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Xerces77's avatar
Xerces77
Visitor
15 years ago

New channel content and package re-submissions

Questions -

As time proceeds, I'll be getting new content (video) for my channel pretty consistently. They won't require any additional software upgrades on the end-users Roku machine.

1) I'm assuming I'll have to resubmit packages everytime I get the updates as I'll have to update the XML in the code pointing to the new content

2) Will the end-user have to do anything with the channel to see the new content? Will they automatically get the latest version (with the new content)?
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5 Replies

  • kbenson's avatar
    kbenson
    Visitor
    15 years ago
    Generally, it's considered a better solution to have the XML served by the content servers, and have the Roku query for it and parse it on each run. That way the content is dynamic, and channel updates are only needed to provide new channel features or fix bugs founds.
  • destruk's avatar
    destruk
    Streaming Star
    15 years ago
    I haven't seen my roku box cache xml files retrieved from the internet - so it makes updates really easy on that side, especially if the server generates them for you on request.
  • Xerces77's avatar
    Xerces77
    Visitor
    15 years ago
    Thanks for the help everyone

    kbenson- so, how would I send xml content to the servers? In my channel's package, I have a "categories.xml" file that points to xml files for each piece of content in another sub folder.

    As I add new content, I'll have to update those xml files in the sub folders to point to the new content.
  • stratcat96's avatar
    stratcat96
    Visitor
    15 years ago
    if you are pointing to an xml file that is in the package right now, really all you would have to is to point it to the address of an xml file that resides on your servers instead (i.e. www.mydomain.com/my.xml). That way as you maintain the xml and add to it on your server, your channel will dynamically refresh its contents every time it's run.