Duplicate EPG-ID's in multiple linups

[MKANET]

Is EPG123 smart enough to only add unique EPG-ID's to the XMLTV file (omitting all duplicates from multiple linups)?

[garyan2]

Yes. For stations that are present in multiple lineups, the channel entry in the xmltv file will look similar to the following:

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  <channel id="EPG123.42676.schedulesdirect.org">
    <display-name>KVOADT</display-name>
    <display-name>KVOADT (NBC)</display-name>
    <display-name>4.1 KVOADT</display-name>
    <display-name>4.1</display-name>
    <display-name>1004 KVOADT</display-name>
    <display-name>1004</display-name>
    <display-name>NBC</display-name>
    <icon src="C:\ProgramData\GaRyan2\epg123\logos\KVOADT_d.png" width="278" height="260" />
  </channel>

The important thing is the channel id, in this case, is EPG123.42676.schedulesdirect.org which is the same across any/all lineups.

[MKANET]

Thank you so much for the quick reply. Also, I just wanted to thank you directly for making such an irreplaceable app. I had no idea EPG123 even existed. I was using the text-only guide2go app on Windows until just yesterday. Thanks for all your hard work maintaining this app.

[garyan2]

Yah, marmei did a decent job with guide2go and xteve (which I use for TiViMate), but epg123 does some things better. Particularly in selecting images for a program. It has been a while since I looked at guide2go, but building the file using GO and then everything being run/configured in a shell is a bit of a hassle.

Enjoy, and thanks!