How to make a new grabber for WebEPG

[Boogol]

Hello,

I tried to make a new grabber for Belgium using the one already existing. But now with another tv guide.
The existing one is www_telepocket_be.xml using the tv guide telepocket.
I created one www_teveblad_be.xml using the tv guide teveblad. Because there is more information for the dutch side of Belgium.

I tried it but apparently it does not work. I don't know what I did wrong. If someone could help me, here is the content of my grabber:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>



<profile>
<section name="ChannelList">


<entry name="een.be">TV1</entry>
<entry name="ketnet.be">Ketnet</entry>
<entry name="canvas.be">Canvas</entry>
<entry name="vtm.be">VTM</entry>
<entry name="kanaaltwee.be">Kanaaltwee</entry>
<entry name="vt4.be">VT4</entry>
<entry name="vijftv.be">VijfTV</entry>
<entry name="vitaya.be">Vitaya</entry>
<entry name="nationalgeographic.nl">NationalGeographic</entry>
<entry name="vitaya.be">Vitaya</entry>
<entry name="ned1@omroep.nl">Nederland1</entry>
<entry name="ned2@omroep.nl">Nederland2</entry>
<entry name="ned3@omroep.nl">Nederland3</entry>



<entry name="la1.be">LA%20UNE</entry>
<entry name="ladeux.be">La%20Deux</entry>
<entry name="tvi@rtl.be">RTL%20TVI</entry>
<entry name="tf1.fr">TF1</entry>
<entry name="france2.fr">France2</entry>
<entry name="france3.fr">France3</entry>


<entry name="bbc1@bbc.co.uk">BBC1</entry>
<entry name="bbc2@bbc.co.uk">BBC2</entry>
<entry name="cnni-emea@cnn.com">CNN</entry>


<entry name="mtv.nl">MTV</entry>
<entry name="tmf.be">TMF</entry>
<entry name="jim.be">JimTV</entry>
</section>


<section name="Listing">
<entry name="BaseURL">http://www.teveblad.be/ndl/</entry>
<entry name="SearchURL">zender.asp?move=full&amp;channel=[ID]&amp;dag=[_M]/[_D]/[YYYY]</entry>


<entry name="Start">Complet</entry>


<entry name="End"></body></entry>


<entry name="Template">
<tr>
<td></td>
<td><#START></td>
<td><#END></td>
<td><#TITLE></td>
<td><#GENRE></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><#DESCRIPTION></td>
<td></td>
</tr></entry>
</section>
<section name="Info">
<entry name="GuideDays">3</entry>
<entry name="Language">nl</entry>
<entry name="SiteDescription">Teveblad</entry>
<entry name="TimeZone">W. Europe Standard Time</entry>
</section>
</profile>

[mbuzina]

Originally Posted by Boogol

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>




<entry name="End"></body></entry>


<entry name="Template">
<tr>
<td></td>
<td><#START></td>
<td><#END></td>
<td><#TITLE></td>
<td><#GENRE></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><#DESCRIPTION></td>
<td></td>
</tr></entry>
</section>
<section name="Info">
<entry name="GuideDays">3</entry>
<entry name="Language">nl</entry>
<entry name="SiteDescription">Teveblad</entry>
<entry name="TimeZone">W. Europe Standard Time</entry>
</section>
</profile>

Basically your XML is not correct and not valid.

    <entry name="End"></body></entry>

Here you have a closing </body> tag intermixed with your entry tag. Even if there was an opening body tag, you are not allowed to "overlap" tag opening and closing (the following is invalid: Text)

[Boogol]

Hy,

I don't really understand what you mean.
I copied this from a working grabber. I only changed the channels.

Could you tell me what i need to change exactly?

Thx

[James]

Boogol,

It looks ok to me. What do you see in the log when you run this file?

/James

[mbuzina]

Hi,

Since I am not 100% aware of the format needed by the parser, but it requires valid XML definitions. In XML you define "values" by specifying tags. A tag starts with "<" + Name + Optional Attributes + ">". You then enter contents (text or more tags) and then close the tag with "</" + Name + ">". This means that the text in a tag may not contain "<" or ">" (and also "&" may not be used). To specify these characters use:
"&lt;" for < (withouth quotes)
"&gt;" for > (withouth quotes)
"&amp;" for & (withouth quotes)

I guess that should get you further (at least some way). It might be worthwhile reading a bit on XML (there are many introductionary articles on the web).

** EDIT **
Just read that you only exchanged some names. I guess that you copied the definition for a different listing provider to your provider? That would only work, if the markup (html) of the websites are identical.

[James]

I assume the &#60 ; and &#62 ; were replaced with '<' and '>' by the forum?

If your config file doesn't have these escape codes in it. Then you will have a problem. Make sure you can open the .xml in a web browser to test if the XML syntax is correct.

[Boogol]

James,

Indeed the characters were replaced by the forum.

When I simply click on the xml file it opens correctly.

I will look at the log file when I'm home.
Could you just remind me were the log file is located? :?

Thx for the help so far

[James]

The log is in the log\ directory and is called WebEPG.log (funny that)

[Boogol]

This is what i found out:

Some of the sites are found now but the ones here stiil do not work:

24/07/2006 18:11:19 [ERROR] WebEPG: ChannelId: een.be grabber error
24/07/2006 18:11:21 [ERROR] WebEPG: ChannelId: france2.fr grabber error
24/07/2006 18:11:21 [ERROR] WebEPG: ChannelId: jim.be grabber error
24/07/2006 18:11:21 [ERROR] WebEPG: ChannelId: kanaaltwee.be grabber error
24/07/2006 18:11:22 [ERROR] WebEPG: ChannelId: canvas.be grabber error
24/07/2006 18:11:23 [ERROR] WebEPG: ChannelId: ladeux.be grabber error
24/07/2006 18:11:23 [ERROR] WebEPG: ChannelId: la1.be grabber error
24/07/2006 18:11:23 [ERROR] WebEPG: ChannelId: mtv.nl grabber error
24/07/2006 18:11:23 [ERROR] WebEPG: ChannelId: ned1@omroep.nl grabber error
24/07/2006 18:11:23 [ERROR] WebEPG: ChannelId: ned2@omroep.nl grabber error
24/07/2006 18:11:23 [ERROR] WebEPG: ChannelId: ned3@omroep.nl grabber error
24/07/2006 18:11:23 [ERROR] WebEPG: ChannelId: tvi@rtl.be grabber error
24/07/2006 18:11:26 [ERROR] WebEPG: ChannelId: tmf.be grabber error
24/07/2006 18:11:29 [ERROR] WebEPG: ChannelId: vijftv.be grabber error
24/07/2006 18:11:30 [ERROR] WebEPG: ChannelId: vitaya.be grabber error
24/07/2006 18:11:32 [ERROR] WebEPG: ChannelId: vt4.be grabber error
24/07/2006 18:11:35 [ERROR] WebEPG: ChannelId: vtm.be grabber error

Any idea why this is?
Is it because of the name or something else?
Thx

[James]

Hi Boogol,

I just tested this grabber and it works without errors here. See the log:

http://pastebin.team-mediaportal.com/10280

I have not checked all stations, but I will check this into the SVN as it is now.