xml and updateEPG.bat clarification

[jam_zhou]

Hi All,

I'm going to be using an xml file for my EPG for the next little while and would like some clarification.

Here's what I plan to do:
dl the xml epg data at 2:00 am using windows task manager
after the dl I check to make sure that a file of sufficient size is created
once the file size is checked I move this file over t the real location

Will this work? Should I do this using updateEPG.bat instead? If I don't use updateEPG.bat does this mean my Update EPG button won't work in the gui?

One of the main things I'm concerned about is that there will be a short time where the xml file will be inaccessable. Will GPBVR be able to deal with this? Worse yet, will GBPVR lock the file when I try to update it manually?

Thanks,
Jam.z

[Ton]

Yes, this will work (I've been running like that for over a year).

If you are really worried about the accessibility of the XML-file (haven't had a single problem in the last year, have the Windows task dl at 02:00 and GBPVR update the EPG at 03:00), you could always do a "manual" EPG update (switch off automatic EPG update in GBPVR and run "gbpvr -UpdateEpgOnly" or "gbpvr -EmptyEpgOnly" followed by "gbpvr -UpdateEpgOnly").