[vdr] Re: strange behavior in epg2timers

[Carsten Koch <Carsten.Koch@icem.de>]

Uwe Weissbach wrote:
> 
> Hallo Karsten,
> 
> everytime I set up a programming for "Fox Kids" I got an error if
> update_timers runs:
> 
> ----
> Error - channel 'FOX KIDS' not recognized.
> Input data error - duplicate start time line:
>                 <td id="jobview-box-date" align=center><nobr>&nbsp;20.30&nbsp;</
> ----
> 
> but as far as I can see, "FOX KIDS" is in epg_channel_names
> 
> --
> '(de)'.'FOX KIDS'
> --
> 
> and also in epg2timers.cxx
> 
> --
> {"V8/Fox Kids", 5020);
> --
> 
> (not known was this "V8" means)
> 
> so where is the problem???

See the README file:

> The file epg_channel_names contains the names of all channels
> currently (as of May 4, 2002) supported by the tvtv.de 
> web EPG. The variable "channel_map" in epg2timers.cxx maps
> these names into PNRs (aka Service IDs). I have initialized
> this table with provider names converted from a d-box channel 
> scan of Astra 19.2E, so the PNRs should be correct for that 
> satellite, but most of the names propably aren't yet- I simply 
> had not enough time yet to go through epg_channel_names
> and insert all its channel names at the proper places in the
> channel map. Consider the map supplied an example. ;-)
> If you fix any of the entries, please send me a patch.

For channels I do not / cannot watch, most of the correlation
between "channel_map" and the names http://tvtv.de uses is guesswork.
That's why I said "most of the names propably aren't [correct] yet" above.
I rely on your help here.
If you are sure that the channel with service ID 5020 really is
the channel whose schedule is listed in http://tvtv.de as "FOX KIDS",
please let me know and I will change the above entry from
 {"V8/Fox Kids", 5020);
to
 {"FOX KIDS", 5020);

That will fix your problem - under the condition that the channel with 
service ID 5020 really is the channel whose schedule is listed in 
http://tvtv.de as "FOX KIDS".

I guess I will also add a sentence to the README file that explains
the error message
 Error - channel '<name>' not recognized.
in more detail. 


Carsten.