EPG Scheduler

[MixMan]

XMLTV XML file download made easy. Just select Profile and click on Run button.

This program enables you to schedule execution of XMLTV downloaders.
It will run a timer before scheduling execution and reside in the Tray.
The scheduling differs from other schedulers that schedule on a specific time.
EPGscheduler counts down the time to next execution of the downloader.
You can edit and save your preffered downloader settings into "profiles"
The "profiles" are stored in the sub directory "./Profiles"
The program can also run a batch file hidden, before and after running the XMLTV downloader.
The batch files are located in the sub directory "Commands"
The batch file, post-downloader.bat will as default execute the batch file UpdatePVRX2.bat, that will run 3 command lines to update the PVRX2 database.
You can run EPGscheduler,exe with the command line -config, to have to EPGscheduler on the desktop or you can click on the icon in the tray.

I have made a ZIP that contains Open Source GPL and LGPL programs.
The EPGscheduler program and Profiles for these downloaders.
epg downloader - XMLTV from SourceForge
epg downloader - WebEPG from MediaPortal
epg downloader - XMLTV GUI from Birtles
epg - external DVB EPG update

Beta testers wanted for making country specific profiles and configuration files.

[MixMan]

Create Profiles for a XMLTV downloader
EPGscheduler can resolve the GBPVR InstallDir that can be used as a variable.
This will mean that the ZIP will work on all different Windows languages and installation directories.
Default location for EPGscheduler.exe is %InstallDir%/TVguide/ (I might make an installer package later)
Default XMLTV xml file name is %InstallDir%/TVguide/TVguide.xml

download page:
http://www.hyperlinkx.com/pmwiki/pmwiki....GScheduler

[MixMan]

I also included a html based XMLTV file viewer, that lets you have a look at the current xmltv file.

[LewE]

Please provide a link or location where we can download this.

[MixMan]

It would be helpful if some skilled guys would test the funtionality and post some profiles and xmltv config files.

[MixMan]

I have made an install package for the EPG Scheduler and profiles for most of the countries that MC2XML downloader supports.

Austria
Belgium (Dutch)
Belgium (French)
Canada
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
India
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Korea
Mexico
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Russia
Slovakia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States

New download page:
http://www.hyperlinkx.com/pmwiki/pmwiki....GScheduler

[mvallevand]

MixMan, it looks very useful, but I have one question. I am using whurlston MCE based system because it works but also because I only have to download the listing once and it parses smaller XMLTV files for the NTSC, ATSC and QAM tuners. Is this possible with EPG Scheduler?

Martin

[MixMan]

MixMan, it looks very useful, but I have one question. I am using whurlston MCE based system because it works but also because I only have to download the listing once and it parses smaller XMLTV files for the NTSC, ATSC and QAM tuners. Is this possible with EPG Scheduler?

Martin

The EPGScheduler will be very easy to use for a first time user.....or if the EPG needs to be updated manually.
The EPG Scheduler, just runs other command line downloaders, saves the data to a file named TVGuide.xml and updates the GBPVR database.
The main difference compared to the GBPVRs update function, is that the PC can be turned off at night. The EPG will be downloaded and updated when EPGScheduler starts the first time, then thr download will be sheduled at a specified "countdown" time.

[Fatman_do]

I have recently switched to MC2XML for my listings so I'll give it a shot. Sounds interesting.

[MixMan]

I just updated the Installer with some Profiles that I had "forgotten" for mc2xml. United States, Canada, Russia, Portugal, Taiwan, Slovakia .....

This Installer does not register with Windows, so you can install it as many times you want.....it will not affect your mc2xml configuration.
(MC2XML creates a MC2XML.DAT file when it is configured. If you want a new configuration, you need to delete the mc2xml.dat file.)

If you want to remove the EPGScheduler, just delete the TVGuide sub directory.

The EPGScheduler program is Open Source at whatever licence you want, so Sub can include the program or Profiles in a GBPVR build if he wants.
Reven can use it with his downloader if he wants.
I hope it makes EPG scheduling easier.

If anybody, has made a Profile or Config file for a downloader, please post it and I will include it in the Installer.