The audio filename is going to be xxxxxx_001.wav
Artist and Title are stored in MySQL [or MariaDB ] where [] are allowed
in strings.
--set-string-artist=should work with []" <--tested and it does
--set-string-title="same"
I just checked this on a copy of the same OS. If the *source audio
filename* has [] brackets in it rdimport does not work.
I tried with wildcard complete and \[ escapes.
*BUT* using --set-string-artist= allows [] to be used.
I have tried various bash tricks to no avail.
I would be for changing the filenames using sed to replace [ with a
phrase like 'b4' and ] with a phrase like 'b8' and using the import
script to substitute occurrences in the --set-string-artist="" string.
Simple enough to use an if then test like if grep -q
artist_part_of_filename 'b4' then replace b4 with a [ in the string
being used for artist=""
Or you can get into mysql and do a global replace where b4 and b8
occurs in the title;
Migrating from one library to another can be a challenge. If you have
less then 20 you can do them by hand but anything more is a bash
proposition or perl or python or whatever rocks your boat!
If you go the MySQL route make a copy of the DB before you attempt any
changes.
regards
Robert
On 11/07/21 12:59 am, Dave B wrote:
I should also note that the title and outcue (set in the script like
--set-string-title="my title") may also contain brackets but that
doesn't appear to be a problem. It's only setting a filename with
brackets that's problematic.
Using the latest Rivendell version on CentOS 7.
On Jul 10, 2021 6:38 AM, Dave B <dav...@comcast.net> wrote:
I'm using the full file names because I'm also setting the talk
and segue markers and scheduler codes, etc via the script. The
files do contain metadata but for some reason rdimport doesn't
always read the artist field. I'll try importing some files using
wildcards in the filespec (*.flac) and see how that goes.
On Jul 9, 2021 9:46 PM, Robert Jeffares
<jeffares.rob...@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Dave,
have you tried rdimport [options] [GROUP] *.flac ?
or is it falling down in the --metadata-pattern='%a - %t.flac'
Are you using CentOS or something else?
Do the flac files have metadata?
From memory [] brackets are not usually a problem
regards
Robert
On 10/07/21 7:03 am, Dave wrote:
> Hi all,
> I'm about to use rdimport to import a couple of music
libraries into
> Rivendell via a shell script. In testing it works great
except for the
> fact rdimport does not like file names containing an open
bracket ([).
> For example, if I enter the file name using a double quote
as "'N Sync
> - This I Promise You [Radio Edit].flac" it will fail. If I
use singles
> quotes and escape the single quote in the file name it also
fails.
> '\''N Sync - This I Promise You [Radio Edit].flac'. I've tried
> escaping the bracket to no avail. The only way I can import
these
> files via rdimport is to rename the file without the
brackets. I can
> import files with brackets manually via the rdlibrary
GUIwith no
> problem. Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> Dave
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