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<blockquote data-quote="CyberSimian" data-source="post: 1266211" data-attributes="member: 141969"><p>I live in the UK where we benefit from a 7-day EPG that is broadcast with the TV signals. If you don't have that, you need to download the EPG from the internet, and repeat this at regular intervals, such as weekly, or (perhaps) daily. The "Schedules Direct" EPG is reputed to be of high quality, so that is a good start <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite24" alt="(y)" title="Thumbs Up (y)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(y)" /> (but I have not used it personally).</p><p></p><p>So the processing is:</p><p></p><p>(1) Download an EPG from the internet, creating a file on your C: drive.</p><p>(2) Convert the EPG file into an XML file suitable for "TV Server".</p><p>(3) Import the XML file into "TV Server" to populate the EPG.</p><p></p><p>All of these tasks can be automated, but I don't know how to do that as I have never used an internet EPG. There is, however, a "TV Server" plugin called "XmlTv" that (I think) does step (3). Read about it on <a href="https://www.team-mediaportal.com/wiki/display/MediaPortal1/XmlTv+Plugin" target="_blank">this page in the Wiki</a>.</p><p></p><p>It is possible that the file resulting from step (1) is not in a form that can be understood by step (3). This is where MC2XML may be required to perform step (2) (I am guessing).</p><p></p><p>Finally, there is another plugin that allegedly uses "Schedules Direct" to get the EPG (I think that this is the one that you found). Whether it still works is unclear, as it seems to be no longer maintained. It is also unclear what it actually does (step (1), step (2), step (3), or some combination).</p><p></p><p>Hopefully someone who actually uses this stuff to get an internet EPG will post with additional details.</p><p></p><p>-- from CyberSimian in the UK</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CyberSimian, post: 1266211, member: 141969"] I live in the UK where we benefit from a 7-day EPG that is broadcast with the TV signals. If you don't have that, you need to download the EPG from the internet, and repeat this at regular intervals, such as weekly, or (perhaps) daily. The "Schedules Direct" EPG is reputed to be of high quality, so that is a good start (y) (but I have not used it personally). So the processing is: (1) Download an EPG from the internet, creating a file on your C: drive. (2) Convert the EPG file into an XML file suitable for "TV Server". (3) Import the XML file into "TV Server" to populate the EPG. All of these tasks can be automated, but I don't know how to do that as I have never used an internet EPG. There is, however, a "TV Server" plugin called "XmlTv" that (I think) does step (3). Read about it on [URL='https://www.team-mediaportal.com/wiki/display/MediaPortal1/XmlTv+Plugin']this page in the Wiki[/URL]. It is possible that the file resulting from step (1) is not in a form that can be understood by step (3). This is where MC2XML may be required to perform step (2) (I am guessing). Finally, there is another plugin that allegedly uses "Schedules Direct" to get the EPG (I think that this is the one that you found). Whether it still works is unclear, as it seems to be no longer maintained. It is also unclear what it actually does (step (1), step (2), step (3), or some combination). Hopefully someone who actually uses this stuff to get an internet EPG will post with additional details. -- from CyberSimian in the UK [/QUOTE]
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