Monday, April 30, 2007
Tip of the Day: Using R:ID3Tag Plugin to extract MP3 file information
Syntax:
PLUGIN RID3Tag.RBL varname|FILE_NAME filename.mp3|INFO_TYPE value
Where:
FILE_NAME is the actual name of the mp3 file.
INFO_TYPE is type of information you would like to receive in a variable.
Supported values are:
TITLE
ARTIST
ALBUM
YEAR
GENRE
COMMENT
Example:
PLUGIN RID3Tag.RBL vTitle|FILE_NAME filename.mp3|INFO_TYPE TITLE
PLUGIN RID3Tag.RBL vArtist|FILE_NAME filename.mp3|INFO_TYPE ARTIST
PLUGIN RID3Tag.RBL vAlbum|FILE_NAME filename.mp3|INFO_TYPE ALBUM
PLUGIN RID3Tag.RBL vYear|FILE_NAME filename.mp3|INFO_TYPE YEAR
PLUGIN RID3Tag.RBL vGenre|FILE_NAME filename.mp3|INFO_TYPE GENRE
PLUGIN RID3Tag.RBL vComment|FILE_NAME filename.mp3|INFO_TYPE COMMENT
Resulting Variables:
vTitle is the title of mp3 file
vArtist is the name of artist
vAlbum is the name of album
vYear is the year of album
vGenre is the category of music
vComment is the additional comment about mp3 file
In addition to a library of R:BASE Plugins, RID3Tag.RBL Plugin is
also included with the latest version of R:BASE Plugin Power Pack.
R:BASE Plugin Power Pack Online Help Manual:
http://www.rbase.com/products/PluginPowerPack.pdf
Very Best R:egards,
Razzak.
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