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Re: [ECS] Got it, kind of Bill Walters Mon, 3 Jan 2000 22:34:45 -0600

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Don,

No, it doesn't put a "*" by favorites in the TV-Guide or TV-Listing.   Think
Mark's doc's addressed this - I "think" the "*" is only put into the
TV-Guide -IF- the show already exists in the TVLFAV.TXT file when TV-Guide
is generated.....  Not too sure about all of this anyway; just got it
"running" with announcement tonight, but I did check before shutting it down
and didn't have any "*" characters in either TV-Listing or TV-Guide......
However, TV-Guide had not had a chance to 'regenerate' after I had added a
program to TVLFAV.TXT......  I'll experiment more tomorrow night but need to
get outa here now; gotta get up early for training tomorrow (yeech!).

Also, I had to "bypass" all the autodial stuff as I use cable modem; wasn't
particularly difficult (so far) but only confirmed Auto-Download of TVL.TXT
to be working.  I don't use email stuff (yet?).

What I did was to use my laptop to "play"...  I installed ECS 4.2.007 and
used EXAMPLE.CFG as a starting point.  Haven't done anything toward
integrating all of this into my 'real' home system...  I just wanted to get
it working reliably and understand what/how it worked before reworking my
entire home system...

I'll send details of what I changed for cable modem stuff tomorrow if you'd
like........

Bill


----- Original Message -----
From: Don Stephens <donstephens@101freeway.com>
To: <ecs-list@netbloc.com>
Sent: Monday, January 03, 2000 10:23 PM
Subject: Re: [ECS] Got it, kind of


> Hi Bill:
>  Does your TV-Guide put an "*" next to your favorites? I had to copy TVL,
> TVL DL and TV-Guide into my ECS.CFG and then it worked. Don't know what I
> did, but I tried to delete all Mark's ISP stuff, as I have a DSL line, and
> that is where I got into trouble.
> Don
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Walters" <wtwalters@home.com>
> To: <ecs-list@netbloc.com>
> Sent: Monday, January 03, 2000 7:47 PM
> Subject: Re: [ECS] Got it, kind of
>
>
> > Mark S.
> >
> > Seems like I'm a couple of days behind you.....  I too am playing with
> > 4.2.007.
> >
> > Have auto-download of TVL.TXT all working ok.
> > On start up of ECS, both TV-Listing and TV-Guide are created OK.
> > Every 30 minutes, TV-Guide regenerates/displays OK.
> > I can highlight any show in TV-Listing or TV-Guide, press 'A' and the
show
> > will be placed into TVLFAV.TXT, and notice of adding that listing is
> > appropriately logged.
> >
> > However, no luck on getting any announcement whatsoever.
> >
> > I have deleted entier TVLFAV.TXT file to let ECS create it's own in an
> > attempt to "fix" the problem.
> >
> > ECS 4.2.007 file I have was last modified 12/20/99 @ 9:30:40 AM, and is
> > 787,546 bytes big..; I downloaded it 1/1/00.
> >
> > I'll check Mark G's. site to see if there is a "later" version than the
> one
> > I'm working with.... Don't think so judging from the e-mail on this
list,
> > though.......  Any other suggestions?
> >
> >
> > Bill Walters
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Mark Sekelsky <Mark@sekelsky.com>
> > To: ECS List <ecs-list@netbloc.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2000 7:31 PM
> > Subject: [ECS] Got it, kind of
> >
> >
> > > ECS is now announcing shows!!  I opened the TV-Guide, selected a show
> and
> > > pressed "A" on the keyboard.  ECS "wrote" the show into favorites for
> me.
> > I
> > > then deleted anything I had in the file. I have now done this three
> times
> > > and gotten an announcement everytime.  I have also manually added a
show
> > and
> > > had it announced.
> > >
> > > The spacing (based upon what ECS wrote, relative to the file I started
> > with)
> > > is somewhat different.  Other than that I don't see anything
different.
> > > More to play with.
> > >
> > > Mark S
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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