Using StartOffset

Dadeo · 2008-01-12, 23:59

I tried using StartOffset to grab data 7 days from the current date. I am using [DAY_OFFSET] in my URL and I put <Search startOffset="7"/> in my grabber file after the URL and before Html as follows:

<Site url="http://www.zipazap.com/dgx/wblx.dll?h=1&a=2&ch=[ID]&lz=5&dt=[DAY_OFFSET]" post="" external="false" encoding="" />
<Search startOffset="7"/>
<Html>

The correct data is downloaded, but it appears in TVguide.xml and thus the EPG under the current day! Am I missing something? Should it not put it in the TVguide 7 days later?

James · 2008-01-13, 07:45

WebEPG always starts counting from the current date/time.

StartOffset is for sites that start numbering at 1 instead of 0. Not to get data from the future.

Dadeo · 2008-01-13, 13:56

Thanks James. I was afraid that was the case, but it was worth a try!

James · 2008-01-13, 15:28

The big problem is the way different sites handle date/time. Most sites are not a problem. However, a few do speical things. For example:

* Some sites don't use 24h time or provide am/pm they just go from 12 to 1 again.
* Many sites provide listings from the pervious day on the current day page.
* Many sites provide listings for the next day on the current day page.

To work under all these conditions. WebEPG starts at the current time and moves through the programs checking what it gets with what it expects. Fixing the times and dates up as needed.

2008-01-12, 23:59	#1 (permalink)
Dadeo Portal Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 79 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Using StartOffset I tried using StartOffset to grab data 7 days from the current date. I am using [DAY_OFFSET] in my URL and I put <Search startOffset="7"/> in my grabber file after the URL and before Html as follows: <Site url="http://www.zipazap.com/dgx/wblx.dll?h=1&a=2&ch=[ID]&lz=5&dt=[DAY_OFFSET]" post="" external="false" encoding="" /> <Search startOffset="7"/> <Html> The correct data is downloaded, but it appears in TVguide.xml and thus the EPG under the current day! Am I missing something? Should it not put it in the TVguide 7 days later?

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2008-01-13, 07:45	#2 (permalink)
James Portal Developer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Switzerland Posts: 1,348 Thanks: 4 Thanked 55 Times in 34 Posts	WebEPG always starts counting from the current date/time. StartOffset is for sites that start numbering at 1 instead of 0. Not to get data from the future.

2008-01-13, 13:56	#3 (permalink)
Dadeo Portal Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 79 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks James. I was afraid that was the case, but it was worth a try!

2008-01-13, 15:28	#4 (permalink)
James Portal Developer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Switzerland Posts: 1,348 Thanks: 4 Thanked 55 Times in 34 Posts	The big problem is the way different sites handle date/time. Most sites are not a problem. However, a few do speical things. For example: * Some sites don't use 24h time or provide am/pm they just go from 12 to 1 again. * Many sites provide listings from the pervious day on the current day page. * Many sites provide listings for the next day on the current day page. To work under all these conditions. WebEPG starts at the current time and moves through the programs checking what it gets with what it expects. Fixing the times and dates up as needed.