[mythtvnz] EPG update problems

[David Moore]

On 10/06/12 09:31, Paulgir wrote:
>
> Hi All
>
> Till now,due to the lack of a permanent LAN connection,I have been
> updating the EPG by manually running tv_grab_nz-py and then
> mythfilldatabase weekly.
> I now have a wireless LAN,so I am trying to automate the process.
> I have run into problems.I have followed these instructions:
> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/mythtvnz/501519?search_string=tv_grab_nz-py;#501519
>
> Am I correct to think that running tv_grab_nz-py should automatically
> cause mythfilldatabase to run,updating the EPG.In my case it doesn't.
> I can only achieve this by manually running mythfilldatabase.
> I have tried to use this alternative method From another thread:
>
> "Oh - and once you're done - here's an easy script to import the EPG data:
>
> #! /bin/bash
> wget http://nzepg.org/freeview.xml.gz
> gunzip freeview.xml.gz
> mythfilldatabase --file 1 freeview.xml --update
> rm freeview.xml
> exit
>
> Paste it into a text file, save it with a ".sh" extension, make it
> executable (chmod +x) then run it as a daily cron task at, say, 3am and
> you never need be without an up-to-date EPG!"
>
>
>
> This also does not work for me.When I run this script in a terminal I
> get the following output:
>
> myth at myth:~$ /home/myth/nzepg_download.sh
> --2012-06-10 09:01:34-- http://nzepg.org/freeview.xml.gz
> Resolving nzepg.org... 74.207.253.88
> Connecting to nzepg.org|74.207.253.88|:80... connected.
> HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
> Length: 189441 (185K) [application/octet-stream]
> Saving to: `freeview.xml.gz'
>
> 100%[======================================>] 189,441 227K/s in 0.8s
>
> 2012-06-10 09:01:36 (227 KB/s) - `freeview.xml.gz' saved [189441/189441]
>
> Boolean type options do not accept values:
> --file
> Received '1' but unassociated arguments have not been enabled
> mythfilldatabase version: fixes/0.25 [v0.25-94-gec51a97] www.mythtv.org
>
>
> Mythfilldatabase does not run as a result of this script.
> Any suggestions that might get either method working will be appreciated.
>
> Cheers
>
> Paul
>

They changed the mythfilldatabase syntax in 0.25. Grr. God knows why 
they couldn't just _extend_ it instead of changing it and immediately 
breaking thousands of myth user scripts. Really dumb IMHO. Anyway you 
now need this:

mythfilldatabase --file --sourceid 1 --xmlfile freeview.xml --update