[quote=stc post_id=465761 time=1583348013]Does your plugin enable syncing - so when a file changes in the playlist in media monkey it is updated on the device the playlists have been exported to? [/quote]
No, this add-on does not sync media files. The enhanced version of the add-on allows automatic update of the playlist files when the related playlists in MM are changed (e.g. when media files are added/removed from a playlist), but even that version doesn't update media files.

The update of media files is happening in this add-on only when using the option "Export Child Nodes to Playlist Files & Copy Media Files" from the menu manually.

Hi,
Does your plugin enable syncing - so when a file changes in the playlist in media monkey it is updated on the device the playlists have been exported to?
Thanks for your great looking plugin

Thanks for the quick response, @vezdanD! I appreciate it. I'll look into that then.

Update: I just checked, and the v4.1.1 update of the basic plugin took care of my issue perfectly and now does everything I need it to. Even better than I expected. I'm still surprised you took care of the issue so quickly since I wasn't really expecting a solution. I just sent a small donation your way as a token of gratitude. Thanks again!

[quote=JohnMBrooks post_id=463159 time=1574371727 user_id=97320]So, is there any way to get the plugin to export the playlists you tell it to export, regarless of if they're empty or not?[/quote]
There is no way to get empty playlist files using the free version of the add-on. The enhanced version of the add-on has that ability when the option "Skip export/import of - Empty playlists" is turned off. It has also the option "Delete all playlist files in target folder(s) before each export" that could be used to remove all playlist files from the specified target folder and/or its sub-folders recursively (depending of the other settings in the Options dialog box).

You are right, all previous versions of the add-on left intact "the old populated but obsolete" playlist files on export. Thanks for your explanation why such behavior is wrong. There is a new 4.1.1 version of the add-on that has fixed removal of the old playlist files on export of the corresponding empty playlists.

Hey, guys! I've been trying to find a solution to my issue (I think it was alluded to here: [url]http://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=34512&p=392709&hilit=empty#p392709[/url], but not answered), but haven't found any fix. Hopefully someone can tell me at least whether it's possible within this plugin or not.

Apparently if a playlist is empty (regardless if 'Playlist' or 'Auto-Playlist'), it won't export anything at all. I can perfectly see how this is a feature for some, but on the other hand it is an issue for people like me. [b]The issue is if I actively export a playlist with no files inside, I'd expect to see an actual playlist file with no files inside - however the result is no playlist at all gets exported[/b].

As far as my use scenario, I have several playlists of tracks pending the assignment of a rating which I routinely export to my smartphone. If I go through the playlist and rate the tracks, and thus the playlist is empty, the plugin won't export it, leaving the old populated but obsolete playlist in place among my files. If I try to export the playlist, it gives the error: "The filelist is empty". In other words it won't update the "old" .m3u file on my phone. It would depend on me to know that that file is old and irrelevant, which kinda defeats the purpose of the convenience of playlists auto-exporting.

[b]So, is there any way to get the plugin to export the playlists you tell it to export, regarless of if they're empty or not?[/b] I'd hope so, but lets see.

[quote=djmt99 post_id=457641 time=1555289640 user_id=22547]Hopefully this makes better sense.
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Sorry, but I still don't understand what you are doing. You didn't answer to almost any of my questions. You talk about copying of "the files within each playlist", but you didn't answer what files you are copying. There are some other add-ons that could export M3U playlist files but, as far as I know, there are no such add-on which allows copying of the media files together with the playlist files, excluding this one.

So, here are the questions again, please answer to each one:
1. What do you mean by "I was able to export a playlist and have the files copied to the same folder structure as it's source"?
2. Which files have you copied, media files or playlist files?
3. Did you use the Export option from the menu that contains " & Copy Media Files" in its name?
4. What the same folder structure you are talking about when you already said that you want to export files to the single folder?

Here is a simple example of the structure of nodes from the Media Tree that I want to export to the single folder with the option "Export - Selected node" disabled:
-Playlists
--Available Tracks
--Imported Playlists
--Favorites

If I right-click on the Playlists node and chose the menu Export/Create Playlists / Export Child Nodes for Playlist Files, I will get the dialog box asking for destination folder. After specifying it, e.g. c:\Temp\, I will get the c:\Temp\Available Tracks.m3u, c:\Temp\Imported Playlists.m3u and c:\Temp\Favorites.m3u files, i.e. all playlist files will be inside the c:\Temp folder. I will not get c:\Temp\Available Tracks\Available Tracks.m3u or anything like that. If I had the option "Export - Selected node" enabled, I would get c:\Temp\Playlists - Available Tracks.m3u, c:\Temp\Playlists - Imported Playlists.m3u and c:\Temp\Playlists - Favorites.m3u files, but all the exported files would be inside the single folder as well.

I expect from you to give me a similar example:
a) list of a few nodes that you want to export,
b) command from the menu that you are using,
c) list of exported playlist files,
d) list of wanted playlist files.

Alright, let me explain what I'm doing, and how it has been done.

I host a musical game night every week. I have a series of games/themes. I have organized them into hundreds of playists. The parent playlist has all of the songs for the theme and can range anywhere from 30-200 songs . The child playlist has all of the answers, which are 30 songs that exist in the parent. When I dump these playists into my dj software, it's smart enough and won't duplicate the songs in the parent playlist (since the same songs in the child are in the parent, and they are stored in the *same* location), but it allows me to quickly glance at the correct answers.

What's happening with the file/folder structure system right now with your script, is that the songs *are* being duplicated because they are being copied to seperate folders (a folder for each playlist).

That other plug in that I referenced, would copy JUST the files within each playlist, and it would copy them to the same folder structure system as it did on the drive that they came from. And it would create a playlist pointing to said new, copied location. Example:

Drive A has my entire library. Drive B is what I'm using just for the music on the playists I'm exporting.

Drive A
-Folder Blue
--Song 1 (in playlist)
--Song 2 (in playlist)
--Song 3 (not in playlist)
Folder Red
--Song 4 (in playlist)
--Song 5 (in playlist)
--Song 6 (not in playlist)

Drive B
-Folder Blue
--Song 1 (in playlist)
--Song 2 (in playlist)
Folder Red
--Song 4 (in playlist)
--Song 5 (in playlist)


Drive B only has the songs that were exported thru the playlist, and follows the same folder structure are Drive A. A playlist gets copied to drive b for each playlist copied from the mm library on drive a.

Hopefully this makes better sense.

[quote=djmt99 post_id=457622 time=1555261668 user_id=22547]
Yes, right now I have it set to single-folder but it's still copying files to
/playlistA/
/playlistB/
/playlistC/

However, in the past I know that I was able to export a playlist and have the files copied to the same folder structure as it's source.[/quote]
[quote=djmt99 post_id=457623 time=1555262164 user_id=22547]I'd also like to work with you to get the single-folder option fixed!
[/quote]
"To single folder" option works fine, I just tried it and it exported all M3U playlist files to the single specified folder, having the filenames as the corresponding playlist nodes from the Playlists branch.

What do you mean by "I was able to export a playlist and have the files copied to the same folder structure as it's source"? Which files have you copied, media files or playlist files? Did you use the Export option from the menu that contains " & Copy Media Files" in its name? What the same folder structure you are talking about when you already said that you want to export files to the single folder? Could you give more specific examples of your structure of nodes that you want to export and the structure of folders and filenames of playlists that you want to get?

Digging back into some OLD bookmarks, I found that it might've been Modified Export Playlists, which is no longer supported. Bummer.

Could this be something you would consider adding to the premium add-on?

I'd also like to work with you to get the single-folder option fixed!

Yes, right now I have it set to single-folder but it's still copying files to
/playlistA/
/playlistB/
/playlistC/


However, in the past I know that I was able to export a playlist and have the files copied to the same folder structure as it's source. Perhaps your add-on isn't what I used, but I'm wondering which one is was? I don't think I've uninstalled any. Any ideas?

[quote=djmt99 post_id=457488 time=1554767753 user_id=22547]I've tried all 3 options: To parent, to child, to single. All the files end up in a separate folder named after the playlist.[/quote]
The first two options (to parent / child folders) create the same hierarchical structure of folders as the nodes in the Media Tree that are exported. The third option (To single folder) exports all nodes to playlist files into the same specified folder.

Did you read the Usage section of the add-on's Web page? If you did, do you report that the add-on is behaving differently than it is described in that section?

[quote=ZvezdanD post_id=457469 time=1554738655 user_id=4223]
What do you mean by "home location"? Do you have "To parent (or child) folders" turned on in the Options dialog box?
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I've tried all 3 options: To parent, to child, to single. All the files end up in a separate folder named after the playlist.

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[quote=ZvezdanD post_id=457469
What do you mean by "home location"? Do you have "To parent (or child) folders" turned on in the Options dialog box?
[/quote]

Yes. It still creates a new folder for every playlist.

[quote=djmt99 post_id=457464 time=1554729821 user_id=22547]
Where are the settings for exporting folders and files to the same hierarchy as they exist at their home location?[/quote]
What do you mean by "home location"? Do you have "To parent (or child) folders" turned on in the Options dialog box?