get_iplayer Digest, Vol 39, Issue 65

[Terence]

Example: C: & cd "\Program Files\get_iplayer\" & 
"%Windir%\system32\cmd.exe" /c get_iplayer --type=tv "987" --get 
--vmode=best --output="\downloads\media\" --subdir set FPLACE=--subdir I 
know that would just set FPLACE to --subdir which is no good. I want 
FPLACE to be set to what --subdir represents.
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  for /f "tokens=1 delims=" %a in ('"dir /b /a:d /o:d"') do @set 
FPLACE="% a"
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I think you would need to run that DIR command on the output directory, 
not the working directory, which in the example is the get_iplayer 
installation directory. If you just want to move the subdirectory after 
the download is complete, use --command with a command formulated with 
the <dir> substitution parameter, which contains the value you need. No 
need for an extra step.
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Hello & thank you for the help.
I'm going to leave this as is for now. The batch file is somewhat 
spagetti style & fiddling about with it will be a pain. Being able to 
set --subdir to a variable would have been easier to implement.

Terry