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Title: smart lists aren't working
Post by: cunger on January 30, 2008, 07:12:07 pm

I've created several simple smart lists--five stars, jazz, for example-- but nothing populates the lists. Any advice?

Title: Re: smart lists aren't working
Post by: marko on January 31, 2008, 01:24:24 am

open one of your smart lists for editing, click on the import/export button and then copy and paste what you see there into your next post.

-marko.

Title: Re: smart lists aren't working
Post by: cunger on January 31, 2008, 01:43:26 am

Here's One:

[Genre]=[Folk Rock],[Folk-Rock],[Oldies],[Rock],[Rock and Roll],[Rock//Pop],[Surf Rock] [Rating]=five

and another

[Genre]=[General Jazz;Jazz;Jazz Vocals] [Rating]=five [Filename]=[Five Star Jazz Smartlist] ~s=1000 ~sort=


Thanks

Title: Re: smart lists aren't working
Post by: marko on January 31, 2008, 02:36:59 am

[rating] can only be a number value between 0 and 5. Text, as in Five instead of 5 will always return an empty list. This same error occurrs in both smartlists.

The Jazz rule has a filename specification in there that is not right: [Filename]=[Five Star Jazz Smartlist]
This tells MC to only return files that have a complete filename that exactly matches Five Star Jazz Smartlist
[Filename] refers to the actual address of the files on your hard drive, including the file extension, C:\Music\Jazz\Jazz Album\Jazz track.mp3 for example, so you will need to remove that altogether. What were you expecting that [filename] rule to do for you?

-marko.

Title: Re: smart lists aren't working
Post by: cunger on January 31, 2008, 07:41:41 am

I made the changes you suggested, but the lists are still empty. I think the larger problem may have to do with installation. I am using version 12.0.422.

Title: Re: smart lists aren't working
Post by: rossp on January 31, 2008, 09:21:51 am

Party Mode?

View/Party Mode

Rgds...Ross

Title: Re: smart lists aren't working
Post by: cunger on January 31, 2008, 09:47:44 am

Thanks, but I've switched out of party mode. I've gone back and forth and it doesn't work either way.

Title: Re: smart lists aren't working
Post by: Matt on January 31, 2008, 11:40:10 am

Both of the smartlists you posted are invalid.  [Rating]=five and [Filename]=[Five Star Jazz Smartlist] will never have hits.

Try making a new smartlist using the wizard.