[mythtv-users] using a different source for the DataDirect service?

[Gregorio Gervasio, Jr.]

>>>>> J Donavan Stanley writes:

j> James Colannino wrote:
>> Gregorio Gervasio, Jr. wrote:
>> 
>>> You could do this by using XMLTV tv_grab_na_dd and
>>> "mythfilldatabase --file", which is what people still using mythtv
>>> 0.14 have been doing (see the archives).
>>> 
>> 
>> So if I wanted to, I could turn off MythTV's builtin DataDirect
>> solution (for 0.15) and use the external package XMLTV?

        You could but it's not a supported method so you probably
shouldn't do it if you're not comfortable with mucking around with the
database.

j> This is a BAD idea.  The Data Direct information contains more and
j> better information once you pump it though xmltv you lose a lot of it.

        Really?  That was true of the old tv_grab_na but I don't think
it's true of tv_grab_na_dd.  The main thing that was missing was the
unique episode ID but the latest tv_grab_na_dd now prints this out,
too (although mythfilldatabase doesn't parse it).  What else is
missing?

        Anyway, I think the better solution is to have the option of
making mythfilldatabase read the DataDirect listings from a file
instead of downloading them.  I've recently found a need for this
myself so I'm trying out some changes to accomplish this.  I can post
the patches after I do some testing.
-- 
Gregorio Gervasio, Jr.