Thanks Charles, Before I get down to business, thanks for the convert to B&W formula you also posted. I have just been using BnW=(r+g+b)/3, which is a bit dark and the contrast is off. Cool!
Now to iTunes... I was wondering how Apple handled this problem. Seems they had to figure out a way around this too. So now I expose my ignorance... I'm not quite sure how to use the declares you provided. I assume I use the raw URL path straight from the iTunes list. I haven't a clue how to pass the two parameters for <charactersToLeaveUnescaped> & <legalURLCharactersToBeEscaped>. Do I have to further parse the file name for specific characters? > You need to replace the illegal characters with percent codes. For > MacOS, you can use the following function. The raw path already has escaped characters - a space is %20 and I again assume this is a 'legal' character. I have a tract by Bjork (with an umlaut over the 'o') that causes an error. Unless I had this tract I would never know this was an issue. How can I use these declares for any/all possible characters in a valid song name? Am I missing something simple??? Thanks again, you and others on this list have been most helpful to a newcomer, it's nice to feel welcome here. ka_ > Message: 8 > Subject: Re: Reading iTune XML Music List > From: Charles Yeomans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 11:33:35 -0500 > > > On Jan 28, 2007, at 7:39 PM, karl arder wrote: > > > Ok, I seem to be hitting my head against every low hanging object... > > > > Song names/paths can have a broader scope of characters than > > allowed in a URL. How do I now convert the paths correctly so I > > don't get errors with these characters. > > > > I guess I'm plowing over ground that is a well trodden path with > > regards to this subject. Are there any other 'surprises' I can > > look forward to? > > > You need to replace the illegal characters with percent codes. For > MacOS, you can use the following function. > > Function Escape(theURL as String, charactersToLeaveUnescaped as > String = "", legalURLCharactersToBeEscaped as String = "") As String > if Encoding(theURL) is nil then > // parameter '" + theURL + "' does not have an encoding." > return theURL > end if > > soft declare function CFURLCreateStringByAddingPercentEscapes lib > "Carbon.framework" (allocator as Integer, originalString as > CFStringRef, charactersToLeaveUnescaped as CFStringRef, > legalURLCharactersToBeEscaped as CFStringRef, encoding as UInt32) as > CFStringRef > > const kCFAllocatorDefault = 0 > return CFURLCreateStringByAddingPercentEscapes > (kCFAllocatorDefault, theURL, charactersToLeaveUnescaped, > legalURLCharactersToBeEscaped, Encoding(theURL).Code) > End Function > > > And here is its inverse. > > Function Unescape(theURL as String, charactersToLeaveEscaped as > String = "") As String > if Encoding(theURL) is nil then > // parameter '" + theURL + "' does not have an encoding." > return theURL > end if > > theURL = ConvertEncoding(theURL, Encodings.UTF8) > > soft declare function CFURLCreateStringByReplacingPercentEscapes > lib "Carbon.framework" (allocator as Integer, originalString as > CFStringRef, charactersToLeaveEscaped as CFStringRef) as CFStringRef > > const kCFAllocatorDefault = 0 > > return CFURLCreateStringByReplacingPercentEscapes > (kCFAllocatorDefault, theURL, charactersToLeaveEscaped) > > End Function = Wedding Favors, Silk Flowers and Petals On sale now, 500 silk petals from $4.20, 6"x25yd. Tulle from $1.99. eFavormart provide a huge selection of wedding favors at exceptional prices. Don't miss out, be sure to check us out. http://a8-asy.a8ww.net/a8-ads/adftrclick?redirectid=9cc8467f3b6732fbbd0f073f5c48a125 _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives of this list here: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
