New Australian TV guide source (3 Viewers)

[redeye19987]

Ahh nice, I think it was taking too long for me to restore it to normal size, my taskbar is on autohide also so don't notice it boot up. Time delay trick is handy to know though, thanks!

 

[samo]

hey all

can someone please clearly explain how i can get this EPG to grab automatically? It isnt too convenient having to run the .exe every couple of days.

I have read the readme and it mentions to create an "argument" etc but being new to MP EPG's and XML i have no idea what this means exactly.

Thanks muchly!

 

[LenFromOz]

Samo you can use windows task scheduler to automatically run guidedigger for you. I have mine set to run three times a week at midnight, there is an option for arguments which you just have to point at the tkn file. You can google "task scheduler" for more info.

Len.

 

[angusmann]

I agree...google "task scheduler" and find instructions here.

The thing that confuses people most about this is the "argument" so here is a summary :

When you set up task scheduler it needs to know what program to run so you need to give it the path to guidedigger.exe
For example the path might look like this :

C:\Program Files\guidedigger\guidedigger.exe

The "argument" is exactly the same, but instead of locating "guidedigger.exe" it locates "guidedigger.tkn"
So for the above example it would be :

C:\Program Files\guidedigger\guidedigger.tkn


Setting the other options in task scheduler like the times and days to run should be obvious, or easy to get help with a google search.

hey all

can someone please clearly explain how i can get this EPG to grab automatically? It isnt too convenient having to run the .exe every couple of days.

I have read the readme and it mentions to create an "argument" etc but being new to MP EPG's and XML i have no idea what this means exactly.

Thanks muchly!

 

[samo]

task scheduler.. of course.

I thought it was some line of code or whatever in the .xml file.

thx.

but just to clarify.. when first setting up the task do i point it to the exe or the tkn?

thx again.

 

[NickName]

Hi Samo,

In the field where you put "C:\Program Files\guidedigger\guidedigger.exe", just add "C:\Program Files\guidedigger\guidedigger.tkn" after it.
Therefore the line will look like:
"C:\Program Files\guidedigger\guidedigger.exe" "C:\Program Files\guidedigger\guidedigger.tkn"

This makes Guidedigger.exe run with the argument of "C:\Program Files\guidedigger\guidedigger.tkn"

Hope this helps,

Nick Name

 

[acorn]

First of all angusmann, thanks for the awesome grabber.

Just one issue I seem to be having though... I have the options checked to both upload and download via FTP. Uploading seems to work, but I never seem to be able to download via FTP. GuideDigger always ends up scraping the data.

I seem to be at a loss here... I have Port 21 open on Windows Firewall and my router. If I do an open port test via Open Port Check Tool I recieve a success.

Any help to get this working would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!


Below is a small portion of my log.txt

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Completed reading ini file.
Finished reading ini
Entering main code sequence.
Date is : May 24, 2009
Time is : 19:57:14
Showing opening dialog..finished. User chose mode 1
Reading internal program data..finished.
Starting data cleanup..finished.
Major version : 5
Minor version : 1
Starting data grab. 22 channels, 8 days.
Current day is 39590.
Current time is 19:57:23
Baking cookie.....yum! Cookies are ready!
Attempting download of FTP directory. Mask is *.txt
Logging in...Returned result 0
Requesting directory...Returned result 0
Final result of directory request...Success.

Processing May 24, 2009 segment 1 of PAY..Foxtel Digital~FOX Classics.
Not found locally..Try FTP
Download index - try number 1 - Setup TV Channels | NEWS.com.au
Checking index integrity..complete and with links.
The index was good.
Closeup 26214832 added.
Closeup 26214833 added.
Closeup 26214834 added.
Closeup 26214835 added.
Closeup 26214836 added.
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Attempting upload by FTP..Success. That's 3 consecutive.
Processing May 24, 2009 segment 2 of PAY..Foxtel Digital~FOX Classics.
Not found locally..Try FTP
Download index - try number 1 - Setup TV Channels | NEWS.com.au
Checking index integrity..complete and with links.
The index was good.
Closeup 26214839 added.
Closeup 26214840 added.
Closeup 26214841 added.
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Attempting upload by FTP..Success. That's 5 consecutive.

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[angusmann]

To anybody having FTP problems....
Specifically - if you can upload but not download

Update to 4.2 to fix things.

 

[acorn]

Thanks angusmann, FTP downloads now work a treat!!

The download process is now much faster.

 

[bizkit]

hi guys,does anyone know how to reset/stop the import force function in the server? mine is stuck on tvguide.xml already updating...
i cant stop it, tried reboot turning off the plugin etc! no go so far appreciate any help as my EPG is being a PITA!!