TVHeadEdit tool

Akos Sz · 2013-10-12T15:37:33+00:00

Hi, I was struggling a lot with Tvheadend GUI since it goes very slow with huge number of DVB services and does not support bulk change of settings. Finall...

Akos Sz

Yup Yuppy wrote:
> Akos Sz wrote:
>
> > The old version handled Tvheadend database before "DVBrewrite" was done. It did not have version info at that time. Hard to tell if your database is compatible with that or not.
>
> OK, let's try the following trick. Show me line with version data in your config file, I'll add the same line in mine and will check whether it is compatible or not.
>

> BTW, how can I check the database version? I have tvheadend 3.4.27.

The needed line: "version": 15,

However it won't work. I have some older database version and they have different directory structure. Even version 5 is not compatible.
I recommend to upgrade tvheadend to latest, instead.

Yup Yuppy

So, I tried your "old" TVHeadend tool and realize that it works well with my tvheadend 3.4.27 version. By the way, 3.4.27 is the latest stable release, as far I know. What version do you use then?
I also added the line "version": 15 to config file, tool (2.0.0.4 version) gave me "-Progress- TVH database version is 15", but then "/home/user/tvheadend does not look li
ke a valid TVH database folder. Check TVH path settings in Preferences menu." I concluded, that database is not compatible with 2.0.0.4.
I gonna install git version of tvheadend and let you know about my "successes".

Akos Sz

The old tool (1.0.0.26) is fully compatible with tvheadend 3.4.27. If you have this then you do not need to upgrade. Simply use the old tool.

New tool (2.0.0.x) is compatible with tvheadend 3.9.2182 and onwards. Probably some (not too much) earlier releases are also supported but not tested.

Dexter Anderson

Akos Sz wrote:
> Dexter Anderson wrote:
> > Sounds great, thanks
>
> Hi,
>
> Check 2.0.0.5 version. It supports sorting by multiple columns.

> Single click applies sorting / changes direction. Double click removes sorting of a column. The order you apply the sorting has effect on the result. Last sorted column has the highest order.

Works great, thnx.

When opening a config folder without channels or tags, i get a folder missing error: /channeltags. But in the etc. v16 the required folder to create is: /channel/tag.

I have tried 2 diffrent configs, both 16 port diseqc.
One with sats scanned, predefined muxes and network discovey on.
App crash when adding tp's to 0.8w and 23.5e.

There are some sat's where tp's do not get added, eventhough no error given, eg. 39e,3e,7e.

The other with just sats added, no tp's.

All tp's imported and saved, but all tp's shows up on 30w.

Logs and config included
Tried under win7 and wine on osx.

Akos Sz

Hi Dexter,

I could not reproduce the crash. The others have been fixed.
Actually you pointed out a major fault. Please check 2.0.1.0

Dexter Anderson

Akos Sz wrote:
> Hi Dexter,
>
> I could not reproduce the crash. The others have been fixed.

> Actually you pointed out a major fault. Please check 2.0.1.0

Thats awesome work, can now update all tp's with no errors.
Thank you very much :)

Pit Pit

Hi,
tool looks great (in YouTube) and I would love to use it.
I understood that it is designed to be used with DVB-S. I tried to use it with DVB-C (Germany, KabelDeutschland) on an x64 OpenElec System.

Unfortunately I get an error message when I want to display the services or the channels. I can load the database and display the Network, the Transponders, the Channel Tags. But when I try to display the Services or the Channels the program crashes with the following error messages:

************ Ausnahmetext************
System.NullReferenceException: Der Objektverweis wurde nicht auf eine Objektinstanz festgelegt.
bei TvHeadEdit.TVH_Main.LoadData()
bei TvHeadEdit.TVH_Main.DVBServicesToolStripMenuItem_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
bei System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.RaiseEvent(Object key, EventArgs e)
bei System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem.OnClick(EventArgs e)
bei System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleClick(EventArgs e)
bei System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleMouseUp(MouseEventArgs e)
bei System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.FireEventInteractive(EventArgs e, ToolStripItemEventType met)
bei System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.FireEvent(EventArgs e, ToolStripItemEventType met)
bei System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mea)
bei System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDown.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mea)
bei System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
bei System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
bei System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
bei System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.WndProc(Message& m)
bei System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDown.WndProc(Message& m)
bei System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
bei System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)

bei System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

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************ JIT-Debuggen************
Um das JIT-Debuggen (Just-In-Time) zu aktivieren, muss in der
Konfigurationsdatei der Anwendung oder des Computers
(machine.config) der jitDebugging-Wert im Abschnitt system.windows.forms festgelegt werden.

Die Anwendung muss mit aktiviertem Debuggen kompiliert werden.

Zum Beispiel:

</configuration>

Wenn das JIT-Debuggen aktiviert ist, werden alle Ausnahmefehler an den JIT-Debugger gesendet, der auf dem
Computer registriert ist, und nicht in diesem Dialogfeld behandelt.

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I use it on Win 8.1 Pro x64 System.
I guess the crash has something to do with the DVB-C. I also tried it with the same result with a TVH database from a Raspberry Pi with OpenElec and from an x64 Arch. I have attached my TVH database.

Perhaps you can reproduce the crash and have an opporutinity to take a closer look at the problem and it is easy to fix.

Thank you very much

Pit

Akos Sz

Hi,

Thanks for the feedback.
As I wrote, the tool is prepared for DVB-S and I never tested with DVB-C. I have downloaded your database and reproduced the fault.
I will try to solve the fault as soon as possible.

Akos Sz

Hi Pit,

Check the updated (2.0.1.2) version at the download page.

http://goo.gl/WmrP9j

Pit Pit

Hi Akoz,

great! It works!

Thanks very much for your effort and the extreme short response time.

Just one additional question. Do you also plan to support in a futre version of your tool the newly introduced Bouquets?

Thanks again
Pit

Akos Sz

Pit Pit wrote:
> Hi Akoz,
>
> great! It works!
> Thanks very much for your effort and the extreme short response time.
>
> Just one additional question. Do you also plan to support in a futre version of your tool the newly introduced Bouquets?
>
> Thanks again

> Pit

Yes. The support of bouquets is the next planned improvement.

Alessio Pollero

Is the source code of this program available somewhere ?

Is it on github ?

I would want to contribute .

Thanks.

Pit Pit

Hi Akos,

it's me again. Yesterday I edited my channel list and with one exception it worked well and realy improved my channel list.
The exception is the "Logo URL update". I can change the url for the logo manually and also see a preview of the logo, but when I try to use the "Actions" / "Logo URL update" the programm crashes with the following message:
System.ArgumentException: Spalte 'Icon URL' gehört nicht zu Tabelle ReadingsTable.
bei System.Data.DataRow.GetDataColumn(String columnName)
bei TvHeadEdit.TVH_Main.UpdateChannelLogosToolStripMenuItem_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
bei System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.RaiseEvent(Object key, EventArgs e)
bei System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem.OnClick(EventArgs e)
bei System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleClick(EventArgs e)
bei System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleMouseUp(MouseEventArgs e)
bei System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.FireEventInteractive(EventArgs e, ToolStripItemEventType met)
bei System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.FireEvent(EventArgs e, ToolStripItemEventType met)
bei System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mea)
bei System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDown.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mea)
bei System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
bei System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
bei System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
bei System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.WndProc(Message& m)
bei System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDown.WndProc(Message& m)
bei System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
bei System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)

bei System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

I than tested systematically all othter "Actions". The following errors occured:
"Services" / "Actions" / "Add new Service manually"
System.NullReferenceException: Der Objektverweis wurde nicht auf eine Objektinstanz festgelegt.
bei TvHeadEdit.AddServiceForm._Lambda$__43(GenericV3 WhichMUX)
bei System.Collections.Generic.List`1.FindAll(Predicate`1 match)
bei TvHeadEdit.AddServiceForm.UpdateFreqList()
bei TvHeadEdit.AddServiceForm.ComboBox2_SelectedIndexChanged(Object sender, EventArgs e)
bei System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox.OnSelectedIndexChanged(EventArgs e)
bei System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox.set_SelectedIndex(Int32 value)
bei System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox.set_Text(String value)
bei TvHeadEdit.AddServiceForm.InitForm()
bei TvHeadEdit.AddServiceForm.AddService_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e)
bei System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnLoad(EventArgs e)
bei System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnCreateControl()
bei System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl(Boolean fIgnoreVisible)
bei System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl()
bei System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmShowWindow(Message& m)
bei System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
bei System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
bei System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.WndProc(Message& m)
bei System.Windows.Forms.Form.WmShowWindow(Message& m)
bei System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m)
bei System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
bei System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)

bei System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

Everything else seems to work. Perhaps those both problems are easy to fix.

Thanks for your effort!

Akos Sz

Hi Pit,

Both faults are corrected now in 2.0.1.3
Unfortunately the automatic logo URL search was affected. Now it is working again. This is one of the most useful thing in the tool. Try it now. Do not forget to scrape the logo database first.

Akos Sz

Alessio Pollero wrote:
> Is the source code of this program available somewhere ?
>
> Is it on github ?
>
> I would want to contribute .
>

> Thanks.

Hi Alessio,

Thanks for your offering.

The source is currently not public. I started to prepare this tool for myself because of limitation in Tvheadend channel editor GUI. At that time it was completely impossible to handle thousands of DVB sevices by the built-in GUI.
Tvheadend capabilities have been improved since 3.4.27. Now it is able to handle high number of items, can filter, etc.

IMHO the best thing would be to implement other TvHEadEdit features in Tvheadend. I still miss the possibility to edit multiple items at once and the tricks with picons and channel logos. If these features were present in Tvheadend then TvHeadEdit would not be needed anymore.

Since I needed these functions and features I prepared this tool and still support it as you see. You have to know that I am not a professional coder. Actually I learnt MS visual basic by this project. Furthermore the original goal was a simple converter to Dreambox database. Later I changed my mind when saw the problems. So, you can imagine how ugly code I have. I made some refactorings recently when adopted the code to changes in Tvheadend database structure but it is still not nice.

Anyway, if you think that you can contribute to make this VB code public on github I am ready for that. There was a volunteer with similar ambitions a year ago but he finally disappeared. Probably he laughed to death :)

Regards,
Ákos
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Pit Pit

Hi Akos,

it's again me. Thanks for the quick and successful repair. Also the automatic icon url allocation now do work for DVB-C. And this is definately a great help for maintaining my channel list.

I do have an additional request in this respect. I do use tvheadend / Kodi also to listen to radio stations. Could it be that TVheadEdit just scarpe the TV Logos from Lyngsat. The program has not found a single icon of a radio station, even so the icons are available on Lyngsat.

Thanks again for still maintaining the program and perhaps you'll get some support soon.

Pit

Akos Sz

Pit Pit wrote:
> Hi Akos,
>
> it's again me. Thanks for the quick and successful repair. Also the automatic icon url allocation now do work for DVB-C. And this is definately a great help for maintaining my channel list.
> I do have an additional request in this respect. I do use tvheadend / Kodi also to listen to radio stations. Could it be that TVheadEdit just scarpe the TV Logos from Lyngsat. The program has not found a single icon of a radio station, even so the icons are available on Lyngsat.
>
> Thanks again for still maintaining the program and perhaps you'll get some support soon.
>

> Pit

OK. I will check. But this will need more time.

Pit Pit

Akos Sz wrote:
> Pit Pit wrote:
> > Hi Akos,
> >
> > it's again me. Thanks for the quick and successful repair. Also the automatic icon url allocation now do work for DVB-C. And this is definately a great help for maintaining my channel list.
> > I do have an additional request in this respect. I do use tvheadend / Kodi also to listen to radio stations. Could it be that TVheadEdit just scarpe the TV Logos from Lyngsat. The program has not found a single icon of a radio station, even so the icons are available on Lyngsat.
> >
> > Thanks again for still maintaining the program and perhaps you'll get some support soon.
> >
> > Pit
>

> OK. I will check. But this will need more time.

Great! Thanks
Pit

Akos Sz

2.0.1.4 can download radio logos.
However the channel type (radio/tv) is not checked during logo assignment. It is based on name only. It may happen that a TV channel will get a radio logo or vice versa if the names are matching.

Pit Pit

Hi Akos,
thanks again, great support.
It really reduce my need to manually adapt the channel list.

The "mismatch" of TV/Radio is limited, just the radio icons in Lyngsat are not as well maintained as the TV icons.

Pit

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