Bladerunner Pro with custom xml file

[illicit]

Anybody out there know how to run BRP with a different .xml file than standard?

Its an .xml used by mythTV users for their EPG.
So BRP doesnt need to run any grabbers or anything just read this file i have...

Any help much appreciated

[jmccl]

If you edit the QuickGuide.exe.config file you can make it point to any xml file on your system.

It is located at:

C:\Windows\ehome\BladeRunnerPro\QuickGuide\QuickGu ide.exe.config

It is a text file containing the configuration options for QuickGuide. Edit it using Notepad.exe and change the XMLTVFile configuration option on the top line that reads:

<add key="XMLTVFile" value="GuideData\xmltv.xml" />

to point to your xml file.

When you run BladeRunner Pro, it will process this file to convert it to the guide.bin format that Media Centre EPG uses.

Regards,
jmccl

[illicit]

No luck with that, it just says "cannot find xml.dtd".........?

[jmccl]

Originally Posted by illicit

No luck with that, it just says "cannot find xml.dtd".........?

I assume that "xml.dtd" is the name of your xml file that you wish to use....

You must make sure that configuration option in the QuickGuide.exe.config file that points to your xml file is correct.

The default xml file that BladeRunnerPro v3.5 uses is located at:

C:\Windows\ehome\BladeRunnerPro\GuideData\xmltv.xm l

Therefore you have to change the default option to point to your xml file. For example, if your xml file is located in the "My Documents" folder at:

C:\Documents and Settings\Username\My Documents\xml.dtd

You need to change the default option in QuickGuide.exe.config from:

<add key="XMLTVFile" value="GuideData\xmltv.xml" />

to:

<add key="XMLTVFile" value="C:\Documents and Settings\Username\My Documents\xml.dtd" />

It works for me....just tried it to make sure....

The other alternative is to rename your xml file to "xmltv.xml" and place it in the "C:\Windows\ehome\BladeRunnerPro\GuideData\" folder. BladeRunnerPro should then work with the default options.

Let me know if you have any more problems.....

jmccl

[illicit]

yeah, what i did was rename my xml file (nice.net.nz/epg) (i use the listings_all file) to xmltv.xml and put it in the guidedata folder.

first i came up with "cannot find xml.dtd" Which seems to be a file that 'instructs' BRP how to 'read' the .xml files. So i i used the same one used by xmlTVNZ (www.reven.co.nz) Which worked, but then came up with "cannot find guide.xml" ....man, this is frustrating.......

[jhines97]

The xmltv.dtd file needs to be in the same folder as the xmltv.xml file. the dtd folder is the document type definition. You should be able to procure the dtd for your xmltv file from whoever made the xml file (dtd is a required component to be able to read an xml file correctly). Then, change the config file to point to the directory that has the xmltv.xml file and the xmltv.dtd file in it. I use the xmltv grabber, and the dtd was included with the software distribution. Also, when bladerunner runs it deleted the xmltv.xml file and the xmltv.dtd file. So, make sure you have a copy of the dtd file someplace so you can copy it back to the location since bladerunner is going to delete it.

[tyronne27]

the simple way to do it is open the xmltv.dtd file in notepad and delete the document type text and save it as xmltv.xml. if you can open the xml file in internet explorer then the file can be red by bladerunner. to automate this use tvxb