Re: tv_grab_na's failing for empty schedule data is not good

Ed is suggesting for the xmltv format to support a
unknown programme entry that a grabber can use to
fill in gaps in the schedule it couldn't get data for.

Ed, where is this on your todo list ?

Can you describe how it should be used ? Does the grabber
fill in every hour with a <program-unknown> programme ?

jerry

--On Monday, October 28, 2002 08:02:27 AM -0500 "Brian J. Murrell" 
<e6f209022fa50586e253485932a0c61b@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> So, my grab failed this morning after just 3 days because a single
> channel (17 SCR) has a hole in it's programming data.  The grabber
> goes into a retry loop and ultimately fails in this condition.  I am
> not so sure it the right thing to fail when there is missing
> programming data.
>
> Perhaps the grabber can simply list the channels/time windows that
> there was no data for at the end of the grab, or even during the grab.
> Sorta like:
>
> Day 2002-10-31 schedule for station 15 CNN has:21 programs
> Day 2002-10-31 schedule for station 16 TLC has:37 programs
> Day 2002-10-31 schedule for station 17 SCR has:20 programs
> Day 2002-10-31 schedule for station 17 SCR has no info from 7pm to 12am
> Day 2002-10-31 schedule for station 18 MUSIQUE has:33 programs
> ...
> Day 2002-11-1 schedule for station 16 TLC has:39 programs
> Day 2002-11-1 schedule for station 17 SCR has no info from 12am to 12pm
> Day 2002-11-1 schedule for station 18 MUSIQUE has:23 programs
>
> Thots?
> b.
>
> --
> Brian J. Murrell