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Support => Questions => Topic started by: chrisjj on January 29, 2013, 07:27:54 PM

Title: Any idea why Rescan won't import my M3U playlists?
Post by: chrisjj on January 29, 2013, 07:27:54 PM

My initial scan of folders including .M3Us gave no playlist on the media tree. I added some more .M3Us and rescanned - again none were added. MB said "no new files found". MB File, Open file or URL works fine on these .M3Us.

Here's a sample:

Code

#EXTM3U
#EXTINF:183, Francisco Canaro (Quinteto Don Pancho) - Viento en popa
08427328130905\1\1.wma
#EXTINF:149, Francisco Canaro (Quinteto Don Pancho) - Champagne tango
08427328130905\1\6.wma

and from a sub-folder:

Code

#EXTM3U
#EXTINF:183, Francisco Canaro (Quinteto Don Pancho) - Viento en popa
..\08427328130905\1\1.wma
#EXTINF:149, Francisco Canaro (Quinteto Don Pancho) - Champagne tango
..\08427328130905\1\6.wma

This on MB 2.,0 Final, Win 7 Pro 64-bit.

Title: Re: Any idea why Rescan won't import my M3U playlists?
Post by: psychoadept on January 29, 2013, 07:29:22 PM

When you open the dialog using File > Rescan/Add Files, is "include playlists" checked?

Title: Re: Any idea why Rescan won't import my M3U playlists?
Post by: chrisjj on January 29, 2013, 07:30:56 PM

Yup:

(http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/9454/rescanaddfilesandplayli.png)

Title: Re: Any idea why Rescan won't import my M3U playlists?
Post by: psychoadept on January 29, 2013, 08:32:27 PM

Well, I'm no help then. :) Hopefully someone else will have an idea.

Title: Re: Any idea why Rescan won't import my M3U playlists?
Post by: Steven on January 29, 2013, 09:05:01 PM

it appears the code for adding a playlist was removed for v2.0

edit:
actually it is importing the playlists but simply not refreshing the left sidebar. If you press F5 afterwards or restart does the playlist appear?
it wont import the files in the playlist to the library for some scenarios so i will fix that

Title: Re: Any idea why Rescan won't import my M3U playlists?
Post by: chrisjj on January 29, 2013, 10:12:55 PM

Quote from: Steven on January 29, 2013, 09:05:01 PM

If you press F5 afterwards or restart does the playlist appear?

No.

Quote from: Steven on January 29, 2013, 09:05:01 PM

it wont import the files in the playlist to the library

These tracks are already imported into the library.

If anyone has succeeded in getting 2.0 Final Rescan to add a .M3U to the library, I would be gratfeul to know.

Title: Re: Any idea why Rescan won't import my M3U playlists?
Post by: chrisjj on January 30, 2013, 05:40:00 PM

Quote from: chrisjj on January 29, 2013, 10:12:55 PM

If anyone has succeeded in getting 2.0 Final Rescan to add a .M3U to the library, I would be gratfeul to know.

Anyone? Thanks.

Title: Re: Any idea why Rescan won't import my M3U playlists?
Post by: egret17 on February 16, 2013, 05:22:12 PM

Quote from: Steven on January 29, 2013, 09:05:01 PM

it appears the code for adding a playlist was removed for v2.0

edit:
actually it is importing the playlists but simply not refreshing the left sidebar. If you press F5 afterwards or restart does the playlist appear?
it wont import the files in the playlist to the library for some scenarios so i will fix that

Any idea when a fix will be available for this? I've tried the suggestions in this thread and my m3u playlists still will not import. Thanks.

Title: Re: Any idea why Rescan won't import my M3U playlists?
Post by: gpzbc on December 09, 2014, 05:22:27 AM

I know this was supposed to be fixed, but I can't seem to get it to import playlists either. File > Rescan/Add Files with "include playlists" checked does not work for me. The only way I can do it is to open the m3u file and then save the Now Playing List to a playlist. Am I missing something? Thanks so much.

EDIT: I got it to work. The only way to import an m3u playlist into MB was to change the default Playlist type in MB Library settings to m3u in order for MB to import it. (see http://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=13011.msg86224#msg86224)

And for what it is worth, I still had to hit F5 to get it to show up in the left sidebar. Seems like it might still be a bug?

Title: Re: Any idea why Rescan won't import my M3U playlists?
Post by: chrisjj on December 09, 2014, 08:35:44 PM

Quote from: gpzbc on December 09, 2014, 05:22:27 AM

EDIT: I got it to work. The only way to import an m3u playlist into MB was to change the default Playlist type in MB Library settings to m3u in order for MB to import it.

I.e. http://i.imgur.com/1wIlrKG.png . Thanks! Worked fine here.

Quote from: gpzbc on December 09, 2014, 05:22:27 AM

And for what it is worth, I still had to hit F5 to get it to show up in the left sidebar. Seems like it might still be a bug?

FWIW, no such problem here on V2.4.5404.

BTW, anyone wanting a conventional menu bar can get it thus: http://i.imgur.com/vx3EKpG.png

Title: Re: Any idea why Rescan won't import my M3U playlists?
Post by: gpzbc on December 09, 2014, 08:49:13 PM

Quote from: chrisjj on December 09, 2014, 08:35:44 PM

I.e. http://i.imgur.com/1wIlrKG.png . Thanks! Worked fine here.

Thanks for the picture. That will be helpful to the next dummy like me. ;)

Quote from: gpzbc on December 09, 2014, 05:22:27 AM

And for what it is worth, I still had to hit F5 to get it to show up in the left sidebar. Seems like it might still be a bug?

Quote from: chrisjj on December 09, 2014, 08:35:44 PM

FWIW, no such problem here on V2.4.5404.

Weird. I'm running 2.5.5447. I wonder if it is a regression?

Title: Re: Any idea why Rescan won't import my M3U playlists?
Post by: chrisjj on December 09, 2014, 09:12:33 PM

FWIW, note that your version is ahead of the one current (today) on http://www.getmusicbee.com/download/ .See http://www.getmusicbee.com/release_notes.html .

And FWIW, I am running the Portable Application.

Title: Re: Any idea why Rescan won't import my M3U playlists?
Post by: gpzbc on December 09, 2014, 09:14:52 PM

Yes, I am running the v2.5 Beta series in order to test the UPnP plugin support.
http://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=13648.0

Title: Re: Any idea why Rescan won't import my M3U playlists?
Post by: phred on December 09, 2014, 09:22:25 PM

Quote from: chrisjj on December 09, 2014, 09:12:33 PM

FWIW, note that your version is ahead of the one current (today) on http://www.getmusicbee.com/download/ .See http://www.getmusicbee.com/release_notes.html .

And FWIW, I am running the Portable Application.

@chrisjj-
The latest patch version is always available here: http://musicbee.wikia.com/wiki/Latest_Update
Steven often updates with new features and fixes and sometimes there are three or four new patches issued in a week.

Title: Re: Any idea why Rescan won't import my M3U playlists?
Post by: chrisjj on December 09, 2014, 10:29:42 PM

Thanks. I'm conservative and prefer to minimise frequency of updates by sticking with the current releases.

Title: Re: Any idea why Rescan won't import my M3U playlists?
Post by: redwing on December 10, 2014, 12:58:28 AM

@gpzbc:

I would suggest you report this as bug. I just tested, and MB imports m3u playlists by drag & drop without any problem (one by one though, multiple selection doesn't work) and converts it to mbp format, but if I use rescan command it only imports m3u playlists to the playlist folder without converting nor showing them under playlist node even after restart.

Title: Re: Any idea why Rescan won't import my M3U playlists?
Post by: Steven on December 10, 2014, 05:49:37 PM

thats fixed for the next v2.5 update

Title: Re: Any idea why Rescan won't import my M3U playlists?
Post by: gpzbc on December 10, 2014, 05:51:40 PM

Thank you! I didn't even have time to report the bug yet! :D

Title: Re: Any idea why Rescan won't import my M3U playlists?
Post by: Steven on December 10, 2014, 09:07:55 PM

unzip and replace the existing files:
http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V2_5/MusicBee_Exe_Patched.zip

Title: Re: Any idea why Rescan won't import my M3U playlists?
Post by: gpzbc on December 13, 2014, 04:30:16 AM

Sorry for the delay in responding to this.

I just added the patch and it seemed to fix it..... the first time I tried, but it did not work any of the following times I tried. :( ???

I applied the patch, added some playlists to the playlists folder, MB found them and added them. I closed MB, tried the process again and it won't find or import the m3u files - even when I press "Rescan/Add Files"

Title: Re: Any idea why Rescan won't import my M3U playlists?
Post by: chrisjj on March 30, 2016, 11:28:18 PM

Did this get conclusively fixed?

Title: Re: Any idea why Rescan won't import my M3U playlists?
Post by: chrisjj on September 24, 2018, 11:57:16 PM

Quote from: chrisjj on March 30, 2016, 11:28:18 PM

Did this get conclusively fixed?

It appears fixed on V3.2.6827 i.e. what's now named thus:

(https://i.imgur.com/SznVrxd.png)

imports playlists when that checkbox is checkmarked.

Thanks.