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Networks and Remotes => Media Network => Topic started by: skarsol on May 19, 2010, 11:22:34 am

Title: Remote File Editing
Post by: skarsol on May 19, 2010, 11:22:34 am
Is there a way to force changes to update the Server without having to quit entirely out of the Client?

Telling the Client to Delete and Remove From Disk a file results in (after quitting) the Server deleting the file from the library without removal from disk. Is this intended? (It surprised me).
Title: Re: Remote File Editing
Post by: cncb on May 19, 2010, 11:35:19 am
I'm interested in the answer to this too.  The other problem is that tags are not written to the files themselves when changed via the Client (even after doing a sync).  This is particularly noticeable when editing keywords of images.
Title: Re: Remote File Editing
Post by: Matt on May 19, 2010, 11:54:09 am
Is there a way to force changes to update the Server without having to quit entirely out of the Client?

File > Library > Library Sync...
Title: Re: Remote File Editing
Post by: zxsix on May 19, 2010, 12:36:49 pm
I'm interested in the answer to this too.  The other problem is that tags are not written to the files themselves when changed via the Client (even after doing a sync).  This is particularly noticeable when editing keywords of images.

Yes, it's definitely not writing to the files.  Now the file tags and the library are out of sync.
If I were to do an "update library from tags" later on, I'll actually lose data (mostly ratings in my case).
Title: Re: Remote File Editing
Post by: Matt on May 19, 2010, 12:45:14 pm
Yes, it's definitely not writing to the files.  Now the file tags and the library are out of sync.
If I were to do an "update library from tags" later on, I'll actually lose data (mostly ratings in my case).


Coming in build 47 and later:
Changed: When syncing changes from a client back to a Library Server, the server will update the tags for any changed files.
Title: Re: Remote File Editing
Post by: skarsol on May 19, 2010, 12:56:45 pm
Okay, so to fix the disconnect that's resulted from the current behavior, an Update Tags (from Library) should do it?
Title: Re: Remote File Editing
Post by: zxsix on May 19, 2010, 01:12:30 pm
Okay, so to fix the disconnect that's resulted from the current behavior, an Update Tags (from Library) should do it?

I would say so.  I'm rating a bunch from work right now.
I'll pull up my "recently played" playlist at home tonight and do an update tags from library on those and then check the file tags.  No reason that won't work.

Matt, thanks for the quick fix on this.  I've been using LS 6-8 hours a day lately.
Title: Re: Remote File Editing
Post by: cncb on May 19, 2010, 01:20:52 pm
Coming in build 47 and later:
Changed: When syncing changes from a client back to a Library Server, the server will update the tags for any changed files.

Thanks.  I hope something can be worked out for file deletion as well.

It would also be nice to have an option to do file manipulation (write, delete) directly from the Client if the file location can be resolved from the Client (mapped drive, network directory, etc.).
Title: Re: Remote File Editing
Post by: Matt on May 19, 2010, 01:23:14 pm
Thanks.  I hope something can be worked out for file deletion as well.

Deletion is on our list.

First, we want to add more sophisticated access control rights.  This is important before allowing a client to permanently delete files from disk.
Title: Re: Remote File Editing
Post by: JimH on May 19, 2010, 01:27:24 pm
Okay, so to fix the disconnect that's resulted from the current behavior, an Update Tags (from Library) should do it?
Try a few before you do very many.
Title: Re: Remote File Editing
Post by: skarsol on May 19, 2010, 01:32:14 pm
Heh, bit late on that. Seems to be going okay though. It doesn't appear to check if the tags have changed though (ie: it's going through all 21k tracks even though I know the vast majority haven't changed). Unfortunatly, I don't remember which ones were modified, so can't just select those. A moot point after the next release I guess. :)
Title: Re: Remote File Editing
Post by: zxsix on May 19, 2010, 03:28:51 pm
Yeah, it's gonna overwrite the tags in the files, whichever ones you selected.  That's what that utility does.
I'm gonna select my last 3000 listened.  That should cover the ones that would have been played over LS since version 15 came out.
Some day when I'm working out of town all week, I'll let it do the whole library.
Title: Re: Remote File Editing
Post by: cncb on July 16, 2010, 12:09:54 pm
Deletion is on our list.

First, we want to add more sophisticated access control rights.  This is important before allowing a client to permanently delete files from disk.

Is this coming soon?  File deletion from the Library Server client is the only thing preventing me from doing image/photo management via Library Server.