jachin99 wrote:If you peek around the files for Sports, there are a few links from other providers. I've started to build a random application for media center just for the learning experience, but its going to take a long time for me to figure everything out, and I'm still thinking it would be easier to fix this one. Looking at some of the other files from different sports plugins, I only see three types, .Cab, .Mxf, .Enc and .dll files. The Dlls can be ran through a .net decompiler but I'm not sure how to open up the Mxf, and Cab files. I was able to peek inside the .cab files on a random old computer, and they contain .dlls From my understanding, the Mxf contains codec or wrapper information, and .enc can either be an encrypted file, or an encoding file.
Whatever direction this takes, finding feeds is going to be hard without paying for them. Yahoo has some but they're https, and I'm not sure if media center can handle secure connections.
Sad to say, I don't think fixing the 'sports strip" is going to be a cost effective option or EASY in anyway. The CAB files are like Zip files, programs like WinRAR will open them up. As for creating them, not sure.
I am sure WMC can deal with HTTPS but, cant say I have tried it. There is a lot of things needed to get this to work, I do think Microsoft would have to be involved as when they build programs, they put in a secure path to protect their content and even you see it in the header information. If you modify that file, it might not run any more, another possible dead end, even if you can get the data in the right format for WMC to read (another battle)
We really need to the help from a expert programmer here. By guessing we are both trying to reinvent the wheel and that is only going to get us so far with out fully understanding how this product was built and how it was programmed.
If you want to get a Sports score thing working in WMC, there is a lot of free (by looking around) programing books and even the WMC programming plugin is still available to download from MS. It might be easier to try to build your own with the same design layout...at least for the scores
All in all, I don't have a lot of hope with just the 2 of us trying to do this but, I don't know your full skill set so I cant be sure.
WMC can deal with a Web page as an app, the remote arrows are just like the up,down, left and right on your keyboard and the OK button is ENTER. So if you can find a website that looks fairly simple to navigate with the arrows on your keyboard, there is a ReLaunch app that can create a link in WMC.... it might be fairly easy to create a QUICK app that would fit the needs here..
Just like I got a YouTube app in WMC from the youtube.com/tv app...just like you get on your smart tv...with a WMC remote... It's an idea for a quick and dirty sports app that will give current data....just a thought..
http://www.thegreenbutton.tv/forums/vie ... 36#p102283
