[mythtv-commits] Ticket #9417: Mythfilldatabase doesn't populate the xmltvid field for non us countries,

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#9417: Mythfilldatabase doesn't populate the xmltvid field for non us countries,
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     Reporter:  laurent@…                  |      Owner:  stuartm
         Type:  Patch - Feature            |     Status:  new
     Priority:  minor                      |  Milestone:  unknown
    Component:  MythTV - Mythfilldatabase  |    Version:  Trunk Head
     Severity:  medium                     |   Keywords:
Ticket locked:  0                          |
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 Hello,

 Setup of mythtv channel table for non us countries is difficult because
 there is no default way to populate the xmltvid field on the channel
 table. User may have two options:

 1/ They do a channel scan from the tuner. After this, they have to manuel
 fill the xmltvid field in the database before they call mythfilldatabase
 to update the program table. They are script to automtically fill the
 xmltvid field in the database like this one :http://mythtv-
 fr.tuxfamily.org/wiki/telechargement_icone_tv.

 2/ They begin by using the grabber to fill the channel table. In this
 case, xmltvid are correctly set, but the frequency of each channel have to
 be fill manually.

 My proposal is a patch on mythfilldatabase. If mythfilldatabase don't find
 the xmltvid in channeldata::handleChannels, it will try to match the
 callsign already in the channel table (coming from the channel scan), and
 the one coming from the xmltv file. Most of the time, this match is
 sufficient to update the xmltvid field.

 With this patch, people will be able:
 1/ First step: do the channel scan.
 2/ Second step: update xmltvid field and program with a mythfilldatabase
 --update --source n file.xmltv

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Ticket URL: <http://code.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/9417>
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