Hi All, I've come across this problem a few times and it's driven me bonkers trying to figure out the problem and solution, so I thought I'd share this here.
If you are using iTunes playlists imported into LMS, the CLI commands for "playlist" using the name of the playlist or URL don't work! Instead of importing iTunes playlists like normal LMS playlists using .m3u files, it appears iTunes playlists are stored in a separate format and querying them via the "playlists" cmd (see below) reveals that there is no URL associated with them, but just "itunesplaylist:"+[name of playlist]. I came across this when trying to create some bash scripts which called the CLI to play specific playlists in home automation scenes and also in the squeeze-alexa project on github. playlists 0 255 tags:u playlists 0 255 tags:u id:240194 playlist:90s Music url:itunesplaylist:90's Music id:240174 playlist:All (Charles) url:itunesplaylist:All (Charles) id:240190 playlist:Alternative url:itunesplaylist:Alternative id:240172 playlist:Audiobooks url:itunesplaylist:Audiobooks id:240175 playlist:Classical url:itunesplaylist:Classical id:240170 playlist:Downloaded url:itunesplaylist:Downloaded id:240176 playlist:Easy url:itunesplaylist:Easy id:240182 playlist:Everyday url:itunesplaylist:Everyday id:240177 playlist:Favorites url:itunesplaylist:Favorites id:240191 playlist:Folk url:itunesplaylist:Folk id:240183 playlist:Hegedu/Klasszikus url:itunesplaylist:Hegedu/Klasszikus id:240186 playlist:Instrumental url:itunesplaylist:Instrumental id:240192 playlist:Jazz url:itunesplaylist:Jazz id:240173 playlist:Charles url:itunesplaylist:Charles id:240178 playlist:Charles Classical Short url:itunesplaylist:Charles Classical Short id:240184 playlist:Mindig Mindehol url:itunesplaylist:Mindig Mindehol id:240181 playlist:Sabrina url:itunesplaylist:Sabrina id:240195 playlist:My Top Rated url:itunesplaylist:My Top Rated id:240187 playlist:Kent url:itunesplaylist:Kent id:240188 playlist:Kent 1 url:itunesplaylist:Kent 1 id:240189 playlist:Playlists for Squeezebox url:itunesplaylist:Playlists for Squeezebox id:240171 playlist:Podcasts url:itunesplaylist:Podcasts id:240179 playlist:Popper Etudes url:itunesplaylist:Popper Etudes id:240185 playlist:Relax url:itunesplaylist:Relax id:240193 playlist:Rock url:itunesplaylist:Rock id:240180 playlist:Sleep url:itunesplaylist:Sleep id:225220 playlist:SyncOptions-Dining Room-00 04 20 22 cc a8 url:file:///volume2/music/LMS Playlists/SyncOptions-Dining Room-00_04_20_22_cc_a8.m3u id:225236 playlist:SyncOptions-Kitchen-00 04 20 1e ec 9f url:file:///volume2/music/LMS Playlists/SyncOptions-Kitchen-00_04_20_1e_ec_9f.m3u id:225237 playlist:SyncOptions-Kents Radio-00 04 20 28 2c 62 url:file:///volume2/music/LMS Playlists/SyncOptions-Kents Radio-00_04_20_28_2c_62.m3u id:225238 playlist:SyncOptions-Kents Stereo-80 1f 02 da 61 cb url:file:///volume2/music/LMS Playlists/SyncOptions-Kents Stereo-80_1f_02_da_61_cb.m3u id:225239 playlist:SyncOptions-Kents Stereo-b8 27 eb fc e6 d2 url:file:///volume2/music/LMS Playlists/SyncOptions-Kents Stereo-b8_27_eb_fc_e6_d2.m3u id:225240 playlist:SyncOptions-Upstairs MBR-Bath-02 00 12 19 57 04 url:file:///volume2/music/LMS Playlists/SyncOptions-Upstairs MBR-Bath-02_00_12_19_57_04.m3u id:240197 playlist:Szerelmes körtefa url:itunesplaylist:Szerelmes k%C3%B6rtefa id:240199 playlist:Test url:file:///volume2/music/LMS Playlists/Test.m3u id:240196 playlist:Top 25 Most Played url:itunesplaylist:Top 25 Most Played count:35 playlist load Test 00:04:20:26:2a:19 playlist load/volume2/music/LMS Playlists/Test.m3u # WORKS! playlist clear 00:04:20:26:2a:19 playlist clear playlistcontrol cmd:load playlist_name:Test 00:04:20:26:2a:19 playlistcontrol cmd:load playlist_name:Test count:4 # WORKS! playlist load Charles 00:04:20:26:2a:19 playlist load Charles # DOES NOT WORK! NOTICE LACK OF PATH/URL ON RESPONSE OR COUNT Using the LMS web UI which did play imported iTunes playlists, I noticed that instead of using the "playlist" CLI command, it used the "playlistcontrol cmd:load playlist_name" CLI command, so once I substituted this command in my bash scripts everything started working! playlistcontrol cmd:load playlist_name:Charles 00:04:20:26:2a:19 playlistcontrol cmd:load playlist_name:Charles count:573 # WORKS! NOTICE # TRACKS IN RESPONSE So, for those of you experiencing the same problem where iTunes imported playlists work fine in the web UI, but don't load via the CLI, the above is your solution... Hope this saves someone time and headache... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ htcheng's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=63674 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109868
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