How to start MM5 with a playlist in shuffle mode? [#17174]

[bege]

With MM4 I used this script to start the program with a playlist in shuffle mode. The list started with a random piece and continued shuffling.

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'==========================================================================
'
' NAME: Mediamonkey Scheduled Playlist Start v1.1
'
' AUTHOR: Peke
' DATE  : 16.10.2005
'
' INSTALL: 1. Read info above line with 'Playlist ='
'          2. Just start Script in Scheduled time and MediaMonkey Will play
'             desired playlist.
'
' COMMENT: This is third party Windows Host Script that takes advantage of
'          MediaMonkey to play desired Playlist at desired time.
'
' NOTE: Mediamonkey needs to be started before script executes
'
'==========================================================================
Dim SDB, Songs
Set SDB = CreateObject("SongsDB.SDBApplication")
SDB.ShutdownAfterDisconnect = False

Sdb.player.playlistclear
Dim i
For i = 0 To (WSH.Arguments.Count-1)
  sdb.player.playlistaddtracks(SDB.PlaylistByTitle(WSH.Arguments.Item(i)).tracks)
Next
If SDB.Player.isPlaying or SDB.Player.isPaused then
  SDB.Player.Stop
End If
Randomize
SDB.Player.CurrentSongIndex = Int((SDB.Player.PlaylistCount+1) * Rnd)
SDB.player.Play

I started MM4 with this command:

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C:\Program Files (x86)\MediaMonkey\Scripts\Play Playlists Randomized.vbs PlaylistName

I copied this script to the scripts folder in MM5 and changed the command to

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C:\Program Files (x86)\MediaMonkey 5\Scripts\Play Playlists Randomized.vbs PlaylistName

but it still starts MM4 (I find

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SongsDB.SDBApplication

still linked to MM4 in the registry).

How can I accomplish this feature with MM5? (I am no developer, I simply used the script.)

[Lowlander]

Most MediaMonkey 4 Scripts/Addons are not compatible with MediaMonkey 4. Where MMW4 Scripts are often VBScript based, in MediaMonkey 5 JS is normally used.

For more see: https://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewt ... 27&t=86756

[drakinite]

Most of the COM API is still supported, but you'll need to instantiate it with SongsDB5.SDBApplication instead of SongsDB.SDBApplication.
https://www.mediamonkey.com/wiki/Contro ... plications

However, I just now attempted to run that script and it led to a crash, so it might not be quite recommended to use yet.

In the meantime, there is a dedicated shuffle button for playlists within the MM5 application. I'll investigate the crash.
EDIT: It's a known issue; tracked as https://www.ventismedia.com/mantis/view.php?id=17174

[drakinite]

Btw, I know you said you're not a developer; but if you *are* interested, you can take a look at how to create addons here: https://www.mediamonkey.com/wiki/Gettin ... d_(Addons)

It's simpler than you might expect.

[bege]

Most of the COM API is still supported, but you'll need to instantiate it with SongsDB5.SDBApplication instead of SongsDB.SDBApplication.
https://www.mediamonkey.com/wiki/Contro ... plications

However, I just now attempted to run that script and it led to a crash, so it might not be quite recommended to use yet.

In the meantime, there is a dedicated shuffle button for playlists within the MM5 application. I'll investigate the crash.
EDIT: It's a known issue; tracked as https://www.ventismedia.com/mantis/view.php?id=17174

After a long time I tried it again because the issue seems to be fixed.

Because the wiki https://www.mediamonkey.com/wiki/Contro ... plications says that

"The SDBApplication class is largely unchanged from MediaMonkey 4, but the biggest difference is that it is named SongsDB5.SDBApplication instead of SongsDB.SDBApplication"

I simply changed that part of the script and executed it again.

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C:\Program Files (x86)\MediaMonkey 5\Scripts\Play Playlists Randomized.vbs PlaylistName

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Dim SDB, Songs
Set SDB = CreateObject("SongsDB5.SDBApplication")
SDB.ShutdownAfterDisconnect = False

Sdb.player.playlistclear
Dim i
For i = 0 To (WSH.Arguments.Count-1)
  sdb.player.playlistaddtracks(SDB.PlaylistByTitle(WSH.Arguments.Item(i)).tracks)
Next
If SDB.Player.isPlaying or SDB.Player.isPaused then
  SDB.Player.Stop
End If
Randomize
SDB.Player.CurrentSongIndex = Int((SDB.Player.PlaylistCount+1) * Rnd)
SDB.player.Play

No crash and three MM5 processes are being started:

"C:\PROGRA~2\MediaMonkey 5\MediaMonkey.exe" -Embedding

"C:\PROGRA~2\MediaMonkey 5\MediaMonkeyEngine.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --field-trial-handle=3528,4776923566102479129,9490495931099042589,131072 --disable-features=IsolateOrigins,site-per-process --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --no-sandbox --locales-dir-path="C:\PROGRA~2\MediaMonkey 5\chromium\90\locales" --log-file="C:\PROGRA~2\MediaMonkey 5\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\PROGRA~2\MediaMonkey 5\debug.log" --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3536 /prefetch:8

"C:\PROGRA~2\MediaMonkey 5\MediaMonkeyEngine.exe" --type=renderer --no-sandbox --autoplay-policy=no-user-gesture-required --js-flags="\"--expose-gc\"" --log-file="C:\PROGRA~2\MediaMonkey 5\debug.log" --remote-debugging-port=9222 --field-trial-handle=3528,4776923566102479129,9490495931099042589,131072 --disable-features=IsolateOrigins,site-per-process --lang=en-US --locales-dir-path="C:\PROGRA~2\MediaMonkey 5\chromium\90\locales" --log-file="C:\PROGRA~2\MediaMonkey 5\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --uncaught-exception-stack-size=10 --device-scale-factor=1.25 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=4 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3732 /prefetch:1

but no UI comes to the foreground.

When I start MM5 normally the main process starts without the

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-Embedding

argument. Does that prevent the UI from starting? How can I fix that?

[Peke]

Hi,
WOW! My 16 years script for playlist is still working

I guess that this can be also improved and I created https://www.ventismedia.com/mantis/view.php?id=18453 so that MM5 existing internal feature (Right click on Playlist -> Play Shuffled) can be added/executed thru command line.

[bege]

Hi,
WOW! My 16 years script for playlist is still working

I guess that this can be also improved and I created https://www.ventismedia.com/mantis/view.php?id=18453 so that MM5 existing internal feature (Right click on Playlist -> Play Shuffled) can be added/executed thru command line.

Hi Peke,
nice to see you here again. Yes, I still used it with MM4.
Do I understand you correct that you cannot fix that script for MM5 but think of adding that (enhanced) feature as a command line option to MM5?
Best regards

[Peke]

Hi,
It should be possible to make it work with MM5, but in all case the best approach would be to Rewrite it and make new one for MM5.

Maybe @Drakinite can help with rewrite.

New command line is added to further enhance MM5 and its support for external execution of both Scripts and internal functions in future versions of MM, because it is obvious that after 16 years there is still need for such features.

[bege]

Hi,
It should be possible to make it work with MM5, but in all case the best approach would be to Rewrite it and make new one for MM5.

Maybe @Drakinite can help with rewrite.

New command line is added to further enhance MM5 and its support for external execution of both Scripts and internal functions in future versions of MM, because it is obvious that after 16 years there is still need for such features.