On Sun, 09 Aug 2015 15:35:58 +0200 "Brian" <Brian_Dorling@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 8/7/2015 9:57 PM, Ludi wrote: > > On Thu, 6 Aug 2015 11:32:54 +0100 > > Dominic Evans <oldmanuk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >> Hi Brian, > >> > >> On 26 July 2015 at 08:40, Brian <Brian_Dorling@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >>> just a quick question about the script, which I use every day. > >>> > >>> I need to merge XML data from 2 sources for my VDR. I tried just > >>> running the script twice, but I see that it clears VDR's EPG at > >>> the start. So that does not work. > >>> > >>> First attempt was to remove the clear EPG instruction (CLRE I > >>> think), that is not a good idea. > >>> > >>> So now I am left with 2 alternatives: > >>> > >>> 1. Use two versions of the script, the first to run with the CLRE > >>> in, the second to run without the CLRE in. A version where the > >>> CLRE could be skipped due to an input parm would be a great > >>> help.......... > >>> > >>> > >>> 2. Somehow merge the XML input files and then run the script just > >>> once. I'll try that today, maybe that will work > >>> > >>> Maybe you have an idea for a solution that I am missing > >> Unfortunately I no longer have a copy of the script available to > >> remind myself, but it should be simple enough to allow it to accept > >> multiple .xml files as arguments and read-in each of them in turn. > > You might have a look at the "newer" vdr-plugin-xmltv2vdr, which can > > also import xmltv files into the vdr. I am currently using it to > > import two different xmltv files into the vdr. > > > > http://www.linuxtv.org/vdrwiki/index.php/Xmltv2vdr-plugin > > > > Cheers > > > > _______________________________________________ > > vdr mailing list > > vdr@xxxxxxxxxxx > > http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr > Hi, I tried that twice now and both times hit problems that > I could not solve. IIRC the support was virtually non-existent. > and no logging to help either. > So I went back to this solution. It has always worked OK for me. > > As the easiest solution I now have two .pl files, one has the > CLRE commented out. So first run is with CLRE, second run is > without CLRE. As both runs are called from a single script file this > solution works OK for me. Hi Brian, I am glad you found a solution that works for you. Concerning the support for the xmltv2vdr plugin, it is probably the best to ask for it in the VDR Portal: http://www.vdr-portal.de Cheers _______________________________________________ vdr mailing list vdr@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
