Which EPG grapper?

[PMF]

Which EPG grapper should I use? I would like to make the EPG update automatic. How can I do that?

[stefan]

Assuming that you really do live in Denmark, I would look at o2grabber. It has most scandinavian channels. Configure it, and after that make a bat file that downloads the data. Then create a windows task to calll this bat file every day. If you need more specific help, poke me and I can give you my bat file when I get home.

[stefan]

Btw, the link is:
http://www.o2design.se/o2grabber/

[PMF]

Thanks for the reply. I do live in Denmark and wil try the recomended grappet and the bat-files tonight.

[PMF]

Hi Stafan

It would be nice to receive you BAT files.
I am new in this forum. Can you see my email, or must I make it avalible for you?

Mange tak fra Danmark

[stefan]

I'll get back to you on this when I'm at home.

[stefan]

Ok, so it seems my bat file is of the uttermost simple type =)
Configuring o2grabber is easy. Choose output folder of you choice (doesn't matter where it is) and then choose a file name for output. For example EPGData.xml
Given that you have already run o2grabber once, and configured it with the channels you are interested in, you should now have a file called "o2grabber.settings.xml". That's o2grabber's settings file =)

Open a new textfile with notepad. Name it for example download.bat (or whatever you like). In it you should have one line:

o2grabber -grab

Save the file. Make sure it's called download.bat, and not download.bat.txt (in windows explorer, choose tools->folder options->view and uncheck the checkbox "hide extensions for known file types" so that you can see the entire name of the file)

Try doubleclicking the file, it should now run o2grabber, and then you should have a file called EPGData.xml in the output folder you chose earlier.

Next step would be to run this bat file every day. The easiest way would probably be to add another bat file in C:\Program Files\devnz\GBPVR called UpdateEPG.bat which will run before each time gbpvr tries to update the epg. In my UpdateEPG.bat I have to lines (the quotation marks shall be in there):

cd c:\program files\o2grabber
"c:\program files\o2grabber\download.bat"

That's it!
Good luck and have fun!

[blader_se]

If a show is moved, you will end up with an extra entry, so a suggestion is to use a download.bat that is invoked by the Windows scheduler, containing

Code:

o2grabber -grab
gbpvr -onlyemptyepg
gbpvr -onlyupdateepg

Hmm, I guess you could do that from UpdateEPG.bat as well...

[stefan]

Good suggestion. However, does this affect already scheduled recordings that are moved? Or will I get a conflict between the previously scheduled recording and the "new" one?

[blader_se]

Beats me, I don't know if already scheduled recordings are removed (they ought to be rescheduled at least...) when doing updateEPG.