GetIPlayer PVR not working from cron

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On 23/06/15 11:05, C E Macfarlane wrote:
>>      The usual method is a job with asterisks for all periods, and "echo
>>      $PATH >/tmp/path" as the task.
>
> Yes, I did something similar, I output a set command to a file.  As you
> suggest, this revealed the cron environment to be very minimalist.
>
>>      I'd ensure that /opt/share/bin is explicitly set at the front of the
>>      PATH. Cron usually keeps its PATH really simple, PATH=/bin:/usr/bin,
>>      for example.
>
> Yes, though in fact what I did to get it working last night was 'source
> /etc/profile; <GIP PVR command>'.
>
> I still don't understand why the GIP perl script is not picking up the path
> from its own options file, though.
>
> Thanks for all your help, and regards
> Charles Macfarlane.
>
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Hi,
I had this problem when I started using cron a few years ago.  The issue 
is one of environment variables and you have found the solution.

I use a KDE desktop and cron is wrapped up in a Task Sceduler which has 
provision for setting the correct environment.  There are some notes on 
this somewhere in man pages.  Sorry I only just read your message and 
glad that others have helped.