MC 3.175 searching for tv show Lava

New User Posts : 2 Join date : 2009-12-03

Hi,

I have a TV show called Lava-lava! that I am trying to scrape, if I scrape with the name Lava-lava! I have to use task manager to close MC as it searches forever. If I change the folder name to Lava it at least brings up the search box but I get no results with lava in the search, if I change it to any other word it happily returns results.
I had initially thought it may be the ! that was the problem but american dad! scrapes fine.

Not sure why MC hates the show, its funny Wink

Thanks

Admin Posts : 1326 Join date : 2008-09-20

It seems that there is an xml error in the returned results for "Lava-Lava!". I was going to report it but I've misplaced my password for TVDB forums, I would appreciate it if someone would do the honours.

The xml returned is below, and the tags are causing the xml to fail.

Code:: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<Data>
<Series>
<seriesid>84995</seriesid>
<language>en</language>
<SeriesName>Lava-Lava!</SeriesName>
<banner>graphical/84995-g.jpg</banner>
<Overview>Lava-Lava! is a french slapstick animation series by Federico Vitali from 1995. It contains a pilot and 13 episodes of about 3min each.
 
The main characters of the short stories are animals, humans or aliens. They go through bizarre situations ending frequently out-of-control and violently.
 
Lava-Lava! uses many slapstick elements and get along without spoken words.</Overview>
<FirstAired>1995-01-01</FirstAired>
<IMDB_ID>tt0462649</IMDB_ID>
<id>84995</id>
</Series>
<Series>
<seriesid>84995</seriesid>
<language>de</language>
<SeriesName>Lava-Lava!</SeriesName>
<banner>graphical/84995-g.jpg</banner>
<Overview>Die Hauptfiguren der kurzen Geschichten bilden meist Tiere, Menschen und Außerirdische. Diese durchleben bizarre Situationen, die in Übertreibungen und gewalttätigen Handlungen enden. Lava-Lava! beinhaltet viele Slapstickelemente, die Serie kommt komplett ohne Worte aus.</Overview>
<FirstAired>1995-01-01</FirstAired>
<IMDB_ID>tt0462649</IMDB_ID>
<id>84995</id>
</Series>
<Series>
<seriesid>84995</seriesid>
<language>fr</language>
<SeriesName>Lava-Lava!</SeriesName>
<banner>graphical/84995-g.jpg</banner>
<Overview>Lava-Lava! is a french slapstick animation series by Federico Vitali from 1995. It contains a pilot and 13 episodes of about 3min each.
 
The main characters of the short stories are animals, humans or aliens. They go through bizarre situations ending frequently out-of-control and violently.
 
Lava-Lava! uses many slapstick elements and get along without spoken words.</Overview>
<FirstAired>1995-01-01</FirstAired>
<IMDB_ID>tt0462649</IMDB_ID>
<id>84995</id>
</Series>
</Data>

I'll add a handle for the next build so that MC reports these errors rather than just hanging.

Subject: Re: MC 3.175 searching for tv show Lava Fri Dec 04, 2009 3:55 am

Posted here....

http://forums.thetvdb.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2447

Cheers

New User Posts : 2 Join date : 2009-12-03

Thanks to both of you.

Your work is much appreciated.