Re: Date format in post .37 releases

Robert Eden wrote:

> --- Rseiler <btvs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>  
>
> > Yes, the original air date. Didn't realize it was optional though --
> > can't imagine anyone not wanting it, since it's quite handy.
> >    
> It's optional in the XMLTV format.  You can have a valid XMLTV entry
> without it.  Many data sources don't have the info to provide.  I don't
> think tv_grab_na did... maybe for movies, but certainly not for series.
> It *IS* very good information which we're lucky to get! (thank you
> Zap2IT!)
>
>  
>
> > > Bottom line is I believe _dd is handling it correctly and the issue
> > > should be dealt with at the client code, either with a special
> > > filter or an option to the display program.
> > >      
> > If it must be done in the client application, then it probably won't
> > happen, since the program is Digiguide, and I think relatively few
> > people use XMLTV with Digiguide anymore -- and the authors definitely
> > don't, being in England with some unrelated data source. 
> >    
> Doesn't hurt to submit a bug report or feature request.  It should only
> take them a few minutes.
>  
My guess is the easiest way to handle this is a script for 'sed' to 
change the date format to something more easily read. I already use a 
'sed' script to change the TV ratings to something parseable by DG.


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