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

[Scott Rowe]

Looks like it would work for me if the chanid wasn't hard coded to
1500-1539 (my dish source is 3xxx).


On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 23:22:02 +0100, admin at mythppv.com <admin at mythppv.com> wrote:
> 
> 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 **
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