mc2xml no longer working...

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MillmoorRon
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Re: mc2xml no longer working...

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David_L312 wrote:
Tue Oct 04, 2022 6:51 pm
Did you try grabbing the version from here (it appears to be 1.7.2):

http://mc2xml.awardspace.info/

It worked for me, but maybe I just got lucky.
I only get version 1.7.0 from this link. Is there another source?
Laceyweb
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Re: mc2xml no longer working...

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The download from the archive site is a newer version and seems to cure the problem. if you right-click and look at the properties/details (Windows11), although the version is shown as 1.7.0.0, the date modified is 08/10/2022. Checking the previous version the details were the same, but again the date modified had changed. Also, **after checking with your virus checker** remember to click the box that says the file was downloaded from somewhere else, otherwise Windows won't run it.
David_L312
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Re: mc2xml no longer working...

Post by David_L312 »

MillmoorRon wrote:
Thu Oct 06, 2022 12:41 am
David_L312 wrote:
Tue Oct 04, 2022 6:51 pm
Did you try grabbing the version from here (it appears to be 1.7.2):

http://mc2xml.awardspace.info/

It worked for me, but maybe I just got lucky.
I only get version 1.7.0 from this link. Is there another source?
Yes, the version numbers look confusing. 1.7.2 was only visible on the configuration gui when running the program.
MillmoorRon
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Re: mc2xml no longer working...

Post by MillmoorRon »

Is mc2xml still developed/supported? (I can't find any links to support.)

My problem is changing channel names with a .ren file.

It doesn't work if the channel name begins with a number.

Anyone know a way around this?
MillmoorRon
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Re: mc2xml no longer working...

Post by MillmoorRon »

MillmoorRon wrote:
Thu Sep 28, 2023 3:53 am
Is mc2xml still developed/supported? (I can't find any links to support.)

My problem is changing channel names with a .ren file.

It doesn't work if the channel name begins with a number.

Anyone know a way around this?
e.g.

extract from .ren file:

I147.82858.schedulesdirect.org:More4
I130.108969.schedulesdirect.org:5 Action


extract from resulting .xml:

<channel id="I147.82858.schedulesdirect.org">
<display-name>More4</display-name>

<channel id="I5 Action.108969.schedulesdirect.org">
<display-name>5ACTION</display-name>


The first line changes "display-name" as expected but the second one changes the "channel id" instead.
Benjamin Markson
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Re: mc2xml no longer working...

Post by Benjamin Markson »

MillmoorRon wrote:
Thu Sep 28, 2023 3:53 am
Is mc2xml still developed/supported? (I can't find any links to support.)

My problem is changing channel names with a .ren file.

It doesn't work if the channel name begins with a number.

Anyone know a way around this?
The documentation says:
mc2xml documentation wrote:If you want to rename some channel numbers or names you can create a "mc2xml.ren" text file (in the same directory as mc2xml.dat) listing the colon separated from:to channel numbers or names on separate lines.
What happens if you try a ren entry of 5ACTION:5 Action

Ben.
MillmoorRon
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Re: mc2xml no longer working...

Post by MillmoorRon »

What happens if you try a ren entry of 5ACTION:5 Action
This works but I wanted to link the names to the (unique) channel id rather than display-name, of which there are 3 or 4 alternatives for each channel.

This works unless the name begins with an integer.
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