MC2XML gets no listings, please help with .chl file

[MOVIEPHONE11]

My mc2xml.chl file looks like this:

* -a append " *" to new programs
* -A append " *" to live programs
* -F output channel "name" first (rather than "number name")
* -L include <live /> tag (not part of xmltv.dtd)
* -u output date/time in UTC (default = localtime)
* -U output UTF-8 (default = "ISO-8859-1")
* -f force download
* -d <#> set listings duration (in hours)
* -s <[+/-]#> set listings relative start position (in hours)
* -c <code> us -g 20006
* -g <code> 14202
* -w <seconds> wait for <seconds> and exit
* -t use titantv service
* -T <user>:<pass> use schedules direct service
* -i <#> add <#> to all channel numbers
* -I <xmltv file> include <xmltv file> in output
* -R <filename> set ren filename (default = "mc2xml.ren")
* -D <filename> set dat filename (default = "mc2xml.dat")
* -C <filename> set channel file (default = "mc2xml.chl")
* -o <filename> set output file (default = "xmltv.xml")

I have a feeling it is not working because I have this file coded all wrong. I am not a programmer, so I am a little lost. Please tell me how I can fix this code to make it work. My update.bat file asks me which provider I want when I run it, so I beleive that file is working. Help would be appreciated, thanks.

[pBS]

the .chl files are just a list of channel names, not the settings..
that looks like the help output of mc2xml itself..not the .chl file..
you put in there only channel names you wish to have in epg...
i use the long name to avoid duplicates like:
2
I11.28460157.microsoft.com
I13.28461211.microsoft.com
20
I26.28457839.microsoft.com
you can use either the display name "2" or ms channel id "I11.28460157.microsoft.com"
look in the existing epg .xml to find out what the names are of ch #'s you'd like to keep..
then specify in your updateepg.bat file like mine:

mc2xml -f -c us -g 77045 -C local.chl -o mceloc.xml

where:
-c = your country
-g = your zip
-C = your xxxx.chl list of channels
-o = output file name..

[jdg]

There is an example chl file on the mc2xml website.


You shouldn't follow the gbpvr wiki, it is very out of date and provides bad information. Unfortunately the gbpvr wiki is locked from editing. It should just provide a link to the mc2xml homepage since it has exact setup info for gbpvr.

You should never use "-f" in your UpdateEPG.bat. That just abuses the servers, and times that by thousands of users it is very abusive.

-f redownloads the exact same data you already have in the existing xmltv.xml file on your hard drive. (mc2xml already automatically updates the xmltv.xml file if there is NEW information to download without the -f flag.)

[HarryH3]

To get started with mc2xml, just delete your .chl file and try again. It isn't required for mc2xml to work. Get the basics working, then you can decide if you want to mess about with the .chl file.

[jdabling]

So, what is the functional difference between the config/channels tab versus having your epg update reference a *.chl file?

I have a *.chl file that my epg should be using, but when I look in my listings, it has a ton of channels that aren't in my *.chl file. They are checked in the channels tab, which shows something like 1000 channels, and takes *FOREVER* to go through and manually unclick every single stinkin' channel that I don't want (I only get about 20 of them). Surely, I must be doing something wrong.

Below is my updateEPG.bat, and my channel.chl file (located in the EPG dir) is attached. Note: Manually viewing my xmltv file, it only shows listings for the channels in my channel.chl file (except it inexplicably also includes channel 41), but still the guide in GBPVR shows all those channels checked in the channel tab. Question - if I do have to keep the channel tab updated, is there faster way to uncheck the masses of channels I don't want, and, do I need a *.chl file if I have to use that tab?
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@echo off


C:
cd "C:\Program Files\GBPVR\EPG"
mc2xml -c us -g 87113 -t channel.chl -o xmltv.xml

Rem Run the Enhancer to process the xmltv data
C:\Program Files\GBPVR\EPG\UltraXMLTV\UltraXMLTV_Enhancer.exe C:\Program Files\GBPVR\EPG\xmltv.xml
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[sub]

A .chl file is nothing to do with GB-PVR or the channels tab. That is some sort of mc2xml configuration file for telling it which channels to download.

To keep the database performing well, you should configure your xmltv reader (mc2xml in this case) to produce xmltv files with only the channels you get, instead of simply disabling them in GB-PVR.

[jdabling]

Okay.... so, if I don't want my xml file to be 200mb, then I use a *.chl file to limit which channels it will download information for. Then, I still have to go through and tell GBPVR (for each source) which channels to include in it's guide listings. Correct?

[sub]

Okay.... so, if I don't want my xml file to be 200mb, then I use a *.chl file to limit which channels it will download information for.

To be honest, I have no idea. I've never used mc2xml. If this .chl file isnt the thing that limits the channels it downloads, then you'll have to refer to the mc2xml documentation.

Then, I still have to go through and tell GBPVR (for each source) which channels to include in it's guide listings. Correct?

You need to tell each capture source what it's epg source is, otherwise GB-PVR will not know what channels are available via that device. (it knows nothing about mc2xml, which is an entirely unrelated application)

[jdabling]

You need to tell each capture source what it's epg source is, otherwise GB-PVR will not know what channels are available via that device. (it knows nothing about mc2xml, which is an entirely unrelated application)

Does that epg source (*.xml file) need to be unique for each tuner source? Or, can I have one XML file that all tuner sources look to?

[Innocence]

Does that epg source (*.xml file) need to be unique for each tuner source? Or, can I have one XML file that all tuner sources look to?

You can use the same file for all tuners