Anyone use Oztivo epg grabber ? (1 Viewer)

[RodB]

Does anyone get Webepg data from Oztivo in Australia in MP 1.0.2??
ozTiVo.net have decomissioned their "xmlGuide.pl" XMLTV interface so the selection AU\6-minnie_tuhs_org.xml in WebEPG-conf doesn't grab any epg data.
I can get epg data from ABC, Yahoo or SBS, but also need to get epg data from Oztivo.
The following log is from a test system with only SBS defined.

Webepg.log:
2010-01-12 07:56:28.671875 [Info.][1]: WebEPG: Starting
2010-01-12 07:56:28.671875 [Info.][WebEPG-xmltv]: WebEPG: Using directories
2010-01-12 07:56:28.671875 [Info.][WebEPG-xmltv]: WebEPG - C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal
2010-01-12 07:56:28.671875 [Info.][WebEPG-xmltv]: xmltv - C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\xmltv\
2010-01-12 07:56:28.671875 [Info.][WebEPG-xmltv]: Assembly versions:
2010-01-12 07:56:28.671875 [Info.][WebEPG-xmltv]: WebEPG 3.0.3.22555
2010-01-12 07:56:28.671875 [Info.][WebEPG-xmltv]: Utils 2.2.7.42464
2010-01-12 07:56:28.703125 [Info.][WebEPG-xmltv]: Loading Config File: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\WebEPG\WebEPG.xml
2010-01-12 07:56:29.046875 [Info.][WebEPG-xmltv]: WebEPG: Loading Channel Config
2010-01-12 07:56:29.062500 [Info.][WebEPG-xmltv]: WebEPG: Getting Channel ID: sbs@sbs.com.au
2010-01-12 07:56:29.062500 [Info.][WebEPG-xmltv]: [1 of 1]
2010-01-12 07:56:29.062500 [Info.][WebEPG-xmltv]: WebEPG: Opening AU\6-minnie_tuhs_org.xml
2010-01-12 07:56:29.406250 [Info.][WebEPG-xmltv]: WebEPG: Version: 2.0
2010-01-12 07:56:29.406250 [Info.][WebEPG-xmltv]: WebEPG: TimeZone, Local: AUS Eastern Standard Time
2010-01-12 07:56:29.406250 [Info.][WebEPG-xmltv]: WebEPG: TimeZone, Site : Greenwich Standard Time
2010-01-12 07:56:29.437500 [Info.][WebEPG-xmltv]: WebEPG: ChannelId: sbs@sbs.com.au
2010-01-12 07:56:29.484375 [Info.][WebEPG-xmltv]: WebEPG: Reading http://xml.oztivo.net/cgi-bin/xmlguide.pl?station=SBS-Vic POST:
2010-01-12 07:56:30.921875 [Info.][WebEPG-xmltv]: WebEPG: No Listings Found
2010-01-12 07:56:30.921875 [Info.][WebEPG-xmltv]: WebEPG: ChannelId: sbs@sbs.com.au grabber error - stopping
2010-01-12 07:56:30.937500 [Info.][WebEPG-xmltv]: WebEPG: Writing Channel to XMLTV: SBS
2010-01-12 07:56:30.937500 [Info.][WebEPG-xmltv]: WebEPG: Finished

 

[tasty carp]

The zipped epg data here Index of / comes from oztivo

I use big kevs downloader not webepg to put the data into tv server database
https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/xmltv-137/re-launch-mp-epg-downloader-70198/#post506625

his setup file shows how to install it with the above epg source

If I knew of another source or how to get webepg to unzip the source I'd rather use that as I already use it for Channel 31 only, but his downloader is a pretty good workaround.

 

[RodB]

Thanks tasty for your comments. It made me look beyond the standard WebEPG. I checked out Big Kev, but his solution is designed for MP1.1 and has issues with MP1.0.2 which I am using.

Finally I settled on a VBS solution - MEDIAPORTAL - free media center - GetOzTvGuide

Whilst it is not the most user friendly (it doesnt have a graphical front end) , this solution provides the most flexibility. Best of all, it works with MP1.0.2.

 

[aidbish]

i abandoned oztivo a while back as i could never rely on the data.
i now use WebEPG which scraps yahoo7 and it never fails.
i just had to mofify the grabber file for the channels in my area

 

[RodB]

Thanks for the reply aidbish.
Can you reply with a copy of your xml grabber file so I can compare with the standard one. I am not sure about the "siteid" numbers.
RodB

 

[aidbish]

No worries


the site id = venue in the link for the channel on yahoo7

eg.
http://au.tv.yahoo.com/tv-guide/search/index.html?venue=391414&now=1263632400&required=1263632400

 

[RodB]

Thanks airbish, your tips were perfect.

I have been using the yahoo grabber since your last post.

The yahoo grabber is good because it contains more channels than oztivo. One thing I find though is that the yahoo guide sometimes changes the name of the program because they append the rating to the end of the program name. For example something like "News - G" on another day may be "News - M" so MP doesnt know to record it because I have selected "record this program each time on this channel" rather than "record at this time each week".

I found that if I use the "record at this time each week" option and the epg program time changes a few minutes at some time in the future, then MP records the program as "Manual" without any information. This has also been reported for later versions of MP. I use 1.0.2.

I think I am satisfied with the Yahoo grabber - realising that no grabber is perfect.

I will try to enclose the grabber I use for Wollongong.
View attachment 5-au_tv_yahoo_com.xml

 

[A1800ute]

Hi RodB..

I am a novice...have an early Tivo that was given to me by a friend who went overseas..

It was working fine though now It has lost the EPG a couple of years ago....is there anywhere in Wollongong that I can get the link fixed up ?..

Mike......

 

[RodB]

Hi A1800ute
I dont use a web EPG any longer as the ones I had been using all stopped one by one. I take the EPG from the TV signal and that gives about 1 week of programs.

RodB