i was able to find a software that extracts the vod from my iptv provider and converts it into strm, the strm files play with vlc but notg on channnelsdvr on channelsdvr this comes up
can anyone help me? thanks in advance
When you import the movies into Channels, make sure you follow these steps:
That should do it. 
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i appreciate your response but i know how to import my own movies or shows, my question was, how can i import my iptv providers videos and movies without having to download the actual videos that they provide i dont think you read my question lol but thanks in advance!
If you have direct links to the content and there is some type of app to launch, you can use Stream Links:
If the links are to a video file directly, you can use Stream Files:
No matter which one, to help you manage those (even if you have to put in the links manually because your source isn't an available option), use this:
again that wasnt my question i appreciate your help but like the previous person who responded my question has nothing to do with uploading streamlinks or how to use streamlinks, my question is how do i extract streamlinks from my iptv provider, i dont understand why the answers even though i appreciate them they have nothing to do with my question, thanks anyways
PLEASE READ MY QUESTION CAREFULLY PLEASE i would appreciate it
You're right I misread your question, sorry about that. My simple brain had trouble with your long sentence with little punctuation. My bad. 
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Oh, good, I'm not the only one, @babsonnexus !
It's hard to understand a very long sentence that is a paragraph long with little punctuation. 
I would like to help but I still don't understand the question. 
You need to be a little clearer on what you want to do.
You said "extract strmfiles"
You can use Stream Links or Stream Files in Channels DVR.
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I want a way to automatically create the strm files from the vod content of my iptv provider
And doesn't actually ask the question we're being told in ALL CAPS to answer! 
Well, anyway, I'm done here; solutions were offered, OP needs to follow links and do reading of their own and then I believe that question would be answered. Then again, my tiny brain is probably missing some critical point again. Seems like the question is, "How do I find a link within a service only I have access to that no one knows what it is?"
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Stop creating identical cross-posts on the same subject.
and follow-up in this topic instead.
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im trying to delete it because i accidentally created it but i cant
the one that you closed was completely different question
Which one
Ok now I understand the question. I think. I hope. Please don't hurt me. 
@babsonnexus has an excellent app that can automatically create stream files:
However, this only works with services that are recognized by JustWatch
So I'm guessing your IPTV provider, which you have not mentioned, is probably not supported.
Yes, I think this is my understanding too.
do you happen to have an answer to my new question from above that i edited?
Just a wild guess: the format of the stream file created by the third party application probably doesn't match what Channels expects.
Hard to tell without seeing the content of it.
Also, just to make sure I fully understand this statement:
VLC is quite robust and can play pretty much everything you throw at it.
In the case of Channels, the file format matters for the intended purpose.
Are they stream links or stream files?
Just asking to avoid confusion in our answers.
What is the name of the file, especially the file extension?
Also inside the file, what is the extension of the link?
Just trying to gather more data to have a better idea what could be wrong.