Hey all,
I've been searching around the net for a few hours trying to figure out the answer my issue: Is it possible to generate a custom grabber file from IMDB using xmltv for my specific zip code & provider?
When i browse to the IMDB website for TV listings and use the drop-down boxes to select my specific location, I can see that IMDB does in fact offer listings for my specific zip code & cable provider. However, I can't seem to figure out how to edit the www_imdb_com.xml file to include this regional information. I've studied the syntax of the file and it seems pretty easy to decipher, but it looks to me like each specific channel in the file is where the "tv_prov=XXXXXX" string is found. Additionally, based on the IMDB website there are additional channels for my location that i'd like to add to this XML file.
I've searched all around the net trying to find a way to download/generate a new www_imdb_com.xml file for my specific location, but haven't had any success. I also tried to play with the XMLTV.EXE command line stuff, but there doesn't seem to be an option for the IMDB TV-listings, only the movie data, direct-tv, etc.
So, unless i'm way off, i think I know what I need to do i just don't know how to do it. Sure, I could manually click on each channel on the IMDB website, look at the URL, and modify the XML file to create a new grabber for myself but i'm sure that there is an automated way to generate a customized file. I also started exploring the zap2xml stuff, but I feel like i'm close to a solution and would rather stick with the xmltv stuff that seems like it's almost there.
Any help would with this would really be appreciated! Thanks!!!!
Eric
I've been searching around the net for a few hours trying to figure out the answer my issue: Is it possible to generate a custom grabber file from IMDB using xmltv for my specific zip code & provider?
When i browse to the IMDB website for TV listings and use the drop-down boxes to select my specific location, I can see that IMDB does in fact offer listings for my specific zip code & cable provider. However, I can't seem to figure out how to edit the www_imdb_com.xml file to include this regional information. I've studied the syntax of the file and it seems pretty easy to decipher, but it looks to me like each specific channel in the file is where the "tv_prov=XXXXXX" string is found. Additionally, based on the IMDB website there are additional channels for my location that i'd like to add to this XML file.
I've searched all around the net trying to find a way to download/generate a new www_imdb_com.xml file for my specific location, but haven't had any success. I also tried to play with the XMLTV.EXE command line stuff, but there doesn't seem to be an option for the IMDB TV-listings, only the movie data, direct-tv, etc.
So, unless i'm way off, i think I know what I need to do i just don't know how to do it. Sure, I could manually click on each channel on the IMDB website, look at the URL, and modify the XML file to create a new grabber for myself but i'm sure that there is an automated way to generate a customized file. I also started exploring the zap2xml stuff, but I feel like i'm close to a solution and would rather stick with the xmltv stuff that seems like it's almost there.
Any help would with this would really be appreciated! Thanks!!!!
Eric