Re: DOS PATH
On 21 Jun 2015 at 17:28, CJB CJB wrote: > When I run the short cut from the Start menu - I get Web PVM Manager. > That is how GiP was installed. I didn't know that there was a short > cut for the Command Line version. I have > been using get_iplayer for years on XP and Win 7 and never noticed it. Chris, Solution is simple: create a new shortcut and put it wherever you want. Target %SystemRoot%\system32\cmd.exe Start In C:\P\get_iplayer ** ** directory where GiP is installed > I usually start the > command line window from Start / Programs / Accessories - then change > the directory manually using >CD.. etc. Why? imho easier and quicker to click Start, Run then cmd Peter ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: DOS PATH
On 21 June 2015 at 17:28, CJB wrote: > When I run the short cut from the Start menu - I get Web PVM Manager. > That is how GiP was installed. I didn't know that there was a short > cut for the Command Line version. I have > been using get_iplayer for years on XP and Win 7 and never noticed it. > I usually start the > command line window from Start / Programs / Accessories - then change > the directory manually using >CD.. etc. Chris B. > The shortcut to get_iplayer has been installed for me ever since I started using it which is many moons and many windows versions ago. This is what it looks like on my current box, Win 8.1: http://i.imgur.com/r1GRhT3.png And this is what it looks like on my Windows Home Server 2011 (2008 R2) box (which is the same as Win 7): http://i.imgur.com/qLqi1Iw.png ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
DOS PATH
When I run the short cut from the Start menu - I get Web PVM Manager. That is how GiP was installed. I didn't know that there was a short cut for the Command Line version. I have been using get_iplayer for years on XP and Win 7 and never noticed it. I usually start the command line window from Start / Programs / Accessories - then change the directory manually using >CD.. etc. Chris B. ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: DOS Path
On Sun Jun 21 13:14:19 BST 2015, Doug Faunt wrote: the last installations of GiP (Windows 8.1, 2.92) Hello Doug... Latest version of GiP is 2.94 ! did not install the proper shortcut, as described below. Yes, what I described was for Windows versions that come with a Start Menu; then the GiP shortcuts are found under: "Start -> All Programs -> get_iplayer" folder. I do not have a Win8+ system to test, but according to the Wiki https://github.com/get-iplayer/get_iplayer/wiki/winsetup#windows-installer the installer should've installed in the Windows 8 Start screen a "Get_iPlayer" tile. I do not know what the installer does in the "Desktop" mode of Win8+... Pay special attention to the Win installer NOTE: You must run the installer while logged in as a user that has administrator privileges. If you are the only user on your PC you should already have administrator privileges. If you are logged in as a normal user and elevate your privileges by signing in as an administrator at the UAC prompt or by invoking the installer via "Run as Administrator", the menu shortcuts and output directory will be installed for the administrator account, not the logged-in user. (snip) If you subsequently run get_iplayer while logged in as a different, non-administrator user you will not be able to access the output directory configured by the installer. Just a guess, but maybe the GiP shortcuts aren't available to you if you are not logged in as admin... I believe there exist Win8+ users on this list who should be able to share their experience with you in a more helpful manner... Cheers, Vangelis. ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: DOS Path
FWIW, the last installations of GiP (Windows 8.1, 2.92) did not install the proper shortcut, as described below. I just copied them from a properly configured system. tnx, doug On 18-Jun-15 21:35, Vangelis forthnet wrote: On Thu Jun 18 19:01:14 BST 2015, CJB wrote: to add get_iplayer to a computer's PATH$ Then the CML version would be a tad easier to use Hi... What's wrong with the way the windows installer of GiP set up things for you? When you run the "Get_iPlayer" shortcut, you actually run: "cmd /k get_iplayer.cmd --search dontshowanymatches && get_iplayer.cmd --help" in the GiP installation folder (for win32 this is: "C:\Program Files\get_iplayer") - why have it otherwise? get_iplayer.cmd is located therein and actually runs: @echo off perl.exe get_iplayer.pl %* perl.exe & get_iplayer.pl also in the same folder... What exactly do you want to add to the PATH and how do you plan to invoke the CLI? I might be wrong, but if you plan (for brevity) to use "get_iplayer.cmd", then all three "get_iplayer.cmd", "perl.exe" & "get_iplayer.pl" should be added... And do you have an installed version of Perl? I suspect not, but it would cause conflicts if you also added GiP's version in the PATH... Just my 2pence... Kind regards... ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: DOS Path
On 19 Jun 2015 at 2:13, CJB CJB wrote: > OK - thanks though. Huh - I'd forgotten that Pearl and other apps also > would need to be in the PATH. I was just being lazy. Actually a friend > of mine in the US is having difficulty working out how DOS commands > work. He can use the Windows PVM OK, but for progs later than 7 days > he needs to use the CML version of GiP. I have been trying to tell him > how to do this - by emails and screenshots - but he seems to have a > problem even using >CD.. and >CD \folder etc. This stuff is OK for me, > heck I was brought up with DOS, but he's a Window GUI guy only!! CJB Write a batch file for him that does all the CDs etc with pid(s) as %1 %2 etc Then he opens "DOS" CLI and types batchfilename pid1 pid2 - Web Hosting and VPS provided by HostSlim https://clients.hostslim.eu/aff.php?aff=079 ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: DOS Path
On Fri Jun 19 02:13:01 BST 2015, CJB wrote:
I'd forgotten that Pearl and other apps also
would need to be in the PATH.
Most probably a mere typo, but it actually is Perl; from wikipedia:
Though Perl is not officially an acronym,
there are various backronyms in use,
the most well-known being
"Practical Extraction and Reporting Language"
If by "other apps" you are referring to the helper apps
GiP uses (rtmpdump, ffmpeg, AP), then I fear it is not
needed for them to be also in the PATH; the main script
knows where to "find" them, so to speak, since their
relative locations are contained in the options file.
My system options file
("C:\ProgramData\get_iplayer\options") contains the
following line:
ffmpeg .\ffmpeg\bin\ffmpeg.exe
where ".\" in plain English means:
"where the get_iplayer script is located"...
He can use the Windows PVM OK,
but for progs later than 7 days
he needs to use the CML version of GiP.
Since your friend is in the US, I suspect he
records mainly radio - both radio and TV
programmes older than 7 days generally do not
make it into the respective radio/tv caches - in the
past, "series stacked" episodes broke that rule but
with the 30d availability time frame in place,
"series stacked" was discontinued...
I am not using the WPM at all, just launching it
for list related tests - since your friend is comfortable
only with the Web PVR Manager, why can't he
use it for programmes not in the cache (> 7d old)
via its "Quick URL" feature?
1. Search the BBC iPlayer (Radio) site for
the programme to be recorded - e.g.
record the "Official Chart Update 27/05/2015",
broadcast on BBC Radio 1 on Wed May 27th.
2. Copy the iplayer URL associated with the
episode, i.e.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05w81g3
3. Launch the Web PVR Manager - if the
"BBC TV" box is ticked by default, untick it and
then tick the adjacent "BBC Radio" box (since he is
after a radio programme...) - this step is equivalent
to the CLI switch --type=radio.
4. Paste the copied URL in step 2 onto the empty
"Quick URL" input field and then just hit the
"Record" button just underneath it - this button's
tooltip dictates:
"Immediately Record selected programmes (or Quick URL) in a new tab".
and so is the case: download starts in a new tab,
file is saved in the GiP recordings folder!
Tadah! No CLI used at all...
@SquarePenguin:
In case you are reading this, the Guide at:
https://squarepenguin.co.uk/guides/get_iplayer-web-pvr-manager/
could be modified a bit under its "Quick URL" section
to stress the fact the "BBC Radio" square should be
ticked if we are using a "BBC iPlayer audio URL"...
Regards,
Vangelis.
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Re: DOS Path
On 19 June 2015 at 02:13, CJB wrote: > but he seems to have a problem even using >CD.. and >CD \folder etc. if you are needing to show him CD commands to use get_iplayer then you're going wrong somewhere As Vangelis has already pointed out, all you need to do is open the Get_Iplayer shortcut that the installer put on your start menu This opens you a cmd prompt in the right directory, with everything ready to go - straight into a get_iplayer command HTH ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: DOS Path
OK - thanks though. Huh - I'd forgotten that Pearl and other apps also would need to be in the PATH. I was just being lazy. Actually a friend of mine in the US is having difficulty working out how DOS commands work. He can use the Windows PVM OK, but for progs later than 7 days he needs to use the CML version of GiP. I have been trying to tell him how to do this - by emails and screenshots - but he seems to have a problem even using >CD.. and >CD \folder etc. This stuff is OK for me, heck I was brought up with DOS, but he's a Window GUI guy only!! CJB On 18/06/2015, Vangelis forthnet wrote: > On Thu Jun 18 19:01:14 BST 2015, CJB wrote: > >> to add get_iplayer to a computer's PATH$ >> Then the CML version would be a tad easier to use > > Hi... > What's wrong with the way the windows installer of GiP > set up things for you? > When you run the "Get_iPlayer" shortcut, you actually run: > > "cmd /k get_iplayer.cmd --search dontshowanymatches && > get_iplayer.cmd --help" > > in the GiP installation folder (for win32 this is: > "C:\Program Files\get_iplayer") - why have it otherwise? > get_iplayer.cmd is located therein and actually runs: > > @echo off > perl.exe get_iplayer.pl %* > > perl.exe & get_iplayer.pl also in the same folder... > > What exactly do you want to add to the PATH > and how do you plan to invoke the CLI? > I might be wrong, but if you plan > (for brevity) to use "get_iplayer.cmd", then > all three "get_iplayer.cmd", "perl.exe" & "get_iplayer.pl" > should be added... > And do you have an installed version of Perl? > I suspect not, but it would cause conflicts > if you also added GiP's version in the PATH... > > Just my 2pence... > > Kind regards... > > > ___ > get_iplayer mailing list > get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org > http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer > ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: DOS Path
On Thu Jun 18 19:01:14 BST 2015, CJB wrote: to add get_iplayer to a computer's PATH$ Then the CML version would be a tad easier to use Hi... What's wrong with the way the windows installer of GiP set up things for you? When you run the "Get_iPlayer" shortcut, you actually run: "cmd /k get_iplayer.cmd --search dontshowanymatches && get_iplayer.cmd --help" in the GiP installation folder (for win32 this is: "C:\Program Files\get_iplayer") - why have it otherwise? get_iplayer.cmd is located therein and actually runs: @echo off perl.exe get_iplayer.pl %* perl.exe & get_iplayer.pl also in the same folder... What exactly do you want to add to the PATH and how do you plan to invoke the CLI? I might be wrong, but if you plan (for brevity) to use "get_iplayer.cmd", then all three "get_iplayer.cmd", "perl.exe" & "get_iplayer.pl" should be added... And do you have an installed version of Perl? I suspect not, but it would cause conflicts if you also added GiP's version in the PATH... Just my 2pence... Kind regards... ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: DOS Path
On Thu Jun 18 19:01:14 BST 2015, CJB wrote: to add get_iplayer to a computer's PATH$ Then the CML version would be a tad easier to use Hi... What's wrong with the way the windows installer of GiP set up things for you? When you run the "Get_iPlayer" shortcut, you actually run: "cmd /k get_iplayer.cmd --search dontshowanymatches && get_iplayer.cmd --help" in the GiP installation folder (for win32 this is: "C:\Program Files\get_iplayer") - why have it otherwise? get_iplayer.cmd is located therein and actually runs: @echo off perl.exe get_iplayer.pl %* perl.exe & get_iplayer.pl also in the same folder... What exactly do you want to add to the PATH and how do you plan to invoke the CLI? I might be wrong, but if you plan (for brevity) to use "get_iplayer.cmd", then all three "get_iplayer.cmd", "perl.exe" & "get_iplayer.pl" should be added... And do you have an installed version of Perl? I suspect not, but it would cause conflicts if you also added GiP's version in the PATH... Just my 2pence... Kind regards... ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: DOS Path
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=windows+add+to+PATH ;) On 18 June 2015 at 19:01, CJB wrote: > What is the MSDOS command to add get_iplayer to a computer's PATH$ > > Then the CML version would be a tad easier to use, > > Thank you - CJB > > ___ > get_iplayer mailing list > get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org > http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
DOS Path
What is the MSDOS command to add get_iplayer to a computer's PATH$ Then the CML version would be a tad easier to use, Thank you - CJB ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
