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<blockquote data-quote="CyberSimian" data-source="post: 1255176" data-attributes="member: 141969">Part of the difficulty here is that neither of us knows the logic that &quot;TV Server&quot; uses when grabbing the broadcast EPG, or importing an internet EPG, or marking programmes to record. So devising workarounds is a bit hit and miss. Unfortunately, the developer who really knows about all of this is no longer an active member. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown&nbsp; &nbsp; :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />As to when programmes in the updated EPG are marked for recording, I have always assumed that &quot;TV Server&quot; does this as part of acquiring the EPG, but this is just a guess.&nbsp; It might be that &quot;TV Server&quot; checks whether a new EPG entry is scheduled to record before inserting it in the database, or it might be that it performs these checks at the conclusion of inserting the new and changed entries in the database.&nbsp; But in either case, if you are using only an internet EPG, you can control when the import occurs, and hence run your EPG-edit tool afterwards. So that seems like a workable solution. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />So we end up where you started(!) The gaps that you found in the WebEPG must have been due to errors or omissions in the WebEPG data, and you will need to be aware that this might occur again in the future.&nbsp; If it does occur again, you could perform a manual once-only load of the broadcast EPG in &quot;TV Server Config&quot;, and then manually run the EPG-edit tool.-- from CyberSimian in the UK</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CyberSimian, post: 1255176, member: 141969"] Part of the difficulty here is that neither of us knows the logic that "TV Server" uses when grabbing the broadcast EPG, or importing an internet EPG, or marking programmes to record. So devising workarounds is a bit hit and miss. Unfortunately, the developer who really knows about all of this is no longer an active member. :( As to when programmes in the updated EPG are marked for recording, I have always assumed that "TV Server" does this as part of acquiring the EPG, but this is just a guess. It might be that "TV Server" checks whether a new EPG entry is scheduled to record before inserting it in the database, or it might be that it performs these checks at the conclusion of inserting the new and changed entries in the database. But in either case, if you are using only an internet EPG, you can control when the import occurs, and hence run your EPG-edit tool afterwards. So that seems like a workable solution. :) So we end up where you started(!) The gaps that you found in the WebEPG must have been due to errors or omissions in the WebEPG data, and you will need to be aware that this might occur again in the future. If it does occur again, you could perform a manual once-only load of the broadcast EPG in "TV Server Config", and then manually run the EPG-edit tool. -- from CyberSimian in the UK [/QUOTE]

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