Sorry about that, I did state at the first post, but that was way back then...
OSX 10.4.8 & RB2005r2 Pro
Please have a solution for this!
Thanks,
ka_
> Message: 11
> Subject: Re: Reading iTune XML Music List
> From: Charles Yeomans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 10:58:22 -0500
>
> What version of REALbasic are you using?
>
> Charles Yeomans
>
> On Jan 30, 2007, at 12:21 AM, karl arder wrote:
>
> > Ok, I was missing something simple. Thanks for the clarification.
> >
> > But....
> >
> > Nope, bitches like a wife in overdrive at <UINT32>. I don't see
> > this in the Learning Reference of vartypes I can use in a Soft
> > Declare. I tried to substitute with a simple Integer. Then I got
> > an undefined return type error in the soft declare. Is there a
> > vartype I can substitute to make this work?
> >
> > Bloodied but not discouraged...
> >
> > ka_
> >
> >
> >> Message: 18
> >> Subject: Re: Reading iTune XML Music List
> >> From: Charles Yeomans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 16:50:52 -0500
> >>
> >>
> >> On Jan 29, 2007, at 4:33 PM, karl arder wrote:
> >>
> >>> Thanks Charles,
> >>>
> >>> Before I get down to business, thanks for the convert to B&W =20
> >>> formula you also posted. I have just been using BnW=3D(r+g+b)/3, =20
> >>> 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 =20
> >>> figure out a way around this too.
> >>>
> >>> So now I expose my ignorance... I'm not quite sure how to use the =20
> >>> declares you provided. I assume I use the raw URL path straight =20
> >>> from the iTunes list. I haven't a clue how to pass the two =20
> >>> parameters for <charactersToLeaveUnescaped> & =20
> >>> <legalURLCharactersToBeEscaped>. Do I have to further parse the =20
> >>> file name for specific characters?
> >>
> >> No. Note that the parameters come with default values; just use =20
> >> those (or pass "").
> >>
> >>>
> >>>> 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 =20
> >>> again assume this is a 'legal' character. I have a tract by Bjork =20
> >>> (with an umlaut over the 'o') that causes an error. Unless I had =20
> >>> this tract I would never know this was an issue. How can I use =20
> >>> these declares for any/all possible characters in a valid song =20
> >>> name? Am I missing something simple???
> >>
> >> Yes. Try the function in a test app and see what happens to Bj=F6rk. --
> >>
> >>
> >> dim escapedURL as String =3D Escape("file://www.bj=F6rk.com").
> >>
> >>>
> >>> Thanks again, you and others on this list have been most helpful to =20=
> >>
> >>> 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 =3D "", legalURLCharactersToBeEscaped as String =3D "") 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 =3D 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 =3D "") As String
> >>>> if Encoding(theURL) is nil then
> >>>> // parameter '" + theURL + "' does not have an encoding."
> >>>> return theURL
> >>>> end if
> >>>>
> >>>> theURL =3D ConvertEncoding(theURL, Encodings.UTF8)
> >>>>
> >>>> soft declare function CFURLCreateStringByReplacingPercentEscapes
> >>>> lib "Carbon.framework" (allocator as Integer, originalString as
> >>>> CFStringRef, charactersToLeaveEscaped as CFStringRef) as CFStringRef
> >>>>
> >>>> const kCFAllocatorDefault =3D 0
> >>>>
> >>>> return CFURLCreateStringByReplacingPercentEscapes
> >>>> (kCFAllocatorDefault, theURL, charactersToLeaveEscaped)
> >>>>
> >>>> End Function
> >>>
> >>>
> >
> >
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