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Title: Max size for playlists wrong?
Post by: ahbrown41 on June 12, 2005, 09:24:49 pm

Hello,
Not sure if I am missing something, but if I set the maximum size of a playlist to 40000 mb like the following:

     ~sort=[Random] ~s=40000 [Media Type]=[Audio] ~nodup=[Artist],[Track]

It only puts 6.8 GB worth of music in the playlist.  The total collection is 43GB.

  Is there something I am doing wrong or is this an issue?

Thanks!!

Title: Re: Max size for playlists wrong?
Post by: modelmaker on June 12, 2005, 09:39:02 pm

If you just want to random play your whole music library, then you don't need to include the size in your expression. (You don't actually even need Artist /Track). Just Random & Audio will do it.

Title: Re: Max size for playlists wrong?
Post by: ahbrown41 on June 12, 2005, 09:41:39 pm

I have the size because it is used for syncing with my Rio Karma.  So I need to keep it below a certain size.
As far as Artist/Track, the auto sync complains if there are duplicate tracks.  I have some dups between albums.

Title: Re: Max size for playlists wrong?
Post by: modelmaker on June 12, 2005, 11:02:41 pm

You didn't mention a portable in your first post. I don't have a portable so you'll have to wait for someone else to chime in. You might want to put your quiery in the MC portables forim.

Title: Re: Max size for playlists wrong?
Post by: GHammer on June 13, 2005, 01:35:56 am

Quote from: ahbrown41 on June 12, 2005, 09:24:49 pm

Hello,
Not sure if I am missing something, but if I set the maximum size of a playlist to 40000 mb like the following:

     ~sort=[Random] ~s=40000 [Media Type]=[Audio] ~nodup=[Artist],[Track]

It only puts 6.8 GB worth of music in the playlist.  The total collection is 43GB.

  Is there something I am doing wrong or is this an issue?

Thanks!!

What do you get if you do not limit by artist and track?

I tried

Code: [Select]

[media type]=[audio] ~s=30000 ~nodup=[Artist],[Name] ~sort=[Random]
That produces 25.6 Gb here because I have both full albums and their individual selections which would be filtered by the nodup entry.

Title: Re: Max size for playlists wrong?
Post by: marko on June 13, 2005, 04:01:49 am

not knowing your library setup, I can't say for sure, but, if you have any large video files, lots image files etc. in your library, as well as your audio, then they could be the fly in the ointment using the string you posted. If you do have other files in your library, see if this works any better for you...

[Media Type]=[Audio] ~nodup=[Artist],[Track] ~s=40000 ~sort=[Random]

NOTE:
if [track] is not a field you created yourself, the above string will still decimate your search result. [Track] is not a default MC field, if you didn't create the field yourself, I've hunch that what you're after is:

[Media Type]=[Audio] ~nodup=[Artist],[name] ~s=40000 ~sort=[Random]

-marko.

Title: Re: Max size for playlists wrong?
Post by: ahbrown41 on June 13, 2005, 08:03:07 am

Looks like the Artist/Name no duplicates is the issue.  I'm thinking that it must be Artis or name not Artist and name is that right?  Not that I looked at it, there is only one song per artist.  Not exactly my master plan  :).

Is there a way to eliminate duplicates in the list by Artist AND Name?

Title: Re: Max size for playlists wrong?
Post by: ahbrown41 on June 13, 2005, 08:05:50 am

Marko, thanks!  It was the name of the field.  I'm not sure where I came up with that name.  I thought that was it.  Perhaps MC should throw up an error in that instance.

All is well now.  I am becoming familier with the amzing power of the "smartlist".

Thanks!

Title: Re: Max size for playlists wrong?
Post by: hit_ny on June 13, 2005, 09:55:13 am

Quote from: ahbrown41 on June 13, 2005, 08:05:50 am

I am becoming familier with the amzing power of the "smartlist".

Thanks!

Heh...just wait till you get to expressions :)