EPG doesn't seem to overwrite existing entries (1 Viewer)

[swifty]

@mm1352000 - Actually it would appear the force import DID fix the issue (temporarily) as it normally does, I think the client just hadn't refreshed it's EPG when I checked it.. since doing the force import and restarting the client I haven't seen any 'To be announced' items again - but I'm sure they will be back in a week or so...

 

[swifty]

So, as expected, my issue occurred again yesterday and I started seeing the 'To be announced' entries again.

I tried to remove all of the 'To Be Announced' entries from the DB using the following;

DELETE FROM mptvdb.program where title = 'To Be Announced';

Then I ran my daily EPG script to write a new XML and allowed it to import (MPTV Setup program reports guide data loaded OK on the plugin tab)
But checking MP I still see empty 'holes' in the guide data, even though the XML I imported contains data for that time.

Example - Channel 4 HD lists 'Deal or no deal' starting shortly, but not the preceding program on that channel (the one airing at the moment) or the program that is on after 'Deal or no deal'

I have paste binned the section of the imported XML - can anyone see any reason in the XML why deal or no deal imports, but the other two don't?
If not, then I guess there must be some issue in the import code of the plugin...

http://pastebin.com/mCG4Qmus

Cheers!

 

[swifty]

Ok, so I took a different approach and changed my XMLTV settings so that it only downloads 7 days EPG (digiguide actually provides nearly a month!)
A week or so ago, I had a bunch of 'No information available' - ie. no guide data at all.. so I hit force import and left it for an hour or two, then I had guide data on all channels.
This morning it happened again - I haven't done a force import again yet, but as usual it will probably solve the issue.
So it seems that it's not nessecarily REPLACING guide data that is failing (as reducing the guide time has now resulted in no guide data, rather than old guide data) but there is clearly something different with the force import / normal method.

Is there any way that I can 'script' the force import function??

 

[swifty]

Well, at the risk of just talking to myself, I thought I'd give an update to this thread for completeness..

I've given up trying to get this fixed 'properly' so about two weeks ago I pulled apart the source for the xmltv plugin and put the 'force import' code into a little command line application so that I can just run this and it will kick off a force import.
Since I created this tool I've set it up as a scheduled task and it runs every morning after the 'normal' xmltv import.

The outcome: Nearly two weeks now, and no guide data missing yet..!