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    EPG Data * FIX * -closed thread

    To set up the guide initially, I did a pull of the provider's entire lineup. This gives the channel IDs for you to use in you ???.chl and ???.ren files.
    These are just text files with a different extension that works with the software (mc2xml). Use notepad (or similar) and do 'save as' and then 'text file' but change the file extension to 'chl' and then OK.

    mc2xml.exe will bring up the interface to use the software to pick a provider.

    For those wanting totally free, use the microsoft legacy option.
    Enter Postal/Zip code and Country Code. I use 33334 and US and then
    The default pull is for 2 weeks. The choices then are 0. Digital Terrestrial Lineup (TER) which is what I use for the Miami locals.
    Then I use USA, DIRECTV (SAT) for the remaining US channels.

    After the first run, open the mc2xml.xml file in a text editor. The free notepad ++ works well for this. You can download a portable version of this application.
    After the file is opened, I go down to the part of the file where the <programme start="blah, blah, blah> info starts and delete all the following info to the end. Then save as uschannels.xml. This gives you the channel IDs for Directv to use in your us.chl and us.ren files. Open a new text file and copy the IDs for the channels you want to show in your pvr/guide and add them on individual lines and save the file as us.chl.

    My text files are called:
    ota.chl
    ota.ren
    us.chl
    us.ren
    freesat.chl
    freesat.ren
    uk.chl
    uk.ren

    us.chl contents
    AETV
    E
    REELZ
    COMEDY
    LIFE
    LMN
    COOK
    FOOD
    DFC
    DLC
    DIY
    HGTV
    HISTORY
    VICEHD
    SYFY
    FX
    FXX
    OXYGEN
    WE
    AMC
    BRAVO
    TCM
    IFC
    TNT
    TBS
    TRUTV
    TVLAND
    HALL
    HMMHD
    IONDHD
    USA
    SPIKETV
    TLC
    DLC
    OVATION
    DEST
    AHC
    CHILLER
    BBCA
    NGCHD
    NGWILD
    ID
    DSC
    APL
    NASA
    CNN
    HLN
    FNC
    CNBC
    MSNBC
    WGNA
    NEWSMX
    CSPAN
    CSPAN2
    CSPAN3
    WEATH
    WN
    HBO
    HBO2
    HBOSIG
    HBOP
    HB2P
    HBOF
    HBOCHD
    HBOZHD
    MAX
    MAXP
    ACMAXHD
    5MAXHD
    THMAXHD
    SHOW
    SHOWP
    SHO2
    SHOCSE
    SHOWX
    SHOWBHD
    NEXTHD
    TMC
    TMCXHD
    STZENC
    STZENWS
    STZENAC
    STARZ
    STARZP
    STZE
    STRZCIH
    STZCHD
    STZIB
    STZKHD
    SONYHD
    WABC
    WCBS
    WNBC
    WNYW
    FREFMHD

    us.ren contents
    (please see post #21 - sorry about that)

    Provider: I use BSkyB - England (United Kingdom)

    uk.chl contents
    LONLIVE
    BBC1
    BBC2
    BBC4
    ITV1HDL
    ITV2HD
    ITV3HD
    ITV4HD
    ITVENC
    ITVBEUK
    FXUK
    C4HD
    MORE4
    E4
    SKY1
    SKYLIVI
    SKYAT
    SKYART1
    SKY2
    ALIBI
    GOODFD
    WATCHUK
    GOLD
    DAVE
    QUEST
    CHALL
    CBSRELT
    CBSACVM
    CBSDRMA
    PICKTV
    REALLY
    CH5HD
    5USA
    5ST
    FXUK
    HOME
    TRAVEL
    DMAX
    DITURBO
    DISSCI
    EDEN
    CIHD
    SCINDRR
    SCINGRE
    SCINDIS
    SCINFAM
    SCINAAA
    SCINCOM
    SCINCRT
    SCINSFH
    SCININD
    SCINPRE
    SCINSEH
    MOVIE24
    FILM4UK
    DRAMAUK
    YESTDAY
    HORROR
    TRUMOV1
    TRUMOV2
    SKYNEWS
    BBCNEWS
    EUNEWS
    CCTVNWS
    RUSTOD
    RTUKHD
    FR24POR
    ALJAZEN
    BBCWS
    CNNEUVM

    uk.ren contents
    LONLIVE:London Live
    BBC1:BBC ONE
    BBC2:BBC TWO
    BBC4:BBC Four
    ITV1HDL:ITV
    ITV2HD:ITV 2
    ITV3HD:ITV 3
    ITV4HD:ITV 4
    I123.89887.schedulesdirect.org:ITV Encore
    ITVBEUK:ITV Be
    C4HD:Channel 4
    MORE4:More 4
    E4:E4
    I140.75804.schedulesdirect.org:4 Seven
    SKY1:SKY One
    SKYLIVI:SKY Living
    SKYAT:SKY Atlantic
    SKYART1:SKY Arts
    SKY2:SKY Two
    ALIBI:Alibi
    GOODFD:Good Food
    WATCHUK:Watch
    GOLDE:Gold
    DAVE:Dave
    COMCN:Comedy Central Europe
    I204.24671.schedulesdirect.org:Universal Channel
    I113.68052.schedulesdirect.org:Universal Channel
    5USA:5 USA
    5ST:5 Star
    QUEST:Quest
    YESTDAY:Yesterday
    CHALL:Challenge
    CBSRELT:CBS Reality
    CBSACVM:CBS Action
    CBSDRMA:CBS Drama
    PICKTV:Pick
    REALLY:Really
    CH5HD:Channel 5
    FXUK:FOX
    HOME:Home
    TRAVEL:Travel Channel UK
    DMAXE:Dmax
    INVDISC:
    DITURBO:Discovery Turbo
    DISSCI:Science Channel
    EDEN:Eden
    CIHD:Crime & Investigation Network
    SCINDRR:SKY Movies Drama
    SCINGRE:SKY Modern Greats
    SCINDIS:SKY Disney
    SCINFAM:SKY Family
    SCINAAA:SKY Action & Adventure
    SCINCOM:SKY Comedy
    SCINCRT:SKY Crime & Thriller
    SCINSFH:SKY Scifi & Horror
    SCINSEH:SKY Select
    SCINPRE:SKY Premiere
    MOVIE24:Movies 24
    FILM4UK:Film 4
    DRAMAUK:Drama
    HORROR:Horror Channel
    TRUMOV1:True Movies 1
    TRUMOV2:True Movies 2
    SKYNEWS:SKY News
    BBCNEWS:BBC News
    CNBCEU:CNBC US
    EUNEWS:Euronews
    CCTVNWS:CCTV News
    RUSTOD:RT International
    RTUKHD:RT UK
    FR24POR:France 24
    ALJAZEN:Al Jazeera
    BBCWS:BBC World News
    CNNEUVM:CNN International

    I had a few channels missing data, so I also used Freeview for that. Missing channels were 5 Star, 5 USA and True Drama (which is actually True Entertainment +1). They are hit and miss for me. But you can always use an addon for those channels (i.e. Ivue, Mayfair, Renegades, etc.)

    Freesat - England (United Kingdom)

    freesat.chl contents
    I131.52336.schedulesdirect.org
    I129.52335.schedulesdirect.org
    I142.57747.schedulesdirect.org

    freesat.ren contents
    I131.52336.schedulesdirect.org:5 Star
    I129.52335.schedulesdirect.org:5 USA
    I142.57747.schedulesdirect.org:True Entertainment

    Again, the reason some of the channels are listed as xxxxxxxxxxx.schedulesdirect.org is because that was the only way to get some of the channels to populate guide data. Have no idea why this is. But once I added the info this way, it pulled the data and populated the EPG. (I don't claim to have figured everything out...)
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    Pulling the guide data

    Putting it all together.
    I will list what I do for using Schedules Direct. Yours will be slightly different for using Microsoft.

    mc2xml (-J user:password) -D ota.dat -C ota.chl -R ota.ren -d 200 -a -U -u -F -o ota.xml
    mc2xml (-J user:password) -D us.dat -C us.chl -R us.ren -d 200 -a -U -u -F -I ota.xml -o us.xml
    mc2xml (-J user:password) -D freesat.dat -C freesat.chl -R freesat.ren -d 200 -a -U -u -F -o freesat.xml
    mc2xml (-J user:password) -D uk.dat -C uk.chl -R uk.ren -d 200 -a -U -u -F -I us.xml -o guide.xml This is how you can merge 2 files

    NOT EVERYONE WILL HAVE TO DO THIS, JUST DEPENDS ON HOW COMPLETE THE DATA FROM YOUR PULL IS!
    After this is done, open freesat.xml and go down to where <channel id="blah, blah, blah", and highlight all the info down to the end of the page where it says </tv> then move up one line (ends with </programme>) copy the highlighted text. Close the file and open guide.xml in notepad++ and go to line 5, where <channel id="blah, blah, blah" is and insert a carriage return. Go down 1 line and paste the data in memory.
    Resave the file (guide.xml)

    I do it this way because you can only include (merge)1 file in your output file. I tried it by adding the following options: -I ota.xml -I freesat.xml -o epg.xml and it didn't work for me.

    (200 is hours, so 8.3 days is what I get. You can change this number to whatever you want to pull. If you leave it blank you will get 2 weeks and the file will be large and not all equipment will be able to load it. It all depends on your hardware.

    You can only make 6 changes to your lineup per day. So if you decide to try out different providers and see the difference in their data, be aware of this.

    When you go to hxxp:awardspace.info to download mc2xml.exe, I suggest you take the time to read the info there. It will give you everything you need to know about how to use the software. And reading is a powerful tool...

    I'm sure that Ilan will be very helpful with those of you using Microsoft.

    I will do my pull now and then upload it to pastebin, then come back and give a link to download my version of epg. It will have 8 days of data and be around 50 MB. Those whose hardware can handle it will have a rather full epg for the next week.

    Cheers.
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    us.ren contents

    AETV:A&E East
    E:E!
    BBCA:BBC America
    FXX:FXX East
    FX:FX East
    OXYGEN:Oxygen
    LIFE:Lifetime East
    LMN:Lifetime Movie Network
    COMEDY:Comedy Central East
    USA:USA Network
    TBS:TBS East
    TCM:TCM US
    TNT:TNT
    TRUTV:Tru TV East
    COOK:Cooking Channel
    FOOD:Food Network East
    TVLAND:TV Land
    SPIKETV:Spike TV
    IFC:IFC East
    AMC:AMC East
    BRAVO:Bravo East
    DIY:DIY Network USA
    HGTV:HGTV East
    WE:WE TV
    HISTORY:History
    VICEHD:H2
    SYFY:SyFy
    ID:Investigation Discovery
    DSC:Discovery Channel USA
    APL:Animal Planet
    NGCHD:National Geographic Channel
    NGWILD:Nat Geo Wild
    DLC:Discovery Life Channel
    DFC:Discovery Family
    TLC:TLC
    OVATION:Ovation
    DEST:Destination America
    AHC:American Heroes Channel
    CHILLER:Chiller TV
    WEATH:The Weather Channel
    WN:WeatherNation
    NASA:NASA TV
    CNN:CNN US
    HLN:Headline News
    FNC:Fox News Channel
    CNBC:CNBC US
    MSNBC:MSNBC
    NEWSMX:NewsmaxTV
    CSPAN:C-Span
    CSPAN2:C-Span Book TV
    CSPAN3:C-Span American History TV
    WGNA:WGN America
    IONDHD:ION Television East
    HALL:Hallmark
    HMMHD:Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
    HBO:HBO East
    HBO2:HBO 2 East
    HBOSIG:HBO Signature East
    HBOP:HBO West
    HB2P:HBO 2 West
    HBOF:HBO Family East
    HBOCHD:HBO Comedy East
    HBOZHD:HBO Zone
    MAX:Cinemax East
    MAXP:Cinemax West
    ACMAXHD:ActionMax East
    I520.59961.schedulesdirect.org:5 StarMax
    THMAXHD:ThrillerMax East
    SHOW:Showtime East
    SHOWP:Showtime West
    SHO2:Showtime 2 East
    SHOCSE:Showtime Showcase East
    SHOWX:Showtime Extreme East
    SHOWBHD:Showtime Beyond East
    NEXTHD:Showtime Next
    TMC:The Movie Channel East
    TMCXHD:The Movie Channel Xtra East
    STZENC:Encore East
    STZENWS:Encore Westerns
    STZENAC:Encore Action East
    STARZ:Starz East
    STARZP:Starz West
    STZE:Starz Edge East
    STRZCIH:Starz Cinema East
    STZCHD:Starz Comedy East
    STZIB:Starz In Black East
    STZKHD:Starz Kids & Family East
    SONYHD:Sony Movie Channel USA
    WABC:ABC New York
    WCBS:CBS New York
    WNBC:NBC New York
    WNYW:FOX New York
    WPLG:ABC MIAMI
    WTVJ:NBC Miami
    WSVN:FOx Miami
    FREFMHD:FREEFORM
    REELZ:Reelz Channel
    I235.18511.schedulesdirect.org:Esquire

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    8 epg english only

    IT'S BEEN ONE OF THOSE DAYS FOLKS. 8 Day EPG For Most English Channels, or at least many of them,

    This EPG covers the channels listed in this thread. File has been uploaded.

    Code:
    http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?file_id=95443782076214469046
    Hope many can make use of it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Acf150 View Post
    Hi expatter, I tried to download the zip file from the link but it gives me an error. Says the site is down or may have moved? Is there something I'm doing wrong? Is this only for NFPS or can it be used for iks.66 also?
    This should work for anyone using stalker client pvr or simple client. As long as the channel names match should be all that matters.

    Code:
    http://s000.tinyupload.com/?file_id=95443782076214469046
    Last edited by crazed 9.6; 12-04-2016 at 03:14 AM. Reason: removed part of old discussion.

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    Directv channel ids for microsoft legacy - zip code 33334

    Code:
    http://pastebin.com/09ta5dQA
    All this is folks, is a printout of the majority of applicable channels for those who want to create your own EPG. This has the kids and sports in it. I deleted everything once the lineup started with music channels.

    From what I see it is basically the same as what I use for Schedules Direct (SD). So you can download this file and create your xxx.chl and xxx.ren files using the info found in this thread. I won't do the same for UK data because for those that are so inclined to actually learn this and do it for themselves, that shouldn't be an issue.

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    7 Day EPG

    Take Two:

    Code:
    http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?file_id=65591704645007194955
    Last edited by crazed 9.6; 12-11-2016 at 09:08 PM.

 

 

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