Setting up Recordings using DigiGuide

[lcsneil]

Due to complete PC rebuild I have now upgraded to DG 8.3 build 1075.

Can't seem to get it to recognise the VBS scripts in the right click menu when in Digiguide.

Anyone else using Version 8.3 and got this working?

(Just trying to eliminate is it 8.3 or something I've forgotten to do on the new PC build......)

TIA

Neil

[cwaring]

Just updated and still on 8.2 b1026 here. How'd you get 8.3?

[lcsneil]

It's a beta release.

If you sign into your account and then go here (http://accounts.digiguide.com/getsetup.asp?product=1&beta=true) it will let you download the latest Beta.


Neil

[cwaring]

<annoyed grunt> Thanks.

[cwaring]

Anyone else using Version 8.3 and got this working?
Working fine here.

[lcsneil]

Thanks. I've found my problem........... t'was the PC rebuild that had caused the problem!



I must remember to copy DGscript.dgaddin my digiguide directory


I must remember to copy DGscript.dgaddin my digiguide directory


I must remember to copy DGscript.dgaddin my digiguide directory


I must remember to copy DGscript.dgaddin my digiguide directory

:o


Neil

[Darren Skidmore]

Could somebody tell me if it is possible to extract the channel guide information from the TiVo as I have tried updating the Chan_map.txt file but find it difficult to do because the text file is in alphabetical order and the channel guide is in channel number order.

If I could extract the channel guide and sort it in Excel it would make it a lot easier.

If this is possible I would gladly post my updated chan_map.txt for everyone to use (I have Sky with all channels)

Many Thanks

Darren.

[lcsneil]

Well it's not that slick or rocket science but try going into Tivoweb > User Interface > Channel Guide > All

The in your web browser, Select All > Copy.

Open Excel and Paste Special > Text

Should take about 30 secs to tidy up and you're about there.


Neil

[Darren Skidmore]

Cheers Neil.

I tried that just after posting my question and it worked!

The only thing now is trying to get it into the right format for the TiVo rather than putting the missing ones in manually.

Problem is Excel doesn't let me save it in a text format that is compatible.

I will keep trying though.

Thanks again.

Skids

[Jezza]

For some reason my installation doesn't seem to be reading chan_map.txt. I get the error

ERROR: "BBC 1 WEST" not a valid channel

when I have the lines below as part of my chan_map.txt in \var\hack\tivoweb-tcl\modules:

BBC 1 Wales == BBC1WAL
BBC 1 West == BBC1WEST
BBC 1 West Midlands == BBC1WSM

Any thoughts as to what else to try?

[Jezza]

My mistake. You need to explicitly upload the chan_map.txt file in binary mode for it to be usable

[cwaring]

Started getting this error today for the first time, while trying to set up a recording with DG. I have v8.3 build 1096.

"ERROR: Not Enough Parameters!"

Anyone any ideas? Tried re-starting TivoWeb and the PC was re-booted yesterday.

[tormat]

Since Filmfour was made available on Sky (for free) I've been trying to use Digiguide to record to Tivo as I do withh all the other channels,but.........I get the "ERROR: "FILM4" not a valid channel" message. Been here before (with BBCNTH) but cannot get this to work no matter what it says in chan_map.txt. I can't even see where the digit "4" comes from in the error message as there isn't one in chan_map, it's all letters (FILMFOUR and FILM FOUR) If, in Digigude I do a "Watch this prog with Tivo" it changes the channel fine, just no-go with the "record". Also, after Tivoweb gets launched following my request to "record with Tivo" I get the following in the address bar

http://172.16.19.91/digiguidesearch?q=The+Great+Sioux+Uprising&qtime=15:00:00&qdate=08/09/2006&qchan=FILM4

As you can see it ends in "FILM4" whereas all the other (working) channels end with some form of numeric i.d. This is driving me nuts, any help out there?

[RichardJH]

Tivo needs to see the channel as FILMFOUR as that is its callsign. In digiguide it is Film4. right click on the channel logo for Filmfour in digiguide and change channel details to match Tivos callsign.

It worked for me OK

[goodisonboy]

I initially had the same Problem and noticed that the chan_map.txt was expecting this to be sent as FilmFour and there wer numerous Duplicate entries in the file for Film Four and variants.

to get this to work you need to make sure you have the line below in your chan_map.txt

Film4 == FILMFOUR

Mark

[tormat]

Thanks for the quick replies chaps, I'm sure I tried every permutation of FilmFour/FOUR/4 going, I didn't know you could do it the 'other way around' in Digiguide, I'll try out your suggestions when I get home from work.

Thanks again

[tormat]

All sorted now, I could've swore I tried the suggestion by goodisonboy, but tonight it worked! Thanks also to Richardjh.

[cwaring]

Started getting this error today for the first time, while trying to set up a recording with DG. I have v8.3 build 1096.

"ERROR: Not Enough Parameters!"

Anyone any ideas? Tried re-starting TivoWeb and the PC was re-booted yesterday.
Anyone?

[tidzapete]

I am using Tivo WebPlus.

I followed the instructions as for Tivo Web.

The first problem I have encountered is that when I right click on a program there is no record with Tivo dialogue box.

I have copied the 3 files to the root directory of digiguide anmodified the VBS file to include my IP.

Is there some sort of Digiguide config setting I need to change?

[cwaring]

Yes, you need to change the IP in one of the files. There should be instructions :)

[RichardJH]

I am trying to get this to work with my second tivo and have followed Shanes instruction on altering digiguidesearch.itcl and ui.itcl but when I try to record with tivo and get a conflict Tivoweb says "The number of tivo ip's and tivo name's do not match, modify digiguidesearch.itcl file to rectify"

Am I correct in putting any name for my Tivo 2 along with its IP & port ***.***.*.***:****

[shanew]

Hi Richard,

If i remember correctly you can use any name. It is just what is displayed on the page when you're setting up a recording so you can distinguish between many tivos. I expect if you only have one other then you could call it "Other TiVo".

I believe there is a quick check to make sure the names match up with the ip addresses. for instance, you can't have 3 names and 1 ip address!

[RichardJH]

Shane thanks for the reply.
After a few trys I managed to get it right I was getting the " " and [ ] all in the wrong place. So now very happy with being to use digiguide with both Tivos if needed.

As a point of interest I had loaded the latest TWP from http://thomson.tivo.googlepages.com/TivoWebPlus and have managed to get digiguidesearch to work with that as well.

I have TW starting by default and can swap to TWP on the fly using hackman and by having both using digiguidesearch if I forget to swap back to TW I can still use digiguidesearch.

Re: Higuide (latest version) it is definitely better than the module that is by default in TWP.
Is there any way to get it working in TWP

[shanew]

Hi Richard,

Glad my digiguidesearch project is serving you well (my digiguide account expired years ago!).

I've just had a look at that TWP link which say's it includes a modified version of higuide. It shouldn't be too difficult to do a diff on the two versions to see what would need to be done. I'll certainly have a look when I get chance. I'll add it to my todo list (http://higuide.tiddlyspot.com#ToDo) :)

Cheers,

Shane.

[beara]

Just went to set an ITV3 programme using digiguide and got this:

ERROR: ITV3 (ITVTHREE) not available on your TiVo

I thought I'd covered this in the chan_txt file as I've got these entries:

ITV3 == ITV3
ITV3 == ITVTHREE
ITVTHREE == ITVTHREE
ITVTHREE == ITV3

and ITV3 is in channels I receive, favourites and shows up in higuide. So, I can't see what's changed or gone wrong - anybody any suggestions?

[RichardJH]

Just checked on mine and getting the same. Looked at chan map and no entry for ITV3 == ITV3 added that and now works OK. I must admit that I can't remember ever setting a programme to record on ITV3 from DigiGuide so for me it may not be a new problem.

Just did a further check to my 2nd Tivo and that needed to have the chan map changed the same to stop the error

[goodisonboy]

beara,

Just went to set an ITV3 programme using digiguide and got this:

ERROR: ITV3 (ITVTHREE) not available on your TiVo



This error above means that it is seeing the line below as the correct entry (which it isn't)


ITV3 == ITVTHREE


The correct line is the "ITV3 == ITV3" one, but I don't know why it is skipping over that one to the second line, perhaps a strange line ending in the chan_map file?

Try removing the ITV3 == ITVTHREE Line and see what happens?

Mark

[beara]

Thanks both - it was indeed those extra entries - originally put in 'cause ITV couldn't decide whether they wanted ITV3 or ITVTHREE! I stripped out the others and it's working again.

Cheers

[Yorkshirelad6]

I'd just like to wake this up again. I'm using the newest TivoWebPlus (v2.0.0 (oztivo-070203)) and Digiguide Search V2.4 including the channel map as provided. For any attempt from Digiguide to record from TiVo I get the message:
"ERROR: "BBC 1 NORTH WEST" not a valid channel" (for example). All programmes on all channels produce a similar error.

Has anyone tested these functions with TivoWebPlus V2?

Any help gratefully appreciated!

[Yorkshirelad6]

Bump!

I'm still struggling... :confused:
I'd just like to wake this up again. I'm using the newest TivoWebPlus (v2.0.0 (oztivo-070203)) and Digiguide Search V2.4 including the channel map as provided. For any attempt from Digiguide to record from TiVo I get the message:
"ERROR: "BBC 1 NORTH WEST" not a valid channel" (for example). All programmes on all channels produce a similar error.

Has anyone tested these functions with TivoWebPlus V2?

Any help gratefully appreciated!

[Pete77]

It won't work under TivoWeb Plus V2 as that version only supports the new modules that come with it or old ones that are specifically updated and converted to run with it. At the moment that doesn't include Hackman.

You will have to use TivoWeb V1.9.4 or TivoWebPlus V1.3 if you want to use the Digiguide module. Also not all TivoWeb 1.9.4 modules (which the Digiguide module was written to work with) even run under TivoWebPlus V1.3.1

On the whole you are much better off using TivoWeb V1.9.4 with a UK Series 1 Thomson Tivo. Having run both that is my firm conclusion.

See www.steveconrad.co.uk/tivo for details of how to install TivoWeb V1.9.4

[Yorkshirelad6]

Thanks for your time and your reply - time to "downgrade" :cool:

[Pete77]

Thanks for your time and your reply - time to "downgrade" :cool:

There was an error in my above post which I have now corrected.

The Digiguide module should work with TivoWebPlus v1.3.1 which is meant to support old TivoWeb 1.9.4 modules like the Digiguide module.

In practice though TivoWebPlus is not as stable as TivoWeb 1.9.4 on our UK Series 1 Tivos and some modules for Tivoweb 1.9.4 like some of the best features written by www.ljay.org.uk don't seem to be happy at all working under TivoWebPlus.

So I would install TivoWeb1.9.4 and all its various add on modules using the guide at www.steveconrad.co.uk/tivo and try both and see how you get on. You can switch between them using the www.tivohackman.com module which supports bothe TivoWebPlus v1.3.1 and TivoWeb v1.9.4 but not TivoWebPlus V2.0 (formerly known as v1.4).

I hope this works out for you.

[Yorkshirelad6]

Thanks again. I've actually had almost no problems with the later beta verisons of TivoWebPlus V2 on my UK TiVo, and am considering keeping it, and thereby doing without Digiguide interaction, but I will spend some time comparing all 3 versions...

[Pete77]

Thanks again. I've actually had almost no problems with the later beta verisons of TivoWebPlus V2 on my UK TiVo, and am considering keeping it, and thereby doing without Digiguide interaction, but I will spend some time comparing all 3 versions...

I make extensive use of add on modules like Highlights and Tracker so a version of TivoWebPlus that did not support those would really be no use to me unfortunately.

If the author of TivoWebPlus 2.0 can get those modules rewritten to work with his software then he may have a hope of seeing it more widely used.

[ColinYounger]

Ahhh - while this thread has been bumped, it reminds me.

I have had digiguide working for some time now happily, but I'm intrigued to see that all the original developers 'no longer use this solution'. I feel a bit left out now - what spangly new thing is being used now?

[greenkr]

Is it possible to get this module to work when using Wine to run DigiGuide?

[RichardJH]

At the moment that doesn't include Hackman. By Pete 77

Hackman for TWP2.0 does exist and works perfectly V5.6 see http://www.tivohackman.com/

I have TW 1.9.4 running by default (sysinit.author startup) with Hackman v 4.2.8
and TW 2.0 installed with Hackman v 5.6

I can swap between them with ease so as to use some of the better bits of TW 2.0.
My reason for leaving TW 1.9.4 as default is because I use Record from Digiguide and unfortunately that particular module does not run with TW 2.0 :down: :mad: hopefully someone may update it

[BigH]

any one help out a newbie?

I seem to be having a problem with the chan_map.txt file

I think I'm copying it correctly to the tivoweb modules file by typing

'put c:/chan map/chan_map.txt'

but when I hit enter it doesn't say anything about the file being copied and the .txt file isn't listed when I do 'dir'

looks like it isn't being copied as I'm getting the following:

ERROR: File: chan_map.txt could not be opened in directory /var/hack/tivoweb-tcl/modules

am I not copying the txt file properly (the other files copied ok using 'put')

[iankb]

'put c:/chan map/chan_map.txt'Is it supposed to have a space in the path?

[verses]

Is it supposed to have a space in the path?

Also you've specified "C:" implying a windows environment, followed by a forward-slash "/" normally used by a linux environment, rather than a back-slash "\" normally used by windows.

I've no idea the context in which you're doing this so what you're doing may be accurate, but it just stood out to me as a possible error.

Cheers,

Ian

[BigH]

I'm doing those commands in the ftp tivo environment

I have the ftp: prompt

I do 'bin'

I thought that to get file from c drive on my PC to tivo, I had to use the 'put' command

is this wrong?

I'm taking guidance from here

http://www.tivohelp.com/archive/tivohelp.swiki.net/50.html


am I being really thick?

please help as I really like the machine and want to utilise the easy hacks, but I'm getting stuck at chapter one.

[BigH]

Is it supposed to have a space in the path?

will try this when I get home - thanks

when it comes to programming, I sort of stopped at Commodore Pet (Mission Impossible) and the BBC Acorn

[steveroe]

I think you may need to use quotes because of the space... and use backslashes

put "c:\chan map\chan_map.txt"

[BigH]

I think you may need to use quotes because of the space... and use backslashes

put "c:\chan map\chan_map.txt"


works a treat

thanks Steve - you're a star

[itm]

I've been thinking of trying Digiguide and was wondering how much it costs - the web site doesn't say. Can anyone tell me?

[johnnye]

Click on the Buy button - it shows all the prices. 1 year is £10. Well worth the money IMHO especially when used with the Tivo for manual recordings.

[cwaring]

Ahem... [blatant plug alert]
http://getdigiguide.com/?p=1&r=1495

[philatio]

I've been using this fantastic module for years now.. but all of a sudden I keep getting errors.

It seems to be if I try to set an end time of +5mins I get the error:

INTERNAL SERVER ERROR
--cut here--
action_record '' 'set "quality" "100";set "kal" "5";set "startearly" "2";set "endlate" "5";set "objectid" "2542017/35";set "conflictslist" "";set "Record" "Record";'
can't open object (errDbNotFound)

while executing
"db $db openid $fsid $subobjid"
("uplevel" body line 35)
invoked from within
"uplevel $body"
invoked from within
"transaction {uplevel $body}"
(procedure "RetryTransaction" line 5)
invoked from within
"RetryTransaction {
set previousrecfsid [lindex [get_fsidbyprefix "/Recording/Cancelled" "$date:$timestr:$stationfsid:"] 0]
if { $previousr..."
(procedure "MakeTodoRecording" line 69)
invoked from within
"MakeTodoRecording $objectid $quality 3 [expr 60 * $startearly] [expr 60 * $endlate] $kal $conflictslist"
(procedure "::action_record" line 7)
invoked from within
"::action_$action $chan $part $env"
("eval" body line 1)
invoked from within
"eval {::action_$action $chan $part $env}"
--cut here--



If I try again but set the end time to +2mins, it works OK.
Anyone any ideas whats happening?

[beara]

I've not tweaked this for a while but with loads of renamed and new channels my chanmap.txt file seems to be sadly lacking. Anybody got an updated one done in the last few months?

[robmcmahon]

Hi,

Did you have any luck tracking down an updated chanmap.txt? Just thought I would check before updating mine.

Thanks,

Rob

[djb2002]

Does anyone know if a similar application exists that works with the free digiguide equivalent (TV-Browser - tvbrowser.org) ?

Thanks

[Pete77]

Ahem... [blatant plug alert]
http://getdigiguide.com/?p=1&r=1495

Its now £14.99 for one year at www.digiguide.com/price-list but £19.99 for two years. Their pricing seems oriented towards forcing you to buy the 5 year deal at £34.95, whereas the web based www.mydigiguide.com costs more or less the same no matter how many years you take out a sub for.

[djb2002]

Has anyone had any luck getting the free digiguide equivalent (tvbrowser.org) to work with the Tivo ?

Thanks
Daniel

[Pete77]

Has anyone had any luck getting the free digiguide equivalent (tvbrowser.org) to work with the Tivo ?

I think the problem is that our various gurus here who might have developed compatibility with this new television epg site have now moved on to viewing tv by other means than using Tivo. Also being a free website it may well be violating copyright in terms of how it is obtaining the data and so there is no guarantee that it will still be around in say a year's time................

shanew are you still reading this thread and if you are is there any chance of developing compatibility with this new free EPG web site as a data source?