julianmclean
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Updated the download to a newer version of the document and spreadsheet. Used in setting up from clean OS with no problems.
Also added in:
- A Post Processor script (fix_chan_cats.lua) for XMLTV GUI that I wrote to add categories to programs. It can either just add categories to programs that don't have them, using a default value for each channel, or it can override the categories with the default for each channel, giving a EPG filter similar to that of Sky with each channel having one category for all programs. add this to the scripts directory in the "C:\Program Files\XMLTV GUI\scripts" directory and enable in Post Processors in in XMLTV GUI.
- The Bladerunner categories.txt file that fits with the script above, defining the categories to something a bit simpler. Put this in the "C:\Windows\ehome\BladeRunnerPro\QuickGuide\EPGXMLWriterParts" directory, overwriting the other one.
- A scheduled task (BladeRunnerScheduledTask.xml) to be inported to automate Bladerunner guide update daily. Go into Windows Scheduled Task Manager and import.
- The grabguide.bat script that is used by Bladerunner to call XMLTV GUI.
- The xmltv.dtd file in case any one is missing it - put it in "C:\Windows\ehome\BladeRunnerPro"
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Ok, attached an early draft of a document detailing how to setup MCE to work with Sky UK, using a hardware satellite tuner such as FloppyDTV. Also included in the .rar file is a spreadsheet tool that I use to generate the various config files such as ExclusionList, ChannelInfo.xml, and to process the prefs.xml file to change channel order, visibility and names en masse.
(I'm afraid it had to be a .rar file as the file size limit on .zip files is too small! If any moderator wants to raise this limit for me, would be happy to post a .zip instead. For now, you need WinRAR to open the archive and get to the document and spreadsheet.)
I haven't run through the guide step by step myself, so it is likely to be slightly incorrect at the moment, and there will probably be uinintended omissions too, however, I have used the process in the doc and the tool repeatedly (and I mean repeatedly) to rebuild my Vista MCE machine with some success. Once all the isntallation and initial setup is complete, I can usually rebuild the MCE guide and channel setup to exactly how I want it in about half an hour once the channel scan is complete.
Anyway, take a look, use what you want, ignore the rest. Post any comments on either the doc or spreadsheet in this post, and I will do my best to answer or make changes, however I don't intent to spend my whole life on this! For the keener ones amongst you, if you want to add comments/track chanegs to the document directly then feel free and PM me the updated version back.
The guide and tool are directed at Vista setups, but I think virtually everything applies to MCE 2005 too - you're on your own there as I'm not regressing my setup just to see if it works! Also, I can't be held responsible
for this guide or tool messing up your system - you use these at your own risk!
Final point - the spreadsheet was put together mainly in Excel 2007. I seem to recall that earlier Excel versions were pickier when handling VLOOKUPS in that data needs to be sorted correctly. It uses these formulas alot, so if you see any problems in earlier Excel versions then this may be the issue.
Good luck...
Also added in:
- A Post Processor script (fix_chan_cats.lua) for XMLTV GUI that I wrote to add categories to programs. It can either just add categories to programs that don't have them, using a default value for each channel, or it can override the categories with the default for each channel, giving a EPG filter similar to that of Sky with each channel having one category for all programs. add this to the scripts directory in the "C:\Program Files\XMLTV GUI\scripts" directory and enable in Post Processors in in XMLTV GUI.
- The Bladerunner categories.txt file that fits with the script above, defining the categories to something a bit simpler. Put this in the "C:\Windows\ehome\BladeRunnerPro\QuickGuide\EPGXMLWriterParts" directory, overwriting the other one.
- A scheduled task (BladeRunnerScheduledTask.xml) to be inported to automate Bladerunner guide update daily. Go into Windows Scheduled Task Manager and import.
- The grabguide.bat script that is used by Bladerunner to call XMLTV GUI.
- The xmltv.dtd file in case any one is missing it - put it in "C:\Windows\ehome\BladeRunnerPro"
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Ok, attached an early draft of a document detailing how to setup MCE to work with Sky UK, using a hardware satellite tuner such as FloppyDTV. Also included in the .rar file is a spreadsheet tool that I use to generate the various config files such as ExclusionList, ChannelInfo.xml, and to process the prefs.xml file to change channel order, visibility and names en masse.
(I'm afraid it had to be a .rar file as the file size limit on .zip files is too small! If any moderator wants to raise this limit for me, would be happy to post a .zip instead. For now, you need WinRAR to open the archive and get to the document and spreadsheet.)
I haven't run through the guide step by step myself, so it is likely to be slightly incorrect at the moment, and there will probably be uinintended omissions too, however, I have used the process in the doc and the tool repeatedly (and I mean repeatedly) to rebuild my Vista MCE machine with some success. Once all the isntallation and initial setup is complete, I can usually rebuild the MCE guide and channel setup to exactly how I want it in about half an hour once the channel scan is complete.
Anyway, take a look, use what you want, ignore the rest. Post any comments on either the doc or spreadsheet in this post, and I will do my best to answer or make changes, however I don't intent to spend my whole life on this! For the keener ones amongst you, if you want to add comments/track chanegs to the document directly then feel free and PM me the updated version back.
The guide and tool are directed at Vista setups, but I think virtually everything applies to MCE 2005 too - you're on your own there as I'm not regressing my setup just to see if it works! Also, I can't be held responsible
for this guide or tool messing up your system - you use these at your own risk!
Final point - the spreadsheet was put together mainly in Excel 2007. I seem to recall that earlier Excel versions were pickier when handling VLOOKUPS in that data needs to be sorted correctly. It uses these formulas alot, so if you see any problems in earlier Excel versions then this may be the issue.
Good luck...