In order to avoid conflicts with existing column we suggest using the following formula to generate a new column ID;
YMMDDHHMM
Where Y is the year (5 for 2005), MM is the month (12 for December, 01 for January), DD is the day of the month (25 for Christmas, 01 for new year), HH and MM are hours and minutes when you start writing you script (0030 for 30 minutes past midnight). So for this example we would get
501010030.
Never have a column ID less than 1000 unless you intend to override the behaviour of an existing column
Existing columns at time of writing have the following IDs.
ID
Column
1
Full channel name
5
Programme category or genre
6
Full programme name
7
Start date in format as defined in Windows Regional Settings Short Date Style
8
Start time of programme
9
End time of programme
10
Programme duration in minutes
11
VideoPlus number if appropriate plugin has been installed -- please refer to the web site
12
Channel EPG number as defined in Change Your Channel
13
Full day name of programme start date
14
Marker icons applicable to the programme if any
15
Programme series number if any
16
Programme episode number if any
17
Displays programmes that are currently showing
18
Start date in format as defined in Windows Regional Settings Long Date Style