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Web PVR: Cannot record Ayres on the Air: Series 6 Episode 1 with Quick URL

user-2101

I have been using get  iPlayer for many years cut and pasting the iPlayer url to the search function and recording it has recently stopped working?

user-1922

See the thread at: https://forums.squarepenguin.co.uk/thread-1707.html.

In the meantime you can download programs directly using the HTTP URL of the iPlayer page for the show you want:
Code:
get_iplayer --get --url <URL_OF_SHOW>

user-2101

That what I have always done but does not work now
Sorry I misunderstood you are saying I can download within iplayer OK
Will get_iplayer be updated at some time to allow me to record from it?

user-1922

(24-03-2018, 03:47 PM)That what I have always done but does not work now
You said you were searching. The '--get --url' option does not search, it just downloads the program at the given url. It's working for me. If you provide the exact command line you are using, I can try it.

user-2101

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09vzyd5

Within search i paste this or any url from Iplayer into quick URL press record and nothing

user-250

On pid works until Dink releases the pvr fix soon. Read the forum!

Pid works as below

get_iplayer.cmd --type=radio --pid=b09vzyd5

Matches:
32388: Ayres on the Air: Series 6 - Still in the Game, BBC Radio 4, b09vzyd5
INFO: 1 matching programmes
INFO: Downloading radio: 'Ayres on the Air: Series 6 - 1. Still in the Game (b09vzyd5) [original]'
63.2% of ~65.92 MB @ 41.3 Mb/s ETA: 00:00:04 (dafhigh1) [audio]
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INFO: Converting to M4A
INFO: Tagging M4A
INFO: Running user command

user-2101

Where is the '--get --url' option

user-2101

where do I type this
get_iplayer.cmd --type=radio --pid=b09vzyd5

user-250

Paul
Firstly, I'm no expert with MS Windows

Assuming you are running a recent version of Microsoft windows and you have installed get_iplayer in its default location

I advise you to read the get_iplayer wiki, all is explained in terms that anyone can understand.

For 64bit windows the location is
c:\Program Files (x86)\get_iplayer

for 32bit windows the location is
c:\Program Files \get_iplayer

Open a command prompt  Windows+R  enter CMD and press ENTER
copy and paste the commands below

For 64bit windows
cd /d "%programfiles(x86)%\get_iplayer"

or
For 32bit windows
cd /d "%programfiles%\get_iplayer"

user-2

Do NOT work in the installation directory. Just open a command prompt and start typing commands.

user-250

I don't have the GIP directory in my path.
In future I'll try and let you answer the question or refer them to the wiki for a consistent answer ;)

user-2

Don't be reticent, but since you are not using a supported configuration, be aware of the differences. Virtually every Windows user will have used the provided installer, and that's the only thing we support.

user-250

fair point, well made.

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