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Title: Possiblity for local artist info base?
Post by: KAP on March 16, 2005, 11:40:20 am
In the playing mode it is possibly to get artist info from a database on internet, it works OK, but a lot of artists is not there, and therefor I want a possiblity to get artist info from my local database to.

Is it possibly now by any settings, or is it possibly for someone to make a plug in for MC10 to do this?
Title: Re: Possiblity for local artist info base?
Post by: KingSparta on March 16, 2005, 12:02:58 pm
to do what?

>> artist info
Artist Bios?

My plug-in does that (for MC11 only)

It will get info from my server or a local file
Title: Re: Possiblity for local artist info base?
Post by: KAP on March 16, 2005, 12:14:53 pm
to do what?

>> artist info
Artist Bios?

My plug-in does that (for MC11 only)

It will get info from my server or a local file

Please tell me more about it.
Yes I think it's artist bios I mean.  This languageproblems!!!!!!
In MC10 there are an Icon downside "Playing mode" named Artist info, and there it is an link to a database named All Music.

I want to get the same type of data from my own database, with name and bios for local artists not listed in "All Music"
Title: Re: Possiblity for local artist info base?
Post by: JimH on March 16, 2005, 12:17:11 pm
When KingSparta says bios, he means bio's or biographies (life stories of people).

bios not equal BIOS (Basic Input Output System)
Title: Re: Possiblity for local artist info base?
Post by: KAP on March 16, 2005, 12:22:07 pm
When KingSparta says bios, he means bio's or biographies (a person's life story).

bios not equal BIOS (Basic Input Output System)

Yes, it's biography and life story I mean too.
I have an local database containing a lot of this biographies, but how can I get them in the MC10?
Title: Re: Possiblity for local artist info base?
Post by: KingSparta on March 16, 2005, 01:19:10 pm
what format is the Database in?

and if you will send it to me i will take a look at it.

my program is very basic it reads text files like

beatles.txt

this way anyone can create a Artist Bios and just put it in the bios folder, and it will post it to all files in this case for "Beatles".
Title: Re: Possiblity for local artist info base?
Post by: KAP on March 16, 2005, 02:58:15 pm
what format is the Database in?

and if you will send it to me i will take a look at it.

my program is very basic it reads text files like

beatles.txt

this way anyone can create a Artist Bios and just put it in the bios folder, and it will post it to all files in this case for "Beatles".


It seems just as what I look for.
My database is not arrangeed for use that way yet.
I only have arranged one-line text for using in the comment colomn, and this is not good enough. For many artists I have got the hole biography, and can only read one line as comments.

I can set up the base as text-files, it's OK, but there are thousands of artists.

How wil the biography come up in the MC?   Does is change picture to an textpage, or what?  like a websithe I think.
I think you have made what I look for, but I don't know this, so I have to ask a lot.
Title: Re: Possiblity for local artist info base?
Post by: KingSparta on March 16, 2005, 04:03:30 pm
Upgrade to MC 11 then use my plug-in located at www.spartasoft.com (http://www.spartasoft.com)

If you need more help post in the 3rd party forum.