XMLTV import of tvguide.xml fails (1 Viewer)

[TheBatfink]

Hi.

I am downloading an xml file via mc2xml from schedules direct json service. When Load/Refresh I get action message 'Error'. The log says:

[2017-12-11 20:42:57,629] [Log ] [SetupTv ] [ERROR] - Failed loading channels/mappings : channel erro trying to add empty key
[2017-12-11 20:42:57,629] [Log ] [SetupTv ] [ERROR] - at Tst.TstDictionary.Add(String key, Object value)
at SetupTv.Sections.XmlTvSetup.buttonRefresh_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)

I'm kind of at a loss. I don't see anyone reporting this searching forum. Guessing there is something malformatted in the xml but bit beyond me. I am attempting to attach tvguide.xml to this post but it was 200mb and 20mb after zipping.. maybe to big. Any suggestions to move forward would be greatly appreciated.

 

[cewillis]

I have no answers -- but I had the same problem trying to import a tvguide.xml generated by zap2xml using TVGuide.com as source. Regenerating the tvguide.xml fixed the problem in my case.

 

[TheBatfink]

Hey, I tried downloading a few times now new xml.. I get the same error each time

 

[mm1352000]

Hello folks

The cause of the problem is this channel in the XMLTV file:

    <channel id="I807.91115.schedulesdirect.org">
        <display-name>807 </display-name>
        <display-name>807</display-name>
        <display-name></display-name>
    </channel>

I'm not sure if the XMLTV standard allows empty display names, but TV Server's XMLTV plugin certainly can't handle them.

From the look of the associated programs it's a new channel which will launch soon:

    <programme start="20171211180000 +0000" stop="20171211220000 +0000" channel="I807.91115.schedulesdirect.org">
       <title lang="en">Coming Soon</title>
       <desc lang="en">GEO Entertainment coming soon.</desc>
       <category lang="en">Special</category>
       <episode-num system="dd_progid">SH02066328.0000</episode-num>
       <previously-shown start="20141123000000" />
   </programme>

If I were you I'd ask the mc2xml developer(s) to amend mc2xml such that it doesn't generate XMLTV files containing empty channel display names.

 

[TheBatfink]

Hey MM, thanks for taking a look at it and figuring out the problem. Appreciated.

 

[TheBatfink]

Hi MM.

How did you find this issue? Is there some tool that returns something more verbose than what is going in the standard log. Like how do I find what key this is complaining about so I can fix the file?

[2018-02-11 17:06:13,924] [Log    ] [XmlTvImporter] [ERROR] - XML tv import error loading C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal TV Server\xmltv\tvguide.xml err:The given key was not present in the dictionary.
    at System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2.get_Item(TKey key)
   at TvEngine.XMLTVImport.Import(String fileName, Boolean deleteBeforeImport, Boolean showProgress)

Thanks