Playlist Send to... example please

[chrisjj]

Can anyone point me to an example of a script that operates on a playlist and is launched by right-clicking on that playlist and clicking on a new "Send to ..." menu item?

Thanks.

[rovingcowboy]

let me see if i can understand what you want?

by chrisjj on Sat May 08, 2010 9:02 am

Can anyone point me to an example of a script that operates on a playlist and is launched by right-clicking on that playlist and clicking on a new "Send to ..." menu item?

you want a script to pick a song from a playlist automaiticly and then it to another playlist?

or

you want to have a script run in conjunction with the now playing playlist, and when you right click and click on send to. you want that script to auto execute its commands by having the click on send to be the trigger for its auto execute, on that selected song?

not that i can do it just that i want to know cause it might be a good deal for me to use also?

[chrisjj]

No, I want a script that operates on the right-clicked playlist.

[trixmoto]

Try my Randomise Playlist script.

[chrisjj]

Try my Randomise Playlist script.

Thanks TM, but that script's method of accessing a playlist (Set list = SDB.PlaylistByTitle(node.Caption) can operate on the wrong playlist if there is more than one with the same child name e.g. if there is fred/child and jim/child. Do you know a fix?

[trixmoto]

Well I've never done it, but my thought would be to traverse to the parent node, get it's caption, and then use that for confirmation. Without looking at the API I don't know exactly how I'd do the confirmation though.

[chrisjj]

Thanks. I would have thought the API would directly provide a playlist node's playlist object, but I can find no such property. Anyone here know if it exists?

[chrisjj]

(Asking again more prominently...)

[trixmoto]

No, it doesn't exist, that's why we use "SDB.PlaylistByTitle" and don't always get the right one.

[chrisjj]

No, it doesn't exist, that's why we use "SDB.PlaylistByTitle" and don't always get the right one.

OK, thanks, I'll file a wish.

[Lowlander]

This discussion is sufficient as a wish, just file it in Mantis in the Wishlist section and link between here and Mantis. I wonder though can you guarantee that no script, plugin, addon, user will be effected by the requested change?

[chrisjj]

> This discussion is sufficient as a wish, just file it in Mantis in the Wishlist section and link between here and Mantis.

OK.

> I wonder though can you guarantee that no script, plugin, addon, user will be effected by the requested change?

Good point! But the change should be just an additional method or perhaps class, so would not affect the existing API. But of course since there will be change to the code, there is teh same as always possibility of disturbing any existing unstable code.

I don't have sufficient understanding of the the API to suggest how the best solution. What would you propose? E.g. what is the best precedent in the API for referencing a node property that is an object other than a collection of tracks?

[Peke]

@Chris
Search Mantis I'm certain that I filed similar wish already.

[chrisjj]

@Chris
Search Mantis I'm certain that I filed similar wish already.

Thanks - I don't see it. E.g. Category: Framework: Scripts/Extensions Search playlist finds only closed/resolved.

PS Is there any way to get a link to a Mantis search?

[Peke]

Have you checked Resolved?

? Search link ?