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Re: [ECS] TV-Guide problems Don Stephens Thu, 17 Aug 2000 13:42:24 -0700

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Sh*t!! How do I keep missing these things? Sorry, all is well now.

Don (needing glasses)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Gilmore" <omnip@usit.net>
To: <ecs-list@netbloc.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2000 11:33 AM
Subject: Re: [ECS] TV-Guide problems


> Sorry, I gave you the wrong command.
> BUT did you do this ?:
> *   65) In TVL.BAT, change this:
> TVL0 %1 %2
> to this:
> TVL0 %1 %2 TVLDL.BAT
> --
> Mark Gilmore
> Omnipotence (ECS home automation software)
> http://www.usit.com/omnip
> 423-745-0026
> Hours: Mon-Sat, 9AM-8PM/EST
>
>
> Don Stephens wrote:
> >
> > Mark:
> >
> > It appears that TVL0.EXE may be the culprit. I executed TVL0.EXE and
then
> > examined tvldl.bat and the dates are indeed incorrect as seen in
tvldl.bat
> >
> > WPDL
> >
"http://tv.excite.com/listing/?date=20000805&time=000000&cat=&lineup=TZ-P"
> > COPY WPDL.HTM TVL.HTM
> >
> >       >>> SNIP  <<<<
> >
> > WPDL
> >
"http://tv.excite.com/listing/?date=20000812&time=210000&cat=&lineup=TZ-P"
> > COPY TVL.HTM+WPDL.HTM TVL.TMP
> > COPY TVL.TMP TVL.HTM
> > DEL WPDL.HTM
> > DEL TVL.TMP
> >
> > Please note date "date=20000805"
> >
> > Don
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mark Gilmore" <omnip@usit.net>
> > To: <ecs-list@netbloc.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2000 8:23 AM
> > Subject: Re: [ECS] TV-Guide problems
> >
> > > TVL.BAT 1st runs TVL0.EXE, which generates TVLDL.BAT,
> > > which downloads the weeks schedule. Verify that this
> > > file is being created properly.
> > > --
> > > Mark Gilmore
> > > Omnipotence (ECS home automation software)
> > > http://www.usit.com/omnip
> > > 423-745-0026
> > > Hours: Mon-Sat, 9AM-8PM/EST
> > >
> > >
> > > Don Stephens wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Mark:
> > > >
> > > > As requested I ran tvl.bat and observed that the date in the HTML
> > request is
> > > > not correct, ie "date=20000805" or something like that.
> > > >
> > > > Where does the date originate from? I think that may be the problem.
> > > >
> > > > Don
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Mark Gilmore" <omnip@usit.net>
> > > > To: <ecs-list@netbloc.com>
> > > > Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2000 7:07 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: [ECS] TV-Guide problems
> > > >
> > > > > Run TVL.BAT manually from a DOS session and monitor it's progress.
> > > > > But specify a 1-day download to speed it up
> > > > > (e.g. "TVL.BAT TZ-E 1 0").
> > > > > --
> > > > > Mark Gilmore
> > > > > Omnipotence (ECS home automation software)
> > > > > http://www.usit.com/omnip
> > > > > 423-745-0026
> > > > > Hours: Mon-Sat, 9AM-8PM/EST
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Don Stephens wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I just noticed that my tv-guide htm page is not updated. I
re-ran
> > > > tvl.bat to
> > > > > > refresh the file tvl.txt but when I looked at the file
tvlnew0.txt I
> > > > noticed
> > > > > > that file had not updated, although the dos date indicated that
it
> > was
> > > > new.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > As per Mark's suggestion, I have deleted the Events TV-Guide an
> > > > TV-Listing.
> > > > > > Has anyone else had trouble with this?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Don
> > > > >
> > >
>

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