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user-243

Iam new to get_iplayer but have succesfully download the programs I wanted. I have a slight problem with file names e,g Agatha Christie - The 8.55 to Baghdad-Episode 1.partial.mp3.flv
The items I would like to not show are "partial" and ".flv", Can this be done?

user-2

If the file is left with ".partial" and ".flv" in the name, then an error occurred that prevented the download from completing. Examine the output from get_iplayer - there should be a clue. If you don't see anything obvious, run get_iplayer with
Code:
--verbose
to get some additional output.

user-243

Thank you for the quick reply.
I ran the --verbose setting on a program which shows the two items in the file name. This is the result.
Is this what you needed?

cask@cask-Dimension-4550 ~ $ get_iplayer --type=radio "A history of Britain in numbers" --verbose
get_iplayer 2.84-2-g21e11de-ppa15, Copyright (C) 2008-2010 Phil Lewis
This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details use --warranty.
This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain
conditions; use --conditions for details.

INFO: User prefs dir: /home/cask/.get_iplayer
INFO: System options dir: /etc/get_iplayer/options
Current options:
aactomp3 = 1
atomicparsley = /usr/bin/AtomicParsley
fileprefix = <name>-<episode>
flvstreamer = /usr/bin/rtmpdump
output = /home/cask/Radio Downloads/
packagemanager = apt
rtmpdump = /usr/bin/rtmpdump
tag_hdvideo = 1
tag_longdesc = 1
tag_utf8 = 1
type = radio
verbose = 1
whitespace = 1

INFO: Search args: 'A history of Britain in numbers'
INFO: Got 3336 file cache entries for radio
INFO: Search term 'A history of Britain in numbers' is a substring
DEBUG: Search download_regex = A history of Britain in numbers
DEBUG: Search channel_regex = .*
DEBUG: Search category_regex = .*
DEBUG: Search versions_regex = .*
DEBUG: Search exclude_regex = ^ROGUE$
DEBUG: Search channel_exclude_regex = ^ROGUE$
DEBUG: Search category_exclude_regex = ^ROGUE$
DEBUG: Search since = 999999
DEBUG: Search before = -999999
Matches:
10074: A History of Britain in Numbers - Population, BBC Radio 4, Factual,History,Radio
10075: A History of Britain in Numbers - Health, BBC Radio 4, Factual,Highlights,History,Radio
10076: A History of Britain in Numbers - Prosperity, BBC Radio 4, Factual,Highlights,History,Radio

INFO: 3 Matching Programmes
INFO: Loaded history for first check.
INFO: Loading recordings history

user-2

You need to actually attempt a download - all you've done there is run a search. Just add
Code:
--verbose
to whatever command you're using to download the programme. Put the full command string in your reply, and use the "code" button to format it so that it's readable in the forum. The verbose output will be voluminous, so put it in a file and attach it to your reply.

user-243

Thans for the help.

Code:
get_iplayer --type=radio --get 12234 --verbose

File attached.

user-243

It will not let me send a plain text file.
Should I use another format?

user-2

I'll hazard a guess that your file didn't have a .txt extension. If that's the case, add the extension and try again. If that's not the case, tell me what error you get during submission.

user-2

Also: tell me what programme corresponds to index 12234

user-30

Cask: I have temporarily white-listed your IP address to ensure that the error you are experiencing is not related to the sites Anti-Spam filters.

Please attempt your upload again when convenient and report any errors.

user-243

The program was Radio 4 Appeal; Mines advisory Group.

Your idea was correc; the file was indeed missing .txt
I have attached it again.
The entries that seem to me to show errors are;
general references to partial and.flv starting on page 2.

on the last page;
"Unknown encoder 'libmp3lame'"
"WARNING: flv conversion failed - retaining flv file"

report.txt

user-2

Thanks for the additional info. The problem is clear: libav/avconv support for the MP3 encoder isn't installed by default in Ubuntu, so get_iplayer can't convert your files to MP3. This is easily remedied: install the libavcodec-extra-53 package.

user-243

Many thanks for your time and help in this. I installed the package, restarted and the file now downloads with the file name as before but then is processed to the correct format.
All is now as it should be. Thanks again.

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