Bulk mapping of channels is failing

[glugglug]

I get an an exception popup when I hit the bulk map button, with this stack trace:

[SIZE=4][INDENT]System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at NShared.SchedulesDirectJSONEPGSource.GetChannelsForLineup(SchedulesDirectLineup lineup)
at NextPVR.Settings.ChannelRemapForm.LoadChannelList()
at NextPVR.Settings.ChannelRemapForm.ChannelRemapForm_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnLoad(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnCreateControl()
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl(Boolean fIgnoreVisible)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl()
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmShowWindow(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WmShowWindow(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

[/INDENT][/SIZE]

Installed tuners are InfiniTV4 (PCIe) and HVR-2250, with only the QAM part of the 2250 enabled.

I can assign the SchedulesDirect services for each channel one by one, but this would be extremely time consuming. I'm also wondering if it is really necessary, because the ultimate goal here is to have NextPVR serve the tuners to Emby, and have Emby stream them to Rokus. As a separate issue, Emby isn't picking up the guide service assignments for the channels either, and the Map Channels option in the Emby web interface is popping up a blank window.

[octopus]

I just posted the same issue a few minutes before you. Emby or Kodi is using the EPG from Schedules Direct built inside NextPVR.

[mvallevand]

A simple forum search for bulk map exception should quickly lead both of you to this patch http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php...post511498

Martin

[glugglug]

A simple forum search for bulk map exception should quickly lead both of you to this patch http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php...post511498

Martin

That worked, although the automatic bulk mapping included 40 of the 80 "Target Ads ###" channels from QAM tuners which it seemed to match based on the numbers at the end of the channel names. These are channels which the ClearQAM tuners can pick up that set top boxes switch to for targeted advertising inserts into other channels. In the CableCARD channel map, Target ads 01 is actually 3264, Target ads 02 is actually 3265, etc, but the auto mapping matched "Target ads 02" with WCBS 2 (maybe also because schedulesdirect has no data for these ad channels?)

Still much easier to disable/unmap 40 ads channels than to manually map the other 850.

[octopus]

Replacing the NShared.dll resolved the issue. Thanks.

[B-Murda]

I know this is a tad OT but how come the actual build doesn't just get updated and these get added in as a new ver so the update finds it? Yea they are very minor changes but that's the point of build numbers and it will save a lot of repeat posting or people who don't know to come look on the forum etc.

[sub]

Yes, it usually does get updated with things like this, but I've been busy with day job stuff the last 6 weeks or so, so haven't got around to updating it to include this patch.