Recordings folder changed

[Chris Marriott]

Hi Graham,

Navigate to the folder "C:\Users\XXX\.get_iplayer", where "XXX" is your 
username, and edit the file "options". That's where the output folder is 
stored. You'll need to run "Notepad" with admin rights in order to edit it. 
That should fix it.

Cheers,

Chris

-----Original Message----- 
From: Graham Temple Personal
Sent: Monday, October 30, 2017 2:22 PM
To: get_iplayer at lists.infradead.org
Subject: Recordings folder changed

I have just installed 3.06 (thanks again to dinky and all those who keep
this brilliant tool working). In the process it has reset the output folder
to the default "iPlayer Recordings" located on my desktop. I don't recall
this happening before on updates, but never mind. I have followed up the
various help sections to reset the path and I know the path I need is:
C:\Users\graham.temple\Desktop\New folder and if I paste this into the
"Override Recordings Folder" on the PVR it works just fine, but I have a
problem if I try and change the preferences on get_iplayer itself as before
I can type anything in the get_iplayer command box the text U:\> is always
showing first. So if I add get_iplayer --prefs-add --output
"C:/Users/graham.temple/Desktop/New folder/" which I believe is the correct
command I then get the following error message if I try and record anything:

ERROR: Could not create dir 'U:\C:\Users\graham.temple\Desktop\New folder':
mkdir U:\C:\: Invalid argument; The filename, directory name, or volume
label syntax is incorrect at C:\Program Files
(x86)\get_iplayer\get_iplayer.pl line 3075.

The trouble is I cannot delete the U:\> to replace it with C:\> followed by
get_iplayer --prefs-add --output "/Users/graham.temple/Desktop/New folder/"
which would I believe provide the correct result.

I do have a U drive and if I just add get_iplayer --prefs-add --output
"/Users/graham.temple/Desktop/New folder/" in front of the U:\> I get a new
folder tree created on the U drive which I don't want at all.

Now I know I have a solution by using the PVR and the Override Recordings
Folder box, but I would really have liked to get it right by adding the
correct prefs-add. No doubt some of you will notice that my desired output
folder is in the same location as the default one, just differently named
(the very original "New Folder") but a) with the messing about the default
no longer works and b) I do have a reason however small for the folder of my
choice.

Any ideas you wonderful people?

Regards

Graham




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