A script to modify the Web-feature in MediaMonkey; Need help

[MonkeyBone]

Hello!


I really want to make use of the web-function..




I want it to support last.fm, and wikipedia.org and others, but these two as number 1 priority!

I would also like the ability to remove the amazon.com, and AllMusic and the others, and replace/add the two sites (+) I've listed above..

And I want it to support Firefox (with installed plugin's)

So my goal is; I want the function to work just like webseach-panel functions.. So, when I go to the last.fm page in the web-tree, I want to come to the page on last.fm which displays information about the artist that's being played atm.. Just like the websearch-panel -scripts!


Hope you understand what I mean.. and, pardon my English!


So, if any of you want to make this thing, I would be very happy! And I would happily donate when it's complete!

But, I would also appreciate if you could help me on my way to make it myself; show me the directions.. (Because I REALLY want this thing to come true!!)

I have never coded scripts before (actually, I've never coded that much in general, but I've have some tiny-tiny-tiny knowledge of some C++ and Turbo Assembly).

So, if you could link some pages to where I can get some knowledge of script-making for MM, that would be great! More precisely how to edit the web-function..


Thank you very much!

[trixmoto]

Well this is probably possible, but not using Firefox, only IE.

Firstly you need to add the node...

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Sub OnStartup
  Dim Tree : Set Tree = SDB.MainTree
  Dim Node : Set Node = Tree.CreateNode
  Node.Caption = "Last.Fm"
  Node.IconIndex = 55
  Script.RegisterEvent Node, "OnNodeFocused", "NodeFocus"
  Tree.AddNode Tree.Node_Web, Node, 1
  Node.HasChildren = False
End Sub

Then you need to define what to do when the node is clicked on...

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Function NodeFocus(Node)
  Call SDB.WebControl.Navigate("http://www.last.fm")
  NodeFocus = 2
End Function

That should be enough to get you started!

[trixmoto]

Sorry, I assumed you wanted it to open the webpage within MM - did you mean you wanted it to open the page on your browser externally?

[Guest]

MonkeyBone here;

I've not tried it yet, but yes, I wanted it to open within the MM, and not in an external browser..

Thank you! I will look into it a little later!


Thanks!!

[MonkeyBone]

hmm.. How do I add a / the node?

[trixmoto]

Sorry, all the code I gave you needs to go into a .vbs file in the "Scripts\Auto\" folder, then when you startup MM the node should be there.

[MonkeyBone]

Thank you!


This is REALLY!! starting to look like something!!

It's (almost) just what I'm looking for!

All i need now is to make it go to the %Arist% being played when I press the link, instead of the constant link; http://www.last.fm

I've tried http://www.last.fm/music/%Artist%, but I couldn't get that to work.. I've also tried some other twists, but no luck there either..


Could you help me with this as well?


Thank you SO!! much!!

[RedX]

Thank you!


This is REALLY!! starting to look like something!!

All i need now is to make it go to the %Arist% being played when I press the link, instead of the constant link; http://www.last.fm

I've tried http://www.last.fm/music/%Artist%, but I couldn't get that to work..

Try

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Function NodeFocus(Node)
  ' This should work as long as the artist name does not have % or + in it's name.
Call SDB.WebControl.Navigate("http://www.last.fm/music/" + replace(SDB.player.currentsong.artist.name," ","+") )
  NodeFocus = 2
End Function

This should work as long as the artist name does not have % or + in it's name.
For correct encoding use the fixurl function that is used in some scripts and has been coded by trix.

Regards,
Red

[MonkeyBone]

Ooh..

This is just TOO good!!


Thank you VERY MUCH, guys!!

[MonkeyBone]

Just one more thing..

Sorry for the trouble, guys.. but I've started to get real excited here now..


I've made another node with the functions of Wikipedia.. just changed something from the last.fm -node..

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Function NodeFocus(Node)
  ' This should work as long as the artist name does not have % or + in it's name.
Call SDB.WebControl.Navigate("http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/" + replace(SDB.player.currentsong.artist.name," ","+") )
  NodeFocus = 2
End Function

Anyway.. It works fine when the Artist is just ONE word, but when the artist name is separated by one or more spaces, the wikipedia reacts to the + -sign.. Artists like "Black Sabbath", "Tom Jones", "Guano Apes", etc..


Could you help me with this as well?


Really sorry for my lack of knowledge and for my eagerness, but this is just so great I can't help myself..



Thanks!!

[m_bojangles]

I don't have access to test this right now, but what if you tried this:

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Function NodeFocus(Node)
  ' This should work as long as the artist name does not have % or + in it's name.
Call SDB.WebControl.Navigate("http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/" + SDB.player.currentsong.artist.name )
  NodeFocus = 2
End Function

[MonkeyBone]

Oh, man..


You guys are my heroes!!


Thanks!! It worked!!

[trixmoto]

I'm glad we could help.

[The Crow]

Just getting fun to create such nodes as well...

I noticed that if such a node is clicked the search setting automatically changes to "current selection", in contrast to all other nodes. Would it be possible to keep (automatically) "entire library" or can I modify the search generally so that it always looks up in the entire library?

[trixmoto]

I don't think this is currently available via scripting, but then the scripting changes for MM3 are mostly undocumented at the moment so it might be possible now or in the future.