DMS EPG API requests issue?

[allanlee]

Tried to use XgrabDMS2 but encountered strange 404 problem, details here .

I've been discussing with the developer to solve, but seems will need some additional help .

 

What does the following message mean in DMS debug log?

TBaseProcess         HandleAPI Error  3

 

If more information required, let me know and I'd be happy to provide.

 

Many thanks & would greatly appreciate your inputs.

[Griga]

vor 8 Minuten schrieb allanlee:

What does the following message mean in DMS debug log?

TBaseProcess         HandleAPI Error  3

 

It means an API function has been requested, but the server will reply with HTTP status code "404 Not Found" due to one of the following reasons:

1. the requested API function does not exist
2. the requested API function is not available for a client with restricted read-only rights (does not apply to getchannelsxml.html)
3. the requested API function tries to access something that does not exist

2. and 3. do not apply to getchannelsxml.html (it is available with read-only rights and never returns "Not Found"). However, it may apply to getconfigfile.html or epgclear.html.

 

As purchaser of the Media Server full version, please make sure that you didn't accidentally download and install DVBViewer Media Server Basic, because it only allows read only API access for all clients except DVBViewer on the server PC.

 

[Delphi]

@Griga:

Thank you very much. I found where the problem is:

 

constructor TDMSChannelReader.Create;
var
  u8: UTF8String;
begin
  inherited;
  FFavouritesReader := TFavouritesReader.Create;
  u8 := IndyGet('getconfigfile.html?file=favourites.xml');
  FFavouritesReader.ParseUTF8String(u8);
end;

 

If the file favourites.xml does not exist, a 404 exception is raised. I tried to delete all my favourites within DVBViewer, then I got

 

u8 = '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>'#$D#$A'<settings/>'#$D#$A

 

No exception. Manually deleting favourites.xml provoked the exception of course. Should the upper call allways return the upper value if favourites.xml does not exist?

 

In any case I will change my code to:

 

constructor TDMSChannelReader.Create;
var
  u8: UTF8String;
begin
  inherited;
  FFavouritesReader := TFavouritesReader.Create;
  try
    u8 := IndyGet('getconfigfile.html?file=favourites.xml');
  except
    Exit; //no favourites found
  end;
  FFavouritesReader.ParseUTF8String(u8);
end;

 

@allanlee:

Make a favourite channel within DVBViewer (remember  save). It should work. Delete all your favourite channels within DVBViewer. It should still work.

 

 

[Delphi]

17 hours ago, Griga said:

As purchaser of the Media Server full version, please make sure that you didn't accidentally download and install DVBViewer Media Server Basic, because it only allows read only API access for all clients except DVBViewer on the server PC.

 

FYI: XgrabDMS only needs read access, so it works with DMS Basic and the Guest account of the full DMS.

[allanlee]

On 9/20/2019 at 5:41 PM, Delphi said:

@allanlee:

Make a favourite channel within DVBViewer (remember  save). It should work. Delete all your favourite channels within DVBViewer. It should still work.

 

 

IT WORKS!!! finally.... 

 

Thank you very much for the great efforts again.