XMLTV

[AllenDB]

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cd c:\xmltv\xmltv-0.5.49-win32
del Sevenday.xml
xmltv tv_grab_na_dd --days 8 --config-file .xmltv\OTA.dat --output Sevenday.xml
del SevenSat.xml
xmltv tv_grab_na_dd --days 8 --config-file .xmltv\Sat.dat --output SevenSat.xml
cd c:\checkweekschedule
record_this
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The first call to XMLTV works, the second fails with>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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C:\XMLTV\xmltv-0.5.49-win32>del Sevenday.xml

C:\XMLTV\xmltv-0.5.49-win32>xmltv tv_grab_na_dd --days 8 --config-file .xmltv\OT
A.dat --output Sevenday.xml
Timezone is -0500
adding '--share=C:/XMLTV/xmltv-0.5.49-win32/share/xmltv'
Fetching from Schedules Direct Fetched 10434 k/bytes in 25 seconds
loading data: ##################################################
NOTE: Your subscription will expire: 2015-06-21T22:17:25Z
Writing schedule: #################################################
Downloaded 11956 programs in 124 seconds

C:\XMLTV\xmltv-0.5.49-win32>del SevenSat.xml
Could Not Find C:\XMLTV\xmltv-0.5.49-win32\SevenSat.xml

C:\XMLTV\xmltv-0.5.49-win32>xmltv tv_grab_na_dd --days 8 --config-file .xmltv\Sa
t.dat --output SevenSat.xml
Timezone is -0500
adding '--share=C:/XMLTV/xmltv-0.5.49-win32/share/xmltv'
Fetching from Schedules Direct Fetched 0 k/bytes in 2 seconds
loading data:
WARNING: error parsing DD xml:
syntax error at line 1, column 0, byte 0 at /PerlApp/XML/Parser.pm line 187


ERROR: Bad XML from DD, cannot continue. Consider using --dropbadchar or Capture
xml with --dd-data

C:\XMLTV\xmltv-0.5.49-win32>cd c:\checkweekschedule

[AllenDB]

Hmmmm and then it worked on the 3rd try but after I had logged on from SD. I had been loged into SD poking around about the new stuff. Wonder if being logged on disrupts XMLTV fetches?????? Oh well it finally worked.

[AllenDB]

That was after I had logged OUT from SD, not logged on

[rmeden]

Right around 1pm central I was informed of (and fixing) database problems. I even shut down the webserver while I fixed it. That's probably what caused the intermittent behavior. If you're running unmodified code/hosts you could have also gotten Tribune's servers. That's taking half the load.

BTW, if you use xmltv.exe, be sure to upgrade to the latest alpha-exe so you're sure to hit the new server consistently. http://alpha-exe.xmltv.org

Robert

[AllenDB]

Installed the new xmltv and did a test download. Looked OK. How do I know when there is a newer/final one?

Allen

[rmeden]

I just made an official XMLTV release. You can subscribe to the XMLTV announce mailing list if you want to be notified.

If you're using the alpha-exe, there's no reason to upgrade though... changes to tv_grab_na_dd are pretty rare.

Robert