Recording a radio programme?

esuhl

bjbyorkshire wrote: »

Spud or Sol, please can you talk me through how to get to the place where I type in the links you both kindly posted. I'm not sure I'm getting there.

Only Spud or Sol?

Go to Start, Run, type "cmd" and hit enter. Then type the get_iplayer stuff in the box that pops up.

(Or hold down the Windows key, hit R, and type "cmd" and enter there if that's easier.)

bjbyorkshire

Snow, sorry, any of you are welcome. I did what you said. Got the black box with white writing.
C:\Users\Acer> I typed in get_iplayer--type=radio"Wogan" pressed return.

Got the message get_iplayer--type is not recognised as an internal or external command, Operable programme or batch file.

I'm slowly losing the will to live now.

I'm not sure I can be bothered to listen to radio programmes if it's so difficult.

Tanks for all your help but Inthink it's beyond my capabilitiies!

Thanks anyway,mime of for a nights sleep and will come back and have one more go tomorrow.

esuhl

bjbyorkshire wrote: »

Snow, sorry, any of you are welcome. I did what you said. Got the black box with white writing.
C:\Users\Acer> I typed in get_iplayer--type=radio"Wogan" pressed return.

Oh, so close! You're missing a few spaces in the command. There's a space after "get_iplayer" and one after "radio". Where the arrows are:

get_iplayer --type=radio "Wogan"
           ^            ^

S0litaire

Download get-iplayer installer
http://linuxcentre.net/getiplayer/download#windows

Once installed open up a command window
Then type in the command I listed.

It will download the show from the BBC.
It might take a while must let it run.

Then open it like any other audio file.

onzey

Should it not be:

Once installed run the get_iplayer program which will open it's own command window and then type in the command.

esuhl

onzey wrote: »

Should it not be:

Once installed run the get_iplayer program which will open it's own command window and then type in the command.

Oh, it looks like the Windows version includes a shortcut that opens a command prompt in the program directory. Weird. I don't know why they didn't just add the directory to the PATH environment variable... :-/

In that case:

To start the CLI go to All Programs -> get_iplayer -> Get_iPlayer on the Start menu. In the Windows 8 Start screen, click the Get_iPlayer tile. The CLI will launch in a console window. The working directory of the console window will be the get_iplayer installation directory, typically C:\Program Files\get_iplayer or C:\Program Files (x86)\get_iplayer on 64-bit Windows. The CLI expects to operate in that directory, so do not change to another location.

https://github.com/get-iplayer/get_iplayer/wiki/winsetup

bjbyorkshire

I did tap the space bar in between the words as you indicated but my cursor wouldn't move on, so I assumed that this was correct, never assume anything!

I will have another go later today but I have lost all enthusiasm for this now, lol. I'll give it one more shot!

Thanks to all the others who have given advice. It's all very confusing for a non techie oldie when lots of differing advice comes in, but be assured that I am grateful for your patience.

forgotmyname

Command window how quaint

Why not just use the Web PVR Manager?

esuhl

bjbyorkshire wrote: »

I did tap the space bar in between the words as you indicated but my cursor wouldn't move on, so I assumed that this was correct, never assume anything!

I will have another go later today but I have lost all enthusiasm for this now, lol. I'll give it one more shot!

Good luck! Just checking, but you have downloaded and installed get_iplayer already, haven't you?

Installing it should give you an icon to open up the command prompt where you can type the get_iplayer command.

bjbyorkshire wrote: »

Thanks to all the others who have given advice. It's all very confusing for a non techie oldie when lots of differing advice comes in, but be assured that I am grateful for your patience.

Don't worry -- it's confusing for anyone to get all sorts of different advice and suggestions!

esuhl

forgotmyname wrote: »

Command window how quaint

Ha ha! You're not a fan of "proper" operating systems, then?

EDIT: Actually, I just had a look and it looks pretty nifty if you like to avoid the command line.