[solved] Track Information panel-URL-discogs release ID from custom tag to URL

[alec.tron]

Heya,
I have most of my library populated with multiple discogs ID fields (but I'm sure this would be equally usefull for people using picard/musicbrainz).
So I have these tag fields, which only state a discogs database ID, but which directly co-relate to a URL (fieldName - example value = URL to give an exact example as to how this could be used to construct a discogs URL)

DISCOGS_RELEASE_ID
5984550
=
https://www.discogs.com/release/5984550

DISCOGS_ARTIST_ID
3958076
=
https://www.discogs.com/artist/3958076

DISCOGS_LABEL_ID
114311
=
https://www.discogs.com/label/114311


I would love to be able to directly access these 'reconstructed' URLs from ID in the Track Information panel in MB for a playing track (similar to the Wikipedia, Google news, hypem, options...).
That would be neat!

Churs.
c.

[Bee-liever]

This can already be done.
Add your custom web links under Preferences> Internet or Track Information> Customise Panel...> Configure Custom Links
eg (as I use):

Code: "MusicBrainz Artist"

$IsNull(<M.Brainz Artist Id>,,https://musicbrainz.org/artist/<M.Brainz Artist Id>)

and then activate the new link

[alec.tron]

Wow... just wow.
Thanks so much! This is brilliant...
c.

[alec.tron]

Tiny detail question - I thought the $IsNull might do this, but looks like it doesn't (for me).
Can this be configured to only 'fill' / show the custom link in the Track Information panel IF there is a given ID, so it resolves to a legal/real/functional html URL (there's still a few tracks that do not have the discogs ID, in that case I would prefer if the custom discogs links wouldn't be shown in Track Information panel... if that is possible...).
Churs.
c.

[Bee-liever]

Tiny detail question - I thought the $IsNull might do this, but looks like it doesn't (for me).

No, unfortunately the $IsNull justs stops it from creating a dud link

Can this be configured to only 'fill' / show the custom link in the Track Information panel IF there is a given ID, so it resolves to a legal/real/functional html URL (there's still a few tracks that do not have the discogs ID, in that case I would prefer if the custom discogs links wouldn't be shown in Track Information panel... if that is possible...).
Churs.
c.

+1 for this part

[vzell]

Tiny detail question - I thought the $IsNull might do this, but looks like it doesn't (for me).

No, unfortunately the $IsNull justs stops it from creating a dud link

Can this be configured to only 'fill' / show the custom link in the Track Information panel IF there is a given ID, so it resolves to a legal/real/functional html URL (there's still a few tracks that do not have the discogs ID, in that case I would prefer if the custom discogs links wouldn't be shown in Track Information panel... if that is possible...).
Churs.
c.

+1 for this part

+1 from me too

[redwing]

Without having to check if each link's really functioning, the link could be shown grayed out only when the URL for the link is completely empty like the Bee-liever's example.

[alec.tron]

Yep, or it could be tied to the existence/non-emptyness of the custom tag field that is used to construct the URL.
It should be safe to assume (at least for my use case it is 100%) if the tag field is not empty, it is suitable for constructing a legal URL.
Just a thought.

Churs.
c.

[Steven]

this will disable the link:
http://musicbee.niblseed.com/V3_1/MusicBee31_Patched.zip

[alec.tron]

Many thanks!
Can't test atm as I am and will be traveling for a few weeks, but will grab the latest when I got a quiet day.
Cheers.
c.

[alec.tron]

Neat.This works brilliantly with the latest 3.1.6445 patch & greys out / de-activates the link!
Thanks!
c.