DOS Path

[Vangelis forthnet]

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.