[mythtv-users] Schedules direct status incorrect in MythTV from mythfilldatabase?

[Bill Meek]

On 5/21/20 2:59 PM, Tom Dexter wrote:
> On 5/21/20, Peter Bennett <pb.mythtv at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 5/21/20 3:10 PM, Tom Dexter wrote:
>>> On 5/21/20, Tom Dexter <digitalaudiorock at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> A few days ago I renewed by schedules direct so it's good until June
>>>> 2021. I've logged into the account and verified for sure that that's
>>>> the case. The "DataDirect status" in the UI and in mythweb still
>>>> report:
>>>>
>>>> Your subscription expires on Fri Jun 19 2020 10:32 PM
>>>>
>>>> I can see that this is from the settings table for the value
>>>> "DataDirectMessage" in the database, and I'm assuming that gets
>>>> written during mythfilldatabase.
>>>>
>>>> Also note that this is the first time I've renewed while using the SD
>>>> JSON grabber (tv_grab_zz_sdjson) as apposed to the legacy DD one. Any
>>>> idea what's up there? I just hope the calls don't start failing after
>>>> 6/19.
>>>>
>>>> Tom
>>>>
>>> Interestingly, I don't understand how this could possibly work
>>> correctly. As far as I can tell, the xml guide data from
>>> tv_grab_zz_sdjson grabber has no trace of that account status to begin
>>> with.
>>>
>>> It almost seems as though that status was only intended for the legacy
>>> DataDirect grabber.
>>>
>>> Tom
>>> _______________________________________________
>>>
>>
>> I converted to the json feed a few years ago. My mythweb says
>> "DataDirect Status: Your subscription expires on Sun Sep 10 2017 9:06
>> AM", but it is still running fine and the actual expiration date is
>> shown in the mythfilldatabase log "Schedules Direct account expires on
>> 2021-09-10T09:06:15"
>>
>> So no need to worry.
>>
>> Peter
> 
> Thanks! Interesting. Oddly my mythfilldatabase logs don't show any
> sign of the status one way or another, though maybe that's a mythtv
> version change as well...I'm still on 29.1.
> 
> Tom

Use of the DataDirectMessage setting, and most everything else DataDirect related
has been removed from master and I recall v31. That's true for mythweb too.

-- 
Bill