Re: [Xmltv-devel] Representation of repeat

[Robert E. <rm...@gm...>]

  On 7/7/2010 1:53 PM, Paul Webster wrote:
> For a closed system I generate a file in XMLTV format.
> There are a lot of repeats - and I want to cut down the size of the listings by not repeating programme descriptions
> (result presented on phones).
>
> I know that the "programme" element can indicate a repeat via "previously-shown".
> Is that the right way to tell display software to go back to the original programme (which I know will be in the same
> file)  to show the show synopsis (etc)?
>
> (Given it is a closed system I could simply agree a way with the other developer but would rather do it the right way
> just in case the closed stuff ever becomes open)

I don't know of any grabbers that "normalize" the data in any way.  
(Normalization is a database term that avoids replication of 
information).  The XMLTV format  is designed specifically to not need to 
cache values for future reference.

Of course in relational databases, normalization is a good thing and 
your solution is a good one.  I just don't think it's compatible with 
other system.

Robert