[mikehayton]

Note: in the next version of Media Center, this format is changing. (still xml, just a different schema)

Microsoft doesnt have any plans going through the cost of making this new format a standard. Loading you own data into Media Center is not a supported scenario.

However, having said all that, we are not explicitly trying to block this scenario. We value the community and will endeavor to make sure you're not blocked.

The current thinking (though this plan may change) is to publish a KB article detailing some samples of the new xml format and describe what each bit is.

Also it should be simpler to load in the file, there's a command line tool to load in the file instead of having to fake a web server.

Cheers

Mike