Radio DL was written in Visual Basic 6 and makes extensive use of the WinHttp Object
- Provide further functionality under the Tools >> Options MenuBar option.
Options to allow individual ID3 tags to be included / excluded. If included, further formatting options will be available. Feature request from SG.
- Programme Search.
Provide a search function from which programmes can be selected for download. Feature request from JLS.
- Review Error Handling.
| 2010.06.22 | |||
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| Bug Fix | - |
Fix for 'There is no MP3 file available' error. | |
| 2010.02.21 | |||
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| Bug Fix | - |
Correction to bug brought in by v2010.02.18: Radio DL was not taking the content guidance note into account. Bug Report:B | |
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Minor changes to the Search Window to make the user interface a little smoother. | |
| 2010.02.20 | |||
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Correction to bug brought in by v2010.02.19: When placing programs in the download queue, the second and subsequent items had the correct metadata (ID3 tag information) but contained the same audio contents as the first programme in the queue. Bug Report:CB | |
| 2010.02.19 | |||
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Correction to bug brought in by v2010.02.18 Bug Report:CB,GC,BM | |
| 2010.02.18 | |||
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All programmes were reported to be raising runtime error -2147012746 (80072f76). Bug Report:GC | |
| 2009.12.18 | |||
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Applied a change to correct a long-standing error where the "There is no MP3 file available..." message was appearing when in fact, the file should have been available. Thanks to all those who have raised this issue over the last year. | |
| 2009.09.17 | |||
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Vista (& Windows 7): Corrected an error that meant that user settings were not being saved. | |
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Updater program. Future updates to Radio DL will be downloaded and installed from within Radio DL itself, without the need to visit the website (finally). | |
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Minor tweaks and updates which should mean that Radio DL will run a little more smoothly. | |
| 2009.06.18 | |||
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| Bug Fix | - |
Corrected an error for searches by Category, Genre or Station. The 'Programme Search' function can be accessed from View>>Search. | |
| 2009.06.14 | |||
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Improvements to the 'Programme Search' function. Can be accessed from View>>Search. Not all features are working yet. Comments welcomed. | |
| 2009.06.05 | |||
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| Bug Fix | - |
Reference to MSSTDFMT.DLL removed (again). Bug Report: YR; NC | |
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First look at a 'Programme Search' function. Can be accessed under View>>Search. Not all features are working yet. Comments welcomed. | |
| 2009.06.04 | |||
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| Bug Fix | - |
'Invalid use of Null' error for programmes with missing Expiry Dates. Bug Report: NC | |
| Bug Fix | - |
Corrected a problem with Broadcast Date. UTC ISO-8601 was not being handled correctly. | |
| 2009.05.06 | |||
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| Bug Fix | - |
Some longer programmes were cutting out before the end of playback. Updated the WinHttpRequest event handler. Bug Report: CH; DP. Testing: DP | |
| 2009.04.22 | |||
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| Bug Fix | - |
Removed unnecessary reference to MSSTDFMT.DLL Bug Report: SS; YR | |
| Bug Fix | - |
Some Form Controls were referencing FM20.DLL meaning that Microsoft Office needed to be installed. Non-MS Office users received an error message. Bug Report: SS | |
| 2009.04.17 | |||
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| Website | - |
Radio DL has moved to http://radio-dl.co.uk | |
| Bug Fix | - |
The common error "Run-time error '-2147012890 (80072ee6): The URL does not use a recognised protocol" is now handled without crashing Radio DL. Bug Report: Everyone | |
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In the Queue Window, you can now hover the mouse over long programme titles to view the full title. (NB: the Queue Window must be on top). | |
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If a new version of Radio DL is found (during Manual or Automatic Check-for-Update), details of the changes are displayed to the user. | |
| 2009.01.19 | |||
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| Bug Fix | - |
Programme Queue bug: subsequent programme details were not being recorded. Instead, the details of the first programme in the list were used, meaning the initial file was overwritten. Bug Report: EM | |
| Bug Fix | - |
Some settings under Tools>>Options>>Update were causing Radio DL to crash with a Type Mismatch exception. | |
| 2009.01.15 | |||
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Added a Programme Queue. Allows programmes to be stacked in a queue for bulk downloads. Feature request from EM; AH | |
| Bug Fix | - |
Screen flicker - some jerkiness and flickering could be seen during the download. Bug Report: JLS; AH | |
| Bug Fix | - |
Re-enabled the Minimise button. Bug Report: AH | |
| 2008.12.11 | |||
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Added CreateMutex to allow Inno Setup to detect open instances before installing new a version. | |
| 2008.12.10 | |||
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ID3v2.3 Tags now being written to the MP3 file before the download starts rather than after the download. This makes the whole process quicker as there is no need to generate a buffer at the start of the MP3 file. | |
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New options available under Tools>>Options>>Update to automatically check for a new version of Radio DL. | |
| 2008.12.03 | |||
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| Bug Fix | - |
Image file was not being recognised in some players. | |
| 2008.12.01 | |||
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Image now written to the APIC ID3 tag. | |
| Bug Fix | - |
Fixed a problem where some programme locations were not recognised. | |
| 2008.11.18 | |||
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New Button: "Check version" added to Help>>About | |
| Bug Fix | - |
Tools>>Options>>Browse was always defaulting to My Documents. Changed so that it now defaults to the current Save Location. | |
| Bug Fix | - |
Better handling of missing programme metadata. (Bug Report: MML) | |
| 2008.11.11 | |||
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Added ID3v2 tags for Title, Artist, Album, Year & Comment | |
| Bug Fix | - |
Default Save Folder was not being updated. MP3 file was being saved in "My Documents" | |
| Bug Fix | - |
Delete previous programme info if PID changes | |
| 2008.11.09 | |||
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| Bug Fix | - |
Corrected Installation problems (inconsistent dll registration and had been including non-redistributable dlls in the installation) | |
| 2008.11.03 | |||
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First release version | |
- In some circumstances, installing a new version of Radio DL will reset some/all of the saved settings under Tools >> Options. This should not happen. Further investigation is required to identify the cause of this error.
Inspiration : beebotron, Paul Batley's iPlayer Downloader
Knowledge : Beebhack, Phil Lewis's get_iplayer
Images/Photoshop Advice : Barry Hill
Website Review/Advice : Martin Lewis@Mergem
Website Template : Arcsin Web Templates
Progress Bar based on a design by : Stephen Bullen & Rob Bovey