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[mattkhan]

I can see there are an MCWS commands to dump a playlist, the only output options appear to be MPL (which contains a whole load of info) and a list of file keys. MC itself lets you export a playlist into other formats like m3u. Is there a way to programmatically access this functionality? e.g. to issue an MCWS command that yields a playlist as m3u.

Obviously I can parse the MPL programmatically to make an m3u but just wondering if there is a way to avoid this.

[Matt]

I think I could probably add this once I'm back.  Bump this to remind me if it isn't done in a couple weeks.

[mattkhan]

I will do that, thanks.

In the meantime, a workaround for linux/cygwin users

Code: [Select]

    PLAYLIST_ID=$(curl -s http://${JRMC_HOST}:${JRMC_PORT}/MCWS/v1/Playlists/List?Token=${MCWS_AUTH_TOKEN} | xmlstarlet sel -t -m "/Response/Item/Field[@Name=\"Path\"][text()=\"${PLAYLIST_PATH}\"]/../Field[@Name=\"ID\"]" -v 'text()'\
    curl -s "http://${JRMC_HOST}:${JRMC_PORT}/MCWS/v1/Playlist/Files?Playlist=${PLAYLIST_ID}&Fields=Filename&Token=${MCWS_AUTH_TOKEN}" | xmlstarlet sel -t -m '/MPL/Item/Field[@Name="Filename"]' -v "text()" -n - > /tmp/${1}.m3u
}


[Skeezix]

MC stores playlists in M3U format at Users\ID\AppData\roaming\J River\Media Center 21\Library\Playlists. Wouldn't that suffice?

[Matt]

Coming next build:
NEW: The action for a files command in MCWS accepts "m3u" to create an m3u format playlist.

[mattkhan]

thanks