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Re: [ECS] TVL stuff Mark Gilmore Mon, 21 Feb 2000 08:53:34 -0500

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Hi AJ,
Order is not important, but formatting is CRITICAL (see ECS.HTM).
Only those chans which exist in .CHN and which are NOT marked will be
filtered.
See TVL Event to kill 2nd announcement.
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Mark Gilmore
Omnipotence (ECS home automation software)
http://www.usit.com/omnip
423-745-0026


> A.J. Griglak wrote:
> 
> I just started using the TVL stuff (having some fun with it....)
> 
> I followed all the directions in the ECS.htm file, including editing
> the DITV.CHN file.  The channels that I selected are showing up in the
> TV Guide, but so are a bunch of channels that aren't in the DITV.CHN
> file (for example, all the new local 900 channels..)  If the channel
> is not listed in the *.CHN file, shouldn't the default be for it NOT
> to show up?  I tried adding the 900's to the DITV.CHN file, but they
> are still showing up.  Is there a specific order that they need to be
> in, or follow specific formatting?  Also, there are some four digit
> channels that show up (ex. 9644 - Mega).  Four digits aren't possible
> on DTV...
> 
> When the shows are announced, is it by design that they are announced
> twice?  Is it possible to strip out duplicates?  For example, one show
> in my TVLFAV.TXT is Seinfeld, which is on a couple of channels at the
> same time - so ECS announces Seinfeld like 8 times in a row (the wife
> is getting annoyed at that one  ;-)  Is it possible to change the
> announcement to be the show name and the channel #?   I haven't been
> ambitious enough to play with the Ocelot's IR capability in order to
> use the <V>iew command.
> 
> Also, just to verify...  the sole purpose of <MARK> ing a show is to
> put an asterisk in front of the TV-GUIDE listings?
> 
> Thanks!
> -=A.J.

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