New episodes from show scraped with EMM and MC get ignored when updating library

AgeOfPanic · 2012-05-09 11:23

I've posted my problem in the Media Companion thread first. The problem seems to happen with more people. If a show has been scraped with either EMM or MC, added episodes (for instance using Sickbeard) do not get scraped by XBMC when I update the library. For me, I use EMM and MC just to set things like Season posters and such and synchronize these over different instances of XBMC (using advancedsettings.xml is too slow for me). Individual episodes should then be scraped by XBMC, so I can automatically add new episodes without having to start up EMM.
To make matters worse, when I do scrape the new episode and update the library, it still gets ignored. Only a scrape for new content for that specific show picks up the new episode. In the MC thread somebody says that it's not a problem in previous versions of XBMC, only in Eden.
Hope somebody can help me fix this. Thank you.

**jmarshall** · 2012-05-09 11:25

Almost always due to an episodeguide not being setup correctly.

As always, the debug log will show the reason. Refresh the show and grab it.

AgeOfPanic · 2012-05-09 11:43

Hmm, I read about this problem. But in the tvshow.nfo from EMM and MC there is no episodeguide tag. So I thought this issue was cleared up. But now it seems to be the problem. I'll check the help section from these programs to see whats what. Thank you for the help.

vbat99 · 2012-05-09 13:01

(2012-05-09 11:25)jmarshall Wrote: Almost always due to an episodeguide not being setup correctly.

As always, the debug log will show the reason. Refresh the show and grab it.

Strange thing is, Dharma is pulling the nfo from my nas, but Openelec Eden is missing some episodes. Dharma not missing any shows.

And your talking about <episodeguideurl> tag? its in my tvshow.fo.

BUT, I will grab a debug log next episode and see what's happening.

Actually on Openelec Eden I have to highlight one show and 'scan for new content'. Update Library never catches new episodes for one show. Weird.

HueyHq · 2012-05-09 23:15

In the short time I've been looking at this, it seems that the correct format according to XBMC docs should be:

<episodeguide>
<url cache="showID">http://www.thetvdb.com/all/en.zip</url>
</episodeguide>

whereas, MC simply uses:

<episodeguideurl>http://www.thetvdb.com/all/en.zip</episodeguideurl>

Is this a tag XBMC will recognise? It would certainly make the implementation easier.
I'll also try figure out why the tag has disappeared completely, since Feb, I think.
Is this a field returned by TheTVDb at all?

**jmarshall** · 2012-05-10 02:54

No, XBMC does not recognise that tag (pretty sure it has never done so, but I may be wrong).

vbat99 · 2012-05-11 03:41

Looking at this wiki page Import/Export Library - XBMC, there is a tag <episodeguide> but can't seem to find <episodeguideurl>

Code:

<playcount>0</playcount>

    <lastplayed></lastplayed>

    <episodeguide>

        <url cache="73388.xml">http://www.thetvdb.com/api/1D62F2F90030C444/series/73388/all/en.zip</url>

    </episodeguide>

    <id>73388</id>

    <genre>Reality</genre>

Just a snippet from Tv Shows page

Then I searched inside thetvdb.xml, in XBMC\Addons\metadata.tvdb.com

Code:

    <GetTVDBId dest="3">

        <RegExp input="$$1" output="&lt;details&gt;&lt;url cache=&quot;\1.xml&quot;&gt;http://www.thetvdb.com/api/1D62F2F90030C444/series/\1/all/$INFO[language].zip&lt;/url&gt;&lt;id&gt;\1&lt;/id&gt;" dest="3">

            <expression>&lt;seriesid&gt;([0-9]*)&lt;/seriesid&gt;</expression>

        </RegExp>

    </GetTVDBId>

    <EpisodeGuideUrl dest="3">

        <RegExp input="$$1" output="\1" dest="3">

            <expression>(.*?http://www.thetvdb.com.*)</expression>

        </RegExp>

        <RegExp input="$$1" output="\1" dest="3">

            <expression>(.*?http://thetvdb.com.*)</expression>

        </RegExp>

    </EpisodeGuideUrl>

So which one is correct??

morikaweb · 2012-05-15 20:45

I am also having this problem but the <episodeguide> tag i not in my nfo files, also the nfo files from the non working files are the same as the ones form the working files. basically XBMC just ignores JAG season 02 and Firefly S01E01 but everything else works fine.

So has anyone fixed this?

**jmarshall** · 2012-05-16 00:08

There is nothing to fix. XBMC supports <episodeguide><url>foo</url></episodeguide> and that is that.

vbat99 · 2012-05-16 11:13

(2012-05-16 00:08)jmarshall Wrote: There is nothing to fix. XBMC supports <episodeguide><url>foo</url></episodeguide> and that is that.

Thanks JMarshall. Clarity is all we needed.

AgeOfPanic Junior Member Posts: 45 Joined: Sep 2010 Reputation: 0	2012-05-09 11:43 Post: #3 Hmm, I read about this problem. But in the tvshow.nfo from EMM and MC there is no episodeguide tag. So I thought this issue was cleared up. But now it seems to be the problem. I'll check the help section from these programs to see whats what. Thank you for the help.
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jmarshall Team-XBMC Developer Posts: 24,523 Joined: Oct 2003 Reputation: 138	2012-05-10 02:54 Post: #6 No, XBMC does not recognise that tag (pretty sure it has never done so, but I may be wrong). Always read the XBMC online-manual, FAQ and search the forum before posting. Do not e-mail XBMC-Team members directly asking for support. Read/follow the forum rules. For troubleshooting and bug reporting please make sure you read this first.
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morikaweb Junior Member Posts: 35 Joined: Jul 2009 Reputation: 0	2012-05-15 20:45 Post: #8 I am also having this problem but the <episodeguide> tag i not in my nfo files, also the nfo files from the non working files are the same as the ones form the working files. basically XBMC just ignores JAG season 02 and Firefly S01E01 but everything else works fine. So has anyone fixed this?
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jmarshall Team-XBMC Developer Posts: 24,523 Joined: Oct 2003 Reputation: 138	2012-05-16 00:08 Post: #9 There is nothing to fix. XBMC supports <episodeguide><url>foo</url></episodeguide> and that is that. Always read the XBMC online-manual, FAQ and search the forum before posting. Do not e-mail XBMC-Team members directly asking for support. Read/follow the forum rules. For troubleshooting and bug reporting please make sure you read this first.
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vbat99 Fan Posts: 490 Joined: Aug 2009 Reputation: 12 Location: New Zealand	2012-05-16 11:13 Post: #10 (2012-05-16 00:08)jmarshall Wrote: There is nothing to fix. XBMC supports <episodeguide><url>foo</url></episodeguide> and that is that. Thanks JMarshall. Clarity is all we needed.
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