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Dekarl: /* Configure Mode */ fix copy'n'paste error

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‎Configure Mode: fix copy'n'paste error

Rmeden: note how to get tv_check

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note how to get tv_check

Rmeden at 04:22, 12 June 2011

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Kingjohnjones at 05:15, 9 June 2011

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Rmeden: remove myreplaytv.com references

2010-12-31T17:27:27Z

remove myreplaytv.com references

Dekarl: TV CHECK moved to Tv check: lower case to match style

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TV CHECK moved to Tv check: lower case to match style

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Jamesj at 16:14, 16 July 2008

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New page

=TV-CHECK=
==Summary:==

TV-CHECK compares a listing of your favorite TV shows against an actual XMLTV broadcast schedule, and reports changes in your favorite shows as well as any extra episodes.

The TV-CHECK script has two modes, a configure mode, which is used to build a show file and a scan mode to actually do the check.

To use the script, first run a grabber (for example tv_grab_fi) to collect a schedule listing, then run TV-CHECK in configure mode to build a list of shows. Finally, run TV-CHECK in scan mode to produce your report. Once your show list is built, you typically just grab the listings and run the scan.

In addition to using the GUI in configure mode, those with a ReplayTV PVR can download a list of shows from [http://www.myreplaytv.com/ www.myreplaytv.com].
==Configure Mode==

tv_check --configure ---shows=show_filename ---listing=listing_filename

show_filename defaults to 'shows.xml'

listing_filename defaults to 'tv.xml'

Configure mode brings up a GUI used to create the show file.It uses actual schedule information to assist in choosing your shows.

The application has two major frames. The upper frame contains the shows you want to check, the bottom frame is a selector used to add and modify rows in the upper frame.

Clicking on a column label sorts the table by that column. Clicking again, reversed the sort order.

Clicking on a row populates the selector frame with the contents of that row, to allow you to edit or delete that record.

[[Image:Tv check doc.jpg]]

The selector frame contains entry fields for each column. If you click on a value in a listbox, the associated entry field is automatically populated. If a day and/or channel is selected, the title listbox will contain only titles that match the selected day and/or channel. If you click on a value in a title listbox, all entry fields are populated with details for an episode of that show. There may be other episodes available, so if the one you wanted isn't chosen, correct the entry fields before adding the record.

If the day field is left blank, only a title-scan is performed (see below)

The following options are available (typically used to prevent false alarms due to syndication)

TIMEONLY

The title-scan only returns shows on the selected channel.

DAYONLY

The title-scan only returns shows on the selected day.

TIMEONLY

The title-scan only returns shows at the specific time.

NEARTIME

The title-scan only returns shows within a few hours of the specified time.

The buttons to the left of the selection frames do the following:

CLEAR SELECTION

Blanks out all entry fields.

ADD SELECTION

Takes all the entry fields and adds a record to the show table.

UPDATE SHOW

Replaces the last selected row in the show table with the values in the selection fields.

DELETE SHOW

Deletes the last selected row in the show table. (selection fields are not used)

The show file can be saved by an option under the File menu. The File menu also contains selections to open new listing and guide files, as well as exit the program.
==SCAN Mode==

tv_check --scan ---shows=show_filename ---listing=listing_filename --output=output_file --html --DDMM

show_filename defaults to 'shows.xml'.

listing_filename defaults to 'tv.xml'.

output_file defaults to standard out.

--html causes the output be in HTML (color). Default is text.

--bluenew causes html output to highlight new episodes in blue (useful during repeat season)

--DDMM causes Day/Month format in reports. Default is Month/Day (MMDD).

--notruncate will prevent episodes more than 7 days away from being included in the extra-episode scan.

This command does the actual scan. The scan uses three phases.

In the first phase, if a specific day/time is provided for the show, that timeslot is checked to make sure it contains the expected show. If it does, the sub-title is given. If the timeslot doesn't contain the show, a warning is given and you're told what's in your shows place.

After the timeslot is checked, a title-scan is performed that reports any other episodes matching your show's title. This title-scan can be limited using the options described above.

Lastly, if the title contains an asterisk (*), a title wildcard scan is performed. The * can match any character. A title of "*love*" will hit on any episodes in which "love" appears in the title, insensitive to case.

===MyReplayTV Download option===

--myreplaytv=unit,username,password,nonguaranteed

The above option can be used in both configure and scan modes. If used with scan mode, --configure mode may not be needed at all.

This option allows those with ?SonicBlue ReplayTV and Panasonic Showstopper PVRs to download a list of shows from the myreplaytv.com website. A standard show XML file is created, so you don't need to download from myreplaytv.com each time you run a report.

The parameters are as follows:
Unit Used to differentiate between multiple Replay units for a single report. I use numbers, 1,2,3, etc. But almost anything should work.
Username myreplaytv username
Password myreplaytv password
Non-guaranteed If set to 1, includes non-guaranteed shows in report. The default is 'guaranteed' priority shows only.
===Notes:===

This script was created to deal with the TV networks moving everything around.

If this script is helpful, why not drop the author or user email list a note of thanks!

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+|CHANONLY
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 The show file can be saved by an option under the File menu. The File menu also contains selections to open new listing and guide files, as well as exit the program.
 ==SCAN Mode==

← Older revision		Revision as of 05:52, 13 March 2012
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	To use the script, first run a grabber (for example {{grabber\|fi}}) to collect a schedule listing, then run TV-CHECK in configure mode to build a list of shows. Finally, run TV-CHECK in scan mode to produce your report. Once your show list is built, you typically just grab the listings and run the scan.		To use the script, first run a grabber (for example {{grabber\|fi}}) to collect a schedule listing, then run TV-CHECK in configure mode to build a list of shows. Finally, run TV-CHECK in scan mode to produce your report. Once your show list is built, you typically just grab the listings and run the scan.
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		+	Note: TV-CHECK is part of the [[XMLTVProject]] and can be obtained from there.

	==Configure Mode==		==Configure Mode==

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 ==Summary==
-The TV-CHECK script has two modes, a configure [http://www.pacquiaomarquezfight.com pacquiao vs marquez] mode, which is used to build a show file and a scan mode to actually do the check.
+The TV-CHECK script has two modes, a configure mode, which is used to build a show file and a scan mode to actually do the check.
 To use the script, first run a grabber (for example {{grabber|fi}}) to collect a schedule listing, then run TV-CHECK in configure mode to build a list of shows. Finally, run TV-CHECK in scan mode to produce your report. Once your show list is built, you typically just grab the listings and run the scan.

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 ==Summary==
-The TV-CHECK script has two modes, a configure mode, which is used to build a show file and a scan mode to actually do the check.
+The TV-CHECK script has two modes, a configure [http://www.pacquiaomarquezfight.com pacquiao vs marquez] mode, which is used to build a show file and a scan mode to actually do the check.
 To use the script, first run a grabber (for example {{grabber|fi}}) to collect a schedule listing, then run TV-CHECK in configure mode to build a list of shows. Finally, run TV-CHECK in scan mode to produce your report. Once your show list is built, you typically just grab the listings and run the scan.

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 To use the script, first run a grabber (for example {{grabber|fi}}) to collect a schedule listing, then run TV-CHECK in configure mode to build a list of shows. Finally, run TV-CHECK in scan mode to produce your report. Once your show list is built, you typically just grab the listings and run the scan.
 ==Configure Mode==
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 Lastly, if the title contains an asterisk (*), a title wildcard scan is performed.  The * can match any character. A title of "*love*" will hit on any episodes in which "love" appears in the title, insensitive to case.
 ===Notes===

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 Clicking on a row populates the selector frame with the contents of that row, to allow you to edit or delete that record.
-[[Image:Tv check doc.jpg]]
+[[Image:Tv_check_doc.jpg]]
 The selector frame contains entry fields for each column. If you click on a value in a listbox, the associated entry field is automatically populated. If a day and/or channel is selected, the title listbox will contain only titles that match the selected day and/or channel. If you click on a value in a title listbox, all entry fields are populated with details for an episode of that show. There may be other episodes available, so if the one you wanted isn't chosen, correct the entry fields before adding the record.

← Older revision	Revision as of 19:49, 2 September 2010
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-=TV-CHECK=
+'''{{manpage|tv_check|1}}''' compares a listing of your favorite TV shows against an actual XMLTV broadcast schedule, and reports changes in your favorite shows as well as any extra episodes.
-==Summary:==
+==Summary==
-−
-TV-CHECK compares a listing of your favorite TV shows against an actual XMLTV broadcast schedule, and reports changes in your favorite shows as well as any extra episodes.
 The TV-CHECK script has two modes, a configure mode, which is used to build a show file and a scan mode to actually do the check.
-To use the script, first run a grabber (for example tv_grab_fi) to collect a schedule listing, then run TV-CHECK in configure mode to build a list of shows. Finally, run TV-CHECK in scan mode to produce your report. Once your show list is built, you typically just grab the listings and run the scan.
+To use the script, first run a grabber (for example {{grabber|fi}}) to collect a schedule listing, then run TV-CHECK in configure mode to build a list of shows. Finally, run TV-CHECK in scan mode to produce your report. Once your show list is built, you typically just grab the listings and run the scan.
 In addition to using the GUI in configure mode, those with a ReplayTV PVR can download a list of shows from [http://www.myreplaytv.com/ www.myreplaytv.com].
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   Password 	myreplaytv password
   Non-guaranteed 	If set to 1, includes non-guaranteed shows in report. The default is 'guaranteed' priority shows only.
-===Notes:===
+===Notes===
 This script was created to deal with the TV networks moving everything around.
 If this script is helpful, why not drop the author or user email list a note of thanks!

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 The following options are available (typically used to prevent false alarms due to syndication)
-TIMEONLY
+{| border="1" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0"
+|TIMEONLY
 The buttons to the left of the selection frames do the following:
+{| border="1" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0"
-CLEAR SELECTION
+|CLEAR SELECTION
+|Blanks out all entry fields.
+|-
-Blanks out all entry fields.
+|ADD SELECTION
+|Takes all the entry fields and adds a record to the show table.
-ADD SELECTION
+|-
+|UPDATE SHOW
+|Replaces the last selected row in the show table with the values in the selection fields.
-Takes all the entry fields and adds a record to the show table.
+|-
+|DELETE SHOW
-UPDATE SHOW
+|Deletes the last selected row in the show table. (selection fields are not used)
+|}
-−
 Replaces the last selected row in the show table with the values in the selection fields.
-−
 DELETE SHOW
-−
-−
 Deletes the last selected row in the show table. (selection fields are not used)
 The show file can be saved by an option under the File menu. The File menu also contains selections to open new listing and guide files, as well as exit the program.
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 The parameters are as follows:
-Unit 	Used to differentiate between multiple Replay units for a single report. I use numbers, 1,2,3, etc. But almost anything should work.
+ Unit 	Used to differentiate between multiple Replay units for a single report. I use numbers, 1,2,3, etc. But almost anything  should work.
-Username 	myreplaytv username
+ Username 	myreplaytv username
-Password 	myreplaytv password
+ Password 	myreplaytv password
-Non-guaranteed 	If set to 1, includes non-guaranteed shows in report. The default is 'guaranteed' priority shows only.
+ Non-guaranteed 	If set to 1, includes non-guaranteed shows in report. The default is 'guaranteed' priority shows only.
 ===Notes:===