Ah fair enough, I was just a bit thrown as to why you would need/want to exclude a load of channels when you have specified a PID, but it sounds like they are probably the defaults for your web PVR and get_iplayer has copied them to the pvr file.
> -----Original Message----- > From: get_iplayer <get_iplayer-boun...@lists.infradead.org> On Behalf Of > Don Grunbaum > Sent: 26 April 2021 17:00 > To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org > Subject: Re: Why no Formula E? > > I'm not sure that you've followed the thread fully, George. > > Your search will pick up "The Repair Shop" programmes in the cache, no > problem. The original question (from Steve Wilson) is about picking up > programmes that are not in the cache, but available on iPlayer, such as "box > sets" and those broadcast through the "red button" or the iPlayer itself, like > the Formula E races. > > Admittedly in my example only two or three of the lines are essential - pid, > pidrecursive, and output (if you don't want all downloads going to the same > folder). > > The others are put there by the "web interface" as they are my default > options. > > I hope that's clear. > > Don > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: George Eycott <geo...@eycott.co.uk> > To: <get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org> > Sent: 26/04/2021 09:10:21 > Subject: RE: Why no Formula E? > __________________________________________________________ > ______________________ > > Wow, that seems complex, mine is just: > > search0 The Repair Shop > > Works fine for me! > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: get_iplayer <get_iplayer-boun...@lists.infradead.org> On Behalf > > Of Don Grunbaum > > Sent: 26 April 2021 08:41 > > To: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org > > Subject: Re: Why no Formula E? > > > > As an example, this is my file for "The Repair Shop": > > > > > ========================================================== > > == > > excludecategory children,primary > > excludechannel > > alba,cymru,news,s4c,cbbc,cbeebies,parliament,bbcthree,northern > > ireland,wales pid b08l581p modes best output V:\BBC iPlayer > > Recordings\The Repair Shop subtitles 1 thumb 0 type tv versionlist > > default pidrecursive 1 > > > ========================================================== > > == > > > > Obviously some of your settings will differ. I also use a .txt suffix > > on > all my pvr > > files as it makes them easier to edit. > > > > ATB > > > > Don > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Steve Wilson <steve+getipla...@swsystem.co.uk> > > To: <get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org> > > Sent: 25/04/2021 22:20:06 > > Subject: Re: Why no Formula E? > > > __________________________________________________________ > > ______________________ > > > > > > On 25/04/2021 13:47, Don Grunbaum wrote: > > > I believe that only programmes that are broadcast through the "regular" > > channels appear in the GiP cache. > > > > > > To pick up others such as these and "box sets" you should use the > > > series > > pid and the recursive option. > > > > > > HTH > > > > > > Don > > > > ... > > > > Would this be more reliable for other series too? For example having > > "search0 Click" for pvr can match other things too so I've other > > options > and > > excludes. > > > > Do you have an example or link I can use to configure pvr to do this? > > > > Steve. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > get_iplayer mailing list > > get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org > > http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer > > > > _______________________________________________ > > get_iplayer mailing list > > get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org > > http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer > > > _______________________________________________ > get_iplayer mailing list > get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org > http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer > > _______________________________________________ > get_iplayer mailing list > get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org > http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer _______________________________________________ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer