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Hi all.

I'm new to the forum, but have been using the XMLTV GUI for a few years now.

A bit of background info - I'm using GBPVR for my HTPC front end and have been using the XMLTV GUI for creating my EPG from the UK - Radio Times.
Recently GBPVR has been updated to Vr 1.4.7. With this new version there is now support for digital radio stations.

I have a couple reasons for posting.

1. Between the "UK - Radio Times" & the "UK - Bleeb" I can find most, but not all of the digital radio stations. I'm currently missing the following:

BBC Radio 7, BBC Asian Net, BBC World Service, Absolute Radio
Heat, Premier Radio, Smooth Radio, Talk Sport, The Hits Radio

I'm also missing the TV channels "301" & "302", but I believe these don't have a guide?

Any help in locating where I could grab this info would be great.


2. I have noticed that the station BBC Radio 1 has a typo. Is this down to the "UK - Bleeb"? It's in the naming of the channel id, see below:

<channel id="UK_Bleb_bbc_radio1">
<display-name>BBC Raido 1</display-name>
</channel>

If I alter this, it just goes back the next time I grab this info.

Is there anything I can do as a work around, or can the supplier of this info be made aware of it if not already?


Thanks for reading and any help would be much appreciated.

looks like my bleb channel list is quite out of date. i will try to do something about it this weekend

Hi Alan.

Thanks for the response. I'm looking forward to the update. It would fill in a few blanks in my EPG.

all new bleb grabber is now available with:

• channel list downloading
• faster data downloading

get it from SVN (see sticky post for login details):
https://www.birtles.org.uk/svn/xmltv/co ... ukbleb.lua

Thanks for the work Alan, it's much appreciated.

I take it I replace the script in "ukbleb.lua" with the script in the link?

Anyway, I backed up the origenal "ukbleb.lua" file and replaced it with the contents of the link. I then saved and ran the XMLTV GUI, however I got the following error:

12:40:23 - C:\Program Files\XMLTV GUI\scripts/uk_bleb/ukbleb.lua:1: unexpected symbol near `{'

I had a quick look, comparing it with the original file, but I couldn't find anything.

try downloading it again. its working here...
which version of the application are you using?

I have just downloaded it again, replaced the old file and ran XMLTV GUI and the same error message appeared.

I am using:

XMLTV GUI Version 3.11.01W
Released on 08/02/09

The info in the C:\Program Files\XMLTV GUI\scripts\uk_bleb\ukbleb.lua file is below (minus the --------):

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require ("zip");
require ("lxp");
require ("xmltv_parse")

local prog
local chan
local tag
local data
local grab
local lang
local UseCache

local ListingsURL="http://www.bleb.org/tv/data/listings?da ... s&file=zip"
local ChannelsURL="http://www.bleb.org/tv/data/listings/0/"
local Grabber

local function DownloadData(grabber, channelList, days, programCallback, channelCallback)
local cacheid=nil
local cahcemaxdays=nil
if UseCache then
cacheid=hash(channelList).."_"..days
cachemaxdays=1
end
local page,err = XGUI.Get(string.format(ListingsURL,days-1,channelList),grabber,_,_,cacheid,cachemaxdays)
if (err<400)and(err~=-1) then
local tmp=string.format("%s%s.zip",TEMP,hash(channelList))
local file=io.open(tmp,"wb")
file:write(page);
file:close();
local zf=zip.open(tmp)
file=zf:open("data.xml")
XmltvParse.ParseFile(file, programCallback, channelCallback)
return XGUI.OK
else
return XGUI.Fail
end
end

local channelList
local MaxDays
local Grabber

local function programCallback(prog)
XGUI.AddProgram(Grabber,prog)
end

local function channelCallback(chan)
XGUI.AddChannel(Grabber,chan)
end

local function Pass1End(grabber)
if MaxDays==0 then MaxDays=7
end
XGUI.SetStatus(2,"Downloading Data")
Grabber = grabber
if DownloadData(grabber,channelList,MaxDays,programCallback,nil) ~= XGUI.OK then
return XGUI.Fail
end

print(" Clearing cache")
XGUI.CleanCache(grabber,1);
return XGUI.OK
end

local function Pass1Func(grabber,channel,maxdays)
channelList = channelList..channel.ID..","
MaxDays = maxdays
return XGUI.OK
end

local function Pass1Start(grabber)
UseCache=toboolean(XGUI.GetSetting(grabber,"UseCache",true))
channelList = ""
return XGUI.OK
end

local function Init(grabber)
XGUI.AddSetting(grabber,"UseCache",XGUI.SettingType.Boolean,"true","Use Cache")
end

local function RefChans(grabber)
Grabber = grabber
local page,err = XGUI.Get(ChannelsURL,grabber)
if (err<400)and(err~=-1) then
print ("File List Downloaded")
local files = ""
local file
XGUI.SetStatus(1,"Getting channel list")
local numChannels = 0;
for file in string.gfind(page,"<a href=\"([%w%._%-!£%$%%%^&()=%+%[%]{}@#~]+).xml\">") do
files = files .. file .. ","
numChannels = numChannels + 1
--print("Found :"..file)
end
print("Found "..numChannels.." channels")
XGUI.ClearChannels(grabber)
if DownloadData(grabber,files,1,nil,channelCallback) ~= XGUI.OK then
return XGUI.Fail
end
return XGUI.OK
else
print("Couldn't download channels")
return XGUI.Fail
end
end

Grabbers.UK_Bleb={
Name = "UK - Bleb",
Version = "2.00.00",
Encoding = XGUI.Encoding.UTF8,
Author = "Alan Birtles",
InfoURL = "http://www.birtles.org.uk/xmltv/wiki/index.php/Bleb",
SourceURL = "http://www.bleb.org/tv",
Passes={
Pass1={
Type=XGUI.PassTypes.Channel,
Start=Pass1Start,
End=Pass1End,
Func=Pass1Func,
},
},
RefreshChannels=RefChans,
Init=Init,
}
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I don't know whats happening. I will try and get a new release out soon

Thanks Alan!

Hi Alan. Any news on the new release?

not yet sorry

3.12 out now