EPG Not Updating

[CDinger]

Martin,

In the EPG Setup I find

"Right click on the UpdateEPG.bat and click edit. Add the following text to the file.

Registered with Zap2it website? Add the following lines to the bat file and change USERNAME (actually your email address) and PASSWORD to what you created at Zap2it.

cd /d C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Scripts
C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Scripts\zap2xml.exe -o C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Scripts\epg.xml -u USERNAME -p PASSWORD -d 1 -S 1 -D -A "new live" -E "amp apos quot lt gt" –F "

I am a computer rookie so I follow directions which show "cd /d C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Scripts" as the first line of the UpdateEPG.bat file. Is that no longer necessary?



David,


Have you tried editing the batch file to remove all switches except -d14 to see if it works. Just a thought that one of the switches is the problem, at least then if it works you could try adding one switch at a time to see how it works after the change. If it still doesn't work I'm not sure what to tell you.

Here is my UpdateEPG.bat and it works fine and I have logged output as suggested.

cd /D c:\Users\Public\NPVR\Scripts\
zap2xml.exe -u username -p password -d 14 -T -S 1 -N 4 -D > zap2xml.log 2>&1

I use the default output xmltv.xml and have NPVR settings >channels >epg to >xmltv. Previously I too used the -o ….epg.xml, I forget the details but I was having problems and that seemed to correct them. I would give it a try though I am hard pressed to say why it should work.

zap2xml does periodically have problems that can be odd. I recently was having problems and deleting the cache, xmltv.xml file, logging out and back into zap2it.com fixed it for unknown reasons. Just deleting the cache and xmltv.xml file and rerunning UpdateEPG.bat didn't work by itself only by adding logging out and back in seemed to do the trick.

Craig

[Graham]

I am a computer rookie so I follow directions which show "cd /d C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Scripts" as the first line of the UpdateEPG.bat file. Is that no longer necessary?

It is probably not necessary ... but it doesn't hurt ... Belt and braces is best.

[mvallevand]

@CDinger I your case it might be necessary because in your script you don't specify where zap2xml.exe should be found and I am not sure sure if NextPVR changes to this folder for you.

Martin

[Graham]

@CDinger I your case it might be necessary because in your script you don't specify where zap2xml.exe should be found and I am not sure sure if NextPVR changes to this folder for you.

Martin

Bugger ... I looked at the first script in the post and you can guess the rest ...

[elstaci]

I would like to sincerely apologize to Sub.

He was right about my UpdateEPG.bat being at fault for not updating via NPVR.

Yesterday, I disabled my manual UPDATEEPG.BAT in Task Scheduler to see if NPVR will keep updating the TV Menu. It did. The only change I did was I deleted the -D switch after posting my problem here on this thread. Did add a few more switches but they work without any problems. I don't know why by deleting -D switch my UpdateEPG.bat starting working again with NPVR.

Anyways, I still have the Task in case I have any more issues in the future. Just need to "Enable" it again.

Thanks everyone's input.

[pc44062]

Hi --

I have the same problem, but my installation (4.2.3) doesn't seem to have an UpdateEPG.bat file. I searched for EPG anywhere in the computer; all references were to NPVR. The only one I wanted to try to edit was epgEvent.js, but that file didn't have an explicit reference to a destination. Can you advise which file to look for?

Thanks.

cheers,
pete

[sub]

Hi --

I have the same problem, but my installation (4.2.3) doesn't seem to have an UpdateEPG.bat file. I searched for EPG anywhere in the computer; all references were to NPVR. The only one I wanted to try to edit was epgEvent.js, but that file didn't have an explicit reference to a destination. Can you advise which file to look for?

A normal install wouldn't have an UpdateEPG.bat file. It's a batch file the user can create, if they need to run custom commands prior to NextPVR updating the EPG. The common set of users that end up creating one of these files are those that use xmltv listings, and they want to run some utility to download their tv listings to an xmltv file.

What EPG are you using? (Schedules Direct, XMLTV, DVB/ATSC EPG, or no EPG)

[pc44062]

I am using Schedules Direct. And that might point to the problem. When I rebuilt my computer, I loaded NPVR as I had previously, but I do not remember specifically indicating Schedules Direct as the EPG, and I certainly did not indicate that I'd actually paid the $25 for it. I've looked for a way to do both in Settings, but so far haven't found it.

[sub]

I am using Schedules Direct. And that might point to the problem. When I rebuilt my computer, I loaded NPVR as I had previously, but I do not remember specifically indicating Schedules Direct as the EPG, and I certainly did not indicate that I'd actually paid the $25 for it. I've looked for a way to do both in Settings, but so far haven't found it.

This video should point you in the right direction:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqJ7QiYS3Rk

[pc44062]

Hi --

I found the video this afternoon, and it is excellent. The connection to the settings menu isn't intuitive, but once you know how to choose an EPG, it works just fine.

A side comment -- I have used a lot of programs, both purchased and "freeware." I don't think I have ever seen finer and more informative tech support. I am quite overwhelmed and will contribute.

cheers,
pete