XMLTV Channel ID's

[dalty]

I am currently trialling SageTV which look much better than ShowShifter I am currently running.

My only problem relates to getting XMLTV working.

I am in New Zealand and we no longer have an XMLTV source although we do have a couple of sources that make XML files that i'm hoping i can use to import EPG data.

I have been able to successfully tune in channels. I have also run though the 'XMLTV How to' guide to setup an XMLTV import.

My problem is, once i choose the EPG source all of my channels disappear. If I turn off the source they come back.

I am assuming from what i have read that this is beacuse the channel id's in the XML file do not match the channel id's in SageTV.

How do i find out what the channel id's should be ?

[nielm]

The XMLTV importer generates its own numeric channel IDs, and assigns them sequentially to channel numbers..

I you are getting no channels in your lineup at all, I would guess that your XMLTV import is failing, or there are no channels defined in the XML...

Try using the XMLTV plugin tester (search in SageTV Service forum), or turn on the console (see here) to see any errors reported during XMLTV import...

[dalty]

hi niel, thanks for your response.

i've run the tester and get the following, any ideas what to try ?

C:\Program Files\Frey Technologies\SageTV>java -cp .;Sage.jar PluginTester
Initializing XMLTVImportPlugin
working directory is: C:\Program Files\Frey Technologies\SageTV
<11.Aug.2004, 14:22:43> loading properties
<11.Aug.2004, 14:22:43> Initializing properties
<11.Aug.2004, 14:22:43> Completed initializing properties
Hello. Starting PluginTester.

Getting providers...

Got provider ID=867507149; XMLTV Lineup

Updating Guide,..

<11.Aug.2004, 14:22:43> updateGuide called
java.lang.NullPointerException
at xmltv.XMLParserCallback.startElement(XMLParserCallback.java:103)
at org.apache.xerces.parsers.AbstractSAXParser.startElement(Unknown Sour
ce)
at org.apache.xerces.impl.dtd.XMLDTDValidator.startElement(Unknown Sourc
e)
at org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLNSDocumentScannerImpl.scanStartElement(Unkn
own Source)
at org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl$FragmentContent
Dispatcher.dispatch(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl.scanDocument(Un
known Source)
at org.apache.xerces.parsers.XML11Configuration.parse(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.xerces.parsers.XML11Configuration.parse(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.xerces.parsers.XMLParser.parse(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.xerces.parsers.AbstractSAXParser.parse(Unknown Source)
at xmltv.XMLTVImportPlugin.updateGuide(XMLTVImportPlugin.java:187)
at PluginTester.main(PluginTester.java:43)
<11.Aug.2004, 14:22:44> Error
Test complete, result was 'true'.

[nielm]

<11.Aug.2004, 14:22:43> loading properties
<11.Aug.2004, 14:22:43> Initializing properties
<11.Aug.2004, 14:22:43> Completed initializing properties

This does not look like the XMLTV plugin I know Which one are you using?

If it is the latest one by TallyHo, then check his installation instructions -- I think you need a new XERCES parser installed... (note that although his plugin had debug info, it noes not put as much information into the EPG as the older plugins)

[dalty]

looks like it was my XMLTV data that wasn't correct. i got the correct format from this post.

http://forums.freytechnologies.com/f...&threadid=6601

cheers.