Earl Noe 7 Report post Posted March 17, 2019 9 minutes ago, WisconsinEric said: Grrrrr . . . . So am I good? If I quit Terminal, will it remember instructions so far? You are dealing with a command line phobe. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WisconsinEric 33 Report post Posted March 17, 2019 2 hours ago, Earl Noe said: So am I good? If I quit Terminal, will it remember instructions so far? You are dealing with a command line phobe. Presumably. How to tell: run the program (I gather you did). Look at the Program Guide in EyeTV and see if it extends out 14 days (if you chose that length in Step 1 in the Guide I posted). I gather you haven't done Step 2 yet to automate it so you never have to touch it again. If you want to put that off but still avoid that Terminal command, go instead to Step 3 and do the one line of code that UnixGuy posted (I included it as Step 3). When you have that done that step, and restart EyeTV, you should then see a new menu with the Applescript logo and one option, whatever you called the command when you typed it. Anytime you are in EyeTV just click on that and it will run the program you created in Step 1 and update the Program Guide. Saves going to Terminal. Important: never do this while recording something, apparently it will kill the recording. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WisconsinEric 33 Report post Posted March 17, 2019 ^Another way to tell if your (daily) EPG update worked: go to your account on the XMLTVListings web site. Note the entry "Today's Downloads" under "Your Lineups." It resets to 0/5 daily at midnight eastern time (XML is in Ottawa, Ontario). So if it says 1/5 after you run your update manually, you're good. I have my EPG update automated for 5 am; for the first few days after implementing that I wanted to check it from my laptop computer without firing up the big media center TV. Each morning my account said 1/5 and after doing that for a few days I concluded everything was working as it was supposed to and forgot about it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Earl Noe 7 Report post Posted March 24, 2019 On 3/15/2019 at 10:47 PM, WisconsinEric said: Anyway, keep at it, I know it works (it has for me for a month now without a single problem), and I'll keep my notification turned out for further developments. I thought my flailing had been revealed to be a simple typo, but no. I seem to be right back where I started. Here is a shot of my program file nestling innocently in Scripts in my home directory. If I name it just getepg, I get the following in Terminal: Last login: Sun Mar 24 00:40:35 on ttys000 macmini:~ earlnoe$ cd /Users/earlnoe/Scripts/ macmini:Scripts earlnoe$ chmod 755 getepg chmod: getepg: No such file or directory macmini:Scripts earlnoe$ If I name it getepg.txt, either just by changing the filename or using the Getinfo window, the chmod command is accepted, but macmini:Scripts earlnoe$ cd /Users/earlnoe/Scripts/ macmini:Scripts earlnoe$ chmod 755 getepg.txt macmini:Scripts earlnoe$ ./getepg.txt cd: bad interpreter: No such file or directory macmini:Scripts earlnoe$ ./getepg -bash: ./getepg: No such file or directory macmini:Scripts earlnoe$ [sound of thinning grey hair being pulled out] Incidentally, I found that if I paste the line of code: www.xmltvlistings.com/xmltv/get/MY KEY/4105/14 > xmltv.xml into Chrome with my API key in the right place, I can download a file 14 _ xmltv.xml. When loaded into EyeTV, though, it only updates 7 (actually 6.5) days, not 14. Is it my bad karma? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WisconsinEric 33 Report post Posted March 24, 2019 ^ Change the filename of getepg.txt to getepg AFTER making it an executable. Make sure the program was prepared in TextEdit AFTER turning off rich text and writing it as a plain text only. See if that works. As for updates, xmltv updates daily at midnight GMT (it took me a bit to figure that out). So here in Wisconsin listings go to 6 pm on the 14th day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Earl Noe 7 Report post Posted March 24, 2019 3 hours ago, WisconsinEric said: Make sure the program was prepared in TextEdit AFTER turning off rich text and writing it as a plain text only. Yes, it's definitely plain text. Does the text encoding matter? Default seems to be Unicode (UTF-8). In this session, right after the chmod command, I hid the .txt extension, changing file name to getepg Last login: Sun Mar 24 10:38:00 on ttys000 macmini:~ earlnoe$ cd /Users/earlnoe/Scripts/ macmini:Scripts earlnoe$ chmod 755 getepg.txt macmini:Scripts earlnoe$ ./getepg -bash: ./getepg: No such file or directory macmini:Scripts earlnoe$ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WisconsinEric 33 Report post Posted March 24, 2019 9 minutes ago, Earl Noe said: Yes, it's definitely plain text. Does the text encoding matter? Default seems to be Unicode (UTF-8). In this session, right after the chmod command, I hid the .txt extension, changing file name to getepg Last login: Sun Mar 24 10:38:00 on ttys000 macmini:~ earlnoe$ cd /Users/earlnoe/Scripts/ macmini:Scripts earlnoe$ chmod 755 getepg.txt macmini:Scripts earlnoe$ ./getepg -bash: ./getepg: No such file or directory macmini:Scripts earlnoe$ Based on my trial and error, the text encoding makes the difference between it working and more missing hair. The reason the above didn't work is that getepg is a different file from getepg.txt. Starting from the beginning: * In TextEdit preferences, click "Plain Text" as the setting for a new document (which will be getepg). Then open a new document and type your commands. * When saving, make sure the box "If no extension is provided, use ".txt" " is NOT checked. The resulting file should have no listed file type when you do Get Info (Kind will = TextEdit Document) and in the GUI (no .filetype shown in the file name, and the file icon will be blank). * Then proceed with moving it into your Scripts folder, making it an executable, and it should work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Earl Noe 7 Report post Posted March 25, 2019 6 minutes ago, WisconsinEric said: * Then proceed with moving it into your Scripts folder, making it an executable, and it should work. OK. Followed that carefully. The chmod command worked, but macmini:Scripts earlnoe$ cd /Users/earlnoe/Scripts/ macmini:Scripts earlnoe$ chmod 755 getepg macmini:Scripts earlnoe$ ./getepg cd: bad interpreter: No such file or directory macmini:Scripts earlnoe$ I found out by experiment that the Finder treats getepg and getpg.txt as the same file. It won't let me save both into the same folder. Before the session above, I threw the contents of Scripts away, saved a fresh copy to the Desktop as getepg with the extension checkbox unchecked, and dragged it into Scripts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UnixGuy 2 Report post Posted March 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Earl Noe said: macmini:Scripts earlnoe$ ./getepg cd: bad interpreter: No such file or directory It sounds as though it is the contents of getepg that is now bad. Is there perhaps a cd command in the getepg file? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Earl Noe 7 Report post Posted March 25, 2019 2 hours ago, UnixGuy said: It sounds as though it is the contents of getepg that is now bad. Is there perhaps a cd command in the getepg file? Here is the template I used for getepg from the Guide. I inserted my username, API key and lineup number in the bracketed spots: #!/bin/bash cd /Users/[yourusername] /Scripts/ curl https://www.xmltvlistings.com/xmltv/get/[your API key] /[your lineup ID] /14 > xmltv.xml #pause 30 seconds as cushion for download to complete sleep 30s #load EPG into EyeTV open -a EyeTV xmltv.xml Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UnixGuy 2 Report post Posted March 25, 2019 https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2841593/bash-script-bad-interpreter There is a similar error discussed at the above link. From that discussion, it appears likely that you first created the script using a Microsoft text editor, and then cut and pasted the result into the TextEdit window. The problem with that approach is that the MS Office software puts all kinds of invisible funny characters into their documents. In particular, Microsoft uses a CR/LF combination where the Mac just uses a CR. (And Linux uses just a LF.). Instead of cut-and-paste, try manually typing each of the characters into the TextEdit window. As Wisconsin Eric mentioned, plain text is essential. You never know what invisible characters might be lurking in a document! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Earl Noe 7 Report post Posted March 25, 2019 4 minutes ago, UnixGuy said: You never know what invisible characters might be lurking in a document! I'll try keyboarding it into Textedit. What I did was copy from the PDF version of the Guide and paste into Textedit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WisconsinEric 33 Report post Posted March 25, 2019 ^ Ah, you didn't mention that before. Reinforcing what UnixGuy said, there seem to be invisible formatting characters in many (all?) non-text software. I found by trial and error that copying and pasting always resulted in failure; it had to be typed in using plain text and saved that way with no file type. Give it a try that way, we're rootin' for you! These errors are always little hand-on-the-forehead things, and based on my own sad experience I suggest that you see a good chiropractor after you get done kicking yourself. 😉 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Earl Noe 7 Report post Posted March 25, 2019 25 minutes ago, Earl Noe said: 'll try keyboarding it into Textedit. I got the following result in Terminal and an xml file appeared in Scripts, though the xmltv Dashboard shows 0 downloads. I can't find a typo in the URL: Last login: Sun Mar 24 21:37:36 on ttys000 macmini:~ earlnoe$ cd /Users/earlnoe/Scripts/ macmini:Scripts earlnoe$ chmod 755 getepg macmini:Scripts earlnoe$ ./getepg % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 0curl: (6) Could not resolve host: https curl: (3) <url> malformed macmini:Scripts earlnoe$ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WisconsinEric 33 Report post Posted March 25, 2019 ^ This clearly means you didn't connect (2 pieces of evidence - "could not resolve" which probably means the URL is wrong, and downloads = 0 which means you did not connect and nothing was downloaded. 10 to 1 that .xml file you have is empty. If you could copy and paste the contents of the "getepg" file here we can take a look at it. At this point that seems to be where the problem lies. [I have to be away from the computer for over an hour now, will check later] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Earl Noe 7 Report post Posted March 25, 2019 (edited) 7 minutes ago, WisconsinEric said: 10 to 1 that .xml file you have is empty. Yup. The xml file is mt. Here's a cut 'n' paste of getepg from Textedit, with a placeholder for my API key, which I probably shouldn't post here, yes? Thank you for being so patient: #!/bin/bash cd /Users/earlnoe/Scripts/ curl https:/ /www.xmltvlistings.com/xmltv/get/MYAPI/4105/14>xmltv.xml #pause 30 seconds as cushion for download to complete sleep 30s #load EPG into EyeTV open -a EyeTV xmltv.xml Edited March 25, 2019 by Earl Noe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WisconsinEric 33 Report post Posted March 25, 2019 (edited) curl https:/ /www.xmltvlistings.com/xmltv/get/MYAPI/4105/14>xmltv.xml You need a space between 14 and > and also a space after the > So . . . curl https:/ /www.xmltvlistings.com/xmltv/get/MYAPI/4105/14 > xmltv.xml Edited March 25, 2019 by WisconsinEric 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Earl Noe 7 Report post Posted March 25, 2019 11 minutes ago, WisconsinEric said: You need a space between 14 and > and also a space after the > So . . . I opened getepg in Textedit, added the spaces, saved, but: Last login: Sun Mar 24 22:08:06 on ttys000 macmini:~ earlnoe$ cd /Users/earlnoe/Scripts/ macmini:Scripts earlnoe$ chmod 755 getepg macmini:Scripts earlnoe$ ./getepg % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 0curl: (6) Could not resolve host: https curl: (3) <url> malformed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UnixGuy 2 Report post Posted March 25, 2019 It often happens to me that I think I saved a change but actually didn't. Or I copied the original file from a different place, but I forget to copy the changed file, or something else like that. Do macmini:Scripts earlnoe$ cat getepg which prints the file getepg, just before macmini:Scripts earlnoe$ ./getepg which executes it, to make sure you are executing with the change. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Earl Noe 7 Report post Posted March 25, 2019 6 minutes ago, UnixGuy said: Do macmini:Scripts earlnoe$ cat getepg I need to wait a few minutes until EyeTV finishes a recording. I'm pretty sure the spaces are there because when I open getepg in Textedit and move the cursor through the URL with the arrow key, it shows a space on either side of the >. I have wondered if that space between the two forward slashes after https: is right. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UnixGuy 2 Report post Posted March 25, 2019 22 minutes ago, Earl Noe said: I have wondered if that space between the two forward slashes after https: is right. Good catch!! You are correct, there should NOT be a space between the forward slashes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Earl Noe 7 Report post Posted March 25, 2019 8 minutes ago, UnixGuy said: Good catch!! You are correct, there should NOT be a space between the forward slashes. BINGO! The space is definitely there in the PDF, as revealed by the arrow key, but it didn't seem like the usual convention for URLs. Removing it in Textedit and resaving allowed the following result in Terminal. Is it correct to use the chmod command after making a change to getepg? Last login: Mon Mar 25 00:04:59 on ttys000 macmini:~ earlnoe$ cd /Users/earlnoe/Scripts/ macmini:Scripts earlnoe$ chmod 755 getepg macmini:Scripts earlnoe$ ./getepg % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 100 17.7M 0 17.7M 0 0 483k 0 --:--:-- 0:00:37 --:--:-- 633k macmini:Scripts earlnoe$ the xml file that appeared in Scripts is not empty, Dashboard shows 1 download, and the EyeTV schedule has been extended. I really appreciate the help from both of you. I hope I can complete the rest of the process with less pain and requiring less coaching, without which I would have given up in frustration. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UnixGuy 2 Report post Posted March 25, 2019 Good luck with your updating! Thanks for myself also to WisconsinErik for researching this workaround. It is not necessary to keep CHMOD'ing the file. After it is done once, it sticks. You can do macmini:~ earlnoe$ ls -l getepg to see what the permissions are. The listing should look something like this: -rwxr-xr-x 1 earlnoe staff 130 Mar 4 18:56 getepg where the x indicates execute permission (rwx = read, write, execute). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WisconsinEric 33 Report post Posted March 25, 2019 ^ And thanks to both of YOU, since I actually used material from your posts in what I wrote up. 😀 This was a group effort that produced good results. Now . . . on to the remaining steps. You could do Step #3 (the easy one) first, since there is just one line of code; that will put an AppleScript menu in EyeTV with just one option, to run the program to update the EPG (which you just got running) with a single click from within EyeTV instead of having to type it into Terminal each time. Just 2 cautions: #1 - it appears to freeze EyeTV while it is running (it will unfreeze when it finishes), so do NOT run it while recording; #2 - if you have a lot of channels, it may take up to a couple of minutes to finish, it hasn't frozen, just be patient. And remember that XMLTVListings.com has a limit of 5 downloads a day (it resets at midnight GMT). Step #2 will end your typing forever, so this time start with a plain text file in TextEdit and user your cursor to get the spaces right (the eye is just not accurate at picking them up!). Good luck. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darko 0 Report post Posted March 25, 2019 Not sure if it's helpful or not (too late for Earl, no doubt), but attached are text files of the GetEPG script and the PLIST file. Unsure if anything strange will happen to them between my uploading and them being downloaded. Note that I switched out my info with generic placeholders, so hopefully I didn't screw anything up in the process. Swap out YOURUSERNAME, YOURAPIKEY and YOURLINEUP. You have to change YOURUSERNAME in the file name of the PLIST file as well. Attached is a zip archive with the 2 files and also each file separately uncompressed. GetEPG com.YOURUSERNAME.GetEPG.plist GetEPG.zip Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
