Quoting mediadogg:

Quote:
Here is the problem:

"System.IO.FileNotFoundException: The system cannot find the file specified. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070002)"

Usually due to a missing dll required by the plugin. Often caused by a mistake in the build by the author. Depending on how people install the plugin, some will get the error, some won't. If you can find an old install folder and examine the dll's to see if you can notice a potential required library file that is missing in the new folder. Maybe working with GSyren, who knows the developer game, and compare your install folder with his.

I will give that a go as soon as I have time. Thank you so much for this.

Quoting GSyren:

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I tested the latest version, and got no errors on scanning, but also got no data.

Same here. CastCrewEdit2 opens without a hitch, lets me browse to a movie or TV show, lets me click "Scan Page" and then promptly (maybe a tad too quick) says: "Parsing Complete" - but then there's no cast/crew data to paste into DVD Profiler. This is on Windows 11.

If I'm going to "IMDb to DVD Profiler Transformation Data" in the "Edit Config File" menu, it immediately throws an error. Details:

System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception (0x80004005): De bewerking is geannuleerd door de gebruiker
  bij System.Diagnostics.Process.StartWithShellExecuteEx(ProcessStartInfo startInfo)
  bij DoenaSoft.DVDProfiler.CastCrewEdit2.Forms.CastCrewEdit2BaseForm.OnIMDbToDVDProfilerTransformationDataToolStripMenuItemClick(Object sender, EventArgs e) in D:\Git\CastCrewEdit2\CastCrewEdit2\CastCrewEdit2\CastCrewEdit2\Forms\CastCrewEdit2BaseForm.cs:regel 198
  bij System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.RaiseEvent(Object key, EventArgs e)
  bij System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem.OnClick(EventArgs e)
  bij System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleClick(EventArgs e)
  bij System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleMouseUp(MouseEventArgs e)
  bij System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mea)
  bij System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDown.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mea)
  bij System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
  bij System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
  bij System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.WndProc(Message& m)
  bij System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDown.WndProc(Message& m)
  bij System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

Missing DLL. Try comparing the folder contents of an old installation that worked.

Thanks for the feedback.

For invidual movies I got this copilot thing working now (not yet for serials). Use the following prompt (adaping the movie name):

You are a precise web‑scraping and data‑transformation agent.

**TASK** 
Retrieve the IMDb page for the film **“Mein Schulfreund” (1960), directed by Robert Siodmak**. 
Navigate to the **Full Cast & Crew** section and extract **all crew credits**, explicitly **excluding all cast/acting information**.

---

## **DATA EXTRACTION RULES**

### **1. Person Name Parsing**
For each crew member, split the IMDb‑listed name into:
- **FirstName**
- **MiddleName**
- **LastName**

Rules:
- If the name has two parts → first = FirstName, second = LastName, MiddleName = `""`.
- If the name has more than two parts → 
  - First token → FirstName 
  - Last token → LastName 
  - All tokens in between → MiddleName (space‑joined)
- Initials remain as written (e.g., “A.” stays “A.”).

---

### **2. Birth Year**
- If IMDb provides a birth year on the person’s profile → use that integer. 
- If no birth year is available → use **0**.

---

### **3. CreditType and CreditSubtype Mapping**
Assign each credit to one of the following **CreditType** values:

- Direction 
- Writing 
- Production 
- Cinematography 
- Film Editing 
- Music 
- Sound 
- Art 
- Other 

Then assign the appropriate **CreditSubtype**:

**Direction:** Director | Custom 
**Writing:** Original Material by | Screenwriter | Writer | Original Characters | Created by | Story by | Developed by | Custom 
**Production:** Producer | Executive Producer | Custom 
**Cinematography:** Director of Photography | Cinematographer | Custom 
**Film Editing:** Film Editor | Custom 
**Music:** Composer | Song Writer | Theme by | Custom 
**Sound:** Sound | Sound Designer | Supervising Sound Editor | Sound Editor | Sound Re‑Recording Mixer | Production Sound Mixer | Custom 
**Art:** Production Designer | Art Director | Costume Designer | Make‑up Artist | Visual Effects | Make‑up Effects | Creature Design | Custom 
**Other:** Custom 

---

### **4. Optional Attributes**
- **CreditedAs** → include only if IMDb lists an alternative spelling (e.g., “as J.M. Simmel”). 
- **CustomRole** → include only when:
  - The role is not covered by the allowed subtypes, or
  - The subtype is “Custom”.

Examples: 
- “assistant director” 
- “script consultant” 
- “voice actor – dubbing (Italian)” 

---

## **OUTPUT REQUIREMENTS**

Produce **one XML document** that **validates exactly** against the following XSD:

```xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" elementFormDefault="qualified">
    <xs:element name="CrewInformation" type="CrewInformation"/>
    <xs:complexType name="CrewInformation">
        <xs:sequence>
            <xs:element name="Title" type="xs:string" minOccurs="1"/>
            <xs:element name="Credits" type="Credits"/>
        </xs:sequence>
    </xs:complexType>
    <xs:complexType name="Credit">
        <xs:attribute name="FirstName" type="xs:string" use="required"/>
        <xs:attribute name="MiddleName" type="xs:string" use="required"/>
        <xs:attribute name="LastName" type="xs:string" use="required"/>
        <xs:attribute name="BirthYear" type="xs:int"/>
        <xs:attribute name="CreditType" type="xs:string" use="required"/>
        <xs:attribute name="CreditSubtype" type="xs:string" use="required"/>
        <xs:attribute name="CreditedAs" type="xs:string" use="optional"/>
        <xs:attribute name="CustomRole" type="xs:string" use="optional"/>
    </xs:complexType>
    <xs:complexType name="Credits">
        <xs:choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
            <xs:element name="Credit" type="Credit"/>
        </xs:choice>
    </xs:complexType>
</xs:schema>
```

### **XML Structure**
```xml
<CrewInformation>
    <Title>Mein Schulfreund – Crew (IMDb)</Title>
    <Credits>
        <!-- multiple <Credit .../> elements -->
    </Credits>
</CrewInformation>
```

---

## **GOAL**
Produce a **complete, lossless, XSD‑valid XML representation** of all crew credits for *Mein Schulfreund* (1960), with correct name parsing, birth‑year resolution, and role classification.