Hi Hank, On Mon, Jan 07, 2008, at 11:31AM, hank smith wrote: >hello how do I import my .opml file in to itunes to grab my podcasts? >I don't want to subscribe to them indevidually again. >thanks >Hank
Have you tried "Import" (Shift-Command+O) under the File menu of iTunes? Excerpted from Apple's Podcasts tips at: http://www.apple.com/itunes/store/podcaststips.html <begin quote> Share your whole playlist. You can export a list of all of your subscriptions, either as a personal archive for yourself or to share with others. This option comes in handy when you'd like to introduce someone you know to podcasting because it allows you to send a file of "starter podcasts" for your newbie friend to subscribe to -- all at once. To export a list of your subscriptions, mouse over "Podcasts" in the source menu, right-click or control-click, and choose "Export." Choose "OPML" as the format. (OPML is a generally recognized format for sets of subscriptions.) Name and save the file wherever you want. At any time, you can re-import that file and iTunes will re-subscribe you to all of the podcasts inside. Or email it as an attachment to your uninitiated pals. To subscribe to the podcasts in an OPML file, choose "Import" from the file menu and choose the OPML file. iTunes will begin downloading immediately. <end quote> Note: to export the list of podcast subscriptions (under Tiger), I'd modify the description slightly to say that you'd use the contextual menu after choosing "Podcasts" in the sources outline and select "Export Song List". When the next window appears to let you specify where and in what format you want to save your OPML file, use the item chooser menu to search for popup buttons The first will be set to your home directory, the second will specify format (Plain text, Unicode text, XML, or OPML). You'll want to set this to OPML for podcasts. Playlists can be exported and imported as XML files. You can also get to this popup option by interacting with what is (for me under Tiger) an unknown, that then shows up as "format" and then the popup button. Maybe this is all labeled in Leopard, but in any case you can use item chooser to navigate to the popup button. I assume you can just import your external OPML files for podcast subscriptions. Cheers, Esther
