Re: [slim] Ratings to files

2018-04-11 Thread Robbyell
Thanks chaps - much food for thought. I'll carve some time out and have a play. Robbyell's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=64134 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Ratings to files

2018-04-08 Thread DJanGo
Roland0 wrote: > Paths are stored urlencoded in whatever encoding LMS is using. *lol* - I should update my internal python 2 brain decoder - or run your script not with my virtual brain decoder but with the one from my computer before "posting" Nice - very nice

Re: [slim] Ratings to files

2018-04-07 Thread Roland0
DJanGo wrote: > > I would prefer a simple cmd for that - the python demo from Roland > (IMHO) only make sense if the Filenames/paths are UTF-8 like > Paths are stored urlencoded in whatever encoding LMS is using DJanGo wrote: > > If "thats" not needed - python is too complex for a "excel

Re: [slim] Ratings to files

2018-04-07 Thread DJanGo
Hi, since he already had that csv - the main question is: Is that a onetime task only or a aldayrunner? A onetime solution (minimal) should look like: Export 10 playlists each for a rating. Import that playlist with eg, mp3tag and mark all tracks and add a tag (popm whatever) with 1 or

Re: [slim] Ratings to files

2018-04-06 Thread Roland0
Robbyell wrote: > > Anyone got any thoughts then as to how I'd get the Excel info into a new > player?! By the sounds, if the player accepts POPM as an example, I'd > need to: > a) take the filename and the ratings (currently expressed as 1-5 in > Excel) - 2 columns > b) find how the desired

Re: [slim] Ratings to files

2018-04-06 Thread DJanGo
Robbyell wrote: > > d) find what input format the desired player can take (csv, XL html(?) > etc) > e) convert my 2 columns to that format? > > Am I on the right track?! d) find a tag program, that runs with parameters (commandline) e) write a script that f) handle step: - swap all the %20s /

Re: [slim] Ratings to files

2018-04-02 Thread Roland0
Robbyell wrote: > ideally via the file (I understand there's s POPM field/tag within ID3v2 > which a few players understand). > Unfortunately, rating tags are a mess. Support of them is spotty and inconsistent across players (which tag to use (e.g. not all use POPM (which is for MP3 only,

Re: [slim] Ratings to files

2018-04-02 Thread Robbyell
Hmmm - no I'm not as IT literate as that! My OS is Windows, and I just about follow your suggestion, but not enough to risk trying it;) Thanks anyway - were it simple enough, someone could make a few quid writing a bit of software to pull ratings from one player to another, ideally via the file

Re: [slim] Ratings to files

2018-04-02 Thread DJanGo
Hi, looks like a pretty simple job, but it isnt simple. eg Excel isnt a database (that statement alone tells me about your IT Knowledge) Since LMS never ever touches /changes tags only reads them - there is IMHO no way to do that with a plugin. cause that would break the "never change tags with

Re: [slim] Ratings to files

2018-04-02 Thread Bronx
markm wrote: > Definitely interested in the answer to this! So do I - I fear the loss of my ratings due to the fact that trackstat is not maintained anymore, at least it seems so! Bronx's Profile:

Re: [slim] Ratings to files

2018-04-02 Thread markm9999
Definitely interested in the answer to this! *Player: *1 x Transporter w/Trans-knob, 2 x Touch (Active, 3 x Spares), 4 x Boom (Active, 9 x Spares) *Server: *1 x Win Server (ESXi 6.x) w/LMS, 1 x HP 24" Touch Screen PC w/LMS & SqueezePlay *Control: *4 x w/iPeng, 1 x Samsung Note 4, 3ea x Fire