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

[Tom Dexter]

On 5/21/20, Bill Meek <keemllib at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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

Thanks! (And thanks others for replies). That explains it.

Tom