re Subject: Solution for windows users

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Sat Jan 8 12:36:59 EST 2011


On 08/01/2011 16:26, fs ck wrote:
> I'd guess that the change of the swf a few months ago was the culprit.
> If you recall it was making downloads fail randomly depending on the
> direction of the wind and the CDN used. You will also need to delete
> the .swfinfo file if you patch get_iplayer for a proper fix.
>
Ah!  Deleting the .swfinfo seems to have fixed things.   Thanks very 
much to everyone.   I assume that file didn't exist on my fresh Ubuntu 
installation so it worked straight away.  Sorry for causing all the 
noise on the list for a problem that had already been fixed months ago.

I agree a new version of the script (tagged with a new number) would be 
very helpful.   It also looks like the change log isn't very up to 
date.  It makes diagnosing problems more difficult,  you think you've 
got the latest version but actually haven't.



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