Re: iTunes for windows
Scott Rossi wrote: Recently, Thomas McGrath III wrote: I have a project that involves iTunes. I want to extract locally a users playlists and song/podcast list from their computer and do some things in Rev. I then want to put/import some content back into iTunes. I figure I can use Applescript on the Mac but I don't know about iTunes for Windows. Is anyone familiar with doing things like this on Windows? What are the options available? On the extraction side can I use an output from iTunes? Is there an XML file etc.? On the importing side is it acceptable to just ask the user to drop/ import a folder into iTunes from my output? Or is there a way to send a command to iTunes to tell it to do the import? I am just starting this project and any and all help or input is greatly appreciated. As Sims suggested, you might be able to parse an XML file to get what you need. If you're looking to *talk* to iTunes, you need to use COM, according to Apple. An SDK is here: http://developer.apple.com/sdk/itunescomsdk.html If you build an external, please let me know. I've been interested in this for months. I knew an external was beyond me, so I built a proof-of-concept web server. It's written in Python, using the COM interface (i.e. Windows specific). For now it implements only a few commands: version- returns a version string stop- stops the server backTrack - go to previous track nextTrack - skip to next track getCurrentTrack - get info on track currently playing track number, duration (seconds) and track name - separated by : getCurrentTrack?all - get ALL info on track currently playing attribute name : attribute getLibrary - returns album/artist/track for everything in the Library playlist (: separated) addFile?pathname - adds the file (or folder of files) pathname to the library playlist. If you want to try it (and have Python installed on your windows machine), you can find it at http://www.tweedly.net/RunRev/iTunesHTTP.pys If you haven't got Python, you can download it (and the Windows COM interface) at http://www.python.org/2.4.2/ If you don't want to install Python but want to play with this, let me know and I'll build an executable and put it up on my site. And if there is a specific other command you'd like to be supported, just let me know and I can add them (assuming the COM interface supports it, and assuming I can figure it out :-) I didn't, in the end, build a Rev library - it's a set of simple URL calls, e.g. put URL (http:127.0.0.1:7979/getCurrentTrack) into myVar or put URL (http:127.0.0.1:7979/getLibrary) into myVar set the itemDel to : repeat for each line L in myVar put item 1 of L into myTrackName put item 2 of L into myArtist put item 3 of L into myAlbum etc. end repeat or put URL (http:127.0.0.1:7979/addFile?D:/NewMusic) into myVar -- Alex Tweedly http://www.tweedly.net No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.1/207 - Release Date: 19/12/2005 ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
iTunes for windows
Hello to all of my wonderful friends here on the list. I have a project that involves iTunes. I want to extract locally a users playlists and song/podcast list from their computer and do some things in Rev. I then want to put/import some content back into iTunes. I figure I can use Applescript on the Mac but I don't know about iTunes for Windows. Is anyone familiar with doing things like this on Windows? What are the options available? On the extraction side can I use an output from iTunes? Is there an XML file etc.? On the importing side is it acceptable to just ask the user to drop/ import a folder into iTunes from my output? Or is there a way to send a command to iTunes to tell it to do the import? I am just starting this project and any and all help or input is greatly appreciated. Yours truly, Tom McGrath Thomas J McGrath III [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lazy River Metal Arts Lazy River Software™ Meeting Wear™ - Unique Apparel Design ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: iTunes for windows
At 10:38 AM -0500 12/11/05, Thomas McGrath III wrote: I figure I can use Applescript on the Mac but I don't know about iTunes for Windows. Is anyone familiar with doing things like this on Windows? What are the options available? On the extraction side can I use an output from iTunes? Is there an XML file etc.? There is an iTunes Music Library.xml for my Tiger OS X iTunes...there might be a Windows version of that same document. Reading that file might get you somewhere. ciao, sims European Rev Conference 2006 www.techietours.com ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: iTunes for windows
Thanks sims, I will take a look and see what's in it. Thanks Tom On Dec 11, 2005, at 11:33 AM, sims wrote: At 10:38 AM -0500 12/11/05, Thomas McGrath III wrote: I figure I can use Applescript on the Mac but I don't know about iTunes for Windows. Is anyone familiar with doing things like this on Windows? What are the options available? On the extraction side can I use an output from iTunes? Is there an XML file etc.? There is an iTunes Music Library.xml for my Tiger OS X iTunes...there might be a Windows version of that same document. Reading that file might get you somewhere. ciao, sims European Rev Conference 2006 www.techietours.com ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution Thomas J McGrath III [EMAIL PROTECTED] Semantic Compaction Systems SCIconics, LLC Lazy River Metal Arts Lazy River Software™ Meeting Wear™ - Unique Apparel Design ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: iTunes for windows
Recently, Thomas McGrath III wrote: I have a project that involves iTunes. I want to extract locally a users playlists and song/podcast list from their computer and do some things in Rev. I then want to put/import some content back into iTunes. I figure I can use Applescript on the Mac but I don't know about iTunes for Windows. Is anyone familiar with doing things like this on Windows? You might be interested in this library for the Mac side: http://www.tactilemedia.com/conductor/ But if you're only using a few functions and are comfortable with AppleScript than it may be overkill for your needs. What are the options available? On the extraction side can I use an output from iTunes? Is there an XML file etc.? On the importing side is it acceptable to just ask the user to drop/ import a folder into iTunes from my output? Or is there a way to send a command to iTunes to tell it to do the import? I am just starting this project and any and all help or input is greatly appreciated. As Sims suggested, you might be able to parse an XML file to get what you need. If you're looking to *talk* to iTunes, you need to use COM, according to Apple. An SDK is here: http://developer.apple.com/sdk/itunescomsdk.html If you build an external, please let me know. I've been interested in this for months. Regards, Scott Rossi Creative Director Tactile Media, Multimedia Design - E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] W: http://www.tactilemedia.com ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: iTunes for windows
Does anyone have any input on this??? Tom On Dec 11, 2005, at 10:38 AM, Thomas McGrath III wrote: I have a project that involves iTunes. I want to extract locally a users playlists and song/podcast list from their computer and do some things in Rev. I then want to put/import some content back into iTunes. I figure I can use Applescript on the Mac but I don't know about iTunes for Windows. Is anyone familiar with doing things like this on Windows? What are the options available? On the extraction side can I use an output from iTunes? Is there an XML file etc.? On the importing side is it acceptable to just ask the user to drop/ import a folder into iTunes from my output? Or is there a way to send a command to iTunes to tell it to do the import? I am just starting this project and any and all help or input is greatly appreciated. Yours truly, Tom McGrath Thomas J McGrath III [EMAIL PROTECTED] Semantic Compaction Systems SCIconics, LLC Lazy River Metal Arts Lazy River Software™ Meeting Wear™ - Unique Apparel Design ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: iTunes for windows
My dear Scott, Thanks, I just reposted for more info. I do need a windows solution if at all possible. I am going to look into the XML file and what I can do with it. Also your stack looks interesting and I will play with it later. Looks good though. Right now I would very much like to 'talk to iTunes from both windows and the mac. But on the mac side it seems very doable, it is the windows side I am concerned about. This project seems like I could do any number of things with it. I nee to grasp what is actually doable at this point but an external would be great. I am looking into it. So many people (on the mac side) have written co-apps to go along with iTunes that the item in question may already be out there. This is my project so I will be sharing what ever I find with the list. Thanks again, Tom On Dec 11, 2005, at 2:20 PM, Scott Rossi wrote: Recently, Thomas McGrath III wrote: I have a project that involves iTunes. I want to extract locally a users playlists and song/podcast list from their computer and do some things in Rev. I then want to put/import some content back into iTunes. I figure I can use Applescript on the Mac but I don't know about iTunes for Windows. Is anyone familiar with doing things like this on Windows? You might be interested in this library for the Mac side: http://www.tactilemedia.com/conductor/ But if you're only using a few functions and are comfortable with AppleScript than it may be overkill for your needs. What are the options available? On the extraction side can I use an output from iTunes? Is there an XML file etc.? On the importing side is it acceptable to just ask the user to drop/ import a folder into iTunes from my output? Or is there a way to send a command to iTunes to tell it to do the import? I am just starting this project and any and all help or input is greatly appreciated. As Sims suggested, you might be able to parse an XML file to get what you need. If you're looking to *talk* to iTunes, you need to use COM, according to Apple. An SDK is here: http://developer.apple.com/sdk/itunescomsdk.html If you build an external, please let me know. I've been interested in this for months. Regards, Scott Rossi Creative Director Tactile Media, Multimedia Design - E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] W: http://www.tactilemedia.com ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution Thomas J McGrath III [EMAIL PROTECTED] Semantic Compaction Systems SCIconics, LLC Lazy River Metal Arts Lazy River Software™ Meeting Wear™ - Unique Apparel Design ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: iTunes for windows
Scott Rossi wrote: Recently, Thomas McGrath III wrote: I have a project that involves iTunes. I want to extract locally a users playlists and song/podcast list from their computer and do some things in Rev. I then want to put/import some content back into iTunes. I figure I can use Applescript on the Mac but I don't know about iTunes for Windows. Is anyone familiar with doing things like this on Windows? I've done a little bit of iTunes control on Windows (see below). What are the options available? On the extraction side can I use an output from iTunes? Is there an XML file etc.? On the importing side is it acceptable to just ask the user to drop/ import a folder into iTunes from my output? Or is there a way to send a command to iTunes to tell it to do the import? I am just starting this project and any and all help or input is greatly appreciated. As Sims suggested, you might be able to parse an XML file to get what you need. If you're looking to *talk* to iTunes, you need to use COM, according to Apple. An SDK is here: http://developer.apple.com/sdk/itunescomsdk.html If you build an external, please let me know. I've been interested in this for months. If you use the COM SDK, you can (obviously) write an external in C/C++ Alternatively, you can access it through a scripting language which provides a COM interface, such as Javascript or (more interestingly, for me) Python; you could then build either a command line utility or socket-driven utility to provide Rev access to iTunes. I'd be up for collaborating on a Python-based server combined with Rev library to interface to it. -- Alex Tweedly http://www.tweedly.net No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.13.13/197 - Release Date: 09/12/2005 ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
