New Australian TV guide source (1 Viewer)

[jamiro]

I just wanted to say for a great program that was easy to use and works like a treat. Well Done.

 

[Ten80]

*waves hand wildly in the air*

"Oh yes please, can I have a copy too sir?"

This sounds great!

 

[angusmann]

Check your PM's

*waves hand wildly in the air*
"Oh yes please, can I have a copy too sir?"
This sounds great!

 

[gusangora]

angusmann kindly sent me a trial version which downloads the actors/directors and includes this data to the xml file for MP. Unfortunately, Frodo's xmltv plugin for MP TV Server does not display this extra information.
However, by using bigkev's EPG Downloader for TV Service and pointing that program to the xml file output by angusmann's program, it is possible to have the extra data displayed within the MP TV EPG.
Steve

Just received a PM from angusmann:

"The update is now official, and those with auto-update will automatically get the version tested by you.

Thanks for that,
Angus"

NB.: I also asked him to remove the hyphen from program titles where no subtitle is available.

The program has access to more data than is displayed.
It has country of origin, year produced, actors, and detailed rating info to name a few.

I don't use MediaPortal and so I don't have a good idea of exactly what data it is capable of displaying.

It's easy to put the additional data into the XML but I need to know the exact format required.

If you can pm me an extract of Big Kev's XML that shows how the additional data is formatted and labeled I'll add it in.

Hello,
just started using this - so far very happy with the data and relatively simple setup however I don't seem to be getting information on actors. I had previously been using BigKevs EPG Downloader for TV Service, which had a button to select for Actors and Directors. Is there a similar setting for this program?
Steve

 

[eezo20v]

Hi,
Is it possible for me to grab a copy of this program?

Thanks.
Ernest

 

[ItsAllNew]

HELP!!!!!

Hi,

Had this installed and running well for a while.

Just rebuilt the trusty XP machine....

And now when trying to run guidedigger get Runtime error... Protection violation

Tog,txt shows;

Data found locally it is : Intact.
Processing September 26, 2009 segment 1 of WA...Perth~ABC1.
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 29072321 added.
Closeup 29072322 added.
Closeup 29072326 added.
Attempting upload by FTP..FTP login rejected. Disabling all FTP


And error.txt has;



Error log timestamp 9/20/2009 14:27:33
ERROR.LOG
GPF has occurred

START
API method: UserDLL >> messageBoxEx:withText:titled:style:language:
5 arguments.
5: Smalltalk integer 0 (0x00000000)
4: Smalltalk integer 48 (0x00000030)
3: String size = 13 ( 80 108 101 97 115 101 32 78 111 116 101 58 0 )
2: String size = 104 ( 35 108 111 103 13 10 35 103 114 97 98 13 10 35 102 116 112 13 10 13 10 84 104 101 115 101 32 104 97 110 100 108 101 115 32 99 108 111 115 101 100 32 98 121 32 76 105 98 101 114 116 121 32 66 65 83 73 67 46 13 10 80 108 101 97 115 101 32 97 100 100 32 116 104 101 32 97 112 112 114 111 112 114 105 97 116 101 32 67 76 79 83 69 32 99 111 109 109 97 110 100 115 46 0 )
1: UndefinedObject

Stack frames:
UserDLL (UserDLL) >> messageBox:withText:titled:style:
MessageBox (MessageBox) >> openPrivate
MessageBox (MessageBox) >> open
() >> notify:withText:
BasicRunProgram (BasicProgram) >> closeAll
BasicRunProgram (BasicProgram) >> terminateRun:
BasicRunProgram (BasicProgram) >> errorHandlerBlock
ExceptionHandler (ExceptionHandler) >> evaluateResponseBlock:for:
ExceptionHandler (ExceptionHandler) >> handle:
ProtectedFrameMarker (BlockClosure) >> setUnwind:
BlockClosure (BlockClosure) >> invisibleEnsure:
ExceptionHandler (ExceptionHandler) >> handle:
ExceptionHandler (ExceptionHandler) >> findHandler:
MessageNotUnderstood (Exception) >> activateHandler:
MessageNotUnderstood (Exception) >> handle
MessageNotUnderstood (Exception) >> signal
() >> message:
UndefinedObject (Object) >> doesNotUnderstand:
BasicValueManager (BasicValueManager) >> indexFromName:
LinearHashTable (LinearHashTable) >> lookUpValue:for:ifAbsent:
Dictionary (Dictionary) >> at:ifAbsent:
BasicValueManager (BasicValueManager) >> indexFromName:
BasicValueReference (BasicValueReference) >> unused:
BasicValueReference (BasicValueReference) >> for:
BasicValueManager (BasicValueManager) >> atReference:
BasicRunProgram (BasicRunProgram) >> begin
ExceptionHandler (ExceptionHandler) >> evaluateProtectedBlock:
ExceptionHandler (ExceptionHandler) >> activateDuring:
ProtectedFrameMarker (BlockClosure) >> setUnwind:
BlockClosure (BlockClosure) >> invisibleEnsure:
ExceptionHandler (ExceptionHandler) >> activateDuring:
() >> handle:with:during:
BlockClosure (BlockClosure) >> on:do:
BasicRunProgram (BasicRunProgram) >> begin
BasicRunProgram (BasicProgram) >> run
() >> readTknFile:callingProgram:commandLine:
() >> start
Message (Message) >> perform
NotificationManager (NotificationManager) >> empty
NotificationManager (NotificationManager) >> runPendingEvents
NotificationManager (NotificationManager) >> runEventLoop
Message (Message) >> perform
Message (Message) >> evaluate
Process (Process) >> safelyEvaluate:
Process (Process) >> evaluate:
SystemDictionary (SystemDictionary) >> launch
End of stack dump

The registers were:
EIP = 0x07701880
ESP = 0x0012dfdc
EBP = 0x0012e004
EAX = 0x7ffdf000
EBX = 0x00000000
ECX = 0x00000000
EDX = 0x00000003
EDI = 0x0012e040
ESI = 0x07701880
CS = 0x0000001b
DS = 0x00000023
ES = 0x00000023
SS = 0x00000023
End Registers

Error log timestamp Sunday 20/09/09 02:27:33 PM

Runtime error: Protection Violation

Removed and reinstalled it, and then found it did the same thing again... any ideas?

Thanks, HEATH

OK,

FTP login failed..... Stopped the AVG firewall and reran the Grabber....

And its got past the 76% of before..... Cause we're on the internet I don't wanna be like this , so does anyone know what I need to define???

Thanks again..

HEATH

 

[angusmann]

OK,
FTP login failed..... Stopped the AVG firewall and reran the Grabber....
And its got past the 76% of before..... Cause we're on the internet I don't wanna be like this , so does anyone know what I need to define???
Thanks again..
HEATH

If this is still a problem, PM me with some more info and I will look into it. The original report looks like a firewall problem, but your subsequent edit and addition to the post confuses me. What do you mean by "Got past the 76% ?" "I don't wanna be like this ?" "what I need to define ?" What on Earth are you trying to say?

 

[samo]

hey all,

i have been running this EPG since May with no problems however just recently I have noticed that 9HD, Go! and a few other channels have no data available and also there seems to be some schedule issues (one recently that springs to mind was the Grand Am RRolex series on One HD, my MP shows it starting at 21:30-12:30, however in reality it started at 23:00). Its not a major concern but im just checking in to see if its just me or a general known problem.

cheers

 

[angusmann]

If you find the occasional program starts/stops at a different time than the schedule predicts, the error comes from the guide data source, not GuideDigger. Remember, all GuideDigger does is collect the information and format it correctly...if the information is faulty there is no way for the program to know. Sometimes, TV stations make last-minute changes and (rarely) they update their guide data to match. The problem is, if GD has already downloaded the initial information, and it then changes, GD has no way to know about the change unless it downloads every bit of information all over again. This would make it run very slowly, and use up more of your internet download limit than most people would tolerate. The same applies with the occasional gap in the guide data.

I've thought long and hard about this, and I cannot think of any way to avoid the issues above that does not cause the program to run very slowly and use up a heck of a lot of internet bandwidth.

hey all,
i have been running this EPG since May with no problems however just recently I have noticed that 9HD, Go! and a few other channels have no data available and also there seems to be some schedule issues (one recently that springs to mind was the Grand Am RRolex series on One HD, my MP shows it starting at 21:30-12:30, however in reality it started at 23:00). Its not a major concern but im just checking in to see if its just me or a general known problem.
cheers

 

[ItsAllNew]

avg grrrrrh!

Angusmann,

I have reinstalled MP and 4tR and MPstreamed....

And then tried to get the guidedigger working again with my new AVG...

And it appeas that the SVCHOST service needs more access then allowed by default....

I've added the ALLOW for this n AVG and then when re-running the Grabber, I see it perform the scrape and successful FTP upload.

So its running

Many thanks for your efforts with this great little tool....

HEATH