[REQ] IMDB little modification to the script

rs232 · Post by **rs232** » 2013-06-10 13:24:47

Can anybody help me in sorting out a change to the IMDB script?

Please check this post: viewtopic.php?t=5114&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=20

What I would need is: to modify the IMDB script to try to use the url stored in the file called movietitle.url (same directory as the video) as a searching keywork, then if no .url file is present show the input window as it does right now.

I think in general is a great idea to have the .url in the video directory also I would need this modification to e.g. update the movie rating. I noticed that if IMDB is queried with the specific movie URL (e.g. http:// http://www.imdb.com/235235235) IMDB goes straight to the selected movie without input requested, this allow for secure batch processing without risk of mistakes.

Any help would be much appreciated!

Regards

chalket · Post by **chalket** » 2013-10-21 18:08:30

It appears no one in this forum cares about or supports the IMDB script...
That's a bit surprising, I would have expected IMDB to be one of the most popular scripts... oh well.

Post by **antp** » 2013-10-21 21:12:08

IMDb script is quite difficult to maintain :
- It is rather old, has been fixed a lot of times by a lot of persons, so the code is rather messy
- The site sends different results depending on your location, making some things difficult to get working correctly, and some bugs difficult to fix
- Results may vary depending on the movies, for example some time ago movies with a number ending by 9 had a difference in the page structure, for absolutely no reason.

chalket · Post by **chalket** » 2013-10-22 19:16:16

Thanks for the explanation. Unfortunately, it doesn't help me with my problem (viewtopic.php?t=5565)

but at least I better understand the difficulty.