[mythtv-users] mythvideo, Q#2 (IMDB interface)

[Dan Morphis]

Franco wrote:

>  Next question. Again, a curiosity. Could somebody explain how the
>  interface between Mythtv and the IMDB works? ...no, not the
>  implementation details. Just an hi-level explaination.
>
>  I looked over and over the IMDB page but I didn't see any information
>  about the option of doing queries directly to the database so... how
>  does it work? Does myth simulate the http commands that a browser
>  would issue, and then parse the answer for the requested information?
>  Or is there a direct way to query the IMDB without going through the
>  web page?
In the CVS version, mythvideo uses an external perl script which if I 
recall correctly does a screen scrape.  The .14 version has an internal 
screen scraper
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