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Occasionally getting this error.

I only operate it via the web interface. :)

Code:
ERROR:

DEBUG: get_iplayer options: "hide=0" "fields=name" "refreshfuture=0" "versionlist=default" "history=0" "type=tv" "thumb=0" "future=0" "skipdeleted=0" "modes=default" "force=0" "search=.*" "subtitles=0" "nopurge=1" "listformat=ENTRY|<index>|<thumbnail>|<pid>|<available>|<type>|<name>|<episode>|<versions>|<duration>|<desc>|<channel>|<categories>|<timeadded>|<guidance>|<web>|<seriesnum>|<episodenum>|<filename>|<mode>" "page=1" "pagesize=20" "sortmatches=index"

DEBUG: Command: "c:\get_iplayer\\get_iplayer.cmd" --encoding-locale=UTF-8 --encoding-console-out=UTF-8 --nocopyright --expiry=999999999 --webrequest "hide%3D0?fields%3Dname?refreshfuture%3D0?versionlist%3Ddefault?history%3D0?type%3Dtv?thumb%3D0?future%3D0?skipdeleted%3D0?modes%3Ddefault?force%3D0?search%3D.%2A?subtitles%3D0?nopurge%3D1?listformat%3DENTRY%7C%3Cindex%3E%7C%3Cthumbnail%3E%7C%3Cpid%3E%7C%3Cavailable%3E%7C%3Ctype%3E%7C%3Cname%3E%7C%3Cepisode%3E%7C%3Cversions%3E%7C%3Cduration%3E%7C%3Cdesc%3E%7C%3Cchannel%3E%7C%3Ccategories%3E%7C%3Ctimeadded%3E%7C%3Cguidance%3E%7C%3Cweb%3E%7C%3Cseriesnum%3E%7C%3Cepisodenum%3E%7C%3Cfilename%3E%7C%3Cmode%3E?page%3D1?pagesize%3D20?sortmatches%3Dindex"

Cannot fork at c:\get_iplayer\\get_iplayer.cgi line 328.

Using get_iplayer Web PVR Manager v2.94, on Windows 10 Pro and Chrome Version 46.0.2490.80 m

Any clues to what I can do?

This is a known limitation with Windows. After extended use, the web pvr encounters a resource limit of some kind. If it interferes with pvr recording, use Task Scheduler with the get_iplayer CLI instead. You can still create the pvr jobs in web pvr - just don't run the pvr list there. Otherwise, there is nothing you can do except restart the web pvr (or get a new operating system).

I only ever see this error if I've been looking through many pages of search results and never from running the PVR to download programmes. Running Windows 7 64 bit.

If the error occurs I simply close GIP's command window and run the web PVR again, closing the new browser tab it opens and carry on from where the error occurred with no problem.

As I said - "extended use". Every search requires a fork(), while running the pvr list actually only requires one fork(). But, you don't want that to be the one that hits "cannot fork" when running unattended.

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