Channel Master and Transponder INI Files
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Why would you want to do that? Looking in my CM directories, I don't see any transponder INI files.
The list of channels and transponders dumped into CM from my receiver is exportable using the Export Wizard.
From there you can export into different FTA boxes, if I understand it correctly.
So, then if I wanted only transponders, I would delete just the channels using CM, leaving me with transponder information to export.
That's my guess anyway. I suppose I could export all possible transponders into a file to upload into my box, then do a clean blind scan hoping to find any missed channels.
Maybe I don't understand the question.
It is for use with the computer programs for DVB card and USB devices who usually don't have a way to import channel lists and only come with Transponder files.
Most of them have incomplete North American transponder files, and none have a fresh blind scan like we can do with a Coolsat 5000 quick and easy.
Just looking for a way to get a nice quick complete transponder list into files those programs can use.
Most of them have incomplete North American transponder files, and none have a fresh blind scan like we can do with a Coolsat 5000 quick and easy.
Just looking for a way to get a nice quick complete transponder list into files those programs can use.
i'm thinking this might take a while 
but i did do something like this with the Nextorm software , i will have to think what i did and look the files over and post back
this might take a while but i did do something like this with the Nextorm software , i will have to think what i did and look the files over and post back
i'm thinking
but i did do something like this with the Nextorm software , i will have to think what i did and look the files over and post back
Hey George,
I remember reading somewhere about exporting the files, but for the life of me can't remember where I read it.
The files you get with most of these programs have for instance G17 C/Ku/Nimiq1 transponders all in one file.
I don't know how they expect you to scan for channels using just one file. I have to manually edit the file and split them keeping the same format to make them useful for C and Ku being different satellites.
yeah i think it would actually work using all in one file but it would only see the ones that the correct settings & lnb were attached.
I was just going over it in my head and looking for a few things on the net ... if i remember correctly you had to manually do it (edit) you can even add / edit it for each satellite / setup
i did this for the nextorm software removing all the old satellites and the ones i didn't use or couldn't see. its just a long process.
the import process is different from the STB (unless your program lumps them all together ) the nextstorm software had a ini file for each satellite so import wouldn't work cause it could only see one file at a time. there were about 40 or 50 ini files
I was just going over it in my head and looking for a few things on the net ... if i remember correctly you had to manually do it (edit) you can even add / edit it for each satellite / setup
i did this for the nextorm software removing all the old satellites and the ones i didn't use or couldn't see. its just a long process.
the import process is different from the STB (unless your program lumps them all together ) the nextstorm software had a ini file for each satellite so import wouldn't work cause it could only see one file at a time. there were about 40 or 50 ini files
That's the way most of the pc software programs work.
If you can get the files, and the proper format, you can just put them in the transponder folder, and the program will use them. That in itself can take a while.
Then I think the files have to have the same file name as the program calls for.
As you said, a long and involved process.
If I was really into writing scripts, file manipulation with text is relatively easy, but I am not that far advanced.
If you can get the files, and the proper format, you can just put them in the transponder folder, and the program will use them. That in itself can take a while.
Then I think the files have to have the same file name as the program calls for.
As you said, a long and involved process.
If I was really into writing scripts, file manipulation with text is relatively easy, but I am not that far advanced.
If I was really into writing scripts, file manipulation with text is relatively easy, but I am not that far advanced.
Sounds like a job for Perl.
Ideally, you could hand over "The List" to a Perl script and have it output a fully loaded INI file. That would be sweet.
Talk to our man, Qwert1515
He might consider it an add-on to TheList
I've done stuff like that many times in the past.
- Process raw text, and output data-base format. (for that one, I even wrote caching software for reads and for writes to speed it up!)
- Process one flavor of plotter commands, and output the language used by another plotter (even did the math to draw circles when the target plotter didn't know how).
- Used to do it for stats for my SETI team.
Text manipulation is pretty easy, when you know the expected source text format and what you want to output.
He might consider it an add-on to TheList
I've done stuff like that many times in the past.
- Process raw text, and output data-base format. (for that one, I even wrote caching software for reads and for writes to speed it up!)
- Process one flavor of plotter commands, and output the language used by another plotter (even did the math to draw circles when the target plotter didn't know how).
- Used to do it for stats for my SETI team.
Text manipulation is pretty easy, when you know the expected source text format and what you want to output.
Yes, Qwert would be the man for this job.
It would be a great add-on to the list, but we would need files for every C and Ku satellite seen by North America.
Fizbi is right, a nice Perl script would do the job nicely, but we need a freshly scanned arc channel list to start with. Qwert has my CS 5K list that was up to date as of a couple or four months ago.
A finished product would certainly be a draw to the list for people to get the files that use a pc card device.
LinuxMan, I have a console program that converts a Channel Master file to DVBDream INI files, is that what you are looking for?
You bet!!
That is exactly what I am looking for. I think the files are interchangeable with DVBViewer, or at least pretty close. Even if all it includes is the frequencies, polarity, and SR, DVBViewer can use it.
If you can post it, go for it, if not, send me a PM if you don't have my email address anymore.
I'll use it on my Coolsat file and give you back the ini files if you want them.
Thanks!
Linuxman, I sent the file to your email because the forum would not allow me to attach the file. If you have any problems with it please let me know.
Also C-Band satellites positions are changed from °W to °E so that they do not overwrite the Ku band satellites (The program uses the DVBDream (DVB INI) numbering format).
The INI format (That DVBDream uses, I have never used DVBViewer so I don't know if it is the same) only allow transponder information freq, pol and SR, it does not allow channel information.
Also C-Band satellites positions are changed from °W to °E so that they do not overwrite the Ku band satellites (The program uses the DVBDream (DVB INI) numbering format).
The INI format (That DVBDream uses, I have never used DVBViewer so I don't know if it is the same) only allow transponder information freq, pol and SR, it does not allow channel information.
Got the program, it should work fine.
Even if it doesn't work completely, it will save one heck of a lot of work.
I'll let you know how it goes.
Thanks,
Fred
Hi Qwert,
It didn't work.
I sent an email back to you, but thought you might see this first.
It creates the transponders folder, but puts no ini files in it.
Is there something else that needs to be installed on the computer to make it work? A text processing program for windows or something of that nature?
It didn't work.
I sent an email back to you, but thought you might see this first.
It creates the transponders folder, but puts no ini files in it.
Is there something else that needs to be installed on the computer to make it work? A text processing program for windows or something of that nature?
It is better to send me a PM or post here than to contact me by Email
When you drag the CM file into the console windows does the name and path of the CM file show up?
What version of windows are you using?
When you drag the CM file into the console windows does the name and path of the CM file show up?
What version of windows are you using?
Yes the full path shows up.It is better to send me a PM or post here than to contact me by Email
When you drag the CM file into the console windows does the name and path of the CM file show up?
Windows XP SP2
I just didn't know if there were command line parsers that needed to be installed, or if the CM file had to in a certain format or what.
The CM file has to be saved as a Channel Master Project File (cmproj).
One other thing, is the path surrounded by quotes ex. "c:\file.cmproj" it should be.
One other thing, is the path surrounded by quotes ex. "c:\file.cmproj" it should be.
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You da Man!!!
Putting the quotes around the full path/name did the trick.
I think they will work fine in DVBDream from what I can see. I'll let you know soon.
Thank you very much!!
Putting the quotes around the full path/name did the trick.
I think they will work fine in DVBDream from what I can see. I'll let you know soon.
Thank you very much!!
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