Regression: #EXTINF title labels not showing again in imported M3U/8 playlists

[sveakul]

This was fixed recently but has now returned, at least since MusicBee version 3.5.8268.

[Steven]

it hasnt been changed. Are they radio stations? Perhaps you could post the m3u playlist so i can try myself

[sveakul]

Hi Steven:  below is the content of a "sample.m3u8".  When using File/Playlists/Import Playlists, the file imports but only the web addresses are shown in the entries.  I realize the #EXTINF header on these include a path to an image (not relevant), but the genre title that follows had been displayed by MB in the Title column in "Tracks" display mode; not so in 3.5.8268:

Code

#EXTM3U
#EXTINF:-1 tvg-logo="http://radcap.ru/stylegraf/afrobeat1.jpg",AFROBEAT / AFROBEATS
http://79.120.39.202:8004/afrobeat
#EXTINF:-1 tvg-logo="http://radcap.ru/stylegraf/americana1.jpg",AMERICANA / AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC
http://213.141.131.10:8004/americana
#EXTINF:-1 tvg-logo="http://radcap.ru/stylegraf/andean.jpg",ANDEAN / SOUTH AMERICAN MUSIC
http://213.141.131.10:8004/andean
#EXTINF:-1 tvg-logo="http://radcap.ru/stylegraf/balkan.jpg",BALKAN MUSIC
http://79.120.39.202:8004/balkan
#EXTINF:-1 tvg-logo="http://radcap.ru/stylegraf/caucasus1.jpg",CAUCASIAN MUSIC
http://213.141.131.10:8004/caucasus
#EXTINF:-1 tvg-logo="http://radcap.ru/stylegraf/celtic1.jpg",CELTIC MUSIC / CELTIC FUSION
http://79.111.14.76:8004/celtic
#EXTINF:-1 tvg-logo="http://radcap.ru/stylegraf/eurofolk.jpg",EUROPEAN / WESTERN FOLK MUSIC
http://213.141.131.10:8004/europeanfolk
#EXTINF:-1 tvg-logo="http://radcap.ru/stylegraf/fado4.jpg",FADO (PORTUGUESE MUSIC)
http://213.141.131.10:8004/fado

[Steven]

i dont think that would have ever worked as it cant parse the tvg-logo. If that is valid formatting then i will need to enhance the parser

[sveakul]

When I use this sample exported from another player then imported into MB that is stripped of the svg image data and looks like this:

Code

#EXTM3U
#EXTINF:-1,60's MUSIC COLLECTION
http://213.141.131.10:8004/60collection
#EXTINF:-1,70's MUSIC COLLECTION
http://213.141.131.10:8004/70collection
#EXTINF:-1,80's MUSIC COLLECTION
http://79.120.39.202:8004/pop80
#EXTINF:-1,90's MUSIC COLLECTION
http://213.141.131.10:8004/90collection
#EXTINF:-1,2000's MUSIC COLLECTION
http://79.120.12.130:8004/00collection
#EXTINF:-1,ABSTRACT / EXPERIMENTAL HIP-HOP
http://79.111.14.76:8004/abstracthiphop

I still get a display in MB that looks like this:



Prior to this, the #EXTINF title would appear as "Title", not the stream's URL.  Can you try this sample please?

FWIW I have MB set to import playlists as MBP files, but that's the way I've always had it.

[Steven]

using yesterday's patch version the last playlist works fine

[sveakul]

I rolled back to 3.5.8267 from my backup, and the sample imported and displayed fine.  I'll stick with that version until I have more time for testing.  Thanks.  Could deleting WebCache.mbl and allowing it to rebuild have caused any problem?  Only thing I can remember doing between versions.

[Steven]

are you sure you are testing with the right file? I didnt make any changes between 3.5.8267 and later versions for playlist parsing and as mentioned the last playlist you sent works fine, using the last published musicbee.exe works fine

[sveakul]

I just re-updated to 3.5.8269, and now everything is fine!  Man I don't know, I guess I COULD have been testing the wrong file, or had some timing issue before between deleting the webcache.mbl and adding/deleting.  Just another advertisement to the benefit of keeping backups.  Thanks for bearing with me on this to a successful conclusion.