Missing ability to export playlist to M3U/XSPF file or send to E-Mail [#15962][#15971][#15976]

[pbryanw]

Hi,

I've recently tried exporting one of my playlists (an AutoPlaylist) to an M3U/XSPF playlist. To do this, I opened the right-click menu for the selected playlist, and chose "Send to -> M3U/XSPF playlist". However, nothing happened when I did this. I got the same lack of response, when I selected "Send to -> E-Mail..." as well.

I'm just wondering if the ability to export playlists is coming in a later beta, or if there's another way I can do this in MM5? It would be great if we could have a file picker pop-up when you choose this option from the Send to menu, with the ability to select the playlist's destination.

Thanks, Paul

[MiPi]

Hi, it should work, seems to be a bug, tracked as https://www.ventismedia.com/mantis/view.php?id=15962

[pbryanw]

@MiPi - Thanks again for your help with this, and for opening a bug on this for me.

Can I also ask, if there's a way to import M3U playlists into MediaMonkey5 yet?

[Peke]

Hi,
Can you please elaborate what you meant bu MM5 not importing M3U I tried Drag and Drop to now playing and they also show in imported playlists.

I have found one issue where M3Us are not shown in Folder Browser and added as https://www.ventismedia.com/mantis/view.php?id=15971

[pbryanw]

@Peke - Hi, I was looking for an import playlist item in the File menu, and I didn't know you could drag and drop playlists to import them.

I've now been able to import a playlist this way, which I exported from iTunes. The imported playlist, though, didn't show up in the Playlist Tree, and an imported playlist item wasn't created there.

However, I was able to select all songs in Now Playing, then copy them to a new playlist I'd just created.
(MM5 crashed when I first attempted this, with a database error).
https://1drv.ms/u/s!ArFVkgMSc1NUi5xD7NJndhfUmdwwXg

Would you consider an import playlist option in one of MM5's menus, or it could be added to the Playlist Tree's right-click menu? For me, it would feel more intuitive to have this option here.

Thanks, Paul.

[Peke]

Hi,
Re Crash: Devs Noted.

Re import playlist: Importing of Playlists was always handled in Add/Remove Files and they should be added to imported Playlists if you Selected to add playlist on Scan at Tools -> Options -> Library.

[pbryanw]

@Peke - Hi, thanks for the extra information re: importing playlists.

I've now added my desktop to the list of locations that MM scans for media. So, I can export any playlists I need to the desktop, and they'll get imported into MediaMonkey the next time I do a scan. And they now show up in my Playlists tree, under Imported playlists.

I just didn't know you could import playlists this way, and it's working perfectly for me now.

Thanks, Paul

[Peke]

Hi,
Was my pleasure, After they are imported you can simply just Drag and Drop Them to any other playlist as subplaylist or to Playlists root.

Happy Monkeying!

[pbryanw]

Many thanks!

I just have one more bug to report, which occurred when I imported an M3U playlist into MM5.0.0.2197. The playlist was exported from iTunes.

If the M3U playlist has a song whose file-path contains a letter with an accent or special character in it, MM5 won't import the song in question.

Here's a screenshot of some of the songs which weren't imported into MM5 (excuse the size of the image):
https://1drv.ms/u/s!ArFVkgMSc1NUi5xES0vK-PAtw6wxPw

Thanks again, Paul.

[Peke]

Re M3U: It is normal that it will not import as right format should be M3U8 which indicate UTF-8 encoded playlists and paths where M3U represent ASCII chartable.

You can't create playlists with Playcount criteria unless tracks ar ein LIbrary. Playcount/last played is MMW database internal field.

[pbryanw]

@Peke - Thanks again for your explanation for this. I've now learnt another thing from this thread

I went back to iTunes, and this time exported the playlist I required as an M3U8 file.

However, when I scanned this into MM5 (through add/rescan files to the Library), any songs with accents & special characters in their names weren't imported into MediaMonkey again.

I'm just wondering if this is a problem with the playlist I exported from iTunes, or with MM5? I can send you the M3U8 playlist I exported from iTunes, if this would help?

Thanks once again, Paul

[MiPi]

There is really some problem with such files in playlists in your scenario, tracked as https://www.ventismedia.com/mantis/view.php?id=15976

[pbryanw]

@MiPi & Peke - Thanks again to both of you, for all your help on this thread. I look forward to the next beta of MM5.

(Update: Have just updated to 2201, and exporting playlists from MM5, as well as importing them from iTunes, are working perfectly for me now - thanks!!)