SW4Peter;204916 Wrote: > Any solution to this problem yet guys? hey peter,
after about a month of frustration, i did find a solution to this problem. it took writing a perl script to rearrange the data on disc, and then run a complete "clear everything and rescan library" with 6.5.1. now, FINALLY. my compilation albums appear as they should. if your directory structure for compilation albums is such each artist on the compilation gets their own directory, i have a perl script for you that will help. 6.5.1 will not correctly assemble the artists scattered in different directories together, even though the album name is common. instead, you have to put all the tracks for compilations under one directory, and THEN 6.5.1 will do what it is supposed to do - list the album once, and all the artists/tracks will be under that album. let's say you have a "best of 60's" compilation. if you rip it, and end up with something like this: /music/jimi_hendirix/foxy_lady.flac /music/janis_joplin/piece_of_my_heart.flac my script will turn this into: /music/best_of_60's/01.foxy_lady.flac /music/best_of_60's/02.piece_of_my_heart.flac and so sorth, which 6.5.1 will correctly scan as ONE album, not "1 album listing per track" which is what i used to get (and i think you're getting). if you use linux and flac files, this script will work. if you aren't using flac, then this won't work for you - the script relies on 'metaflac' to get the tags, and then process the files. let me know, and if you'd like a copy of this script, i will send one to you. hth, -sherm -- shermoid "you are only young once, but you can be immature forever" "life is uncertain; eat dessert first" - anonymous please visit my mcintosh website: http://alumni.cse.ucsc.edu/~sherman ------------------------------------------------------------------------ shermoid's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=379 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31716 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
