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<blockquote data-quote="Anthony Vaughan" data-source="post: 1283027" data-attributes="member: 153283"><p>Hi CyberSimian</p><p></p><p>Thank you very much for that excellent description of how WebEPG works.</p><p></p><p>Did WebEPG grab anything when the DVB EPG options were turned OFF because that didn't work for me at all?</p><p></p><p>I have found where WebEPG defines its configuration - in a folder, under 'MediaPortal TV Server' called WebEPG. Here it defines the channels and grabbers (each grabber by region). In the GB grabber folder each source is held in separate files: '1-xmltv_radiotimes_com.xml'; '2-www_mydigiguide_com.xml' and '3-www_bleb_org.xml'. The fact that these three files are numbered makes me somewhat hesitant about playing around with them so I'm going to leave them alone: e.g. removing any of them.</p><p></p><p>It's interesting that you were unable to download the 'Talking Pictures TV' EPG because I could not find this channel in those three files but I am getting that channel's EPG daily. So, maybe there's something else going on, as well WebEPG, to get EPG data.</p><p></p><p>I am using the 'Store data only for the selected channels' option.</p><p></p><p>BTW, although the XML suggests that series info is extracted by WebEPG, I have had to write a whole load of code to handle what the source EPG provides. The series info is actually held in the description field for each program - <u>but in more than one format</u> - which is why WebEPG doesn't extract all of the series info because it only tests for one format. I had to work things out on a seek and find basis (look for existing series info and list all of the different formats). When an unexpected format comes up I amend my code to handle it. It's not perfect but I do get most of the available series info.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for all of your help.</p><p></p><p>Tony</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anthony Vaughan, post: 1283027, member: 153283"] Hi CyberSimian Thank you very much for that excellent description of how WebEPG works. Did WebEPG grab anything when the DVB EPG options were turned OFF because that didn't work for me at all? I have found where WebEPG defines its configuration - in a folder, under 'MediaPortal TV Server' called WebEPG. Here it defines the channels and grabbers (each grabber by region). In the GB grabber folder each source is held in separate files: '1-xmltv_radiotimes_com.xml'; '2-www_mydigiguide_com.xml' and '3-www_bleb_org.xml'. The fact that these three files are numbered makes me somewhat hesitant about playing around with them so I'm going to leave them alone: e.g. removing any of them. It's interesting that you were unable to download the 'Talking Pictures TV' EPG because I could not find this channel in those three files but I am getting that channel's EPG daily. So, maybe there's something else going on, as well WebEPG, to get EPG data. I am using the 'Store data only for the selected channels' option. BTW, although the XML suggests that series info is extracted by WebEPG, I have had to write a whole load of code to handle what the source EPG provides. The series info is actually held in the description field for each program - [U]but in more than one format[/U] - which is why WebEPG doesn't extract all of the series info because it only tests for one format. I had to work things out on a seek and find basis (look for existing series info and list all of the different formats). When an unexpected format comes up I amend my code to handle it. It's not perfect but I do get most of the available series info. Thanks for all of your help. Tony [/QUOTE]
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