FreeviewToXMLTV stopped working?

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Ultimate Geek

#412128 2-Dec-2010 15:17

lasted 2 years... had to end some time.

amigo

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Master Geek

#412183 2-Dec-2010 17:38

icogill: freeview site FAQ has been updated:
http://www.freeviewnz.tv/setup_support/questions_answers/category/troubleshooting

See question at bottom of page
Why is the XML EPG data not available anymore?

Damn. Why do people have to get so precious about their content, especially when nobody is profiting from it and is otherwise publically published anyhow in other forms. Wouldn't be be suprised if it was all Sky's doing.

Looks like I'll have to have a go setting up EPG Collector this weekend...

nzkc

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Uber Geek

#412217 2-Dec-2010 18:49

Just follow the instructions here: http://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=126&topicid=61903

Easy as.

Plasmadog

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Geek

#412242 2-Dec-2010 20:05

@rvangelder - thanks for the update, but I see that the new version targets .NET 4.x. Does it actually depend on anything that isn't in 3.5?

rvangelder

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Ultimate Geek

#412269 2-Dec-2010 21:22

plasmadog: i fixed it, and it recompiled for .net 4.0, then freeview disabled access to the xml listings a few days later.
with that, freeviewtoxmltv is now a dead application. sorry!

as annoying as that is, it was expected. the best things in life are free, but they dont last forever.
however, i'm really pleased that that freeview were decent enough to explain "why" this changed happened in their faq. it was a really detailed answer, so good on them!

there are other options:
get a satellite card and dish, and hook into the eit listings (most stable).
hook into the mheg listings via epg collector.
look at one of the other xmltv listing databases (i wont list them, but a quick search turns them up).

on a related note, if anyone is interested in the source code, please let me know, i'll post a link in the development section of the forums.

sbiddle

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#412270 2-Dec-2010 21:26

EPG Collector is dead simple to run. I'd always used the XML files myself but I had EPG Collector up and running in under 10 minutes yesterday when I finally had to make the move.

Regs

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Snowflake

#412278 2-Dec-2010 21:48

sbiddle: EPG Collector is dead simple to run. I'd always used the XML files myself but I had EPG Collector up and running in under 10 minutes yesterday when I finally had to make the move.

i ripped out my DVB-S cards the other day and had to find another source for EPG. I too got EPGCollector working in minutes. Wouldnt take much more to make it a fully automated exprience for the n00bs either!

And, i might add, the temperature in my HTPC case has plummeted since ripping out the two Nova-S-Plus cards and replacing with a single HVR2200. The GPU has dropped by 20degC on average.

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jzed

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Wannabe Geek

#412696 3-Dec-2010 23:50

A great shame this program no longer works. It was excellent work and a very tidy solution.

I have got EPG Collector working - at least it creates the xmltv.xml file. But after hours of trying, I can't work out how to get the EPG data into Mediaportal. Is another piece of software required like those mentioned on the EPG Grabber help page?

Freeviewtoxmltv created a tvguide.xml file which read into Mediaportal nicely. I have renamed the xmtltv file created by EPG Collector to tvguide and tried importing. It recognises the channels, but none of the programmes. This is somewhat strange, as looking at the xml file content, there doesn't seem to be much difference between the output of the two programs.

I hope I am not asking something obvious here, but I'm clearly missing something. Any help would be appreciated.

EzyE

16 posts

Geek

#412730 4-Dec-2010 08:17

jzed: A great shame this program no longer works. It was excellent work and a very tidy solution.

I have got EPG Collector working - at least it creates the xmltv.xml file. But after hours of trying, I can't work out how to get the EPG data into Mediaportal. Is another piece of software required like those mentioned on the EPG Grabber help page?

Freeviewtoxmltv created a tvguide.xml file which read into Mediaportal nicely. I have renamed the xmtltv file created by EPG Collector to tvguide and tried importing. It recognises the channels, but none of the programmes. This is somewhat strange, as looking at the xml file content, there doesn't seem to be much difference between the output of the two programs.

I hope I am not asking something obvious here, but I'm clearly missing something. Any help would be appreciated.

Oh thank goodness! I am having this exact problem, and can't for the life of me figure out what I'm doing wrong. If you work out a solution please post it up.

rvangelder

352 posts

Ultimate Geek

#412758 4-Dec-2010 10:02

EPG Collector has its own website for support. The authors are active on their support forums.
I'd suggest you start there.

valtam

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Ultimate Geek

#412761 4-Dec-2010 10:33

jzed: But after hours of trying, I can't work out how to get the EPG data into Mediaportal.

On MP TV Server, enable the XmlTv plugin, and point the folder to where the xml file is stored, as long as you have it pointed to the right directory, it should just import whenever you run EPG Collector.

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EzyE

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#412775 4-Dec-2010 11:25

valtam:
jzed: But after hours of trying, I can't work out how to get the EPG data into Mediaportal.

On MP TV Server, enable the XmlTv plugin, and point the folder to where the xml file is stored, as long as you have it pointed to the right directory, it should just import whenever you run EPG Collector.

I have this set up exactly the same as it was before changing to EPG Collector, with the tvguide.xml file in the same directory. MP imports the file fine, but says there are no programs.

valtam

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Ultimate Geek

#412777 4-Dec-2010 11:37

are there any errors in the Mapping tab?

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jzed

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Wannabe Geek

#412859 4-Dec-2010 19:16

Thanks for the replies.

I was a bit unclear in my previous post. As for EzyE, xmltv in Media portal recognises the channels and the mapping seems fine. But no programs imported. The file being read has content, and doesn't seem that different to the xml file generated by Freeviewtoxmltv.

I took the advice to look at the EPG Collector forums. It seems it could be a Mediaportal issue according to a few threads. Some time in the next day, I will muck around with the xml file to see if I can see what the issue is.

EzyE

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#412898 4-Dec-2010 22:30

jzed: Thanks for the replies.

I was a bit unclear in my previous post. As for EzyE, xmltv in Media portal recognises the channels and the mapping seems fine. But no programs imported. The file being read has content, and doesn't seem that different to the xml file generated by Freeviewtoxmltv.

I took the advice to look at the EPG Collector forums. It seems it could be a Mediaportal issue according to a few threads. Some time in the next day, I will muck around with the xml file to see if I can see what the issue is.

Check out my thread dude, has been solved for me :-D

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