[akhlaq768]

is there anyway u could get xbmc to scan a specific folder (movies) everytime it start up and refresh its library automatically?

thanks

[jhsrennie]

Yes, there is a function to refresh the library. See the description of UpdateLibrary in http://wiki.xbmc.org/?title=List_of_Built_In_Functions. You need to create an autoexec.py in your userdata folder containing something like:

Code:

import xbmc

xbmc.executebuiltin('UpdateLibrary(video,[path])')

Replace [path] with the directory to be scanned. I haven't tried this myself so I'm not sure what format the [path] argument needs to be in.

JR

[akhlaq768]

how do i create the autoexec file plus where do i place it?

[akhlaq768]

ive placed the .py file in the following folder
C:\Program Files\XBMC\userdata

the file contains

import xbmc

xbmc.executebuiltin('UpdateLibrary(video,[E:\Moviez])')

and when i load XBMC, it doesn't pick up the new files!!!

What am i doing wrong?

[>>X<<]

You have it in the wrong place in windows

http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Userdata_folder

If your using portable mode in windows then it goes in

C:\Program Files\XBMC\portable_data\userdata

Why not just use update library at startup ?

[akhlaq768]

Why not just use update library at startup ?

where is that option?

[>>X<<]

Settings > Video

[Martijn]

where is that option?

setting -> video -> library -> update library on startup

[akhlaq768]

thanks... sorted

now going to get xbmc commander to work correctly