vidimport console error

[tvshowman]

Hi I am having a tough time trying to import movies using the various tools we have from the wiki.

the vidimport gives me this error when I type in

vidimport d:\movies import=on

Code:

Unhandled Exception: System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Index and length must r
efer to a location within the string.
Parameter name: length
   at System.String.InternalSubStringWithChecks(Int32 startIndex, Int32 length,
Boolean fAlwaysCopy)
   at videoImport.recording..ctor(FileInfo fi, recording pRecording, String meta
Data, IDictionary dvrMetaData)
   at videoImport.Program.addRecordings(DirectoryInfo di, ArrayList recList, Has
htable oldRecList)
   at videoImport.Program.Main(String[] args)

any ideas?

cheers

[stustunz]

do you have .net 3.5 installed (not .net 3 it wont do )

[tvshowman]

thanks for your reply

yes I installed the .net from the link on the wiki 3.5
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/detai...laylang=en

I have no way to import my 600 movies

[tvshowman]

I tried a fix from this thread
http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?t=42909&page=2

Now I get this crash...

I give up

Code:

Adding Wicked Attraction_20080814_21002200.avi to list of recordings.

Unhandled Exception: System.NotSupportedException: The given path's format is no
t supported.
   at System.Security.Util.StringExpressionSet.CanonicalizePath(String path, Boo
lean needFullPath)
   at System.Security.Util.StringExpressionSet.CreateListFromExpressions(String[
] str, Boolean needFullPath)
   at System.Security.Permissions.FileIOPermission.AddPathList(FileIOPermissionA
ccess access, AccessControlActions control, String[] pathListOrig, Boolean check
ForDuplicates, Boolean needFullPath, Boolean copyPathList)
   at System.Security.Permissions.FileIOPermission..ctor(FileIOPermissionAccess
access, AccessControlActions control, String[] pathList, Boolean checkForDuplica
tes, Boolean needFullPath)
   at System.IO.FileStream.Init(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, I
nt32 rights, Boolean useRights, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, FileOptions o
ptions, SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES secAttrs, String msgPath, Boolean bFromProxy)
   at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access,
FileShare share)
   at System.Xml.XmlTextWriter..ctor(String filename, Encoding encoding)
   at videoImport.Program.writeRecordingsXml(String filename, ArrayList rList)
   at videoImport.Program.Main(String[] args)

[pBS]

it's boinking on one of the filenames looks like..
what are some of the names of the files? may just need renaming...
[downloads from net use inane namings for files..WiTh StUpId CaPiTaLiZaTiOn,etc.]

remove any "ts" or "_" or extra "." from filenames...basically anything unnecessary to knowing what the movie is.... cuz it will try to figure out the date/time from those and crash..

oops, didn't see the filename in the import log...hmmm

might wanna try this one from wiki.. http://gbpvr.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Utility/MpegImport
what is the source of the files you're importing?

[tvshowman]

thanks for your reply.

I have a directory with over 600 movies and another with over 300 which is my recording dir and mpegimport vidimport wizmtadagrabber all made xml's that I could not import properly into pvrx2. from some weird reason pvrx2 would not import saying the files were moved or don't exist yet they are in the dir and wizmetagrabber worked but pvrx2 only imported 40 - 70 and it varied.

I finally gave up and realized I can give moviewiz a shot and it scanned the two directories and I made the xml with it and bam 963 movies in pvrx2

whew

cheers

[tvshowman]

it's boinking on one of the filenames looks like..
what are some of the names of the files? may just need renaming...
[downloads from net use inane namings for files..WiTh StUpId CaPiTaLiZaTiOn,etc.]

remove any "ts" or "_" or extra "." from filenames...basically anything unnecessary to knowing what the movie is.... cuz it will try to figure out the date/time from those and crash..

oops, didn't see the filename in the import log...hmmm

might wanna try this one from wiki.. http://gbpvr.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Utility/MpegImport
what is the source of the files you're importing?

Hi. I am importing files that were originally recorded with pvrx2.

To shed some insight on the naming structures.

I use zehds UltraXMLTV_Enhancer and I have it configured to add a date and rating to the titles.

Almost Famous (2000)(Language)(5 stars)_20081017_17452000.avi
Alpha_Dog(2006)(2_5_stars)_20080323_01500350.avi

etc...

It is interesting to note that I used the vidimport fix posted in one of the threads and the program ran much better and was able to get to the internet database before crashing with the last error and I gave up because I was removing a file after file to try again and it would crash on the next. anyway it lead me to believe the new problem may have something to do with the embeded ntfs tags as well.

argh

[pBS]

ahh, yes i had problems with the () in some part of gbpvr, [i don't remember which] so i converted to using all [] instead...no probs since..
glad you got it sorted...that's a lot of movies to do manually...

[carpeVideo]

If your log for vidimport has the last filename it blew up on I can take a look the paran's should not be an issue but you never know,

CV