UpdateEPG.bat works manually but not daily automatically. (script included)

[acegolfer]

Need help with auto EPG update. Followed the instruction in https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.ph...mp-Zap2xml to create update.bat, which is

cd /d C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Scripts
C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Scripts\zap2xml.exe -o C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Scripts\epg.xml -u userid@gmail.com -p passwd -d 10 -S 1 -D -A "new live" -E "amp apos quot lt gt" –F -8

In Settings>Channel, if I press "Update EPG", this batch runs, creates a new .xml and updates the EPG.

But it fails Settings>Misc2>"Auto Update EPG". After the preset hour, nothing happens. There's no log entry around this hour. How to fix?

[mvallevand]

That is a user permission error. You all already know that from the other thread you posted in.

In any case you have already posted 3 support requests on your epg. Schedules Direct is worth the cup of coffee a month it costs for reliable and worry free data and great support in NextPVR.

Martin

[acegolfer]

That is a user permission error.

And there's no fix within NextPVR?

FYI, I created a batch task schedule w/ "nextpvr.exe -updateepgonly". This worked as instended (updated EPG) at the preset hour. This will be my backup, if user permission error can't be resolved within NextPVR.

[sub]

I can check the logs to check it's being run. Every time I've looked into this in the past, NextPVR has been running the UpdateEPG.bat, but the user has some bug in their batch file. (quite often something subtle related to running as a different user account)

If I were you, I'd probably put "1> c:\temp\output.txt 2>&1" on the end of that zap2xml line, so you can see what output it generated. It'll probably be an error message telling you something useful.

[sub]

FYI - NextPVR v5 automatically captures and logs the output of any batch files it runs, so we can more easily see the reason for any errors in batch files the user has created.

[mvallevand]

And there's no fix within NextPVR?

FYI, I created a batch task schedule w/ "nextpvr.exe -updateepgonly". This worked as instended (updated EPG) at the preset hour. This will be my backup, if user permission error can't be resolved within NextPVR.

The problems are in your script not NextPVR. It is talked about extensively in the big thread. Users of the script should be able to help you out.

Martin

[acegolfer]

I can check the logs to check it's being run. Every time I've looked into this in the past, NextPVR has been running the UpdateEPG.bat, but the user has some bug in their batch file. (quite often something subtle related to running as a different user account)

1. My updateepg.bat has 2 lines

cd /d C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Scripts
C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Scripts\zap2xml.exe -o C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Scripts\epg.xml -u userid@gmail.com -p passwd -d 10 -S 1 -D -A "new live" -E "amp apos quot lt gt" –F -8

Anything wrong with this script?

2. "different user account" Does this refer to different "Windows" account or different "zap2it" account?

[acegolfer]

The problems are in your script not NextPVR. It is talked about extensively in the big thread. Users of the script should be able to help you out.

Martin

Sorry if I misled you. NextPVR is not at fault. My script is. Can you fix my script? I provided it in OP.

[sub]

1. My updateepg.bat has 2 lines

cd /d C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Scripts
C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Scripts\zap2xml.exe -o C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Scripts\epg.xml -u userid@gmail.com -p passwd -d 10 -S 1 -D -A "new live" -E "amp apos quot lt gt" –F -8

Anything wrong with this script?

Could be. I've never used zap2xml.exe, but it could come down to where it stores it's data files, and the permissions on those files etc.

2. "different user account" Does this refer to different "Windows" account or different "zap2it" account?

Windows user account. When you manually run UpdateEPG.bat, it's running under the user account you're logged into Windows as. When NextPVR runs it overnight, it runs as the 'localsystem' account that NextPVR's recording service runs as.

[persim]

This is my script, works fine. See if it'll work for you before changing any of the options.


cd /d C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Scripts
C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Scripts\zap2xml.exe -i C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Media\Channels -o C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Scripts\epg.xml -u xxxxxxx@xxxxxx.com -p xxxxxxxx -d 10 -D -E "amp apos quot lt gt" -F