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Title: Smartlist error
Post by: rossp on November 15, 2013, 04:57:00 am

Hi All, I have a smartlist called 'Artist with multiple genres' that just goes mad. I get multiple copies of it (75 currently). If I delete it and all 75 others it eventually comes back. How can I really delete it.

Ross

Title: Re: Smartlist error
Post by: rossp on November 15, 2013, 04:58:57 am

Here is how the smartlist is setup.

Title: Re: Smartlist error
Post by: Arindelle on November 15, 2013, 05:06:14 am

that's pretty weird! I had a smartlist that looped once, but it didn't come back from the dead like yours

Like to check this out. I'm lazy ! could you export the first smartlist and paste the code here? 8)

Title: Re: Smartlist error
Post by: rossp on November 15, 2013, 05:12:29 am

Code: [Select]

[Media Type]=[Audio] -[Album]=[Christmas /(Special Edition/)],[Vinal Singles] -[Genre]=[Christmas],[German],[German Audiobooks],[German Lessons],[Musical],[Opera],[Soundtrack] ~d=m ~limit=-1,1,[artist],[genre] ~sort=[Artist],[Genre] ~dup=[Artist]

Here you go...

Title: Re: Smartlist error
Post by: Arindelle on November 15, 2013, 05:37:17 am

k thanks -- I'll give it a go after lunch --

Title: Re: Smartlist error
Post by: marko on November 15, 2013, 11:15:41 am

Are you operating with an MC client/server setup?

If yes, try: turn off all client MCs, close the server (server only, keep MC open), delete the rogue lists, restart the server, restart the clients.

They should then be gone for good.

There seems to be a problem whereby lists deleted on the server are recreated by connected clients. Certainly, I've wrestled with it for some time now.

-marko.

Title: Re: Smartlist error
Post by: Arindelle on November 15, 2013, 04:05:29 pm

yes thats makes sense marko. I imported his list and had no issues ... didn't think of a client/server problem. Long shot just in case, happened to me in the past, did you assign the smartlist to a radio button?

Title: Re: Smartlist error
Post by: rossp on November 25, 2013, 06:07:45 am

Quote from: marko on November 15, 2013, 11:15:41 am

Are you operating with an MC client/server setup?

-marko.

Will give it a go thanks - Yes to the client/server setup.

Ross

Title: Re: Smartlist error
Post by: rossp on November 25, 2013, 06:41:11 am

Quote from: Arindelle on November 15, 2013, 04:05:29 pm

yes thats makes sense marko. I imported his list and had no issues ... didn't think of a client/server problem. Long shot just in case, happened to me in the past, did you assign the smartlist to a radio button?

No

Title: Re: Smartlist error
Post by: rossp on November 28, 2013, 08:21:29 am

Looks like this cleanup method has worked. The smartlist has not reoccurred.
Thanks for your help.

Ross

Title: Re: Smartlist error
Post by: marko on November 28, 2013, 01:04:38 pm

Glad to hear you're all sorted, thanks for letting us know.

Currently, there is no fix for this issue, so no way to prevent this re-occurring other than not removing playlists on the server while clients are connected. At least you now know what's going on and can quickly recover.

-marko.