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More => Old Versions => Media Center 12 (Development Ended) => Topic started by: RobOK on August 24, 2006, 05:09:49 pm
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Would like to test
Podcast perbcast area more, as it is one that I am interested in.
BUT, I can't get pcast:// to be associated with MC, it keeps wanting to open iTune$. Can anyone help with this? The file association is set in MC, but this is not a file association per se, it is a .... Internet protocol helper program? Help me out with this one.
Are there any changes from 11.1 --> 12 that you would like us to look at in the testing?
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MC11.1 and MC12 both have a "podcast" file type. Make sure you've got it checked in your file associations. Then MC should grab any pcast:// links. You might have to turn off the association in iTunes.
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yes, i have that checked in MC. iTunes does not have a place to disassociate that i could find.
What tells http: to go to firefox or IE ? what tells ftp: to open an FTP program? hmmm.
Maybe i need to uninstall iTunes :) ;)
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Try looking in Windows Explorer/Tools/Folder Options/File types.
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You are reading my mind, I was just in there and I think I need to add a file extension of (NONE) and then select "iTunes Podcast" from the drop down, but that does not quite seem right.
Do you have a (NONE) association related to MC Podcasts?
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Jim, i have to go to bed, but this might be useful to your develpers:
http://gonze.com/weblog/story/it1c
about 1-click perbcast subscription standards (and how Apple mucked it up with iTunes)
I would like to get this working, will keep trying and let you know.
Maybe its a registry entry?
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I stopped 'perbcasting' when the web page went bye-byes, assuming it had been shelved for now.
Is the perbcast server working in the current builds?
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Not sure about the server.
I think they used the term perbcast to mean both the origination of streams (what you are referring to) and subscribing and listing to podcasts/perbcasts. I am just looking at the receiving side.
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Jim, the more i get into this, the more confusing it gets.
* apparently Mac vs. Windows works differently -- Mac handles pcast:// better and windows handles .pcast as a file extension better.
* I use Firefox and setting MIME types in Firefox used to exist but then was taken out
* there is gaining consensus on how to handle one click podcast subscription, consensus from everyone but iTunes.
I don't know if I am the only one having this problem with iTunes over riding MC, but its sure hard to change.
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found the registry entry.... I THINK!
(http://www.gadgetboygenius.com/images/pcast.jpg)
under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT , each URI scheme has its own listing.
What would be the JR command to execute to import a Perbcast/podcast?
EDIT: I'm using the one from the MC12 Subscribe command, seems to work:
"C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\MC12.exe" /Subscribe "%L"
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You're out on the edge, but try deleting the pcast key. Back up your registry first.
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This seems to work, putting the MC key in there. Not deleting it.