Re: [xmltv-users] XMLTV file validation

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

On 9/21/2014 11:54 PM, RoderickGI wrote:
>
> G'Day folk,
>
> I'm trying to validate an XMLTV file from a source I am using. I have 
> tried version 0.5.65c and 0.5.59 of xmltv.exe. After correctly setting 
> my time zone, both fail with the same error:
>
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> C:\XMLTV>xmltv.exe tv_validate_file TVGuide.xml
>
> Timezone is +1000
>
> Deep recursion on subroutine "XML::LibXML::Error::as_string" at 
> /PerlApp/XML/LibXML/Error.pm line 182.
>
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>
> As you can see I am running the Windows executable in a CMD window, 
> with the simplest of directories.
>
> Am I doing something wrong?
>
> Is this a known error?
>
> Is this error likely caused by the sample XML file, or is it probable 
> that the xmltv validate process has a bug?
>
> I tried running it with an extremely simplified, one line header only 
> file and the same error still occurred.
>
>
Try the latest alpha-exe... it's running current version of all 
modules.  http://alpha-exe.xmltv.org

When I run tv_validate_file against a XMLTV grabber generated file it 
works fine.

Based on that error, I would look at the XML file in a text editor and 
make sure the XML syntax looks ok and all elements are closed.

Robert