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<blockquote data-quote="WG++Maker" data-source="post: 670813" data-attributes="member: 107812"><p>I have made an advanced /multisite/incremental EPG grabber and like to share it with MediaPortal users</p><p></p><p>Some background:</p><p>* I live in a rural area on the Canary Islands where the internet connections are just dialup speed (no ADSL or 3G). On occasion I can use a satellite downlink . Lets say the speed varies between 2-50kB/s. </p><p>* Under these conditions I have been using several epg grabbers, but it always took 'hours' to just the daily update.</p><p>* The above was the reason I decided to make my own epg grabber which limits downloading to an absolute minimum without loosing richness of data. With it, the daily download for 25 channels in full detail takes about 10 minutes (sat downlink) to 1 hour (in dial-up)</p><p></p><p>Some features:</p><p>* Incremental grabbing. It only grabs what is new or what needs updated because it is changed or missing.</p><p>* Can grab from multiple tvguide sites in one run. Each site is programmable through a SiteIni file (I have made a few Dutch, Belgium, Spanish and English siteini files so far). These siteinifiles can be made by the user with the help of debugging modes and the documentation. Of course I am prepared to help or make one if requested</p><p>* The output follows the xmltv standard.</p><p>* Most xmltv elements are supported, like start and stop times, title (+ original title), sub-title, category, rating, star-rating, credits (director, actor, presenter), (production)date and episode. All of which are just a choice of the user and programmable per channel.</p><p>* All kinds of other options, like, days to grab, one-show-update-only and site-index-page-only (less detail but super fast) and xmltv-element-value filtering and modification.</p><p>* Written in C# , executable less that 1MB. Tested for XP, Vista and W7. It runs in command mode, no GUI , no drivers to install. FreeWare, Absolutely non commercial, no malware or virus (I wouldn't even know how to get them in it !?)</p><p></p><p>In function it comes close to tvxb but tests show it is about 2 to 3 times faster while providing a more detailed epg.</p><p></p><p>The program is in its first beta and available for download on </p><p><a href="http://www.servercare.nl/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=98" target="_blank">WebGrab+Plus, an advanced XMLTV grabber - ServerCare home</a></p><p>Further there is an active user group in Spain on </p><p><a href="http://www.todohtpc.com/foro/software-y-sistemas-operativos/general-software/webgrab-plus-nuevo-grabber-para-generar-una-gran-guia-epg.html" target="_blank">WebGrab+Plus Nuevo Grabber para generar una gran guia EPG - TodoHTPC - TodoHTPC</a></p><p></p><p>Jan</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WG++Maker, post: 670813, member: 107812"] I have made an advanced /multisite/incremental EPG grabber and like to share it with MediaPortal users Some background: * I live in a rural area on the Canary Islands where the internet connections are just dialup speed (no ADSL or 3G). On occasion I can use a satellite downlink . Lets say the speed varies between 2-50kB/s. * Under these conditions I have been using several epg grabbers, but it always took 'hours' to just the daily update. * The above was the reason I decided to make my own epg grabber which limits downloading to an absolute minimum without loosing richness of data. With it, the daily download for 25 channels in full detail takes about 10 minutes (sat downlink) to 1 hour (in dial-up) Some features: * Incremental grabbing. It only grabs what is new or what needs updated because it is changed or missing. * Can grab from multiple tvguide sites in one run. Each site is programmable through a SiteIni file (I have made a few Dutch, Belgium, Spanish and English siteini files so far). These siteinifiles can be made by the user with the help of debugging modes and the documentation. Of course I am prepared to help or make one if requested * The output follows the xmltv standard. * Most xmltv elements are supported, like start and stop times, title (+ original title), sub-title, category, rating, star-rating, credits (director, actor, presenter), (production)date and episode. All of which are just a choice of the user and programmable per channel. * All kinds of other options, like, days to grab, one-show-update-only and site-index-page-only (less detail but super fast) and xmltv-element-value filtering and modification. * Written in C# , executable less that 1MB. Tested for XP, Vista and W7. It runs in command mode, no GUI , no drivers to install. FreeWare, Absolutely non commercial, no malware or virus (I wouldn't even know how to get them in it !?) In function it comes close to tvxb but tests show it is about 2 to 3 times faster while providing a more detailed epg. The program is in its first beta and available for download on [url=http://www.servercare.nl/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=98]WebGrab+Plus, an advanced XMLTV grabber - ServerCare home[/url] Further there is an active user group in Spain on [url=http://www.todohtpc.com/foro/software-y-sistemas-operativos/general-software/webgrab-plus-nuevo-grabber-para-generar-una-gran-guia-epg.html]WebGrab+Plus Nuevo Grabber para generar una gran guia EPG - TodoHTPC - TodoHTPC[/url] Jan [/QUOTE]
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