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Re: [ECS] Got it, kind of Don Stephens Mon, 3 Jan 2000 21:00:42 -0800

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Hi Bill:
 If you got it working you will probably see the "*" next instance of the
TV-Guide. Mark has really outdone himself with this one.
 If it's not a pain in the *ss, please do.

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

Good luck tomorrow (It will probably be yesterday, by the time you read
this) with your training, whatever that entails.
Don


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Walters" <wtwalters@home.com>
To: <ecs-list@netbloc.com>
Sent: Monday, January 03, 2000 8:34 PM
Subject: Re: [ECS] Got it, kind of


> 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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