Beta: TV Listings 3.4

[alibert]

Hi,

I've implemented support for categories / genres in the tv listings plugin and the xmltvextras utility. As I'm not sure if it works with all the xmltv epg-sources around, I'd like to ask if some of you could try out a beta version of the plugin and the utility and provide feedback if everything works as expected.

I've attached a .zip-package to this post that contains updated versions of "TV Listings.dll", "XmltvExtras.exe", and a modified "TV Listings.xml" skin file for the default skin.

To try it out, do the following:
- make backup copies of your existsng data
- replace the appropiate files with the ones from the download
- execute the xmltvextras utility (no longer need to pass the path to your xmltv files as parameter)
- assign colors to genres using the tv listings settings form

Thanks for your feedback.

-alibert

[pcostanza]

Where am I suppose to put the XmltvExtras.exe file to execute? I put it in the same plugins folder and ran it with no messages but when I went to view the tv listings, I got an error messages.
But, I'm running Schedules Direct so I'm thinking XmltvExtras is moot if running SD?????

[alibert]

Hi,

The XmltvExtras.exe should go into the "Scripts" subdirectory of the npvr data directory (usually c:\users\public\npvr).

I don't know exactly what schedules direct is, but if it doesn't generate an xmltv file, there's nothing the xmltvextras utility can import.

Regarding the error message: most likely you didn't use the updated skin file from the beta package above. Details may be found in the npvr.log logfile.

-alibert

[pcostanza]

Thanks, I'll try a few things when I get home tonite.
Schedules Direct is one of the paid for tv guide listing services that you will see in the drop down as an EPG source.
And, yes, I put the .xml file in the wrong directory....should go into the skin/slate_overlay/tvlistings folder.....my bad. No errors now on my 'non tuner' testing machine.

[gEd]

All seems to work fine perfectly.
I just wanted to help test it out, I have not historically been a big fan of colouring genres but I will see what I think over time.

I did spot one bug when testing.

I have attached my db file so you can take a look (when you are bored).

From EPG, I select Jamie's 30 Minute Meals on channel more 4. I already have existing recordings for this show on a different channel.

Select find more - existing shows appear (nice idea btw) with green spot next to them.

select first of these existing shows and the popup window displays Braveheart instead

It does this on another show as well. I spent a few mins trying to spot the pattern but the only thing I though of was whether it because the channel that these were recorded on no longer exists (since I added a new tuner).

thanks Alibert

[ElihuRozen]

I noticed this, too, but I didn't think it had anything to do with the channel. Is Braveheart the oldest recording you have? It seemed to pick my oldest one.

[gEd]

No but it IS the first record to have a zero value for OID in the event_details column

<Event><OID>0</OID>

so it was possibly the first record to be imported into the db

[roy]

Works great for me, thanks! I use I-xmltv to download my two lineups from Schedules Direct.

Should xmltvextras.exe be called with UpdateEPG.bat or PostUpdateEPG.bat?

[alibert]

Hi,

No but it IS the first record to have a zero value for OID in the event_details column

<Event><OID>0</OID>

so it was possibly the first record to be imported into the db

thanks for the exact error description and attaching your database. The issue is that all imported recordings seem to share the same event identifier, so, just as you've observed, too, the plugin took the first of those. I've added a workaround in the next release.

-alibert

[alibert]

Hi,

Works great for me, thanks! I use I-xmltv to download my two lineups from Schedules Direct.

Should xmltvextras.exe be called with UpdateEPG.bat or PostUpdateEPG.bat?

it should be called in PostUpdateEPG.bat.

Regarding schedules direct, does it produce xmltv data, and is your npvr epg source "Schedules Direct" or "XMLTV"?

-alibert