An evolving, supported alternative to Rovi
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THANK YOU Gary
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testmonkey » Thu Jan 02, 2020 11:38 am
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Let us ALL say THANKS to Gary the developer of EPG123 with a monetary donation to the cause.
For his relentless pursuit of perfection.
For his unrelenting dedication to supporting the project and especially the time he spends on the tech support lately to get EVERYONE up and running.
During a...
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Thanks again Gary!! Yes!! I'm so very grateful!! Send him MONTHLY DONATIONS for all the hard work he's done to make WMC a MUCH BETTER product than it was when Microsoft bailed on it! I've just completed a new Windows 7 installation on a new (rescued) box using Comcast cable card and it's working...
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Thu May 26, 2022 3:39 pm
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EPG123 Bug Reports
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HTBruceM » Thu Mar 03, 2016 8:05 pm
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New thread to report defects in existing functionality, crashes, etc.
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1. For the OTA sub-channels, yes. Excluding the lineup means they would not have gotten any guide data. Once the OTA lineup is included then you should be good.
2. Version 1.8.2.7 changes are to mitigate the problem of channels being deleted if the lineup station is changed/removed. This shouldn't...
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Last post by garyan2
Tue Nov 28, 2023 1:43 am
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Introducing EPG123
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garyan2 » Sun Feb 14, 2016 3:43 am
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So I, like everyone else here, have been very disappointed with Microsoft's decision to move to Rovi for their guide data. Even 7 months after the transition I am not impressed with Rovi's performance ... in fact it scares me to death. I started researching alternatives and found quite a few. Some...
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I don't know if this is an EPG123 issue. It might be EPG123-adjacent: A channel in my region switched to Nextgen (full HD or something). I ran WMC's Scan for More Channels. It picked up that channel's new frequency. However, I lost two other channels. In the EPG123 Client Guide Tool app, I added...
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Last post by boii5
Fri Jan 13, 2023 6:31 am
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Version 1.8.2.7 issues? my system stopped working
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earledee » Wed Nov 29, 2023 11:29 pm
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Greetings. I attempted to update to the latest EPG123 and got a prompt upon install that asked me The minimum .NET Framework is not installed. Do you wish to install .NET Framework 4.6.2 Client software now? I clicked yes and the program now won't load. I now get this error for EPG123_gui.exe -...
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Last post by earledee
Fri Dec 01, 2023 12:41 am
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I am unable to update
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pepeboro » Thu Nov 30, 2023 12:41 pm
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Gentlemen;
I have been unable to update for a few days.
I attach part of two files.
My subscription with Schedules Direct Expires: Monday, January 15, 2024
I beg you to help me.
Regards.
Pepe
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server.log
Starting EPG123 Server service ...
BaseApi: , BaseArtwork: ,...
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Gentlemen:
I have solved the problem.
Thank you
Regards.
Pepe
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Last post by pepeboro
Thu Nov 30, 2023 1:24 pm
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Is full mode setup without rebuilding WMC database possible
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pju4711 » Wed Nov 29, 2023 7:18 pm
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Hi,
I have a WMC Windows 7 installation using Honeybee as EPG provider.
Since Honeybee seems unstable/unmaintained I want to switch to EPG123/SD.
But, is it possible somehow to avoid clearing WMC database, ie like skipping step 1 and 2 in client setup ?
I have manually sorted my channels in WMC and...
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Will the transfer tool help/be necessary? I'm not familiar with Honeybee. Fortunately I do not have that many scheduled recordings at the moment, so a manual transfer is OK.
Honeybee is a service like SD. And many, many years ago a guy wrote a nice piece of software to act like EPG123, fetching...
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Last post by pju4711
Thu Nov 30, 2023 7:50 am
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Schedules Direct server issues
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kkingsto » Sat Nov 25, 2023 2:25 pm
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Getting the red icon on my tray. Could not get token.
Went to schedules direct's site and there's a banner saying they have server issues and to try again later.
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I also had a blip over night. Tried again this morning and it was fine.
Token request successful. serverID: HTPC , datetime: 2023-11-26T18:22:59Z
HTTP request failed with status code 502 Bad Gateway
Validation of cached token failed. Requesting new token.
SD responded with error code: 9009 ,...
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Last post by IT Troll
Mon Nov 27, 2023 9:27 am
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Updates stopped working again
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oldschoolbob » Sat Nov 18, 2023 10:08 am
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I've had problems before after I updated my Subscription. Then mysteriously it started working again. Now after a few months it stopped working again. I haven’t changed anything on my end. I shouldn’t need to renew again for 6 months.
What is going on?
Thanks
Bob
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Interestingly a few other folks (including me) had token problems over the weekend. Sometimes this is Schedules Direct, sometimes Amazon (server host) and sometimes ISPs.
Often, simply retrying at a less busy time of the day, will have success.
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Last post by IT Troll
Mon Nov 27, 2023 9:24 am
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Problems adding a lineup
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pepeboro » Wed Oct 04, 2023 5:27 pm
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Gentlemen;
From Schedules Direct I have received a message indicating that it would be convenient to change a lineup.
I tried to do it, but I made many mistakes and it was a disaster. WMC did not work, and I had to restore my entire hard drive with a backup.
Please tell me the steps I have to...
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Ah, you're right. My Lineup returned this morning and I was able to do a Save & Execute from the Config app.
I didn't know my Lineup is stored remotely. That seems like a bad idea.
Thx.
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Last post by Mugsy
Sun Nov 26, 2023 3:20 pm
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1.8.2.6 Release
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garyan2 » Sat Nov 18, 2023 3:39 am
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Just released version 1.8.2.6. Really just some minor adjustments but does introduce code to mitigate the possibility of tuner channels being deleted when a channel is removed from a lineup.
BIG NOTE to all. The files will no longer be digitally signed. Paying for a code signing certificate wasn't...
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Thank you, Gary, for the update to this invaluable program as well as your response to my email messages with further instructions that did the trick! Perhaps others did what I initially did which was to simply click on the link under forum rules and download the 1.8.2.6 release from it. I am...
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Last post by sy_trilogy
Fri Nov 24, 2023 9:41 pm
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garbage cleanup error
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proddick » Fri Oct 20, 2023 2:52 pm
Any suggestions re the error below in log.
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center, 64-bit ***
*** .NET Framework 4.8.03761 is installed. ***
*** Windows Media Center is installed. ***
Import: True , Match: False , NoLogo: False , Force: False , ShowProgress: False , NoGC: False , NoVerify: False ,...
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Sun Nov 19, 2023 5:18 pm
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Data not available
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zanyman » Thu Mar 24, 2022 4:07 pm
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Have used EPG 123 with Schedules Direct ever since WMC dropped it's Data. Came home after spending winter in Florida. Found that data had disappeared. Ran Client software a couple times then gave up for a few days. I could still get the stations, just no data. Then last night, there was all the...
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Lost data again. Had been getting the old Microsoft warning about data to be dropped? Any suggestions? I do know that our subscription is good until sometime in March 2004.
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Last post by zanyman
Thu Nov 02, 2023 5:43 pm
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Regularly losing channel<>guide matching
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champ » Thu Oct 19, 2023 10:58 am
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I've been using Media Centre since the very early days, built my own HTPC ~15 years ago, and generally it does what I want.
Recently the over-the-air EPG in my region (north-west UK - I'm actually on the Isle of Man) got even worse, so I looked for options and found EPG123. Tried it for a couple...
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As I said, it only happens around ~once a week (on average), so I'll monitor, and update this thread
11 days later, the problem has not re-occurred, so that looks like a fix
Many thanks
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Last post by champ
Wed Nov 01, 2023 11:59 am
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Movies Missing month and day
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nyplayer » Thu Oct 26, 2023 10:09 pm
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I am using EPG123 to get an XML from Schedules Direct but the movies do not have the full date ... below you will see an epg123 program and Channels DVR XML
EPG123 See Date field
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I, Tonya
In 1991, talented figure skater Tonya Harding becomes the first American woman to complete a triple...
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The 2017-09-08 date exists in the raw data, but that's actually when it was first screened at the Toronto Film Festival; it's not the date that it was able to be seen in regular theaters in the United States. That's why we don't include that level of detail, because it would lead to confusion - it...
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Sun Oct 29, 2023 7:30 pm
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Error importing MXF due to code 7030
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johngray » Thu Oct 19, 2023 11:53 pm
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Hi,
I am getting a whole bunch of errors in my log files similar to this:
Requests for MD5 schedule entries of station 31631 returned error code 7030 , message: You have requested a schedule which is not in any of your configured lineups.
This results in a Warning importing MXF file, due to...
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Update: Schedules Direct (Robert) responded to the ticket earlier tonight and was able to fix it on the SD end, at least there are no more warnings or error lines in the log file. It will load into MCE's databases later tonight.
You guys both gave excellent customer service today/tonight. Amazing!...
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Fri Oct 20, 2023 5:31 am
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Old MCEPG files
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IT Troll » Sun Jul 16, 2023 10:23 am
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I was always under the impression that old MCEPG files/folders could be deleted after a database recovery event. However, I am seeing something odd with my files.
mcepg.png
My most recent recovery event was about a week ago; resulting in the creation of mcepg3-11. In fact you can see that the...
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Do you know how to open it?
That's a great question! I've used DB Browser for SQLite on a number of SQL databases and also created my own, but I never tried to open the WMC database. I just tried and you're correct! It can't be opened without a password or pass phrase.
I'm curious if the access...
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Last post by StinkyImp
Thu Oct 12, 2023 4:20 pm
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MXF failed to load the past few days
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SwissCheese » Tue Sep 19, 2023 10:42 pm
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A few days ago I started getting an error loading the mxf using EPG123 version 1.7.1.12 that's
been working OK for the past year.
So I updated to EPG123 version 1.8.2.2, cleared the cache, and still get an error loading the mxf.
1) Is there anything I can to do fix this?
2) Why is 1.8.2.2 doing...
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Yes! This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you.
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Mon Oct 02, 2023 3:15 am
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Unable to Save Server Config
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wilme2 » Fri Sep 29, 2023 3:11 pm
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I am on 1.8.2.2. Background I was trying to convert a Win8MC from a client to a server as I contemplate a shutdown of my Win7MC.
I installed the latest with all the Server Options as well as the client. But when I go into the Server configuration screen I can login fine, but not make any lineup...
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You need to include the lineup in your download. Click the red balloon beside your lineup and select Include.
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***thanks very much *** everything is now working again - I had a happy sunday today after searching 10 days without success ...
Geerd
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Last post by geo100
Sun Oct 01, 2023 8:16 pm
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Channel Reordering Issue
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sltaylor@gmail.com » Sat Sep 23, 2023 9:34 am
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Good morning,
Had to reinstall Windows and WMC after a catastrophic BSOD yesterday.
When trying to reorder channels within WMC, there are a few sharing the same channel number and I can't seem to move other channels up or down past these duplicate positions.
Can I reorder them in EPG rather than...
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Actually, I just checked that out... why does that even exist? All it does is swap the channel numbers. That would be very confusing for OTA users.
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Last post by garyan2
Mon Sep 25, 2023 12:15 am
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Kasperksy Premium Deleting EPG123 as a Trogan
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John UTAZ » Mon Sep 18, 2023 5:41 pm
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All,
I just upgrade my antivirus from Kaspersky Security Cloud to Kaspersky Premium. As soon as this happened, the antivirus is picking up EPG123 as a Malicious object detected and Detected: PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic . It then said Process terminated , Backup copy created PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic...
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Glad you got it sorted. There is absolutely nothing wrong with using exclusions. It is simply a way to bypass false positives.
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Mon Sep 18, 2023 6:57 pm
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Failed to download and process series descriptions?
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StinkyImp » Thu Sep 14, 2023 5:16 pm
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Since the 4th I've been getting daily failures for series descriptions.
How do I find out exactly which series these are? :wtf:
EPG123 Log Parser (and Report Generator) - v 1.7.6 (64 bit)
Report Created on 09/14/2023 at 10:07:38
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Thanks Gary! That's the answer to my question!
I'm using v1.7.3.0 as shown in the code block in my initial post. Updating EPG123 wouldn't really answer my question but you did. Now my curiosity's been satisfied and I'm grateful.
No one has ever answered the question I asked here ->
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Last post by StinkyImp
Sat Sep 16, 2023 4:51 pm
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Image size selection
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tree2369 » Sat Aug 26, 2023 12:24 pm
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Previously have used epg123 to grab my xmltv files but changed to guide2go as the images I received where a lot bigger in dimensions (I think roughly double?).
But the last few weeks guide2go has not worked as SD has changed their system.
I notice that epg123 seems to have overcome this problem...
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Apologies Gary.
I’ve figured it out haha.
I had the season and sport event box ticked!
Would definitely have that enabled if the guide was imported differently, but glad I can get another poster instead.
Thanks!
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Last post by tree2369
Sat Sep 16, 2023 7:45 am
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TIP: How to get EPG123 running again (came for help but fixed it.)
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Mugsy » Thu Sep 14, 2023 12:02 pm
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EPG123 failed to log in for the past 48 hours to download the latest schedule ( red icon in the tray). This happens semi-frequently (perhaps once every few months) and my usual fix of launching the Configuration GUI from the (red) tray icon's right-click menu and clicking Save & Execute wasn't...
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Yeah, and SD seems to have had another issue with their JSON server since yesterday evening. Seems back up & working now.
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Last post by alhaunts
Thu Sep 14, 2023 5:06 pm
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Unexpected Termination
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rimmel » Sun Sep 10, 2023 10:44 pm
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Since last night (9/9/2023) when epg123 runs it terminates unexpectedly in the routine GetAllMoviesPosters . Epg123 does not throw an error of any kind. It just stops. There are no error messages in the trace log. There were some warning messages from the BuildAllProgramEntries routine regarding...
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Green as of this morning.
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Last post by The Mac
Wed Sep 13, 2023 11:13 pm
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Curiosity stream guide data
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Jacoats » Mon Jun 12, 2023 11:26 am
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I have curiosity channel feeding into WMC via an iptv feed. My problem is I can’t figure out how to populate the epg123 guide with data. The channel is there in the guide but I had to set it up as a dummy so there is no guide data. In order to get guide data I would have to be able to point at one...
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With Dvblink server and dvblink for iptv. Enables WMC to see an m3u playlist from an iptv provider as a tuner
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Last post by Jacoats
Sat Sep 09, 2023 4:17 pm
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EPG app not working
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purpleb » Wed Apr 19, 2023 11:40 pm
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For some of my systems, the EPG does not show my TV stations. I click on login to the Guide service and nothing happens. the internet is working fine on the system. Below is my log file for it. What is wrong? This has worked with no issues.
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Activating the epg123...
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You realize you are not telling us anything about your situation right?
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Fri Sep 08, 2023 8:00 am
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