CLTBoss is a plugin for Invelos DVD Profiler. The plugin includes an embedded web browser (a Microsoft Internet Explorer component) that is used to view and access the Invelos Credit Lookup Tool (CLT).
Users of this plugin must be registered DVD Profiler users, and also be resgitered on the website www.invelos.com. The user must be logged in (signed in) to the Invelos web site while using CLTBoss. The user's logon information is neither collected by nor accessible to CLTBoss.
The primary functions of CLTBoss are:
- "Scrape" the CLT web pages and collect the set of UPCs associated with an actor
- Search the Invelos online database for detailed credits information extracted from DVD Profiles associated with the scraped UPCs
- Save and restore the UPCs list
- Save and restore the Profiles list
- Display, search, save and restore XML formatted collections of credits information in a CLTBoss proprietary format
- Display, search, save and restore XML formatted collections of DVD Profiles information in Invelos Format
- Load an XML formatted file created by the "CLTPlus" legacy CLT scraping tool, as an alternate source of UPC/Profiles for credits search
- Add DVD Profiles to the user's local database via direct download from the Invelos online database
- Immediate viewing of a selected online profile's information in Invelos XML format
Tutorial Videos and Demos
A Walk Around CLTBoss
Automated Scrape and Scan
Manual Scrape and Scan
Note: Due to unresolved coding issues, I had to temporarily disable the automatic scraping of multiple variants. However, if you scrape each variant, one by one, using "Lookup Selected" (should be "Scrape Selected"), and decline the pop-up option to delete the existing UPCs, then the aggregate UPCs can be used to do a consolidated scan of the XML for credits, and the output window should contain an XML collection that consolidates the credits for all the variants in the table. At least - that was my intent.
Scraping multiple variants with consolidated XML Scan
Using CLTPlus XML to populate the UPCs table prior to Online XML Scan
Aborting the Scraping
There is a way to abort the scraping operation. You must uncheck the "Auto Advance" box. It takes a bit of patience, because during the scraping, I am using a timer and AutoIt to control the screen, and it is difficult to interrupt. If you do, it confuses AutoIt. But if aborting the scrape, then it doesn't matter. Just keep clicking until you get the timing just right. Once unchecked, the timing loop will interrupt itself and ask if you want to continue. You can choose to Continue or Cancel. If you Cancel, the entire scrape operation cycle is aborted.
Aborting the XML Scan
As described in the last tutorial, the scanning operations should have a "Cancel" button activated. Clicking the cancel button should abort the scan.
