[mythtv-users] UK, Mainly Crystal Palace re-channeling...Channel Renumber Script

[Another Sillyname]

Mike

I use EIT so have never fiddled with the XML stuff........feel free to
update as required.


On 4 September 2014 16:15, Mike Perkins <mikep at randomtraveller.org.uk>
wrote:

> On 04/09/14 15:48, steve.goodey at openreach.co.uk wrote:
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org [mailto:mythtv-users-
>>> bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Simon Hobson
>>> Sent: 04 September 2014 14:46
>>> To: Discussion about MythTV
>>> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] UK, Mainly Crystal Palace re-
>>> channeling...Channel Renumber Script
>>>
>>> Another Sillyname <anothersname at googlemail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>  The UK freeview channels did a retune/renumber yesterday 4th
>>>>
>>> September
>>>
>>> Minor detail, but yesterday was the 3rd
>>>
>>>  , this can be a PITA as it can require a lot of manual messing around
>>>>
>>> to get the channels resorted the way you way (and remove the 'garbage'
>>> channels from the visible lists).
>>>
>>> Yup - it's even more a pain on TVs with a crap UI designed by a blind
>>> no armed cretin with a brief to make it as hard as possible to achieve
>>> ! I am convinced that certain manufacturers have a usability section -
>>> whose sole job is to spot unreasonably usable features and redesign
>>> them to be harder to use.
>>>
>>>  The following script should allow you to quickly setup the channels
>>>>
>>> in a usable format again.
>>> <snip>
>>>
>>>> This script is based on ones I think I found in the wiki years ago,
>>>>
>>> all credit to anyone who wants it.
>>>
>>> See also http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Database_editing_script and
>>> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/UK_Channel_Assignments
>>>
>>>
>> I'm probably being stupid here but can't I just renumber the affected
>> channels using mythweb, settings channel, channum field? I tried it
>> yesterday on Russia Today as a test and livetv switching and a recording
>> seemed to work ok.
>>
>>  That works as well.
>
> The OP's script needs to also update the xmltvid fields. In my (painful)
> experience this job takes the longest, especially since the xmltv team have
> now made it so hard to get hold of a definitive list.
>
> --
>
> Mike Perkins
>
>
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