Dutch TV-guide data with WebEPG (1 Viewer)

[James]

It was a while ago that I move to getting 7 days for this site. The 7 days is hard coded into the URL line in the www_tvgids_nl.xml file. If you want less then you wil need to edit this.

Most site don't work this way. However, if I use the normal interface for tvgids, then I only get 3 days guide, even tho their db has 7 days guide info in it.

To speed up testing you can make a file with less channels.

/James

 

[scoop]

Hi,

Thanks a lot James, for providing us with a fix
I'll try current CVS on my HTPC soon to see if things are fixed for me.

Thanks again,
Michel

 

[csberto]

It was a while ago that I move to getting 7 days for this site. The 7 days is hard coded into the URL line in the www_tvgids_nl.xml file. If you want less then you wil need to edit this.

Most site don't work this way. However, if I use the normal interface for tvgids, then I only get 3 days guide, even tho their db has 7 days guide info in it.

To speed up testing you can make a file with less channels.

/James

James,

A question about this:
In the WebEPGconf.exe I can set the number of days to download. What is the purpose of that setting when it is hardcoded as you say?

BTW what is most important, the solution you provided for removing time-overlapping tv guide information works perfect. Thanks a lot for that!

 

[James]

A question about this:
In the WebEPGconf.exe I can set the number of days to download. What is the purpose of that setting when it is hardcoded as you say?

Well for every other site it works, because normally it is one request per day. However, I get 7 days from tvgids.nl with a single request. So I may as well load all the days. If you want to speed it up turn off the linked pages (thats what slows it down so much).

Cheers,

/James

 

[csberto]

Well for every other site it works, because normally it is one request per day. However, I get 7 days from tvgids.nl with a single request. So I may as well load all the days. If you want to speed it up turn off the linked pages (thats what slows it down so much).

Cheers,

/James

Thanks. Now I understand.

 

[scoop]

Hi,

I finally had some time to tinker with the new "remove program" feature James has added to CVS. I used the following entry in WebEPG\grabbers\NL\www_tvgids_nl.xml:

  <section name="RemovePrograms">
    <entry name="ned3@omroep.nl">[TITLE]"Z@pp";[TITLE]"Nederland 3"</entry>
  </section>

So far everything looks aok!

BTW, I did not exclude the program with the title "Z@ppelin" from the grabber, because that's a regular program on the Z@pp substation. To explain things more: Nederland 3 is divided into two substations with the name "Nederland 3" and "Z@pp". The bogus entries from tvgids.nl only contain the substation name and are only indicating when that substation broadcasts on this particular channel.

Thanks a lot James!

Kind regards,
Michel

 

[James]

Thanks scoop,

If everyones happy with this remove string, I will include it in the CVS. Can someone else confirm this?

Thanks,

/James

 

[wortelsoft]

I'l try this tomorrow I'm at my parents this weekend.

 

[csberto]

Thanks scoop,

If everyones happy with this remove string, I will include it in the CVS. Can someone else confirm this?

Thanks,

/James

As I said before, James, I'm happy with it.

 

[James]

Ok this remove set has been added to the CVS.

I've also put a config for sbs6.sbs.nl in the CVS, a 2nd source, backup, etc.

I have not done the linked pages yet, but if someone could test it and see how it goes that would be great.

Cheers,

/James