Radio Download Skipped Even with --force

[Budgie]

On 04/11/13 23:52, Jeremy Nicoll - ml get_iplayer wrote:
> Budgie <ajebay at errichel.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> OK I shall try again but I did use --force and this usually does what is
>> intended!
>
> If you download a programme, then watch/listen to it and delete it or move
> the file somewhere else on your computer, then try to download it again, GiP
> will fail because the download history says you've previously downloaded it.
>   The --force option overrides that.
>
> But the problem this time was that the file that GiP intended to put the
> newly downloaded programme into already existed.  Using --force didn't solve
> the file existence problem, just the already-downloaded it one.
>
Hi,
Now I understand.  Hadn't appreciated the distinction.  Neat.
Have now achieved successful download.  No idea why the first one went 
wrong but original file was rubbish so once deleted and using --force 
all want by the book.
Thanks again.
Budgie