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More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 19 for Windows => Topic started by: JohanJooste on November 26, 2013, 12:38:25 am

Title: How do I print a complete Artist listing
Post by: JohanJooste on November 26, 2013, 12:38:25 am

Morning, I would like to make a printout listing all of the Artists in the Library. I am do not require the album/tracks to be printed. Please advise
if or how this can be doen ?

Thank you

Title: Re: How do I print a complete Artist listing
Post by: InflatableMouse on November 26, 2013, 02:09:27 am

Might be possible with a smartlist and some expressions, but this also works.

Enable network media in options and browse to this url:

http://localhost:52199/MCWS/v1/Library/Values?Field=Artist

Replace localhost with an ip address if you the MC/Library doesn't run on the same pc as your browser.

Title: Re: How do I print a complete Artist listing
Post by: Marra on November 26, 2013, 03:56:19 am

By using Edit Commands in MC, select Copy.  This will copy all selected so you can simply paste in any program to print from eg wordpad.  Set up view to show artists only but if you wish to print other fields, include in view. You can set up report to include headers A,B,C etc. Can provide more details if required.

Title: Re: How do I print a complete Artist listing
Post by: Frobozz on November 30, 2013, 02:27:12 am

Another way to do this would be to create a playlist that contains the all of the artists. 
Select the playlist.
File >> Export Playlist...
Export as a text file (CSV delimited)
Open the CSV file in a spreadsheet program like Excel or OpenOffice or LibreOffice
Delete the columns (fields) that you don't want
Use the database style features of the spreadsheet to delete the duplicate artists, then to sort the artists
Save or export the list to a text file

There are other ways to do this as well.  Ways that would make more use of features and abilities in Media Center.  But this way might be easier if you're familiar with a spreadsheet program.

Title: Re: How do I print a complete Artist listing
Post by: MrC on December 01, 2013, 05:19:52 pm

1. Create a new view, of type Categories.  Call it Artist List.  Set a Modifier in Set rules for file display to Sort by Artist.
2. Change the view's List Style to Details (under the Tab's pull down menus, select List Style > Details).
3. Change the Columns shown in the view (under the Tab's pull down menus, Columns > Presets > (Empty), and then add Columns > Artists).
4. File > Print List, or Select All and Copy, then paste elsewhere.

Title: Re: How do I print a complete Artist listing
Post by: digitald on December 05, 2013, 01:08:10 pm

How would I add the album to the weblink?

Thanks

Title: Re: How do I print a complete Artist listing
Post by: MrC on December 05, 2013, 02:09:21 pm

Quote from: digitald on December 05, 2013, 01:08:10 pm

... the weblink?

Can you clarify what you mean by the "weblink"?

Title: Re: How do I print a complete Artist listing
Post by: digitald on December 05, 2013, 02:46:21 pm

 url from InflateableMouse

http://localhost:52199/MCWS/v1/Library/Values?Field=Artist

Thanks

Title: Re: How do I print a complete Artist listing
Post by: MrC on December 05, 2013, 03:07:19 pm

Use two calls:

   http://localhost:52199/MCWS/v1/Library/Values?Field=Artist (http://localhost:52199/MCWS/v1/Library/Values?Field=Artist)
   http://localhost:52199/MCWS/v1/Library/Values?Field=Album (http://localhost:52199/MCWS/v1/Library/Values?Field=Album)

so that you get two lists returned, each complete.

You can search and return multiple fields if you are also using a Filter:

   http://localhost:52199/MCWS/v1/Library/Values?Filter=Tom&Field=Artist,Album (http://localhost:52199/MCWS/v1/Library/Values?Filter=Tom&Field=Artist,Album)

Title: Re: How do I print a complete Artist listing
Post by: JohanJooste on March 07, 2014, 05:05:10 am

Hi Guys please help me here. I managed to pull the artists listing as per the string below.

Now I require an additional field, the date the artist was added to the library.

Can this be done ? Please advise ?

Thank you and regards

Title: Re: How do I print a complete Artist listing
Post by: MrC on March 07, 2014, 12:00:35 pm

There's no field that tracks the date an Artist was added to the database.  This could be approximated by sorting by Date Imported and using each artist's first entry in that track list.