Partial grabs for WebEPG (1 Viewer)

[Khurram]

1) Are there any plans to allow partial updates in WebEPG? From this, I mean the ability to schedule a grab for a range of channels rather than for all of them. In my case, the epg data is grabbed from a multitude of websites which are not always accessible at the same time. A feature like this would sure help in my case

2) How about grabbing multiple times in a day?

Thanks.

 

[arion_p]

1) Are there any plans to allow partial updates in WebEPG? From this, I mean the ability to schedule a grab for a range of channels rather than for all of them. In my case, the epg data is grabbed from a multitude of websites which are not always accessible at the same time. A feature like this would sure help in my case

I don't see the problem here. If the site is not available, nothing will be grabbed and nothing will be changed. Existing data will remain intact. So each time WebEPG runs it will grab whatever is available and incrementally update the database.

Also I do not understand how a site can be accessible only certain hours of the day, does it go off-line for the rest of the time?

2) How about grabbing multiple times in a day?

That is possible, but I cannot make promises.

 

[Khurram]

I don't see the problem here. If the site is not available, nothing will be grabbed and nothing will be changed. Existing data will remain intact. So each time WebEPG runs it will grab whatever is available and incrementally update the database.

Also I do not understand how a site can be accessible only certain hours of the day, does it go off-line for the rest of the time?

When I said a web site is not available, I actually meant that updated EPG data is not available. Sorry for the confusion. If web sites A and B are updating their data at different times (lets say A updates before B) and my grab is running in between these 2 timings, I run into a problem with no/outdated data for site B (specially since many of the sites make the EPG data available for only 1 or 2 days). So I was hoping that I can run WebEPG again at a later time and only import data from site B. A workaround would be the ability to grab at multiple times during 24 hrs. But partial udpates would certainly get the job done faster

2) How about grabbing multiple times in a day?

That is possible, but I cannot make promises.

Looking forward to it, thanks.

 

[arion_p]

When I said a web site is not available, I actually meant that updated EPG data is not available. Sorry for the confusion. If web sites A and B are updating their data at different times (lets say A updates before B) and my grab is running in between these 2 timings, I run into a problem with no/outdated data for site B (specially since many of the sites make the EPG data available for only 1 or 2 days). So I was hoping that I can run WebEPG again at a later time and only import data from site B. A workaround would be the ability to grab at multiple times during 24 hrs. But partial udpates would certainly get the job done faster

Ok, now that makes sense.