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Title: Smartlists that reference other smartlists.
Post by: lalittle on September 15, 2003, 11:31:58 pm

Is there a way to "nest" smartlists -- i.e. have smartlists that reference other smartlists?  I'd like to create an "exclude" smartlist that I can place inside other smartlists.  This way, I can add to the single "exclude" smartlist and all the other smartlists that include this "exclude" smartlist will automatically reflect the changes and stay current -- i.e. I won't have to edit all the other smartlists that need the same overall exclude parameters.

Thanks,

Larry

Title: Re: Smartlists that reference other smartlists.
Post by: Phydeaux on September 16, 2003, 01:08:08 am

Yes.

It is not the most elegant solution though. In my opinion, it should be possible to have all those rules in one smartlist. That does make it a little complicated though for both programmer and user alike!

P.

Title: Re: Smartlists that reference other smartlists.
Post by: Phydeaux on September 16, 2003, 01:13:08 am

You reference your Exclude smartlist like any other playlist:

.... (current SmartList criteria) ... -[Playlist]=[Exclude]

Or use the wizard and choose "Playlists..." and "Exclude" at the bottom.

You can then update your Exclude playlist however you want.

Remember, though, that each smartlist you nest means a slightly slower response because each one needs to be calculated each time.

P.

Title: Re: Smartlists that reference other smartlists.
Post by: lalittle on September 16, 2003, 05:30:28 pm

Thanks -- that's the information I was looking for.  I kept looking for references to "smartlists" rather than "playlists" -- I figured it was something simple like that.

Larry