[mythtv-users] [FIXED] Dish Network PPV Info not showing up in the Guide

[admin at mythppv.com]

First let me say, I am tired of getting flammed for this.  If you have a
problem with me doing this, please keep it to your self, I am not
interested.

Ok, so if you got past that horrible intro to this email, and you are a
Dish Network subscriber who would like to see the ppv data in the
guide, read on, or just head over to http://www.MythPPV.com page to get
the FREE script.


** This is from the http://www.MythPPV.com About Page **

This site was created because I found out that MythTV users were unable
to view Dish Network PPV Titles, Start Time/End Times, etc. Since
MythTV has been so good to me, I decided I would give back something to
the community by making this. This is the beauty of the linux
community. Here just about anyone can contribute to the overall growth
of their favorite FREE software applications. 

I am not the best programmer, so I conned my buddy, Don, to start
working on this script. He did an AWESOME job on this script and I
think all of you Dish Network guys will enjoy it. 

The script consits of two parts, the ppv-grabber and the client-parser.
- ppv-grabber: This script will only be run on one machine. The script
script finds one of the few Guide Providers which offers Dish Network
PPV info, and asks it for the data. It then parses it and puts it in
the correct directory on this site. It has one file for each timezone.

- client-parser aka sql.pl: The client-parser will be run on a users
box. Its written so it can be run on the Myth-Backend, or any other
box, it can even run on Windows boxes. The client-parser will connect
to this site, download the specified timezone data outputted by the
ppv-grabber, delete the ppv entries out of the mysql database, and then
inject the entries into the database. This will get the clients guide
updated with 1-day behind, and 10-11 days in advance. 

The only down side is I don't have Dish Network, so I can't fully test
this (feel free to buy me Dish Network). So if any of you Dish Network
guys find issues, please email me or Don by visiting the contacts page,
and we will work on it. And it would be nice to get an e-mail from you
saying it did work. Looking at the mysql tables, everything seems to be
in place and it should work like a champ.

** This is from the http://www.MythPPV.com About Page **