[mythtv-users] Where To Find xmltvid Data?

[Drew Tomlinson]

On 2/28/2007 2:08 PM Mitch Gore wrote:
> Go to zap2it.com <http://zap2it.com> and view your listings.  Then 
> click on the station name.
>  
> In the URL you will see something like this...
>  
> http://tvlistings5.zap2it.com/tvlistings/GridAction.do?method=getSingleStation&stnNum= 
> *10516*&lineupId=PC:50XXX&zipcode=50XXX&channel=3 
> <http://tvlistings5.zap2it.com/tvlistings/GridAction.do?method=getSingleStation&stnNum=10516&lineupId=PC:50XXX&zipcode=50XXX&channel=3>
>  
> the number after stnNum is the ID.
>  
> Mitchell

Great!  Thank you.  I knew it was something like that.  My problem was 
that I was looking at my lineup at labs.zap2it.com.

Drew

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>  
> On 2/28/07, *Drew Tomlinson* <drew at mykitchentable.net 
> <mailto:drew at mykitchentable.net>> wrote:
>
>     I deleted my pcHDTV 3000 card through mythtv-setup and recreated it.
>     Next I scanned for OTA channels and found the ones I
>     expect.  Finally I
>     ran mythfilldatabase to grab the guide data from my lineup at zap2it.
>     However I have no data.
>
>     Recalling from posts on this list and my own experience a couple of
>     years ago when I set this up the first time, I checked the channel
>     table
>     in the mythconverg database.  The xmltvid field is blank for my
>     digital
>     OTA channels.  OK, this is likely the problem.
>
>     It seems that the way I found this data before was to log on to zap2it
>     with a web browser and mouse over the channels to retrieve the
>     xmltvid
>     info.  Then I updated the channel table to reflect this and everything
>     worked.  But in trying that now, mousing over does nothing.  Is this
>     still the process I need to follow to get guide data?
>
>     I've Googled but either can't come up with the right search terms
>     or am
>     blind.  Can someone please kick me in the right direction?
>
>     Thanks,
>
>     Drew
>
>     --
>     Be a Great Magician!
>     Visit The Alchemist's Warehouse
>
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>