[mythtv-users] Can I setup xmltv before changing grabbers in mythtv-setup?

[Mark Goldberg]

On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 6:48 AM Mark Goldberg <marklgoldberg at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I'm going through the command line setup steps and get these done
> successfully for the first lineup:
>
>  tv_grab_zz_sdjson_sqlite --manage-lineups --config-file $HOME/.mythtv/OTA.xmltv
>  tv_grab_zz_sdjson_sqlite --configure --config-file $HOME/.mythtv/OTA.xmltv
>  tv_grab_zz_sdjson_sqlite --days 0 --config-file $HOME/.mythtv/OTA.xmltv
>
> It's populated with channels.
>
> I then saved the python script and ran it and get an error
>
> ./xmltv_channel_selection --list --database
> /home/mythtv/SchedulesDirect.DB --file /tmp/callsigns
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "./xmltv_channel_selection", line 165, in <module>
>     if main():
>   File "./xmltv_channel_selection", line 159, in main
>     return list_callsigns(args)
>   File "./xmltv_channel_selection", line 92, in list_callsigns
>     for row in cursor.execute('SELECT station,selected from channels'):
> sqlite3.OperationalError: no such table: channels
>
> Any suggestions?

Never mind on this one. The database is at
/home/mythtv/.xmltv/SchedulesDirect.db. The command I typed just
created an empty database somewhere else.

I still have the next two questions.

>
> For this lineup I ran the tedious channel selection and they are
> selected, but for the Dish lineup, we get a small subset of the
> available channels and it would be really tedious. In addition, I
> don't want new channels to be added automatically with the Dish
> lineup, as we don't subscribe to them. Do I select
> 2: Set future new or updated lineup channels as unselected
> in manage channels or will the mythfilldatabase option
> --omit-new-channels keep it from adding new channels.



> When I create $HOME/.mythtv/DISH.xmltv do I use the same database at
> /home/mythtv/SchedulesDirect.DB? Can those channels be in the same
> database?

Regards,

Mark