UltraXMLTV Enhancer Version 2 - rc1

[TomR]

Release: Enhancer: 2.0.3396.15395

I'm not sure what is going on but I just downloaded the latest version and get the following message when I launch Ultra. I get this message twice. Also the icon in the taskbar has just a 5 in it (while I have these message boxes appearing).

After the 2 message boxes, then Ultra launches and the icon is displayed properly in the taskbar.

[TomR]

I'm not sure but the date problem may be back...
XML before enhancing...

Code:

<programme start="20090422210000 -0400" stop="20090422220200 -0400" channel="I211.28457622.microsoft.com">
        <title lang="en">Bones</title>
        <sub-title lang="en">The Girl in the Mask</sub-title>
        <desc lang="en">A friend of Booth's, Ken Nakamura, asks for help when his sister goes missing in Washington.</desc>
        <credits>
            <actor>Emily Deschanel</actor>
            <actor>David Boreanaz</actor>
            <actor>T.J. Thyne</actor>
            <actor>Michaela Conlin</actor>
            <actor>Tamara Taylor</actor>
            <actor>John Francis Daley</actor>
            <guest>Brian Tee</guest>
            <guest>Ally Maki</guest>
            <guest>Robert Wu</guest>
            <guest>Bumper Robinson</guest>
            <guest>Yuji Okumoto</guest>
            <guest>Jina Song</guest>
            <guest>Larry Clarke</guest>
            <guest>Katherine Kamhi</guest>
            <guest>Jane Park Smith</guest>
        </credits>
        <date>20090423</date>
        <category lang="en">Drama</category>
        <category lang="en">Episodic</category>
        <category lang="en">Series</category>
        <episode-num system="onscreen">417</episode-num>
        <episode-num system="dd_progid">EP00754201.0088</episode-num>
        <audio>
            <stereo>stereo</stereo>
        </audio>
        <new />
        <subtitles type="teletext" />
        <rating system="VCHIP">
            <value>TV-PG</value>
        </rating>
    </programme>

XML after enhancing...

Code:

<programme start="20090423010000 +0000" stop="20090423020200 +0000" channel="211.CIII.13">
    <title lang="en">Bones *</title>
    <sub-title lang="en">S04E23-The Girl in the Mask</sub-title>
    <desc lang="en">(Thu, Apr 23, 2009) A friend of Booth's, Ken Nakamura, asks for help when his sister goes missing in Washington.
Status: Continuing

   ¤  Actors: Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz, T.J. Thyne
   ¤  Guests: Brian Tee, Ally Maki
</desc>
    <date>20090423</date>
    <category lang="en">Drama</category>
    <category lang="en">Stereo</category>
    <category lang="en">TV-PG</category>
    <episode-num system="onscreen">417</episode-num>
    <episode-num system="dd_progid">EP00754201.0088</episode-num>
    <audio>
      <stereo>stereo</stereo>
    </audio>
    <premiere>New</premiere>
  </programme>

This program show up in the TV Guide just fine. It's listed on Apr. 22 at 9:00 PM. But the date shown in the description is Apr. 23.

Should the date in the description not be Apr. 22?

[zehd]

I'm not sure what is going on but I just downloaded the latest version and get the following message when I launch Ultra. I get this message twice. Also the icon in the taskbar has just a 5 in it (while I have these message boxes appearing).

After the 2 message boxes, then Ultra launches and the icon is displayed properly in the taskbar.

I have no idea. Never seen it before. I think the reason there's a 5 in the task bar is the form hasn't loaded yet and all there is is a error message.

The only data source I can think of is connecting to the GB-PVR sqlite3 database, it's having and error. Mayeb something like something else is locking the database.

I don't know what to say. Gold rule, when in doubt, reboot.

It's very hard to even guess, because I don't know if you're at home or at work (with or without GB-PVR) what other plugins utilities are you playing with experimenting, were you in the middle of a record, rename, what?

[zehd]

I'm not sure but the date problem may be back...
XML before enhancing...

Code:

<programme start="20090422210000 -0400" stop="20090422220200 -0400" channel="I211.28457622.microsoft.com">
        <title lang="en">Bones</title>
        <sub-title lang="en">The Girl in the Mask</sub-title>
        <desc lang="en">A friend of Booth's, Ken Nakamura, asks for help when his sister goes missing in Washington.</desc>
        <credits>
            <actor>Emily Deschanel</actor>
            <actor>David Boreanaz</actor>
            <actor>T.J. Thyne</actor>
            <actor>Michaela Conlin</actor>
            <actor>Tamara Taylor</actor>
            <actor>John Francis Daley</actor>
            <guest>Brian Tee</guest>
            <guest>Ally Maki</guest>
            <guest>Robert Wu</guest>
            <guest>Bumper Robinson</guest>
            <guest>Yuji Okumoto</guest>
            <guest>Jina Song</guest>
            <guest>Larry Clarke</guest>
            <guest>Katherine Kamhi</guest>
            <guest>Jane Park Smith</guest>
        </credits>
        <date>20090423</date>
        <category lang="en">Drama</category>
        <category lang="en">Episodic</category>
        <category lang="en">Series</category>
        <episode-num system="onscreen">417</episode-num>
        <episode-num system="dd_progid">EP00754201.0088</episode-num>
        <audio>
            <stereo>stereo</stereo>
        </audio>
        <new />
        <subtitles type="teletext" />
        <rating system="VCHIP">
            <value>TV-PG</value>
        </rating>
    </programme>

XML after enhancing...

Code:

<programme start="20090423010000 +0000" stop="20090423020200 +0000" channel="211.CIII.13">
    <title lang="en">Bones *</title>
    <sub-title lang="en">S04E23-The Girl in the Mask</sub-title>
    <desc lang="en">(Thu, Apr 23, 2009) A friend of Booth's, Ken Nakamura, asks for help when his sister goes missing in Washington.
Status: Continuing

   ¤  Actors: Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz, T.J. Thyne
   ¤  Guests: Brian Tee, Ally Maki
</desc>
    <date>20090423</date>
    <category lang="en">Drama</category>
    <category lang="en">Stereo</category>
    <category lang="en">TV-PG</category>
    <episode-num system="onscreen">417</episode-num>
    <episode-num system="dd_progid">EP00754201.0088</episode-num>
    <audio>
      <stereo>stereo</stereo>
    </audio>
    <premiere>New</premiere>
  </programme>

This program show up in the TV Guide just fine. It's listed on Apr. 22 at 9:00 PM. But the date shown in the description is Apr. 23.

Should the date in the description not be Apr. 22?

No. Look closer at the before enhance XML. THis is what I talked about, where in Canada, we might see a show a day or so earlier than the official date. I see that all the time. date problem is related to a Time and Date in the previously shown tag, and dealing with the time, timezones, and offsets make a different.

With a Date tag, there's only a date, and I display what is given...

[TomR]

No. Look closer at the before enhance XML. THis is what I talked about, where in Canada, we might see a show a day or so earlier than the official date. I see that all the time. date problem is related to a Time and Date in the previously shown tag, and dealing with the time, timezones, and offsets make a different.

With a Date tag, there's only a date, and I display what is given...

What about using the date that is used for the TV Guide. e.g. Use the lessor of the date tag and the program start date. This way it would be the same date as it is displayed in the guide. Since it seems that the start date of a program is always correct, there should be some way to ensure the previously shown date is correct.

[TomR]

I have no idea. Never seen it before. I think the reason there's a 5 in the task bar is the form hasn't loaded yet and all there is is a error message.

The only data source I can think of is connecting to the GB-PVR sqlite3 database, it's having and error. Mayeb something like something else is locking the database.

I don't know what to say. Gold rule, when in doubt, reboot.

It's very hard to even guess, because I don't know if you're at home or at work (with or without GB-PVR) what other plugins utilities are you playing with experimenting, were you in the middle of a record, rename, what?

The error comes up just after launching Ultra before the form is displayed. This happens at work with no GB-PVR installed and therefore there are no plugins/utilities installed.

Could there have been code recently added to connect to the DB at the launch of the application?

I tried this at home last night and there doesn't seem to be a problem. So I'm guessing that there is new code connecting to the DB prior to checking for the existance of the DB.

[TomR]

I haven't been using your upload file, because there's just too much garbage being added and it's bloating the _seriesID.txt...

I'm confused. (ya, this is normal some days )

If a TV provider is providing programs and they are included in the XML, how is this bloating the _seriesID.txt file. Would it not be actual shows that are being added? How is an actual show being added considered bloat. Just because the majority of people ( myself included) do not watch all shows on all of the channels provided by the TV provider, I don't think that should mean that they do not get added. I would think that everyone would benefit from all shows being included in the _seriesID.txt file.

Thoughts?

[zehd]

The error comes up just after launching Ultra before the form is displayed. This happens at work with no GB-PVR installed and therefore there are no plugins/utilities installed.

Could there have been code recently added to connect to the DB at the launch of the application?

I tried this at home last night and there doesn't seem to be a problem. So I'm guessing that there is new code connecting to the DB prior to checking for the existance of the DB.

There is no new code...

[TomR]

There is no new code...

Strange. It use to work fine at work (the usual place I run Ultra). And now this problem.

What gets done before the form is loaded/shown?

[zehd]

I'm confused. (ya, this is normal some days )

If a TV provider is providing programs and they are included in the XML, how is this bloating the _seriesID.txt file. Would it not be actual shows that are being added? How is an actual show being added considered bloat. Just because the majority of people ( myself included) do not watch all shows on all of the channels provided by the TV provider, I don't think that should mean that they do not get added. I would think that everyone would benefit from all shows being included in the _seriesID.txt file.

Thoughts?

With 600 channels and 100000 programme records, you will have many more shows (local programming - cable shows) that are one offs; than most of us have. You have hundreds of Galaxie channels, with programmes too.

For you it's actually no biggie. Ultra is designed to hold onto what YOU need. Sharing is just one of those altruistic things that is not actually Necessary to day to day operation.

I'd much rather focus on other things right now.