ID3 Tag Reading - Page 2

serendipity · 01-17-2005, 09:42 AM

UPDATE:

I fixed it. Centrafuse requires Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) version 2.6 or greater.

I found out by trying to rip a CD and then see if it read the ID3 tags from that. Ripping caused it to crash with an MDAC error.

You can download MDAC v2.8 here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

I also installed the .NET framework 1.1 Service Pack 1, prior to updating the MDAC layer, but I don't think that was necessary. It's available through Windows Update or from Microsoft's web page as a 10MB download.

veetid · 01-17-2005, 02:19 PM

I know .NET 1.1 SP1 isn't required because I dont' have it on my machine... I didn't know about the MDAC requirement... I will look into this...

thanks for the info...

david

veetid · 01-17-2005, 03:28 PM

serendipity: What version of windows did you have installed? I just did a fresh install of WinXP SP2, windows update, .NET 1.1, managed directx and CENTRAFUSE ran fine... imported the ID3's perfect... I didn't have to install MDAC, unless it was on the windows update list?

david

Frankino · 01-17-2005, 05:42 PM

seems to me we have the fix
mdac 2.8 worked for me too

btw, I was running win2k, on xp works well

veetid · 01-17-2005, 05:44 PM

Isn't MDAC 2.6 or higher included with XP SP2? What versions of windows you running? I want to add this to my requirements, but I think its only if you aren't running XP SP2...

david

Frankino · 01-17-2005, 05:58 PM

maybe, under xp sp2 no probs, under win2k sp4 with latest winupdates it needs mdac 2.8 to work properly

serendipity · 01-17-2005, 06:17 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Frankino

maybe, under xp sp2 no probs, under win2k sp4 with latest winupdates it needs mdac 2.8 to work properly

What he said. I'm using Win2k with service pack 4. It includes version 2.5.3.<something or other>, which I discovered as part of that error message that popped up when trying to rip a CD.

veetid · 01-17-2005, 06:22 PM

I see... I really appreciate the info... I have never run CENTRAFUSE on anything other than XP... I will compile all this info to help other users out...

thanks again!!

david

Frankino · 01-17-2005, 06:24 PM

ok david it's time to update your "requirement" page

veetid · 01-17-2005, 06:27 PM

yep... Non XP SP2 users need MDAC 2.6 or higher...

Does anyone know what version of MDAC comes with XP SP1?

david

serendipity · 01-17-2005, 06:35 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by veetid

I see... I really appreciate the info... I have never run CENTRAFUSE on anything other than XP... I will compile all this info to help other users out...

thanks again!!

david

Hey, thank YOU!

Especially now that it can read my ID3s, the program is just awesome. The interface is fantastic.

Now if only it could read "ID3"-type info from my itunes .m4a files... I'll just convert them all to MP3 for use in the car in the meantime.

And keep up the great work

veetid · 01-17-2005, 07:29 PM

I plan on adding support for reading multiple formats... like m4u and ID3V2...

david

frodobaggins · 01-17-2005, 09:11 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by veetid

yep... Non XP SP2 users need MDAC 2.6 or higher...

Does anyone know what version of MDAC comes with XP SP1?

david

I believe 2.7

lorenzolamas · 01-18-2005, 12:26 AM

Hi David,

Many of my mp3-files are tagged with other genres than you have in your genres.dat file, so the majority ends up in the genre "Other". If I add my missing genres to the genres.dat file, will they show up correctly then?

Also, the mp3-tag reader doesn't like characters like ö (Mötorhead, Björk, Queensrÿche, Röyksop, etc.) I guess it don't like characters like æ ø å ä ö... It also seems to have problems with / in songnames (not filenames). AC/DC -> AC. Is there a way to fix this ourselves or...?