[mythtvnz] EPG update problems

[Paulgir]

On Sun, 10 Jun 2012 13:36:41 +1200, Nick Rout <nick.rout at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 1:07 PM, Curtis Walker <sultanoswing at gmail.com>  
> wrote:
>> On 10 June 2012 12:24, David Moore <dmoo1790 at ihug.co.nz> wrote:
>>>
>>> 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
>>>
>>>
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>>
>>
>> As David says, that change will get my script working again :)
>>
>> I have did update the instructions for it on the archives here once I
>> realised Myth had changed the syntax requirements.
>
> You don't need to run any script. Simply set tv_grab_nz-py as your
> xmltv grabber in mythtv-setup. mythfilldatabase will run automatically
> every day.
>
I will also try that.You may be correct that I don't actually have a  
problem with
tv_grab_nz-py.I will check to see what db updates are occurring.I've set  
cron to run the
script at 18:30 daily  updates also occur at other times I will know  
tv_grab_nz-py is working too.

The script is working well.Thanks everyone.