Re: Transition from tv_grab_uk_rt to tv_grab_uk_atlas

On 07/27/2014 11:16 AM, [email protected] wrote:
> You can add any channels you like to the config file (they don't have to be in the region specified) so obviously the second option is the easiest.

Thanks Geoff.

I don't disagree with you, and not being in the UK I'm happy to jump
through a few more hoops than would otherwise be the case.

However, please do consider my use case, since (I submit) it is a valid
use case of the RT grabber which will stop working in a few months time.
I now know how to get the full list of channels, but others might not.
Would you therefore consider adding another option to the platform
choice menu while --configure-ing the grabber, which pulls all available
channels from the API such that the user can generate a config file
(using the "all" verb) and then sort through them in a text editor?

Alternatively, perhaps my problem (which to me is no longer a problem,
but I'm considering others like me) can also be solved through
documentation. I haven't found it, but is there a way to use the API
Explorer in order to discover the channel ID for a given channel name? I
was fortunate in that a Google search gave me the channel ID for BBC
Entertainment, but otherwise I'd have had to wade through the
channels.json output 50 channels at a time. If this could be made easier
it'd be a great help.

Thanks, Jan

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