TV Listings

MichaelK · Post by **MichaelK** » Sat Jan 03, 2004 12:09 pm

Any step by step instructions out there? Where to begin? I'm unable to get the listing to work within HB.

Perhaps holiday hangover. Hmm.

Thanks!

~Michael

MichaelK · Post by **MichaelK** » Sat Jan 03, 2004 12:17 pm

Hold up on that.....I may have figured it out....wow, total brain cramp...

MichaelK · Post by **MichaelK** » Sat Jan 03, 2004 12:47 pm

OK, yeah, im still stuck.

While configuring the XMLTV exe file, you are prompted for the area / zip code. I contunally get a mesage saying "unable to get a list of providers"etc....so I trya nother zip code. No luck. And no config file ahs been generated for me to edit. I went to Zap2it, where the codes are pulled from, and I can see my providers just fine.

I am using 0.5.15.

Perhaps zap2it ahs changed their site structure, so the older 0.5.15 version cant access the database? Has anyone else used a newer version of XMLTV with success?

Any other suggestions?

Thanks!

MichaelK · Post by **MichaelK** » Sat Jan 03, 2004 1:34 pm

OK, Downloaded 0.5.25, config worked. I then replaced the 0.5.25 with the 0.5.15 files, but kept the config file. Seems to be fine thus far.

However, I get an error in the Log in HB:

Error opening XML file...it's loking for the hblisting file in the XMLTV folder. A search on this forum says that location is configurable (?) but I dont see that. What am I missing? Thanks Scott!

MichaelK · Post by **MichaelK** » Sat Jan 03, 2004 1:50 pm

In my never ending attempt to clog the board....

Downladaing 0.5.25 seems to have remedied the problem, no enabling the "get channel listing" seems to retrieve the channels into HB, so the same theme now sees the channels.

But no descriptions.

Help is apprciated (unless I solve it myself in the next 20 minutes) Ha!

~Michael

MichaelK · Post by **MichaelK** » Sat Jan 03, 2004 1:59 pm

All fixed I believe. Odd.

In any event, anyone,know of a way to geta channel listing to appear, like a preview huide..? that is, instead of viewing by channel, view by time period? Like in a TV guide. Thanks!

Post by **ScottBot** » Sat Jan 03, 2004 9:49 pm

Michael,

Whew

You've been busy.

The TV Listing Device currently doesn't sort by time, only channel. I had a guest over for New Years that was asking to do the same thing (see what is on now across all channels).

I don't have any plans right now to update the TV Listing control to do this. However, if you're handy with VB Script, you could do it yourself by accessing the TV Listing database that the Control builds.

Scott

kbosscawen · Post by **kbosscawen** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 8:49 am

I've been working on a configuration that will allow you to look at the schedule by time - It's working well now, but I need to clean out my other stuff and make it stand-alone. Once I've got it cleaned up and documented a little bit I'll be sending it to Scott for verification/posting.

MichaelK · Post by **MichaelK** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 12:35 pm

You guys are geniuses.

I wait with baited breath.

kbosscawen · Post by **kbosscawen** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 8:13 am

Scott posted the sample configuration that, if I understand what you're trying to do correctly, may meet your needs. If you have any questions, please let me know.

e_patsellis · Post by **e_patsellis** » Sat Jan 17, 2004 12:04 pm

now, if zap2it would only offer cband listings, I'd be in heaven....

erie