Playlist "repair" automation

[Krinter]

This button would be a big help and timesaver:
"Update paths of dead playlist files"

Whenever I try to tidy up my music folders or filenames, I have to manually relocate an reassign the now missing entries in my playlists. I know of course it's because the path have changed, but if I haven't changed metadata and since I'm using said metadata to relocate music - Couldn't you just as easy have this process automated?

To have a search engine to locate missing entries, come up with possible matches or even simply just rebuild by itself if the match is dead on? ...or a an option to adjust the level of autonomy for this "bot"?

Do you catch my drift? or am I rambling?

Sometimes it has been a case of a simple drive letter change, but everything else is the same. But this simple change hase given me hours of work.

[rjc862003]

yea I like it would be very useful I am always resorting my music and its HUGE pain to need to remake my play list every time I do it

[jtbse]

A forum member has recently posted an open-source java utility to do exactly what you're asking. Not really a Winamp plugin per se, but current version is working pretty well. You might want to check it out here "http://listfix.sourceforge.net/"

[Krinter]

Interesting... a little scary but interesting
Thanks

I still would like it integrated in the program though

[Krinter]

hmm... my firewall and other security apps. freaked out when I tried to get the application. I find the site a little conspicous.

My wish remains.

[jtbse]

Well..

It's just a SourceForge hosted site and the download is the standard SourceForge download pages.

So I guess your security software is just averse to open source?

Good luck with your wish...I've seen the same request many times over the last 5 years or so.

[Krinter]

I'll give at second chance.
If they were to implement the feature in Pro I would buy it.

[Patrix87]

for now there is a software that do most of the job if you had moved some folder but it doesn't work well with renamed files :

"www.softpedia.com/progDownload/DioneSS-Playlist-Editor-Download-95820.html"

[ujay]

If that program does half of what it claims, then there doesn't really seem to be a need

A playlist format with content resolution has been talked about, it's main purpose being to create shareable playlists between machines with roughly identical Media Libraries.
This should also give it the potential to rebuild file locations, although strictly speaking this would not be necessary. (provided the ML is repopulated)

As to when, or even if, this is ever developed, then your guess is as good as mine.

UJ

[Ikarus7]

i need the repair function, also.
DioneSS-Playlist-Editor is not bad, but I have about 200 playlists and i am not willing to load, search and save every single playlist file.
I need something like a batch repair for m3u files.
Is there anyone who knows a program or plugin for that ?
This cannot be too hard to program.

[ujay]

Reading XSPF playlists is now available, see here :

http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?postid=2487755#post2487755

A stand alone converter between m3u and xspf would seem to be almost trivial, if you can find someone to code it for you.

UJ

[Ikarus7]

so now the winamp library saves as .m3u8
All the repair programs do not work with that.
What do we do now ?

[DrO]

winamp has been using m3u8 for almost 2 years now and is just the same as an m3u file but the data is saved with utf8 encoding so it's not that much of a 'change' for other programs to support. or are we meant to be penalising those people who want to use valid unicode named files??

-daz

[ujay]

Originally posted by ujay
... A stand alone converter between m3u and xspf would seem to be almost trivial, if you can find someone to code it for you.

UJ

Any chance daz? or is a 'Save to .xspf' in the planning.

UJ

[Ikarus7]

@All :
Look for the tool
"listfix()".
It does a really good job.
Ikarus