Another Dutch EPG/TV Listings XML grabber

[syncpuls]

I never found the exact tool to get the XML TVGuide from TVGids.nl just the way I liked it, so I decided to program my own.

For those interested (this only makes sense if you are based in Holland/ the Netherlands), take a look here:

http://www.servercare.nl/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=38

[HtV]

Hi Paul,

Looks promising. I'll try it tomorrow, I'll let you know. Although I must say that the xmltv.assies.info-way works quite well for me and it certainly puts the least strain on the tvgids-server.

Hans

[HtV]

I ran a test, there seems to be something wrong with the CNN part. When it starts downloading the info for cnn, the program just stops.

[syncpuls]

Thanks for testing Hans! I'll take a look at the CNN download & see what's going on. (I don't download CNN, so I missed this issue).

I'll post here if I have an update.

[syncpuls]

Fixed the CNN bug, version 1.3 has been made available on the above link. Details on the bug can be found in the changelog.txt file found in the zip file.

[HtV]

Ok, I'll try it during the weekend.

Hans

[syncpuls]

I just found out that my sharepoint server was corrupting the zip files available for download. Sorry for the inconvenience if you could not unzip the file, the issue has been fixed now.

[HtV]

Hadn't tried it anyway yet. It's running now.

Hans

[HtV]

Seems to run very well. In fact it's right on time, because assies.info seems to be screwed up again, only got info for a few days.
Your grabber generated info untill next sunday.

One wish I do have: Could you implement a setting for not loading all days every day. e.g. only today, tomorrow and the last day (7). I think Amontillado's TVGidstoxml had a setting for that.
I'll keep a close look on the epg for the coming time, to see if there's anything wrong or whatever.
Thanks alot sofar.

Hans

[HtV]

I noticed that there are quite some "empty" blocks in the epg, I guess there is still some work to be done. e.g tuesday 29-4, Ned 1, 1600-1700.
I checked on tvgids.nl, there it says:
"De 100: Het huwelijk"

There are a lot more of them though.

cya Hans