MEDIAPORTAL TV GUIDE ALREADY IMPORTED DOWNLOAD

Delete old programs before import (Recommended!) Note that this folder should contain a copy of the xmltv.dtd file. This is similar to the previous choice but allows you to manually specify the folder where tvguide.xml should be stored. If you have configured XmlTv Importer Plugin to monitor and import a tvguide.xml file, this option allows you to output grabbed EPG data to that file for further processing. Some times you may need a tvguide.xml file for use with some other component. tvguide.xml file configured in XmtTv Importer Plugin Under normal circumstances this is the option you want to select.

Data will be written directly to the TV Server database and be available immediately in the TV Guide in MediaPortal.

Grabbed EPG data can be written to one of the following locations: TV Server Database Enter the number of days to grab each time WebEPG runs.

MEDIAPORTAL TV GUIDE ALREADY IMPORTED DOWNLOAD

Be aware that you can not download more days than your data sources provide (you can see this amount in the Guide Days box for each channel), and that specifying more days means an increase in the amount of time it takes to download your whole guide. You can define the number of days you want to download program data for by specify this number in the Grab Days box. Make sure you tick the WebEPG checkbox in the right pane or else the plugin will not be activated.Įxpand the Plugins node and select the WebEPG node in the tree, you should see the following screen:įirst configure the Global Settings: Grab Days To enable or disable this plugin navigate to the Plugins section. With online TV Guide grabbers like WebEPG you may get up to 14 days! Configuration Activation When downloading EPG data from DVB, you only get data for the next 48 hours. It doesn't require the user to change any channel names. WebEPG uses the channels created by MediaPortal and with the user's input, maps that to the channel from the TV Guide site. One of the big problems of a general EPG grabbing application, like XMLTV, in MediaPortal is that channel names don't match the names used in MediaPortal, causing the TV guide data not to be imported properly. There are several other programs that do what WebEPG does, but not as easily and not as well integrated with MediaPortal. WebEPG is a Electronic Program Guide grabbing application.

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