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<blockquote data-quote="Unregistered" data-source="post: 371514">Hi -- I just got MediaPortal yesterday and have been fidgeting with it for awhile.&nbsp; I'm trying to get the TV guide/channels working perfectly, and I think I'm close, but I want to make sure I'm doing everything right.First off, I found mc2xml.&nbsp; I was originally going to use WebEPG, but (I think) it requires you to manually add each channel/name...which does not sound fun.&nbsp; I downloaded and extracted mc2xml, copied xmltv.dtd into this folder that I found elsewhere, then ran the following:mc2xml -c us -g 24060 -o tvguide.xmlI went into MediaPortal, enabled the xmltv plugin, refreshed/saved the mappings, then imported on the settings tab...and it worked!&nbsp; So now I seem to have a basic working program guide.Here are my questions:1. Is mc2xml the best option?&nbsp; I'm in the US.&nbsp; Am I correct that each channel for WebEPG must be set up manually?2. How can I automatically set the names for the channels?&nbsp; All the data is there; in the Mappings tab under XmlTv, each channel is shown with its name under the &quot;Guide Channel&quot; column.&nbsp; Is there some way to use this mapping to name all of my channels?3. What's the best way to update the xml file?&nbsp; I figure the easiest solution would be to simply create a scheduled task that runs mc2xml every week, but I was wondering if there was a better way to integrate this updating into MP.Thanks!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Unregistered, post: 371514"] Hi -- I just got MediaPortal yesterday and have been fidgeting with it for awhile. I'm trying to get the TV guide/channels working perfectly, and I think I'm close, but I want to make sure I'm doing everything right. First off, I found mc2xml. I was originally going to use WebEPG, but (I think) it requires you to manually add each channel/name...which does not sound fun. I downloaded and extracted mc2xml, copied xmltv.dtd into this folder that I found elsewhere, then ran the following: mc2xml -c us -g 24060 -o tvguide.xml I went into MediaPortal, enabled the xmltv plugin, refreshed/saved the mappings, then imported on the settings tab...and it worked! So now I seem to have a basic working program guide. Here are my questions: 1. Is mc2xml the best option? I'm in the US. Am I correct that each channel for WebEPG must be set up manually? 2. How can I automatically set the names for the channels? All the data is there; in the Mappings tab under XmlTv, each channel is shown with its name under the "Guide Channel" column. Is there some way to use this mapping to name all of my channels? 3. What's the best way to update the xml file? I figure the easiest solution would be to simply create a scheduled task that runs mc2xml every week, but I was wondering if there was a better way to integrate this updating into MP. Thanks! [/QUOTE]

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