Track Redirection & Synchronization 3.4 (2012-10-08) [MM3+]

[RobertSmith]

but 3 and 4 give me all tracks even those that have links to a Master. I can do without #5 but I thought it would be a good checking node.

Nyn

I'm not sure if I follow you Maybe you want to merge 3 & 4 to one MN like

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Tracks not linked to a Redirection or a Master|Filter:Songs.ID NOT IN (SELECT IDref FROM TrackRedirection) AND Songs.ID NOT IN (SELECT IDasx FROM TrackRedirection)|Statistic:Count(Tracks)|Icon:Top level

[nynaevelan]

No I do not want to merge them but maybe #3 could be changed to add a qualifer to look for mp3 tracks only and #4 changed to look for any non-mp3 tracks??

Nyn

[RobertSmith]

No I do not want to merge them but maybe #3 could be changed to add a qualifer to look for mp3 tracks only and #4 changed to look for any non-mp3 tracks??

Nyn

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non-mp3 tracks not linked to a Redirection|Filter:Songs.ID NOT IN (SELECT IDasx FROM TrackRedirection) AND <Format> <> 'mp3'|Statistic:Count(Tracks)|Icon:Top level

[nynaevelan]

No I do not want to merge them but maybe #3 could be changed to add a qualifer to look for mp3 tracks only and #4 changed to look for any non-mp3 tracks??

Nyn

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mp3 tracks not linked to a Master|Filter:Songs.ID NOT IN (SELECT IDref FROM TrackRedirection) AND <Format> = 'mp3'|Statistic:Count(Tracks)|Icon:Top level

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non-mp3 tracks not linked to a Redirection|Filter:Songs.ID NOT IN (SELECT IDasx FROM TrackRedirection) AND <Format> <> 'mp3'|Statistic:Count(Tracks)|Icon:Top level

Thank you they work perfectly. Now off to work on my redirections.

Nyn

[ZvezdanD]

There is a new very important release: v2.5.1 - 2009-07-26
- Fixed: very serious problem when database is not updating until restart if master track is modified during its reproduction (bug introduced in v2.1.1).

[RobertSmith]

There is a new very important release: v2.5.1 - 2009-07-26
- Fixed: very serious problem when database is not updating until restart if master track is modified during its reproduction (bug introduced in v2.1.1).

Works perfect. Thy!!

[nynaevelan]

Z:

Version 2.5.1 is not working for me in the Create Redirections for Duplicates/Folders section, I just get an empty box.

Nyn

[ZvezdanD]

Version 2.5.1 is not working for me in the Create Redirections for Duplicates/Folders section, I just get an empty box.

I haven't changed almost anything in that part of code since v2.2 when I added the Folder option in this dialog box. I suppose you are trying with the Duplicates option turned on, right? As I said in the first post, you need to have selected some master tracks which you want to link to some another tracks before you enter into this dialog box. For example, you could use Find Duplicate Titles and Select Maximal Bitrate or Select Duplicates Using Specified Crtiteria options and/or you could select master tracks manually.

Anyway, I am thinking to change such behavior for the Duplicates option because it is not very intuitive and it is not consistent with the Folder option which works without a need to select master tracks previously. So, I think that this dialog box should display all possible redirection pairs without a regard which tracks are selected in the main tracklist. Eventually, rows with tracks selected in the main tracklist could be initially checked on in the table of this dialog box. What do you think about this proposal?

[nynaevelan]

Version 2.5.1 is not working for me in the Create Redirections for Duplicates/Folders section, I just get an empty box.

I haven't changed almost anything in that part of code since v2.2 when I added the Folder option in this dialog box. I suppose you are trying with the Duplicates option turned on, right? As I said in the first post, you need to have selected some master tracks which you want to link to some another tracks before you enter into this dialog box. For example, you could use Find Duplicate Titles and Select Maximal Bitrate or Select Duplicates Using Specified Crtiteria options and/or you could select master tracks manually.[/quotes]

I do have the tracks selected and still the box is empty. I reverted back to the previous version and did the same thing and the tracks are selected in the option box.

Anyway, I am thinking to change such behavior for the Duplicates option because it is not very intuitive and it is not consistent with the Folder option which works without a need to select master tracks previously. So, I think that this dialog box should display all possible redirection pairs without a regard which tracks are selected in the main tracklist. Eventually, rows with tracks selected in the main tracklist could be initially checked on in the table of this dialog box. What do you think about this proposal?

This sounds like a good solution but how will this affect tracks that do not have a redirection, will they be selected also?

[ZvezdanD]

I do have the tracks selected and still the box is empty. I reverted back to the previous version and did the same thing and the tracks are selected in the option box.

Sorry, but there is no way that you are right. I repeat, absolutely nothing is changed from v2.5 to v2.5.1 in that part of code - only synchronizing function is modified. If you don't believe me, start WinMerge, open those two files and you would see where are differences. Some very small changes was in the Create Redirections for Duplicates code from v.2.2 till now, but nothing really significant.

This sounds like a good solution but how will this affect tracks that do not have a redirection, will they be selected also?

No, tracks which do not have a redirections would not be displayed at all, only possible redirection pairs (i.e. master tracks vs. new redirection tracks). Here is what I said about this before, only slightly modified:

There are several reasons why some redirection is not displayed/created:
- you don't have duplicate(s) with same Artist and Title;
- you have duplicates, but you didn't add them into the Library (e.g. if you are using My Computer node);
- you are using filter which excludes wanted tracks;
- there is no more new duplicates of selected track at all, because you have already created redirection link for it (you could check existing redirections with the Show and Remove Redirections dialog box).

There are also several limitations:
- redirected tracks cannot be master tracks;
- master tracks cannot be redirected tracks;
- some track could be redirected only once, i.e. you could not redirect one .aac file to two or more .mp3 files (although you could redirect several files to the same master track).

Maybe you could send me your database to take a look at it...

[nynaevelan]

Z:

I've finally had to to come back to this project and I figured out what the problem was, I was running a filter that only showed mp3 files and that is why my redirected tracks were not showing up.

[nynaevelan]

Z:

I am having trouble with the Syncronize Metadata of Redirected Tracks option. I have the syncronize metadata for masters only selected, and I changed the artist on the master track but the two linked files are not being updated with the new information.

[ZvezdanD]

I am having trouble with the Syncronize Metadata of Redirected Tracks option. I have the syncronize metadata for masters only selected, and I changed the artist on the master track but the two linked files are not being updated with the new information.

Did you select the master track in the main tracklist before you choose the Syncronize Metadata of Redirected Tracks option? Actually, you don't need to use that option if you have turned on the Synchronize metadata for masters only in the Options dialog box, i.e. in such case metadata of linked tracks should be updated automatically whenever you change some metadata of the master track. I know this is silly, but do you have turned on the Artist check box in the Options dialog box? How did you change the artist metadata of the master track? Using the Properties dialog box?

[nynaevelan]

Yes I have the Artist checkbox checked and I changed the artist by clicking on it in the main tracklist until the edit box came up and I adjusted the Artist's name and yes I clicked on the Master Track to bring up the dialog to Syncronize the Metadata but it didn't change the Artist.

[ZvezdanD]

I clicked on the Master Track to bring up the dialog to Syncronize the Metadata but it didn't change the Artist.

Why do you want to bring up the dialog to Synchronize the Metadata? Haven't your artist in linked tracks automatically changed after you changed the master track?