[mythtv-users] OT: xmltv season / episode numbering standard

[Hika van den Hoven]

Hoi Mark,

Tuesday, November 17, 2015, 9:01:46 AM, you wrote:

> Is there anyone on this list that can offer advice on xmltv season and
> episode numbering and standards?

> The Shepherd grabber (in Australia) appears to use the xmltv_ns standard
> (http://xml.coverpages.org/XMLTV-DTD-20021210.html ). In particular season
> and episode numbering is indexed from zero (Season 3 Episode 7 is
> represented as  "<episode-num system="xmltv_ns">2 . 6 . </episode-num>"). So
> how are Season 0 episodes (which are specials on The TVDB) handled (my
> conclusion at this time is that they are not, at least not with the xmltv_ns
> standard)?

> Context: I am looking to bash together a script to improve the xml data with
> information from The TVDB before mythfilldatabase pulls it into MythTV.

> Does mythfilldatabase support different xmltv season/episode numbering
> standards (if alternatives exist)?

See:
http://xmltv.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/xmltv/xmltv/xmltv.dtd
http://wiki.xmltv.org/index.php/XMLTVFormat

Tot mails,
  Hika                            mailto:hikavdh at gmail.com

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