I've recently had to move computers and I can't get itunes update
working on the new one.
Basically everything is the same as the old computer in terms of Perl
version, file location etc, so it tries to run, but I get this message
c:\itunesupdate>itunesupdate.pl "c:\itunesupdate\itunes_hist.txt
I just updated to 7.2 and Itunes 8.0 and downloaded the new Itunes
update plugin...the updated plugin isn't workingany ideals to fix
this?
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Running iTunes Update v1.9.1 agaisnt SlimServer 6.5.0 (compiled binary)
and iTunes 7 on Windows XP.
When I import my history I get this error:
Code:
iTunesUpdateWin.pl iTunes_Hist.txt
Undefined subroutine &main::strftime called at C:\Program
Files\SlimServer\serve
l
Itunes update has been great for me years, but periodically won't count
a song as played. I use an itunes playlist wherein the songs are
unplayed, but gradually has built up songs that actually have been
played. Logs tell me can't find that song in itunes, but the playlist
is from itunes. Any ide
> Logs tell me can't find that song in itunes, but the playlist is from itunes.
What does the log say exactly?
Common problems are accented tracks or multi-disc sets...
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Logs are Greek to me, is this the correct log? Surfin USA here actually
played all the way thru, but didnt record as played(none of the songs
from this album get counted as played).
Thanks
wb
[11-04-16 13:02:57.9205] Slim::Utils::Misc::msg (1165) Warning:
[13:02:57.9203] Argument "" isn't numer
The first track has accented characters so I'm not really surprised it wasn't
found.
But the 2nd looks pretty simple - what happens if you type
"The Beach Boys Made In U.S.A. Surfin' USA"
Into the search box in iTunes itself? That's essentially what the plugin does
to find the tracks...
James
James,
Thanks. Your plugin makes squeezebox work for me.
When I put in the whole string "The Beach Boys Made In U.S.A. Surfin'
USA" into iTunes search, I get nothing. All the other songs from that
same album behave the same way, ie do not show as played after
playing. Do I need to change the ta
That does imply some sort of discrepancy between the MP3 tags that SlimServer
is reading and the meta-data that iTunes is using. Do you see anything
obviously wrong when you look the Get Info screens in iTunes? Maybe different
types of apostrophe?
James
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Simong - Did you ever get iTunesupdate running? I'm on Mac 10.6 and SBS
7.5.4 and can't get Glue to install either.
I'd love to get a solution to be able to easily update itunes ratings,
the applescript in the previously linked thread doesn't work for me
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I can't figure out why it won't take on this album or the several
others. The ' looks normal. I ran the track thru TuneUp which is
supposed to fix identity of tracks and still doesn't work. Thanks for
your help though.
WB
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I actually had a problem track myself at the weekend so maybe this might be
relevant;
I had a track with no album set in iTunes, but the mp3 itself contained ID3v1.1
tags which had an album name.
The album was then showing up in SlimServer and breaking the plugin's search of
iTunes.
To fix the p
discgo;631311 Wrote:
> Simong - Did you ever get iTunesupdate running? I'm on Mac 10.6 and SBS
> 7.5.4 and can't get Glue to install either.
>
> I'd love to get a solution to be able to easily update itunes ratings,
> the applescript in the previously linked thread doesn't work for me
> either.
Started looking again at this, and found the following on the log... Any
clues anyone??
[11-05-30 08:38:48.0347] Plugins::iTunesUpdate::Plugin::shutdownPlugin
(501) disabling
[11-05-30 08:40:12.8183] main::init (326) Starting Squeezebox Server
(v7.5.4, r32171, Thu Apr 14 09:15:14 PDT 2011) perl
I got it working.by getting an Apple TV and ditching the squeezebox.
No more trying to get my system working, I'm actually spending time
listening to music the way I want too! $99 and I already have an iPad
so I can control iTunes remotely and send it to the ATV. I have a
system that does what
Anyone know how the SC to iTunes update work, i.e. the other way round
where the iTunes Library is updated with playcount, last played and
ratings from SC? I think that this plugin is called "iTunes Update" and
is written by James Craig, http://www.jamescraig.co.uk/SlimServer
Does it just update
os x 10.3
ss 6.51
itunes update is no longer working, with an update to 6.5.1! It
continually says "nothing being timed", even when, in fact, music is
playing.
Help!
(By the way, it way working flawlessly for 6.5 for MONTHS)
sb
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apologies if this has been answered - did search but...
When I listen to a track with a foreign character, my itunes library
does not update. Any way of sorting this one?
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Hi
I seem to be having a problem with iTunes Update.
SlimServer seems to take about 10mins or so to startuop - and looking
in the logs I noticed the following error
Code:
[10-03-28 16:06:38.6614] main::init (320) Starting Squeezebox Server (v7.4.2,
r30215, Mon Feb
I worked out that 'make' was on the Mac OS disc and so installed the
developers tools through Xcode.
However still get the same error when I try to intall the applescript
Glue - anyone able to offer any help??
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still not able to solve this one...
Today I noticed that under settings, plugins, the iTunes update says
'failed to load'
Please - anyone - help?!
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I have had this problem for months. It seems that there is a partial
solution in another thread.
Check out: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83307
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I'm still on iTunes 7.1 or something, so I don't know if it's going to work.
Are you getting any interesting errors in the server log file?
Anyone else upgraded?
If you're on Windows, quite frequently the installation messes up registering
the iTunes COM interface with Windows, which stops the p
If it is of any help, iTunes Update is still working fine for me with
iTunes 8 on Mac OS X 10.5.4 and SC 7.2.
iTunes 8 seems to have changed the interface, a lot of the preference
settings and introduced some new library files. However, as far as I
can see at the moment, it still seems to work O
I have SC7.2 with itunes 8.0 and itunes update works. I needed to
uninstall everything and reinstall and it worked.
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over again. I use SuperDateandTime & iTunesupdate and both had to be
installed after I upgraded to SC 7.2, I had also upgraded to iTunes 8.
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Hi there - well having eventually got iTunes to work with Slimserver
(amazing what a difference turning on the 'use itunes' option makes!!!)
I can't get iTunes update to work at all - have installed as instructed
and Slimserver sees the plug-in - have left default as 'direct update'.
But when I pl
Hi Starcat,
The plugin actually does the updating via iTunes' own interface (using COM on
Windows and Applescript on the Mac), so in fact iTunes must be running for it
to work!
James
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James, thanks much!
I have a Qnap NAS running linux with SC7 on it. I have iTunes running
on a different Mac computer. The iTunes library xml file is located on
a share which is imported on the NAS so that SC can import ratings and
playlist from the iTunes xml file. Now, I would like to have the
Unfortunately I have neither a linux or Mac box, so while this might be
possible, it wouldn't be me doing it!
I'm happy to accept any enhancements from other people though.
James
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James, thanks!
Anyone with programming skills willing go contribute to this phantastic
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Scott,
Which version of iTunes Update?
It's been working fine with 6.5.1 beta releases although I haven't
updated for about 2 weeks.
James
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I wonder if anyone can help... I noticed that sometimes songs are not
being updated as played in my iTunes library (most are fine). I looked
at the debugging section and found this - not sure if it's the right
section. Any ideas? Thanks
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2007-01-29 07:18:08.9994 iTunesUpdate: Starting a new s
Hi Simon,
Most likely it's not working because of your 'multi-disc set' options.
I can't remember exactly what the option is called but you need to turn
off the one that appends "(Disc 2 of 2)" to the end of the album name.
Because the album doesn't have the same name in SlimServer and iTunes
they
This used to work fine, but now it has stopped, and there seems to be a
10-15 second delay between tracks as it tries to fnd the iTunes track
to update (but fails). Tried rebooting but still a problem. Any ideas ?
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Ok... itunes update stopped working. james can you help?
os x 10.4
itunes
ss 7.0a
was working with all the above parameters
log:
[09:08:30.7142] Plugins::iTunesUpdate::Plugin::_searchiTunes (1293)
Searching iTunes for "Mazzy Star Among My Swan Take Everything"
[09:08:31.3613] Plugins::iTu
Accented characters work fine for me on XP.
What platform are you running SlimServer on?
Do you have some log output when it doesn't work?
James
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I had the same problem as i stored my collection on a NAS server, that
coded filenames using UTF-8 . The only solution i found was to transfer
these files with a ftp client (Filezilla) forcing UTF-8 during
connection to the NAS. The files transferred this way could be
correctly analysez by the Squ
James;254442 Wrote:
> Accented characters work fine for me on XP.
> What platform are you running SlimServer on?
> Do you have some log output when it doesn't work?
>
> James
I'm running SlimServer 6.5.4 on my Mac with leopard. Here is an example
of some of the error log - hope it's helpful :)
Hmmm. Your log indicates that the iTunes search returns the correct
tracks, but the plugin isn't matching, because the accented characters
aren't the same.
Does 'Rós' actually appear like that (4 characters rather than 3) or
has the forum changed it?
I recently got an email from another Mac use
yes - that's how it logs in the log...
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Those warnings shouldn't stop the plugin from working. (Although I am sure I
have fixed them already)
Slow startup time may indicate a problem opening iTunes from the plugin.
James
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Thanks James
iTunes isnt running on the Atom server - I just have a copy of the
Library.xml being referenced.
None of the options are 'set' within iTunes Update. I just copy over
the iTunes_Hist file over from the server and run the update on my main
machine every week or so and then export the
Hello
I'm using LMS 7.7.1, Itunes Update 2.8.3, and Itunes 10.6.1.7. It seems
to be working okay except the timestamp (in Itunes) for when a song is
played is off by -6 hours. As a note, my local time zone (MST) is -6
hours behind GMT, and I'm wondering if that isn't a coincidence.
I recently
so... I wasn't too worried about this at the time, but now am listening
more and more to Sigur Rós. As the updater doesn't update it means my
iTunes stats are not accurate so smart playlists etc etc.
Anyone have any idea how to fix it??
Thanks
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I'm having a similar but worse problem - for some reason, also with
Sigur Ros, I am losing the files. Used to have 'em, but they're gone
now. The latest two have persevered, but the older ones (including ()
and the Aegatis Byrgin one) are just gone. Also special character
related: Yael Naim, sa
that's nothing to do with iTunesUpdate.
Have you checked where iTunes actually thinks the files are?
In Windows you can choose 'show in explorer' from the track's context menu.
I assume there is a similar option on the mac.
James
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>
> It would be nice if someone could indicate another way of solving this
> issue.Themis, maybe change to a good music manager like MediaMonkey. :)
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Craig, James \(IT\);347574 Wrote:
> that's nothing to do with iTunesUpdate.
> Have you checked where iTunes actually thinks the files are?
> In Windows you can choose 'show in explorer' from the track's context
> menu.
> I assume there is a similar option on the mac.
>
> James
Yes there is a re
I'm running iTunes Update v1.4 against SlimServer v6.1.2 with iTunes
v5.0.1.4 all on Windows XP. iTunes Update is running is "indirect" mode
where I manually import updates using the perl script.
When I import my iTunes_Hist.txt file the "last played" times and play
counts in itunes get updated c
The attached patched (hacked) edition of iTunes Update v.1.7.1 (I've
called it v1.7.1a) allows for the setting of half stars via the SB
remote.
By default the behaviour is the same as the vanilla v1.7.1 plugin where
you hold down the buttons 0 though 5 whilst on the "Now Playing" screen
to set a
I tried running the alpha of SlimServer 7 with James's iTunes Update
plugin and it seem the behaviour has changed.
When holding down a key for a rating the SqueezeBox displays the
message "Favourite #3 not defined" rather than setting the iTunes
rating.
I reverted to 6.5b3 and it works as expect
James,
There seems to be something wrong with iTunes update and the newest
iTunes. The last two days I've gotten an error message along the lines
of "Server Error: Method - Get Version Number". I'm sorry I didn't copy
it down. I'll do so next time and post it here. Also, my iTunes is
throwing som
x27;m sure the other SlimServer users
can help with any problems...
James
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Subject: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Itunes update not working?
Hi
Same deal here. I think it has to do with the ItunesUpdate.pl using
some form of GMT instead of localtime, but I'm not sure where this
should be changed in the script. Hard to test since I'd have to update
both the txt file and the test copy of my iTunes library each time.
vain4 wrote:
> This
Just upgraded to a new iMac and I'm having issues installing the iTunes
Update Plugin.
I running OS X 10.5.6, SqueezeCenter Version: 7.3.2
I installed the XCode tools from the OS X DVD, no issues there.
Went to the terminal and entered the commands from the readme file.
Here's what I get -
Hi. I don't think the small remote that comes with the Boom allows you
to rate songs (no numbers on it). I could see how this could be done by
adding some sub menu's. Can this feature be added?
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I recently purchased an iMac and have successfully set up Squeezecenter
to run as it did on my PC, except that I cannot make iTunes Update
work.
(I have used the extension downloader to add Trackstat, Custom Scan,
iTunes Update, etc.)
I have read James Craig's instructions, which explain the nee
MeSue wrote:
> Did you ever solve this? I have the same problem. It happens both with
> the iTunes Update plugin or the iTunes export module in the Custom Scan
> plugin.
This has been going on for at least a year for me, maybe longer. The PC
running the server has the correct time and time zone.
The delay is almost certainly caused by the plugin being unable to find
iTunes itself - not the track!
Have you recently upgraded either iTunes or SlimServer?
I've noticed that the SlimServer installer resets the 'run at login'
setting back to 'run on startup' which is not what's required for the
Thanks James, SS had reset itself to run on Startup. I'll switch it back
to see if that helps.
Problem is, my TrackStat database is now out of synch with my iTunes
database, I've rated loads of tracks which haven't been rated in
iTunes. I wonder how best to get it back in synch ...
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See also this thread... same issue, same resolution.
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36122
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I'm having the same problem. My configuration is that I'm running
SlimServer on a SUSE Linux machine. Because of this, I'm using the
method of running the Perl script on the Windows machine periodically
to update iTunes.
I don't have the output to post, but in the output of the script
running o
For what it's worth, I figured out my problem. The plugin uses the full
path name to do the match. In iTunes, my music appears to be in
g:\music\rock\Beatles..., but my Linux machine where SlimServer is
running, the directory is /media/music/rock/Beatles...
By doing a global search and replac
The original poster's problem is not the same.
Simong, you need to change the setting in SlimServer for multi-disc
sets. You can see that SlimServer is appending "Disc 2 of 2" to the
name and that won't be found in iTunes.
James
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It looks like you've turned the 'ignore filetype' option on?
I'm not entirely sure that works correctly on the Mac.
James
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that fixed it.
impressive commmand of the software... many thanks once again.
sb
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I bought a new multi-disc album from iTunes (m4a format) and it appeared
in my SqueezeCenter installation running on Windows XP with iTunes 7 and
the latest iTunes Update plugin. I noticed some plays weren't being
reported to iTunes for some albums.
Further digging showed the track wasn't being f
Did you ever solve this? I have the same problem. It happens both with
the iTunes Update plugin or the iTunes export module in the Custom Scan
plugin.
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Vie
Squeezecenter 7.3.1, iTunes 8, iTunes Update 2.7.0, Mac OS X 10.4.11.
I just installed iTunes Update last night so that I could start playing
with playlists on my iPod based on least recently played. The
Mac::AppleScript stuff took a force install to get on, but appears to
be OK, based on runnin
hould be
$status = $trackHandle->{rating} = $data{rating} * 20;
I'll post a fixed version on my site tonight.
James
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Hi Craig,
Love the new web update feature of the iTunes update plugin. However,
I am not seeing the graphics to increase or decrease the ratings. If
it matters, I am using:
* SlimServer Version: 6.2.2 - 5597 - Mac OS X 10.3.9 (7W98) - EN - utf8
* Fishbone skin. Works fine in the default sk
I've installed trackstat, sqlplaylist, and itunesupdate.
I am getting a message of "nothing being timed" in the itunes update
screen.
I am not running this dynamically, and have installed activeperl.
Any suggestions to fix this problem appreciated.
Thanks.
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Hi Barcar,
Thanks for this.
I have been thinking of doing this, but I haven't had the time yet.
(and the half-stars are a bit useless!)
I'll add your changes to the plugin, but it won't be for a week or maybe
two.
I might call it 1.7.1.1/2 !
James
This is because the favourites 'plugin' is no longer a plugin in 6.5
onwards and steals the key mappings before iTunesUpdate can take them.
Not really sure what to do about this - I think the only answer will be
a custom remote map which is very messy in my experience.
I *think* the key mapping wi
> There seems to be something wrong with iTunes update and the newest
> iTunes.
Sadly, as I said somewhere else, I'm not even going to install iTunes 7
until 7.0.1 comes out...
James
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I have three primary ways of listening to music...
1. Directly in iTunes - Last.FM submissions taken care of by jscrob2 in
iTunes (live submission)
2. On an iPod - Last.FM submissions also taken care of by jscrob2 in
iTunes (cached submission)
3. On a SlimServer - Last.FM submissions taken care o
prob;435750 Wrote:
> Hi. I don't think the small remote that comes with the Boom allows you
> to rate songs (no numbers on it). I could see how this could be done by
> adding some sub menu's. Can this feature be added?
>
Install TrackStat and Context Menu plugin and you will be able to hold
righ
Thank you Erland. I will give this a go. Your itunes update is
brilliant.
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prob;435940 Wrote:
> Your itunes update is brilliant.
>
I'm not the developer behind iTunes Update, James who has developed it
should get the credit.
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It looks to me like you can join up as an Apple developer for free and then
download the developer tools.
http://developer.apple.com/Tools/
That's about as much assistance as I can offer, as I still don't have a Mac!
James
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> my Mac did not come with the OSX DVD
I advise you to recoup the install DVD ASAP. In case you hose your
install, want to install bootcamp, ... you'll need it.
Anyways, Xcode on ADC is usually more recent than the one on the DVD.
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Should James' iTunes Update plugin work on the SqueezeBox Controller?
I'd like to be able to set track ratings with my new toy!
Looking at the plugin code there are some references to Jive and some
commented out menu code so maybe somethng was started? When I try and
use it via the controller or
Just tried this facility on the Itunes update plugin and unless I've
done something particularly stupid it does not appear to work. I've
enabled the ignore file type and direct update options, and when a
track is played I get this message in the log.
I'm running windows xp, slimserver 6.5.4.
200
I've just posted new versions of my iTunes Update & Party Shuffle
plugins for SqueezeCenter 7.0 at my home page
http://www.jamescraig.co.uk/SlimServer
iTunes Update is a plugin for keeping your iTunes library up-to-date
with SC listening. It synchronizes play & skipped counts and dates and
rating
I did check this and the SqueezeScrobbler strings.txt file appears to be
in UNIX mode already.
The iTunesUpdate file I created myself on Windows so I can see how it
could go wrong.
James
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Well, your strings file is in the right place so I guess I better check
the file I uploaded.
James
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Sorry, no. Can you check the server log?
Probably a typo in my code somewhere or the file type issue again.
James
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Some features will work, but not in the 'direct update' mode.
You'll need to run a script periodically to apply the saved updates to
iTunes.
James
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What does the iTunesUpdate web interface page say when a track is
playing?
I don't know how you verify applescript::glue is working, I assume there
would be some errors in the log.
James
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Can you try zipping up the log file and attaching it then?
James
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Craig, James \(IT\);291302 Wrote:
> iTunes Update doesn't work on multi-disc albums if you have the option
> set in SqueezeCentre ( I forget the name) which is adds "(Disc 1 of 2)"
> to the album name. The album's not called that in iTunes so it can't be
> found.
Ah - ok - looks like it's under
iTunes Update doesn't work on multi-disc albums if you have the option
set in SqueezeCentre ( I forget the name) which is adds "(Disc 1 of 2)"
to the album name. The album's not called that in iTunes so it can't be
found.
James
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It's working fine on 7.0.1 for me.
Missing text is usually a problem with the installation.
Do you have the strings.txt file at the top-level of the iTunesUpdate directory?
James
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Yes, "iTunesUpdate" should be the top-level folder, that's probably the problem.
You don't need to install anything else on Windows.
James
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I recall when you have the plugin installed in the wrong place, then correct
it, that the cache files need to be removed while SqueezeCentre is stopped in
order for it to work.
In particular the plugin-data.yaml (or plugin-cache.yaml?) file has some
out-of-date information in it that needs to b
Yes, unfortunately (but unsurprisingly) iTunes needs to be running to get the
full functionality of the plugin.
If you close it, the plugin will start it again.
There should be an iTunesUpdate menu in the Extras menu of the Controller?
The cache I referred to is SqueezeCentre's own file cache, n
It's the 'direct update' option that determines if iTunes is started.
Without this on, the artwork, playlist saving, and song info features will not
work.
Is the text in the options screen there now?
If so, the Controller menu should appear, but I am not sure when or how
frequently that is upda
Hi Alan,
This has been reported a couple of times. There seems to be some inconsistency
in iTunes when storing accented characters on OSX.
As I don't have a Mac it isn't for me to do anything about this. Patches &
suggestions welcome...
James
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