Re: How to use iView (ABC Australia) downloaders

ollie grieve · #**341** 11-21-2010, 04:54 AM

I am using windows XP and firefox version 3.6.10 with all updates

gxdata · #**342** 11-26-2010, 09:53 AM

I have this idea of making use of the last-chance.xml file in order to add menu choices to a GUI downloader, for those expiring today, in 2 days, a week, etc - akin to the Last Chance choice at iView. That page has only today, tomorrow - but the RSS feeds give longer-term information.
But I'm not sure that the RSS is the way to go, since their information is derived from the episode metadata anyway.
Any advice?

Anywho · #**343** 11-26-2010, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by gxdata

But I'm not sure that the RSS is the way to go, since their information is derived from the episode metadata anyway.
Any advice?

Answered your own question I think.

I see getting another file from the server as just another file to: load, go missing, be corrupted, have to parse for info, when you already have the info you need (expiry date).

gxdata · #**344** 11-27-2010, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Anywho

Answered your own question I think.

I see getting another file from the server as just another file to: load, go missing, be corrupted, have to parse for info, when you already have the info you need (expiry date).

ys, i think parsing the index/catalog json is the way.

marinam · #**345** 11-27-2010, 07:56 PM

Hi,

Has anyone else been having trouble using V15.80 of the batch version?

I have had trouble ie. getting a 'not found' error whenever I try to download anything eg. Cosmic Quantum Ray. Iviewfox and Napperlite are working as normal however.

Anywho · #**346** 11-27-2010, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by marinam

Hi,

Has anyone else been having trouble using V15.80 of the batch version?

I have had trouble ie. getting a 'not found' error whenever I try to download anything eg. Cosmic Quantum Ray. Iviewfox and Napperlite are working as normal however.

Actually, you'll find that the iView site is broken. The index on their site doesn't load fully - hence why the batch file is choking.

Anywho · #**347** 11-27-2010, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Anywho

Actually, you'll find that the iView site is broken. The index on their site doesn't load fully - hence why the batch file is choking.

And as soon as I wrote that - 5 minutes later it's fixed! Someone's watching us

Anywho · #**348** 11-28-2010, 01:27 AM

Looks like the iView site is messed up again. Broken sometimes at the "Loading iView" (gets to 68%). If you get to the home page then sometimes the "All Programs -> A-Z Index" doesn't work...

The trained monkeys must have stopped hitting keys on the keyboard again

marinam · #**349** 11-28-2010, 06:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Anywho

Actually, you'll find that the iView site is broken. The index on their site doesn't load fully - hence why the batch file is choking.

Oh well, sorry for the false alarm. It just seemed weird that Iviewfox and Napperlite were working.

Everything seems OK now.

Thanks

gxdata · #**350** 11-29-2010, 01:15 AM

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Originally Posted by marinam

Oh well, sorry for the false alarm. It just seemed weird that Iviewfox and Napperlite were working.

Everything seems OK now.

Thanks

Very odd show-stopping behaviour has been exhibited today.

Unusually, I have been able to test this over some time - instead of doing some work - and have found both iViewNapper and iView Batch Downloader have been hit with parsing errors in the JSON files.

Strangely, it clears up sometimes a few minutes later.

I'm going to test whether I have a disk problem (It could be a disk read when the catalog.json / index.json is read - but I'm not convinced of that).