[plugin] XMLTV Importer

[StephaneM]

Originally Posted by steve909

I have now downloaded and installed the donator versions of Importer and Web Viewer. All is working well except I still do not have the java feature you mentioned. I'll wait a while longer.

You should really see a Javascript error in your browser (if you are using Firefox, open the error console)

Can I ask though, when I try to test the web viewer via my lan I get a 'page under construction' message, is this usual or do I have to do anything further in order to view the guide remotely?

Usually not, just type http://yourmachinename/guide and you should be ok. The "Under construction" is the default page of IIS (http://localhost, http://yourmachinename). So I guess that either:

* you are using http://localhost/guide as the address from another machine and in this case you are querying the local machine and not the BTV server

* you are using http://machinename, without the "/guide" part

Regards,
Stéphane.

[steve909]

Absolutely right! I had tried both, but didn't notice I kept going back to the address without /guide on it. I can now connect no problem.
I still do not get the pop-ups and the error console only shows:
Warning: Unknown property 'filter'. Declaration dropped.
Source File: http://192.168.0.66/guide/images/styles/default.css
Line: 77
Is that any help?
After a reboot I have no guide or catagories in BTV but they sometimes appear again in the menu after a minute or so.

Another thing that I don't think is related but which has started to happen is that I can no longer play back video via WMplayer (v11). Even .wmv files just have a black screen. Although, If I play back an .mpg file just after a reboot, then it will play back ok. Second try- nothing. I'm beginning to think my computer is in meltdown...
I wanted to edit and trim files recorded in BTV in 'nanocosmos' but they are black as well.

I hope these queries helps someone else out, I'm sorry to take up so much of your time.

Do you think I should just cut my losses and go for the complete re-install again? Please don't say yes!

[StephaneM]

Originally Posted by steve909

I still do not get the pop-ups and the error console only shows:
Warning: Unknown property 'filter'. Declaration dropped.
Source File: http://192.168.0.66/guide/images/styles/default.css
Line: 77
Is that any help?

This error is a stylesheet error, it relates to a transparency filter that is only available on IE (applying transparency on channel logos). This error can be ignored, it's not the cause of the popup not displaying.

If there is no errors, maybe the javascript is not executed at all, if you have some security software like Norton or some plugins in Firefox, this can prevent scripts from executing...

After a reboot I have no guide or catagories in BTV but they sometimes appear again in the menu after a minute or so.

Never had this problem with BTV. But as I don't use it anymore, it may be something that can happen, if this becomes a real annoyance you should contact SnapStream support.

Another thing that I don't think is related but which has started to happen is that I can no longer play back video via WMplayer (v11). Even .wmv files just have a black screen. Although, If I play back an .mpg file just after a reboot, then it will play back ok. Second try- nothing. I'm beginning to think my computer is in meltdown...

Huh! A black screen can be : no more video codecs (but for WMV I don't see how it can happen), an incorrect display configuration (you are playing videos on your secondary display using overlay and you can then have a black screen)

Do you think I should just cut my losses and go for the complete re-install again? Please don't say yes!

It depends, if you think you have installed or tweaked many things it is sometimes better to start fresh (or use a restore point).

Regards,
Stéphane.

[nstocke]

Everything had been working well for a long time. Recently I started having problems. I'm not sure exactly when they started to occur. I've recently had to change from the discontinued Zap2it xmltv service to the "schedule direct" service. I really didn't change much. Everything seems to import with XMLTV Importer okay however I do see a brief flash of failure when the 3rd party data is being imported into Beyond TV.

The Beyond TV program guide looks and works okay. However if I try to schedule something to record the little red record circle does not become red. The record priorities do show the show I attempted to schedule. But nothing shows as an upcoming recording.

No data shows in the GUI Beyond TB Program Guide. I'm not sure what log files to look at however the "GuideUpdaterService.xml" file does show:

- <GuideUpdater>
  <LastSuccessfulUpdate>200709180522</LastSuccessfulUpdate> 
  <LastAttemptedUpdate>200709181511</LastAttemptedUpdate> 
  <NextAttempt>200709181938</NextAttempt> 
  <LastAttemptState>State Failure</LastAttemptState> 
  <LastAttemptMessage>Data load into database tables failed.</LastAttemptMessage> 
  <AttemptsToday>6</AttemptsToday> 
  </GuideUpdater>

Any ideas on how to get the data to show in the program guide and to get the web stuff to schedule recordings?

Neal

[StephaneM]

Hello Neal,

Originally Posted by nstocke

Everything seems to import with XMLTV Importer okay however I do see a brief flash of failure when the 3rd party data is being imported into Beyond TV.

This might happen because you have edited the categories in the Importer and do not have at least added one sub category for the "Movies" main category. If this is the case BTV refuse to load the guide data.

An error message may be listed in the Windows Event Viewer log for this but I'm not sure if it gets logged or not.

Regards,
Stéphane.

[nstocke]

Originally Posted by StephaneM

This might happen because you have edited the categories in the Importer and do not have at least added one sub category for the "Movies" main category. If this is the case BTV refuse to load the guide data.

So what exactly do I need to do to add a sub category to Movies?

[StephaneM]

Originally Posted by nstocke

So what exactly do I need to do to add a sub category to Movies?

Open the category editor and right click on the "Movies" category to add a new category. It can be anything like "Sci Fi", this is only for restoring the guide update.

Then when you feel ready for it you can customize all the categories. Those categories replace the built in BTV categories (that you can browse in Viewscape).

Regards,
Stéphane.

[nstocke]

Thanks,

That fixed it perfectly.

Neal

[tanquef]

Hi Everyone

I´m a current Vista MCE user, but since it demands too much hardware to run, i´m looking at new alternatives, checked SageTv & BeyondTV, so far, beyondtv appears to be closer of what i´m looking at, but i´m struggling a little bit with the xmltv importer.

I made the epg.xml file, and put into the program, add the channel line up, but when i click on update the program seems to made all the updates and deleting the old lineups but at the end the following error appears:

UNABLE TO START BEYONDTV UPDATE: RETRIEVING THE COM CLASS FACTORY FOR COMPONENT WITH CLSID {491639EA-7174-4ABF-9AEA-76E38CD868B} FAILED DUE TO THE FOLLOWING ERROR: 80040154

any help on this?
I´m still on the trial process because i dont want to throw my money away, but if i made this to work, i will definetively buying this!!

thanks in advance

[StephaneM]

Hello,

Originally Posted by tanquef

UNABLE TO START BEYONDTV UPDATE: RETRIEVING THE COM CLASS FACTORY FOR COMPONENT WITH CLSID {491639EA-7174-4ABF-9AEA-76E38CD868B} FAILED DUE TO THE FOLLOWING ERROR: 80040154

This error means that the Importer think you are using an old version of BTV (3.5). It's maybe because :

* You installed an old version of the Importer, be sure to use the latest version
* Somehow the Importer cannot acces the windows registry to get the BTV build number (HKLM\Software\Snapstream Media\Beyond TV - BuildNumber is the registry key that the Importer wants to read).

Regards,
Stéphane.

[miniGranis]

Hello !

XMTLV fails to import data beyond 24'th of October.
For some reason XMLTV does not import (or at least web guide doesnt show) any TV listings after 24'th of October.
I am using the latest version from your homepage, BTV version is 4.6.1
My XMLTV listings file is attached (zipped)
Any ideas ?

[StephaneM]

Hello,

Originally Posted by miniGranis

For some reason XMLTV does not import (or at least web guide doesnt show) any TV listings after 24'th of October.

Review the Windows Event View Log for any XMLTV Importer error (or in the C:\Document And Settings\All Users\Application Data\LM Gestion\Beyond TV XMLTV Importer\import-log.xml).

There is an error in the latest version if you upgraded from any version below 5.4, to the 5.5 version. I'll issue a fix later tonight for this error.

Regards,
Stéphane.

[miniGranis]

Is this what you are going to fix ?

  <event id="0" type="Information" occured="200710211914">
    <message>Import started</message>
  </event>
  <event id="0" type="Error" occured="200710211915">
    <message>Unexpected error : Input string was not in a correct format.
   at System.Number.StringToNumber(String str, NumberStyles options, NumberBuffer&amp; number, NumberFormatInfo info, Boolean parseDecimal)
   at System.Number.ParseInt32(String s, NumberStyles style, NumberFormatInfo info)
   at BTVXMLTVImport.XMLTVImporter.LoadLookupTable()
   at BTVXMLTVImport.XMLTVImporter.DoImport()</message>
  </event>
  <event id="0" type="Information" occured="200710211915">
    <message>Import done</message>
  </event>

[StephaneM]

Originally Posted by miniGranis

Is this what you are going to fix ?

Yes. This is the error : the Importer converts the lookup table to the new format and fails because one of your shows is missing a "created" date.

[miniGranis]

Ok I will wait for your new version and try it out.
Thanks !