Epg not showing the current program (1 Viewer)

[yiancar]

Hello guys
Am currently living in Cyprus, were there an epg service of any kind is unavailable.
Using TVxb, I managed to make an xml file for the local channels. However i can only see the next program in the mini guide. The main tvguide shows no data available, the same with the now field of the mini guide.

Any help would be great
Regards Yiangos

PS i also attached a sample of the xml

Edit: it seems that the program is placed one day latter than it has to. For example today's program 2010/04/25 is placed in 2010/04/26 even if the xml file is correct

 

[arion_p]

Hi Yango,

I have imported your xml file and I can see no problem at all. All shows appear at the correct time.
What settings do you use in XmlTv import plugin?

Try disabling "Apply time compensation when loading tvguide.xml" and set Hours and Minutes to 0.
Also enable "Delete old programs before import" to avoid stale data (maybe your wrong epg data is from some previous failed attempt).

For channels Mega and ANT1 you can also use WebEPG and either www.in.gr grabber or www.pathfinder.gr grabber which you can find here: https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/576326-post14.html

Finally if you post a link to the site you use to grab data, I might be able to build a WebEPG grabber for Cyprus channels and include that in the official build.

 

[yiancar]

hey,

just tried your solution and it worked

Mega and ANT1 have different schedules in Cyprus and in Greece so i cannot use the in.gr grabber

Channels can be found here : Cyta Cytavision . I have also came out with a url pattern which can be seen in my TVxb file provided bellow. The second column of the tables is actually the description of each program but its not visible under firefox.

TVxb ini:

!!--input-output file parameters--
xmltvoutput=C:\Documents and Settings\All Users.WINDOWS\Application Data\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal TV Server\xmltv\tvguide.xml
mcechanneloutput=ChannelList.xml
!!--end of input-output file parameters--

!!--execution control parameters--
provider=PROVIDER
lineup=LINEUP
auto=yes
!!--end of execution control parameters--

!! Insert channel settings common to all channels below this line
!----------------------------------------------------------------
days=3,+1
lang=gr
special=hhmmtime,startprevday
schedulefiller=,-1
!!--end of parameters that apply to all channels--

!! Other Information on Main Parameters:
!summerstart=200904050200
!summerend=200909270300

!! Insert individual channel settings below this line
!---------------------------------------------------
[rik1]
service=Rik1
icon=http://www.cytavision.com.cy/images/tv_channels/rik1.gif
htmltimezone=+0200
url=http://www.cytavision.com.cy/english/[relseq=tv_shedule.php?days=0&service_id=rk1,tv_shedule.php?days=1&service_id=rk1,tv_shedule.php?days=2&service_id=rk1,tv_shedule.php?days=3&service_id=rk1,tv_shedule.php?days=4&service_id=rk1,tv_shedule.php?days=5&service_id=rk1]
start=1
title=3
description=2(1)

[rik2]
service=Rik2
icon=http://www.cytavision.com.cy/images/tv_channels/rik2.gif
htmltimezone=+0200
url=http://www.cytavision.com.cy/english/[relseq=tv_shedule.php?days=0&service_id=rk2,tv_shedule.php?days=1&service_id=rk2,tv_shedule.php?days=2&service_id=rk2,tv_shedule.php?days=3&service_id=rk2,tv_shedule.php?days=4&service_id=rk2,tv_shedule.php?days=5&service_id=rk2]
start=1
title=3
description=2(1)

[mega]
service=Mega
icon=http://www.cytavision.com.cy/images/tv_channels/mega.gif
htmltimezone=+0200
url=http://www.cytavision.com.cy/english/[relseq=tv_shedule.php?days=0&service_id=meg,tv_shedule.php?days=1&service_id=meg,tv_shedule.php?days=2&service_id=meg,tv_shedule.php?days=3&service_id=meg,tv_shedule.php?days=4&service_id=meg,tv_shedule.php?days=5&service_id=meg]
start=1
title=3
description=2(1)

[ant1]
service=Ant1
icon=http://www.cytavision.com.cy/images/tv_channels/ant1.gif
htmltimezone=+0200
url=http://www.cytavision.com.cy/english/[relseq=tv_shedule.php?days=0&service_id=an1,tv_shedule.php?days=1&service_id=an1,tv_shedule.php?days=2&service_id=an1,tv_shedule.php?days=3&service_id=an1,tv_shedule.php?days=4&service_id=an1,tv_shedule.php?days=5&service_id=an1]
start=1
title=3

[sigma]
service=Sigma
icon=http://www.cytavision.com.cy/images/tv_channels/sigma.gif
htmltimezone=+0200
url=http://www.cytavision.com.cy/english/[relseq=tv_shedule.php?days=0&service_id=sgm,tv_shedule.php?days=1&service_id=sgm,tv_shedule.php?days=2&service_id=sgm,tv_shedule.php?days=3&service_id=sgm,tv_shedule.php?days=4&service_id=sgm,tv_shedule.php?days=5&service_id=sgm]
start=1
title=3

[plus]
service=Plus Tv
icon=http://www.cytavision.com.cy/images/tv_channels/cncplus09.gif
htmltimezone=+0200
url=http://www.cytavision.com.cy/english/[relseq=tv_shedule.php?days=0&service_id=cncp,tv_shedule.php?days=1&service_id=cncp,tv_shedule.php?days=2&service_id=cncp,tv_shedule.php?days=3&service_id=cncp,tv_shedule.php?days=4&service_id=cncp,tv_shedule.php?days=5&service_id=cncp]
start=1
title=3
description=2(1)

 

[arion_p]

Put the attached file in a the following folder:
<MediaPortal TV Server Config dir>\WebEPG\grabbers\CY

<MediaPortal TV Server Config dir> is "C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal TV Server" on Vista/Win7 or "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal TV Server" on Win XP.

In my installation, Cyprus did not appear in the list of countries, but I presume in yours it will show up (since your system has been setup with Cyprus regional settings). If it does not, just copy the file to some other country's directory, e.g. GR for Greece.

I have added the 10 channels that appear in the "Κανάλια - Κυπριακά (80-94)" page. If you want to add others just add more <channel> entries in the grabber and set their ID to the string that follows "service_id=" in the corresponding URL.

 

[yiancar]

That's great
I would also be very pleased if you can add the grabber to the next release

 

[arion_p]

Was it selectable when you put the grabber file in grabbers\CY or did you have to put it in some other country's folder?

 

[yiancar]

Was it selectable when you put the grabber file in grabbers\CY or did you have to put it in some other country's folder?

Sorry for the late reply,
There was not a Cy folder
However the grabber workes perfectly

 

[arion_p]

I know that there isn't a CY folder (because there were no grabbers for Cyprus channels. Sorry I wasn't clear before, I meant if you create a CY folder and put the grabber inside, does Cyprus appear in the list of countries in WebEPG (only countries for which there is a folder appear)?

For me in Win XP it does not, because Windows does not have a Cyprus locale (not even in regional settings). I was just wondering that perhaps in Cyprus there are special patched versions of Windows that do have Cyprus in regional settings. Also I have not tested with later versions of Windows (Vista/Win7).

I need this information to decide where to put the grabber when I commit in SVN. If it works in CY folder I prefer to put it there, as it is more accurate (and where Cypriots would look for it). Otherwise I'd have to put it in GR so that it is accessible.

 

[yiancar]

I have added a CY folder myself, but am also using xp for my tvserver therefor, it did not appear in the WebEPG.
However Cyprus exist in regional settings