Topic: New - Auto Import (Read 41838 times)

KingSparta · « **on:** February 15, 2005, 06:57:13 pm »

Unlike "Folder Sleuth" Auto Updeate Will Allow You To Have The Plug-in Search All Sub Folders (That Part Is Currently Working), And Then Import All [X] Checked Folders Into Media Center 11

As Like Folder Sleuth It Will Import Every So Many Mins, Hours Etc....

My Normal Way Of Saving To The Registry (The Other One Was A Test That Did not Work In All Cases).

Anything Else That Should Be Added?

CDvd · « **Reply #1 on:** February 18, 2005, 06:46:15 am »

It seems very nice, thank you very much!
I'll try it as soon as I'm back to home!

I just have these suggestion/question :

- Is it possible for a program, MC or a MC plugin to be notified when something new is written in a particuliar folder?

(the same way explorer get notified and new files magically appear without the need to refresh the view (F5))

I know near nothing about windows programing but I'm pretty sure there's a way to know when new files are added to a folder without having to scan every so sec/min/hour.

- A really nice (and usefull) addition would be to optionally perform an automatic "Rename Files from Properties" (with differents rules for differents file types) for the new imported files. (something we would probably want to do after each import)

and once again.. thanks

KingSparta · « **Reply #2 on:** February 18, 2005, 09:31:23 am »

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I know near nothing about windows programing but I'm pretty sure there's a way to know when new files are added to a folder without having to scan every so sec/min/hour.

maybe, i will look into it.

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- A really nice (and usefull) addition would be to optionally perform an automatic "Rename Files from Properties" (with differents rules for differents file types) for the new imported files. (something we would probably want to do after each import)

I don't think so, not sure i get your point, maybe an example may help me understand (a picture is a 1000 words)

bebop · « **Reply #3 on:** February 18, 2005, 09:54:40 am »

King, this is looking really good! Definately something I will use. Thanks. I'll keep checking your page for the finished product. B

KingSparta · « **Reply #4 on:** February 18, 2005, 10:30:50 am »

I have not found any probelms with it

KingSparta · « **Reply #5 on:** February 18, 2005, 10:58:22 am »

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I know near nothing about windows programing but I'm pretty sure there's a way to know when new files are added to a folder without having to scan every so sec/min/hour.

This will not work

1. it will only do one folder at a time
2. when you use "WaitForMultipleObjects" or "WaitForSingleObject"

this came from a developer site

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The down side of calling the API is that the program becomes completely frozen and will not respond to mouse events until the folder changes.

so this may not happen

I will continue to look for more info

I don't see any changes to the program, unless someone comes up with something.

KingSparta · « **Reply #6 on:** February 19, 2005, 06:00:29 am »

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I know near nothing about windows programing but I'm pretty sure there's a way to know when new files are added to a folder without having to scan every so sec/min/hour.

I think I found a way to do this but, what happens is spyware software will think it is "Spyware" because it checks on the system and what is going on.

KingSparta · « **Reply #7 on:** February 19, 2005, 08:43:33 am »

1.0.1 does not use a timer, it checks folder change events, when it finds a event it adds it to a "To Do List" and starts scanning the folders that you placed in your list, if a folder is enabled in your list and it matches the changed folder then it will do a import on that folder only.

www.spartasoft.com

since this program now is monitoring your computer you may get a warning with spyware software (i did with Microsofts AntiSpyware). the only thing it is doing is checking events, it does not spy on you and report this info to a higher god.

It Will come up as "MB ShellSpy (Key Logger)"

wglong · « **Reply #8 on:** February 19, 2005, 09:32:55 am »

I've installed this with the default options "C:\Program Files\Mark Farmer\Auto Import" and when I start MC11 it says "Interface Plug-in "Auto Import" could not be found or created.

Thoughts?

KingSparta · « **Reply #9 on:** February 19, 2005, 10:35:28 am »

i will play with it but it is prob looking for the ocx control

i will look at the install

KingSparta · « **Reply #10 on:** February 19, 2005, 12:26:25 pm »

the install should work now (I tested it this time

)

Version 1.0.2

GHammer · « **Reply #11 on:** February 19, 2005, 02:44:47 pm »

Stupid Great Firewall!

I'd be real interested in this one...

One day I'm sure I'll be able to visit your site again. In fact 3-4 days ago all was well.

wglong · « **Reply #12 on:** February 19, 2005, 06:00:30 pm »

Ok, I've got it installed now and I can see the interface

I've selected my main directory and all of the artist directories under that to watch. I also made sure that the "watch folder" option is selected. Note that all folders are not being watched; however, the ones I was testing were.

- Copied over the network a new album, nothing happen, nothing in the event list

- So, thought I would try and copy over another album on the same machine. Also, nothing happen

Any ideas?

KingSparta · « **Reply #13 on:** February 19, 2005, 06:07:35 pm »

nope, but you can take a text editor and "create a new file" and save it to a watched folder (that is checked)

copying a file to a watched drive will not import.

I guess that might be wanted, i was more thinking that a downloaded file would be what would be imported

wglong · « **Reply #14 on:** February 19, 2005, 06:30:38 pm »

I guess I'm a little confused. ? What's the difference downloading a file into a watched directory compared to coping one? They are both creating a file in that subdirectory.

Here's my configuration: I've got a media server in the basement that has all of my MEDIA

on it. I use my main computer for ripping and downloading. So, I copy over a shared network drive any new media I want on the media server. I was thinking that this plugin would see the new files and add them to MC.

KingSparta · « **Reply #15 on:** February 19, 2005, 06:48:30 pm »

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I guess I'm a little confused. What's the difference downloading a file into a watched directory compared to coping one? They are both creating a file in that subdirectory.

yes, but the OS already knows it exists so it is not a "new created file" and thats what i had it looking for.

ok try the new version 1.0.3

i just tested it and when you copy a existing file to a watched folder it should import it.

(Disclaimer: at least it worked here)

wglong · « **Reply #16 on:** February 19, 2005, 07:55:34 pm »

Man are you quick. Especially for something that I didn't even pay for.

Ok, part of it worked. I was able to copy from one directory to another (watched) on the same computer and it triggered an import. The event log showed repeated events? Probably because of the time lag of copying all the files

Start Import: 8:49:36 PM - 2/19/2005
Working On Folder: M:\MY MUSIC\ENYA\
End Import Import: 8:49:36 PM - 2/19/2005
Start Import: 8:49:36 PM - 2/19/2005
Working On Folder: M:\MY MUSIC\ENYA\
End Import Import: 8:49:36 PM - 2/19/2005
Start Import: 8:49:37 PM - 2/19/2005
Working On Folder: M:\MY MUSIC\ENYA\
End Import Import: 8:49:37 PM - 2/19/2005

It did not work copying over the network. Which is what I REALLY want to do

I want to copy from my main computer to a shared drive on the computer in the basement. The basement computer has MC and the plugin is watching those shared directories, but I guess it doesn't get the same Windows message that you are looking for when you do it locally.

EDIT:
Opps. Spoke a little too quick. MC11 does not have the new album listed in the library. ?

KingSparta · « **Reply #17 on:** February 19, 2005, 08:35:39 pm »

what is the extender of the file?

make sure what ever the type of file it is the extender is in a extender text box.

what should happen is the files should show up in the "recently imported" play list

I just copied a mp3 to my watch folder so that got imported.

wglong · « **Reply #18 on:** February 19, 2005, 10:27:13 pm »

There just mp3 files. I'll play around more with it tomorrow.
Thanks!

KingSparta · « **Reply #19 on:** February 20, 2005, 05:54:33 am »

I tweeked it a bit

once it gets done importing it will go back and check to see if there are more additions to the Todolist

I copied 11 files and all 11 was imported.

I also tested this on another computer with a new install

Listening to: 'Bali Run' from 'The Best Of Jazz' by 'Fourplay'

mark_h · « **Reply #20 on:** February 20, 2005, 01:31:06 pm »

Just started looking at this - VERY neat idea.

However, it lacks the functionality I require, and which I feel would make it truly useful.

My system is a media server (NAS) with multiple machines accessing the music on that system. The directory structure is

\\NAS\My Music\artist\album\*.[mp3|flac|etc]

What I'd like to do is tell Auto-Import to monitor '\\NAS\My Music' (i don't want to have to specify every directory below this), ie only the parent folder so that if any folder is added below this, ie in one of the artist directories or a completely new artist directory, that the music files in the new directory would be imported. Right now you have to specify every directory to monitor... which means if I add a completely new artist to my collection, auto-import will not spot them

Also, any way to have auto-import spot new files that were added while MC was inactive and import them too?

Rather than monitoring event logs, the simpler approach might be to take a map of the directory structure and simply look for changes and update/import as necessary? This would also get around the Spyware issue

Best,

Mark

KingSparta · « **Reply #21 on:** February 20, 2005, 02:20:12 pm »

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My system is a media server (NAS)

not sure about all this NAS Stuff

But there is a way to do one folder and all folders under it, and i can add that as an optional way.

mark_h · « **Reply #22 on:** February 20, 2005, 03:50:50 pm »

That would be truly awesome!

File monitoring is something that Windows Media Player does and which MC is sorely missing. Your plugin is a crucial piece of software IMO.

As for NAS, there's nothing magic going on - it's just a seperate machine which holds the files and all my other machines map a drive to it, ie they all use Z: which maps to the filestore on the NAS. So in Auto Import I might ask them to monitor Z:\My Music\ and that would be the music store on the NAS system.

Cheers,

Mark

KingSparta · « **Reply #23 on:** February 20, 2005, 05:25:32 pm »

I Am Working On It, But I Have A Real Job So, I Will Get To It Soon However

KingSparta · « **Reply #24 on:** February 20, 2005, 06:33:57 pm »

Ok I have no Life So 1.0.5

is up it has a two option boxes you can select to monitor one folder

there is now a check box that you can select to monitor or no monitor all sub folders

let me know

wglong · « **Reply #25 on:** February 20, 2005, 10:27:23 pm »

Installed the new version 1.0.5

I've configured it to watch my main directory M:\My Music and all subdirectories. Now I'm getting events even when I don't add anything to that directory; however, I did notice that MC is writing/updating several files in that directory (*.jmd, etc). So there are files being updated from MC that must be triggering the plugin.

I tried to copy over the network to the shared drive and no events happen. Then I tried it on the same machine, and it sorta worked. I got events showing it found new media and the name of the files; however, when I went to look at the recently imported files nothing was there. The new album also did not show up in the media list.

So,
1) MC is writing some files for itself in the same root directory as my music files live and is triggering events. Then are not being imported because I'm not looking for those types of extensions.
2) Copying via a network drive from another computer is not working
3) Copying on the same computer is triggering events, but the music is not showing up in MC (at least for me ?)

Again, I'll play around some more with it. Thanks for you hard work. This plugin is a must!

mark_h · « **Reply #26 on:** February 21, 2005, 02:50:17 am »

Wow, you're fast!

Just tried 1.0.5 - set it to watch my top folder and it did indeed see that I placed new files in them, but for some reason it didn't import the files? I copied some of the log below - perhaps it helps?

Cheers, Mark

Start Import: 08:46:45 - 21/02/2005
Working On Folder: Z:\My Test CDs\
End Import Import: 08:46:45 - 21/02/2005
EventId: 2
DisplayName: Eminem - The Eminem Show - 02 - White America.mp3
DisplayName2:
Path: Z:\My Test CDs\Eminem\The Eminem Show\Eminem - The Eminem Show - 02 - White America.mp3
PIDL: 70582316
Path2:
PIDL2: 0
Watching: 10000
EventId: 2
DisplayName: Eminem - The Eminem Show - 03 - Business.mp3
DisplayName2:
Path: Z:\My Test CDs\Eminem\The Eminem Show\Eminem - The Eminem Show - 03 - Business.mp3
PIDL: 70582316
Path2:
PIDL2: 0
Watching: 10000
EventId: 2
DisplayName: Eminem - The Eminem Show - 04 - Cleanin' Out My Closet.mp3
DisplayName2:
Path: Z:\My Test CDs\Eminem\The Eminem Show\Eminem - The Eminem Show - 04 - Cleanin' Out My Closet.mp3
PIDL: 70582316
Path2:
PIDL2: 0
Watching: 10000

KingSparta · « **Reply #27 on:** February 21, 2005, 05:23:18 am »

did you hear a sound as it was being imported?

i will put more messages in there so i can tell where it is getting

seems to work here fine however

KingSparta · « **Reply #28 on:** February 21, 2005, 05:46:34 am »

I put 1.0.6 up it basicly has more text messages to the event window

maybe it will help tell what is going on.

KingSparta · « **Reply #29 on:** February 21, 2005, 05:57:02 am »

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So there are files being updated from MC that must be triggering the plugin.

the only thing the plug-in does is call this line, what ever mj does after that i have no clue.

g_MJ.ImportFile (FilePathAndFileName)

mark_h · « **Reply #30 on:** February 21, 2005, 08:18:36 am »

sent full log directly to your email.

Hope it helps!

Mark

KingSparta · « **Reply #31 on:** February 21, 2005, 02:18:25 pm »

Yes it did!...

I also thought about how I was going about it, and also learned a few things so the day was not wasted.

at any rate 1.0.9 should be working.

fingers crossed.

KingSparta · « **Reply #32 on:** February 21, 2005, 05:20:35 pm »

It's offical, Yeah!!!!!

From Mark_h

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Just installed 1.0.9 and that seems to work, even on the network drive!
Great work!

I'll have a play some more in the morning (i'm in the UK and it's now
evening) and let you know if there are any issues.

Many thanks for the rapid work on this!

Mark

ok, thanks for the Help mark!

wglong · « **Reply #33 on:** February 21, 2005, 10:11:36 pm »

I'm getting much closer

Quote from: wglong on February 20, 2005, 10:27:23 pm

1) MC is writing some files for itself in the same root directory as my music files live and is triggering events. Then are not being imported because I'm not looking for those types of extensions.

The MC files are no longer triggering events. This is good! Let me ask here, were others not seeing this with prior releases? There are several files in my main music directory that MC is writing.

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2) Copying via a network drive from another computer is not working

This is still not working for me. The monitored drive is not a network drive on the MC PC. It's just another drive; however, it is shared on the network. So, from my main PC I copy over a directory w/ MP3s and it's still not triggering an import.

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3) Copying on the same computer is triggering events, but the music is not showing up in MC (at least for me ?)

This is now working! On the same computer, when I copy files into a watched directory they trigger an event and properly import into MC. It even got the cover!!!

So, #2 is still an issue in my setup.

KingSparta · « **Reply #34 on:** February 22, 2005, 05:44:26 am »

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This is still not working for me. The monitored drive is not a network drive on the MC PC. It's just another drive; however, it is shared on the network. So, from my main PC I copy over a directory w/ MP3s and it's still not triggering an import.

If changes are made by computer 1, only computer 1 will see the changes since computer 1 made the changes.

now i have no idea and do not think it will allow another computer if mc was loaded with auto import will see the changes. Since it does not sence changes on the drives it sences what that computer is doing.

that said, i could add another option to scan the drives for users that have a computer hooked to a network that share drives, but this would need to work on a timer (basicly how i had the program working first).

Edit: But A Manual Import Can Be Done Directly In Media Center

CDvd · « **Reply #35 on:** February 22, 2005, 08:25:24 am »

Wow.. seems to be a really nice ...

Quote from: KingSparta on February 18, 2005, 09:31:23 am

I don't think so, not sure i get your point, maybe an example may help me understand (a picture is a 1000 words)

My shuttle's power suply died last week!

sorry for the delay ..

Let's see if that's worth 1000 words :

Let's say you drop new shoots (from you camera) to a watched folder... It will be automaticaly imported... But we still have to manually do the "Rename Files From Properties" when it could (should?) be done automatically.
I don't know if it's an easy feature to add, but it would be so cool... !

wglong · « **Reply #36 on:** February 22, 2005, 09:52:13 am »

What are you using to watch the directories? A FileSystemWatcher class in VB?

KingSparta · « **Reply #37 on:** February 22, 2005, 11:43:30 am »

Quote from: wglong on February 22, 2005, 09:52:13 am

What are you using to watch the directories? A FileSystemWatcher class in VB?

I was going to, but beings that this is a plug-in and not a app, and also there were some drawbacks with it from what i was reading (like the app taking all the time slices), with this being a plug-in this would also make MC not be responsive. so i went the easy route and found a ActiveX control (free) that watches the system.

It is for download on My Visual Basic ActiveX Page At www.spartasoft.com
with some other free ActiveX Controls. I plan to expand this with some code and sample apps in the future.

KingSparta · « **Reply #38 on:** February 22, 2005, 11:59:32 am »

Quote from: CDvd on February 22, 2005, 08:25:24 am

Wow.. seems to be a really nice ...

My shuttle's power suply died last week! sorry for the delay ..

Let's see if that's worth 1000 words :

Let's say you drop new shoots (from you camera) to a watched folder... It will be automaticaly imported... But we still have to manually do the "Rename Files From Properties" when it could (should?) be done automatically.
I don't know if it's an easy feature to add, but it would be so cool... !

Nice art

so what your saying is if the file extentions exist, and there were imported into MC grab the field info and rename it, if the fields exist.

There is a problem with that, since i can not get that info until MC imports it.

I am not saying no but I will need to look into it.

That sounds easy, but I am not so sure about that and the way the SDK works

JSmithson · « **Reply #39 on:** February 24, 2005, 03:55:55 pm »

Where can I find this PlugIn?? I didn't find it at SpartaSoft or at the PlugIn page.....

KingSparta · « **Reply #40 on:** February 24, 2005, 04:52:56 pm »

It is so

Look Again

I could Give You A Direct Link But That Would Be Cheating

msnell · « **Reply #41 on:** March 09, 2005, 08:58:43 am »

I just installed Auto Import v1.0.10 for MC11. I am getting the same error message which wglong saw earlier in this thread.

"Interface Plug-in "Auto Import" could not be found or created.

The previous fix came in version 1.0.2, so I'm wondering if this problem got reintroduced in the latest version. The strange thing is that it works on one of my PCs, but not the other.

Any thoughts on a fix I can implement or any word on a new version which might fix this?

btw...Kudos to KingSparta...I have to say that your plug-ins are the best thing to ever happen to MJ & MC.

KingSparta · « **Reply #42 on:** March 09, 2005, 10:22:00 am »

Quote from: msnell on March 09, 2005, 08:58:43 am

I just installed Auto Import v1.0.10 for MC11. I am getting the same error message which wglong saw earlier in this thread.

"Interface Plug-in "Auto Import" could not be found or created.

The previous fix came in version 1.0.2, so I'm wondering if this problem got reintroduced in the latest version. The strange thing is that it works on one of my PCs, but not the other.

Any thoughts on a fix I can implement or any word on a new version which might fix this?

btw...Kudos to KingSparta...I have to say that your plug-ins are the best thing to ever happen to MJ & MC.

Running Any Anti Spy Software?

If So:

Turn Them All Off

Then Re-Install

Monkeyboy · « **Reply #43 on:** March 12, 2005, 08:47:52 am »

Quote from: msnell on March 09, 2005, 08:58:43 am

"Interface Plug-in "Auto Import" could not be found or created.

I get the same thing here. Only running Girder and Powerstrip.
Rich

KingSparta · « **Reply #44 on:** March 12, 2005, 09:50:25 am »

it is kind of hard to fix problems when users like "msnell" are non responsive

if you wish to help install the plug-in and look for

C:\windows\system32\winmm.dll
C:\Windows\system32\mbshspy.ocx

let me know what you find

Monkeyboy · « **Reply #45 on:** March 13, 2005, 12:14:22 pm »

they both exist. I have tried registerying mbshspy.ocx but this does not fix it.
Hope this help.
If you need me to try anything else let me know.
Rich

KingSparta · « **Reply #46 on:** March 13, 2005, 12:18:39 pm »

what OS are you using?

version of MC?

exact error message?

Monkeyboy · « **Reply #47 on:** March 13, 2005, 12:25:04 pm »

Code: [Select]

Media Center Registered 11.0.201 -- C:\Program Files\J River\Media Center 11\

Microsoft Windows XP 5.1 Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
AMD Athlon 1272 MHz MMX / Memory: Total - 523 MB, Free - 303 MB

Internet Explorer: 6.0.2900.2180 / ComCtl32.dll: 5.82 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) / Shlwapi.dll: 6.00.2900.2573 (xpsp_sp2_gdr.041130-1729) / Shell32.dll: 6.00.2900.2578 (xpsp_sp2_gdr.041130-1729) / wnaspi32.dll: N/A 
Ripping /   Drive E:   Mode:ModeSecure  Type:Auto  Speed:Max
  Drive F:   Mode:Normal  Type:Auto  Speed:Max
  Digital playback: Yes /  Use YADB: Yes /  Get cover art: No /  Calc replay gain: Yes /  Copy volume: 32767
  Eject after ripping: Yes /  Play sound after ripping: No  

Burning /  No burners found.
  Test mode: No /  Eject after writing: Yes /  Direct decoding: Yes /  Write CD-Text: Yes
  Use playback settings: No /  Normalization: None

Error message says: "Interface Plug-in 'Auto Import' could not be found or created."

Rich

Monkeyboy · « **Reply #48 on:** March 13, 2005, 12:29:16 pm »

just tried the latest version and I still get the error

KingSparta · « **Reply #49 on:** March 13, 2005, 01:57:00 pm »

i sent you a message (private mail)

take that info and save it to

Registry.reg

then dbl click on it

then run mc11

and see if it works

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