Move files...

Custommx3 · 12-24-2007, 10:56 AM

Heres what I'd like to do if its possible.

I separate my music that I like in folders by genre. I have alot of music, but some of it I dont care to have to scroll through trying to find a song to listen to. I usually copy alot of it over to the PC and separate the ones I like into folders then delete the remaining. Doing this, I sometimes put it in the wrong folders, not realizing until Im listeining to that folder's music.

I would like to create a button that opens a popup menu, from that each button on a menu will copy the current selected song to a pre-determined folder. That way I can use it to sort my music that may be mis-sorted, as well as copy new music to specific genre's folders and eliminate the unwanted music.

I though about just creating an autoit script for each button, but I dont know how to tell the script to move the curent selected song.

Doable? Suggestions?

Blue ZX3 · 12-24-2007, 11:11 AM

Suggestions....

Don't seperate music by genre(makes no sence to me and others..

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Yes i could be done... what skin are you using BTW?

Custommx3 · 12-24-2007, 11:36 AM

Brushed metal, modified BMWE26's version how I wanted it.

Sal R. · 12-24-2007, 11:39 AM

Here's my autoIT script to move the current selected song to a RR defined folder variable $destinationmedia$

If you have any of Sonicxtacy02's plugins installed, the script will reuse the "SUCCESS" & "FAIL" skins for popup confirmation.

Hope that helps you out.

Custommx3 · 12-24-2007, 01:00 PM

thanks! may I ask which plugins your referring to? The ratings plugin?

Also, where do I specify the variable?

ExecTBL.ini in the RR directory, or the skin directory?

Sal R. · 12-24-2007, 01:15 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Custommx3

thanks! may I ask which plugins your referring to? The ratings plugin?

Also, where do I specify the variable?

ExecTBL.ini in the RR directory, or the skin directory?

For sure, the New Hits plugin has the "SUCCESS" & "FAIL" skins. I'm not sure about the ratings plugins.

In any case, you can define the destination folder path in rr.ini, skin.ini or SETVAR;destinationmedia;<PATH> in RR.

i.e.
destinationmedia=E:\my_mp3\

EL CAMINO · 12-24-2007, 01:24 PM

mp3Copy plugin has those.

Sonicxtacy02 · 12-24-2007, 03:31 PM

ratings doesnt.. mp3copy and new hits do

Custommx3 · 12-24-2007, 04:19 PM

well,
I used the script above, changed the command of "filecopy" to "filemove" (I dont want to copy, I want to move obviously. Compiled it and put it in my skins directory.

In my Audio_player skin I added
B24,208,498,71,92,"MENU;copy.SKIN",

In my skin folders EXECTBL.ini
"altmusic","RUN;c:\program files\road runner\SKINS\MySKIN\altmusic.exe"

in my copy.skin I have currently 2 buttons

B,257,283,219,81,"altmusic",
B,92,373,331,103,"CANCEL",

Doesnt work .. help

Sonicxtacy02 · 12-24-2007, 06:36 PM

you want the command to read something like this barry

Code:

"altmusic","SETVAR;destinationmedia;C:\||RUN;c:\program files\road runner\SKINS\MySKIN\altmusic.exe"

you need first set the path as a variable.. then you run the script. So say if you wanted 5 different buttons for five different paths you'd just create 5 buttons with the exact code above.. but changing "C:\" with whatever path you wish the file to be moved to

Blue ZX3 · 12-25-2007, 02:49 PM

Here is another thought, by changing this slightly...you would only have one exe and be able to use it over and over again w/o having different exe for each different path to move to..

change this line:

$destinationmedia = $rr.GetInfo("=$destinationmedia$")

TO:

$destinationmedia = $rr.GetInfo("=$"&$CMDLINERAW&"$")

Then define each var in the rr ini as such

altmusic=<path to alt music>
rockmusic=<path to rock music>
ect...

And then change your exectbl line for each btn cmd to something like this:

"altmusic","RUN;c:\program files\road runner\SKINS\MySKIN\MoveMusic.exe|<exact nam e of variable for this btn>"

examples..
"altmusic","RUN;c:\program files\road runner\SKINS\MySKIN\MoveMusic.exe|altmusic" or

"rockmusic","RUN;c:\program files\road runner\SKINS\MySKIN\MoveMusic.exe|rockmusic"

Blue ZX3 · 12-25-2007, 09:17 PM

Just after I posted the above post I had to leave and about half way to where I was going....it dawned on my why your script didn't work...you can't move a file in use, thats why it didn't appear to work. You would need to first stop the music and then move the file, but then you won't be able to continue to play it as its no longer in the same loc as the path defined in the current playlist.

One way would be to first copy it to the new loc, then check like every min and see if the song changed(using trackpath), and if it did then go and delete the origanal file.

Custommx3 · 12-26-2007, 08:48 AM

I did press stop, still didnt work

Im gonna try your above and see if it works.. thanks guys for all your help on this!

Custommx3 · 12-26-2007, 10:04 AM

I have made the changes as suggested, and added the dual commands to my buttons to stop the music before moving.

ex:
"STOP||ALMUSIC"

And it works!! but it keeps saying it failed. Im almost thinking of removing the code for the pop-ups.

Any idea why it would fail when it works?

Custommx3 · 12-26-2007, 10:15 AM

I just removed the confirmation code, and added an extra command to close out the menu.

EX:
"STOP||ALTMUSIC||CANCEL"

Works, and no extra box to close. Thanks everyone for the help!