Edit channel name when using xmltv as epg source

[Haggis]

Can't seem to find any solution of how to edit the channel names when xmltv is used as the source.

Its been annoying me for some time now that I have a channel with extra text appended to its name:
Yesterday (Satellite/Cable)

It also screws up the channel logos, as they have to be named the exact same as the channel name, so its a no-go with the / in the name.

I realise that NPVR gets round this by decoupling the xmltv data from the channel names, but is there any solution for PVRX2?

[imilne]

You could always edit the XML file, running a script post-download (and pre-import) to change the names to what you want.

I've written something that I use myself to do this, but it's in Java, so you'd need a JRE installed if you wanted to use it (and I can't guarantee it'd even work on your source - I use it with the broadcast EPG data saved by DVBGuide).

[steeb]

Can't seem to find any solution of how to edit the channel names when xmltv is used as the source.

Its been annoying me for some time now that I have a channel with extra text appended to its name:
Yesterday (Satellite/Cable)

It also screws up the channel logos, as they have to be named the exact same as the channel name, so its a no-go with the / in the name.

I realise that NPVR gets round this by decoupling the xmltv data from the channel names, but is there any solution for PVRX2?

What are you using to grab the xml?

[imilne]

Actually, thinking about it some more, perhaps all you need to do is edit the scan.cache file to give the channel whatever name you want. It doesn't matter what it's called in the xmltv file because you can still do the mapping manually (eg, map BBC1 from scan.cache to BBC One in xmltv).

You also might be able to edit its name directly in the database too.

[martint123]

What are you using to grab the xml?

Yes, xmltvgui has a pre-processor that can change names.

[steeb]

Yes, xmltvgui has a pre-processor that can change names.

Yes, exactly why I was asking that question

Steeb

[Haggis]

What are you using to grab the xml?

Im using xmltv from xmltv.org, so would be a wee bit reluctant to go through all the process to change my setup to use Birtles.

Had thought about editing the scan cache, but it already has the proper name, "Yesterday", so its the xmltv file screwing it up. Similar result to editing the name in the database, its possible, think the table's called CHANNEL_NAMES, or whatever, but it gives me a 'im up to no good, and im going to break it' feeling messing with the db.

The editing the xml seems the way to go.....hmmmm

[steeb]

Im using xmltv from xmltv.org, so would be a wee bit reluctant to go through all the process to change my setup to use Birtles.

Had thought about editing the scan cache, but it already has the proper name, "Yesterday", so its the xmltv file screwing it up. Similar result to editing the name in the database, its possible, think the table's called CHANNEL_NAMES, or whatever, but it gives me a 'im up to no good, and im going to break it' feeling messing with the db.

The editing the xml seems the way to go.....hmmmm

Yes can see your hmmmmm, messing with the db often can give heart palpitations!

I have no affiliation with Alan B (Birtles) but would suggest that this would really make life easier. You could try the latest XMLTVGUI anyway without having to change anything with your set up. And anyway the final process would only be to empty EPG and Update EPG to point at a new .xml?

In proper 'man time' not Wife 'man time' you would have XMLTVGUI doing exactly what you wanted within an hour.

Isn't xmltv.org only pulling the same RT data anyway?

Cheers

Steeb

[imilne]

The editing the xml seems the way to go.....hmmmm

Yeah, it would have to be.

Forget about my earlier mapping advice, it was back-to-front - the names come from the xmltv file, not the cache file. Knew there had to be a reason why I wrote that Java program

(Although its main purpose is to remove all the channels I don't want and make things simpler in GBPVR. It just happens to rename the ones I keep while it's at it.)

[mvallevand]

I pre-process my XMLTV files using a Win32 version of sed to edit several names to my liking, something like this should do it

Code:

sed -e "s/-name>Yesterday (Satellite\/Cable)</-name>Yesterday</" < input.xml > output.xml

Martin