Hello

I'm trying to set up DABDig with a program called streamripper - http://streamripper.sourceforge.net/ - which I use to save programmes from stations that broadcast in MP3.

The command I'd need to use to launch streamripper is something like...

C:\radioripping\streamripper\sripper.exe http://64.236.34.196:80/stream/1046 -r -t -s -d "W:\radio\KCRW\MBE\%date%" -l 11400

I thought I'd be able to use the Streaming and Streaming2 sections of the INI file to do this, but as far as I can see, I can't pass parameters this way. So I can't think of anyway of making it work? Am I missing something really obvious?

I'll add parameter substitution in Streaming and Streaming2.

Do you need any substitution parameters other than those already documented?

Note - the documentation is not quite right ... the channel "number" is substituted in between CmdP1 and CmdP2.

If you make the channel number 1046 and for now hard-code the duration then it might just work.

Set TraceFlags=1 in dabdig.ini to see what command line is being generated.

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Edited by Paul Webster on Thursday, January 12, 2006 - 7:18:44 PM

There may well have been ways of doing it with other existing devices in DABDig - but it was easy enough to do as I suggested above and make Streaming and Streaming2 a bit more flexible.

So - once you get you hands on the new stuff you would do something like this.

DABDIG.MAP file

[Streaming]
KCRW\MBE=http://64.236.34.196:80/stream/1046

DABDIG.INI file

STREAMINGPATH=C:\radioripping\streamripper\
STREAMINGCMD=sripper.exe
STREAMINGCMDP1=
STREAMINGCMDP2=
STREAMINGCMDP3=
STREAMINGCMDOVERRIDE=$CP -r -t -s -d "W:\radio\$CN\%date%" -l $LS

or - if you would like some more flxibility over the date field ...

STREAMINGCMDOVERRIDE=$CP -r -t -s -d "W:\radio\$CN\$DY$DM$DD" -l $LS

Done for build 2.56b18

Or - if you wanted ResonanceFM - which has listings available via one of my User Channels on DigiGuide then ... you could have a dabdig.map entry of

[streaming]

ResonanceFM=http://relay.exequo.org:8000/resonanceFM

but then - given that you would have programme titles available - then you would probably make the other parameter something like this ...

STREAMINGCMDOVERRIDE=$CP -r -t -s -d "W:\radio\$CN\$TN" -l $LS

Double-check to make sure that the directory exists if the ripper doesn't create one on the fly ... or ...

try setting dabdig.ini entry:

OutputTarget=w:\radio\$cn
OutputTargetCreate=1

and replace the path from above with $OT

i.e.

STREAMINGCMDOVERRIDE=$CP -r -t -s -d "$OT\$TN" -l $LS

As a general rule - best to use the .pls file rather than the direct link - if the ripper supports it.

Note - that is from top of my head - so try it out before committing lots of recordings.

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Edited by Paul Webster on Friday, January 13, 2006 - 5:59:59 AM

I've installed the patch and everything that I had working before is working fine, no problems there.

I'm currently experimenting with getting streamripper going. I think I'll be using a batch file to launch streamripper, and putting the address of the batch file in the dabdig.ini, then using the batch file to do a few tricks to make sure I've got the right directories, etc etc.

Will report back when it's all going. Thanks again for all the help.

Noticed something today.. I was trying to use both 'Stream' and 'Stream2'. 'Stream' works perfectly, but when I use 'Stream2', the URL doesn't get passed properly

IE - it looks something like this

" Stream2-http://www.bbc.co.uk/listen.rm "

Did I explain that right?

What did you have set for the channel number - plus what is in DefaultDevice in the dabdig.ini (see the other posting).

If you set TraceFlags=2 in dabdig.ini - and repeat the test then you should get a better clue about what is going on (all alert boxes echoed to dabdig.txt).

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OK.

When I use Stream, I get this....

23-01-2006 17:55:18 - 2.56b18 - Trace:1 - on:Streaming - Full command line: "C:\radioripping\mplayer\mplayer.bat" "rtsp://streaming.rte.ie/encoder/radio1.rm" "RTE Radio 1" "Five Seven Live" "Five Seven Live" "4080" 23 01 2006 "Five Seven Live-200601231755"

When I try to use Stream2, I get this....

23-01-2006 17:50:32 - 2.56b18 - Trace:1 - on:Streaming2 - Full command line: "C:\radioripping\mplayer\mplayer.bat" "Stream2-rtsp://streaming.rte.ie/encoder/radio1.rm" "RTE Radio 1" "Five Seven Live" "Five Seven Live" "4380" 23 01 2006 "Five Seven Live-200601231750"

In the above post..

For the first example, channel number is

Stream-rtsp://streaming.rte.ie/encoder/radio1.rm

For the second example, channel number is

Stream2-rtsp://streaming.rte.ie/encoder/radio1.rm

Found a possible issue - if you were using Play rather than Record.

I had missed off a "2" in one place so it would have picked up the CmdOverride from the wrong device.

Fixed it in 2.56b21

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