Playlists dissapear?

Jdub · 6th September 2003, 03:44

Greets all, heres wahts happening any help would be appreciated.

When adding a new playlist to winamp3 (in the playlist list to the side) sometimes the playlist dissapears, as in when I restart winamp3 at a later time the playlist will be gone. After they stick they seem to stay there, but its annoying to have to keep making a playlist there every time I want to hear a given album/playlist.

Any way to save them before exiting winamp? (by saving i dont mean saving the playlists but the LIST of playlists).

Thanks.

mdalzell · 9th September 2003, 15:48

This is happening to me too - and is driving me crazy - because I use about 20 playlists and have to reload them every morning. Also, my panes load to the default and I have to re-adjust them - ie. mini-browser opens, but no EQ.

Also, it seems that when I edit a file name/band in file info it doesn't save either - and yes, I clicked 'save changes'. Works when I first do it, but the next time I reload that list the changes are gone. Thanks!

Mark.

Jdub · 11th September 2003, 18:52

Damn its not THAT bad for me, You have my pity.

It seems to me taht yours isn't remembering temp/config settings. you might want to look into your temporary foleder and see if the winamp folder (you'll have to find it) is read only, as well as the files in the winamp directory and the audio files.

A read only file can't be written to, it may APPear that it has, but once you restart a program and open the file it will be back to normal.

An example: make a new text file and type: "Hello" then save and exit the program. Now right click it and check the "read only" box. Now open the file and erase "Hello" and type "Goto Hell" save and exit. If you re-open the file it will say "Hello"... weird huh?

Nunzio390 · 11th September 2003, 19:03

Jdub brings up a good point insofar as read-only files are concerned.

In addition...

Winamp3 saves preferences upon a successful/proper shutdown of the application.

Close Winamp3. Then make certain that studio.xnf (preferences file located in your main Winamp3 folder) is NOT set to read-only. If it is, then it won't save any preferences upon proper Winamp3 shutdown, because the file cannot be written to in that case.

So, right-click on studio.xnf and select "Properties". If "read-only" is checked, UNcheck it. Then reopen Winamp3, make some changes, and close Winamp3 to save those settings. Upon restart, Winamp3 should open with your new settings in place.

In addition to the above, also read through these 2 threads concerning playlists...

1. Trying to understand the playlist window...
2. only one playlist at a time in loaded playlist

Nunzio390 · 11th September 2003, 19:35

Jdub...

This is off-topic, but I figured I'd post anyway. I just checked out your site at http://www.freewebs.com/lbi/

I see that you are "testing" certain elements on that page, one of which is background music. You are currently using this code:

code:

No good. That coding only works in MSIE browser. I can't hear a thing in Netscape or Mozilla browsers at all, nor will anyone else.

Here's a link you can reference for cross-browser music embedding...
How to stream music from your website

Now although the article I wrote references "streaming", you can still use the same cross-browser object/embed code for MIDI files as well. Although the MIDI will not stream, it will still be heard in all major browsers (which is not happening now).

OR.... you can do as I do...
Convert your MIDI to MP3 so that the music will actually stream from your website. Do so using Winamp3 Disk Writer for the MIDI to WAV conversion, and then use Winamp3 Disk Writer once more for the WAV to MP3 conversion.

Reference these 2 threads for the above procedures...
1. Convert MIDI to WAV using Diskwriter
2. Convert WAV to MP3 with Diskwriter
___________________________________________

*NOTE: For the 2nd step you can alternatively use either CDex or EAC to convert the WAV to MP3 if you prefer not to use Disk Writer.

Jdub · 14th October 2003, 02:16

Hehehe, don't worry. I jsutthrew that site u pfor the hell of it. You know, keep the pretense of using he site for anything but webspace.

and anyonenot using IE can goto hell...

6th September 2003, 03:44	#1
Jdub Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 12	Playlists dissapear? Greets all, heres wahts happening any help would be appreciated. When adding a new playlist to winamp3 (in the playlist list to the side) sometimes the playlist dissapears, as in when I restart winamp3 at a later time the playlist will be gone. After they stick they seem to stay there, but its annoying to have to keep making a playlist there every time I want to hear a given album/playlist. Any way to save them before exiting winamp? (by saving i dont mean saving the playlists but the LIST of playlists). Thanks.

11th September 2003, 19:03	#4
Nunzio390 Nugatory Aluminator Look it up Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Tharsis Ridge (Martian lowlands) Posts: 8,588	Jdub brings up a good point insofar as read-only files are concerned. In addition... Winamp3 saves preferences upon a successful/proper shutdown of the application. Close Winamp3. Then make certain that studio.xnf (preferences file located in your main Winamp3 folder) is NOT set to read-only. If it is, then it won't save any preferences upon proper Winamp3 shutdown, because the file cannot be written to in that case. So, right-click on studio.xnf and select "Properties". If "read-only" is checked, UNcheck it. Then reopen Winamp3, make some changes, and close Winamp3 to save those settings. Upon restart, Winamp3 should open with your new settings in place. In addition to the above, also read through these 2 threads concerning playlists... 1. Trying to understand the playlist window... 2. only one playlist at a time in loaded playlist Don't email or PM me concerning Winamp. Instead, either start a NEW TOPIC or post a REPLY in the appropriate thread in these forums. This will also benefit others who may have a similar question or problem. But before posting, please first Search the forums and read all FAQs and all Sticky threads. ORB Remote Broadcast [ Automated Jukebox \| Nunzio's Home \| Wacky Videos \| Solve the Prunella Puzzle! ] [ LINE RIDER! \| My Resume \| Virtual Chess \| Composite Sketch \| My Niece's Band ] [ Plugins by Joonas \| DrO's Winamp Plugins and Extras \| K-JÃ¶fol ]

11th September 2003, 19:35	#5
Nunzio390 Nugatory Aluminator Look it up Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Tharsis Ridge (Martian lowlands) Posts: 8,588	Jdub... This is off-topic, but I figured I'd post anyway. I just checked out your site at http://www.freewebs.com/lbi/ I see that you are "testing" certain elements on that page, one of which is background music. You are currently using this code: code: No good. That coding only works in MSIE browser. I can't hear a thing in Netscape or Mozilla browsers at all, nor will anyone else. Here's a link you can reference for cross-browser music embedding... How to stream music from your website Now although the article I wrote references "streaming", you can still use the same cross-browser object/embed code for MIDI files as well. Although the MIDI will not stream, it will still be heard in all major browsers (which is not happening now). OR.... you can do as I do... Convert your MIDI to MP3 so that the music will actually stream from your website. Do so using Winamp3 Disk Writer for the MIDI to WAV conversion, and then use Winamp3 Disk Writer once more for the WAV to MP3 conversion. Reference these 2 threads for the above procedures... 1. Convert MIDI to WAV using Diskwriter 2. Convert WAV to MP3 with Diskwriter ___________________________________________ *NOTE: For the 2nd step you can alternatively use either CDex or EAC to convert the WAV to MP3 if you prefer not to use Disk Writer.

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9th September 2003, 15:48	#2
mdalzell Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1	This is happening to me too - and is driving me crazy - because I use about 20 playlists and have to reload them every morning. Also, my panes load to the default and I have to re-adjust them - ie. mini-browser opens, but no EQ. Also, it seems that when I edit a file name/band in file info it doesn't save either - and yes, I clicked 'save changes'. Works when I first do it, but the next time I reload that list the changes are gone. Thanks! Mark.

11th September 2003, 18:52	#3
Jdub Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 12	Damn its not THAT bad for me, You have my pity. It seems to me taht yours isn't remembering temp/config settings. you might want to look into your temporary foleder and see if the winamp folder (you'll have to find it) is read only, as well as the files in the winamp directory and the audio files. A read only file can't be written to, it may APPear that it has, but once you restart a program and open the file it will be back to normal. An example: make a new text file and type: "Hello" then save and exit the program. Now right click it and check the "read only" box. Now open the file and erase "Hello" and type "Goto Hell" save and exit. If you re-open the file it will say "Hello"... weird huh?

14th October 2003, 02:16	#6
Jdub Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 12	Hehehe, don't worry. I jsutthrew that site u pfor the hell of it. You know, keep the pretense of using he site for anything but webspace. and anyonenot using IE can goto hell...