Help Me With My Import

[aperry]

I've released the MovieTimes import, but I have two nagging problems.

I'm using nielm's generic importer, but if I try and import it a second time (like to import a new version), it gets all messed up, with orphans all over the place, etc.

The other problem is that I'm using the generic CenteredDirectoryBrower in there, and it seems to work fine when I'm using just my import in testing. Once I import it though, I get this:

Directory-Problem.png

Each of those items should be a directory name.

Nielm, or any other Studio experts out there, can you offer any help on these two issues?

Thanks!!!!!

[Opus4]

Originally Posted by aperry

The other problem is that I'm using the generic CenteredDirectoryBrower in there, and it seems to work fine when I'm using just my import in testing.

I don't know what is happening, but check the after-import code to see what that CenteredDirectoryBrower OptionsMenu actually contains. It looks like the table is somehow trying to draw a listing of recordings instead of folder names.

While that dialog is on the screen, you can use Debug -> UI Components to help find where those items are getting drawn & what theme might be affecting them.

- Andy

[nielm]

Originally Posted by aperry

but if I try and import it a second time (like to import a new version), it gets all messed up, with orphans all over the place, etc.

my generic importer's 'delete widget tree' code is pretty crap and does not handle loops, so you will end up with circularities and orphans...

I generally only import once into the SageTV3.xml stv, and don't try to make my imports re-installable...

flachbar's import utility functions are much better than mine (writting in Java not studio) and might help fix your problem...

[BobPhoenix]

What I've done in my imports is create a unique widget name for each import that I put immediately above a loop link point. So it might be called: "REM ImportName Loop Unlink" for instance. Then the first thing the import code does is find all those "REM ImportName Loop Unlink" widgets and unlink them from the loop back point. Then when you call NIELM's delete widget tree routine you don't get circularities. Also for any themes that I have created and are not already in the STV I give them a name like: 'Rename: MyCustomTheme'. Then after NIELM's code that replaces Themes I find all imported themes that begin with "Rename: " and rename it to "MyCustomTheme". That allows me to import custom themes correctly. The default themes already included in the STV don't need this of course.

BobP.

Edit: Although I have since switched to using flachbar's import utility functions myself.

[aperry]

I'll look into flachbar's import utilities, thanks for the pointer.

Regarding the directory browser, I'm still researching that (thanks for the tips on debugging it Opus).

[alon24]

you can also take alook at my small TK, if something is missing in your opinion I can add it.

http://forums.sagetv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18604