On Sunday 26 August 2007 12:47, erland wrote:
> > Did I misinterpret what needs to be done in Server Settings -> Behavior
> > -> Multiple Items in Tags?  I simply entered a ";" without the quotes
> > there.
>
> You did it correct, make sure you didn't enter a space before or after
> the ;
> It also requires a full rescan after you have done this change, I think
> it will do this automatically but I'm not completely sure.

I pretty sure I didn't enter a space or other extraneous character.  When I 
look at that setting now, I see just the single semi-colon.  When I initially 
made the change, the server did clear the current playlist and triggered a 
full rescan.

Is it possible that a genre tag like "Rock;Fave" was not parsed as two 
different tags by slimserver because "Fave" did not previously exist as a 
genre?  Other than that possibility, I'm at a loss to explain why it didn't 
work.

> I see two alternative solutions:
>
> 1.
> The Playlist Manager plugin:
> http://www.hergest.demon.co.uk/Music/slim/PlaylistManPlugin.htm
> This plugin makes it possible to hold a key down on the currently
> playing song in the "Now Playing" menu, and you will get to choose from
> a number of playlists you like to put the track in.
>
> 2.
> The TrackStat plugin together with Dynamic Playlist and SQL Playlist
> plugins.
> The TrackStat plugin makes it possible to rate songs directly in
> SlimServer or with SqueezeBox remote. With the SQL Playlist plugin you
> can then create a smart playlist which only contains tracks rated as 5
> stars.
> It can also be combined with genres if you like to play all "Pop" rated
> tracks rated as 5 stars.

Thanks - those are worth considering if the other approach doesn't pan out, 
but I'd still much prefer a solution that doesn't involve running all of the 
songs through slimserver.

Barry

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Barry McLarnon  VE3JF  Ottawa, ON
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