

I'm back with my second attempt to get a conversion

Code:

11/01/2008 11:21:32 PM - Retrieving listings.
11/01/2008 11:21:33 PM - Retrieving program genres.

Unhandled Exception: System.IO.FileLoadException: Could not load file or assembl
y 'ehepg, Version=6.0.6000.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35'
or one of its dependencies. The located assembly's manifest definition does not
match the assembly reference. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80131040)
File name: 'ehepg, Version=6.0.6000.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856a
d364e35'
   at MceEpg2XmlTv.Program.GetAttributes(Epg epg, String sqlQry)
   at MceEpg2XmlTv.Program.Main(String[] args)

WRN: Assembly binding logging is turned OFF.
To enable assembly bind failure logging, set the registry value [HKLM\Software\M
icrosoft\Fusion!EnableLog] (DWORD) to 1.
Note: There is some performance penalty associated with assembly bind failure lo
gging.
To turn this feature off, remove the registry value [HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Fus
ion!EnableLog].

I think it's the same error. Anyway. I'm running on mce2005, supposedly up to snuff on patches... This time from inside the windows/ehome directory...

[zehd]

Kinda hoping for the new converter to be portable (not dependant on being in a certain folder...)

[whurlston]

Sorry, I only tested it with the "--quick" option which did not require that dll. After some testing, you should be able to do the following and it should work:

Create a text file with the name "me2x.exe.config" in the folder with me2x.exe and place this in the file:

Code:

<configuration>
   <runtime>
      <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
        <dependentAssembly>
            <assemblyIdentity name="ehepg"
                              publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35"
                              culture="neutral" />
            <bindingRedirect oldVersion="6.0.6000.0"
                             newVersion="6.0.3000.0"/>
         </dependentAssembly>
      </assemblyBinding>
   </runtime>
</configuration>

Then copy c:\Windows\ehome\sqldb20.dll into the folder with me2x.exe (You myalso need custsat.dll).

If it still fails, let me know. This was as far as I was able to test until I install a tuner in my MCE 05 machine and reinitalize the EPG.

[whurlston]

jjaomni, about your issue: I was wrong, the assembly version for MCE 05 is 6.0.3000.0. Vista is 6.0.6000.0

Is your Windows folder located at somewhere other than C:\Windows by any chance? If so, try adding a mceepgdownloader.exe.config to the same folder as the exe with the following:

Code:

<configuration>
   <runtime>
      <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
        <probing privatePath="c:\Path\To\ehome"/>
      </assemblyBinding>
   </runtime>
</configuration>

Of course, change the path to point to your ehome folder.

[zehd]

Sorry, I only tested it with the "--quick" option which did not require that dll. After some testing, you should be able to do the following and it should work:

Create a text file with the name "me2x.exe.config" in the folder with me2x.exe and place this in the file:

Code:

<configuration>
<configuration>
   <runtime>
      <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
        <dependentAssembly>
            <assemblyIdentity name="ehepg"
                              publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35"
                              culture="neutral" />
            <bindingRedirect oldVersion="6.0.6000.0"
                             newVersion="6.0.3000.0"/>
         </dependentAssembly>
      </assemblyBinding>
   </runtime>
</configuration>

Then copy c:\Windows\ehome\sqldb20.dll into the folder with me2x.exe (You myalso need custsat.dll).

If it still fails, let me know. This was as far as I was able to test until I install a tuner in my MCE 05 machine and reinitalize the EPG.

I got it to work, but only when it was all run, including the .config file from the c:\windows\ehome dir.

Wow Fast.

One thing I noticed right off the bat. I think you should force the codepage to iso-8859-1 rather than utf-8. That will help out our spanish and french freinds. My Enhancer will reformat if necessary but...

[zehd]

If it still fails, let me know. This was as far as I was able to test until I install a tuner in my MCE 05 machine and reinitalize the EPG.

The output file doesn't pass my validation, as I open the file in the xml parser. There's a couple of formatting glitches I noticed, and there's a tag it doesn't like, but I can't find it yet. 29000 programmes makes a slow go.

[whurlston]

The output file doesn't pass my validation, as I open the file in the xml parser. There's a couple of formatting glitches I noticed, and there's a tag it doesn't like, but I can't find it yet. 29000 programmes makes a slow go.

Try running it with the "quick" option. If it still doesn't pass, you can rule out the category, star-rating, rating, audio and video tags.