[tom.wall04]

I'm trying to create a smart playlist that points to a folder on my PC, however when I use the "Path" rule, my playlist is empty. Is there a way to create a playlist based on the folder?

[trogggy]

I use path and <starts with> - that seems to work reliably.
If nothing's showing up with that post your playlist here.

[tom.wall04]

I changed to <starts with> and now I'm getting about 5 shows. However there are 22 shows in the folder, so I'm still not understanding what I'm doing wrong.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?>
<smartplaylist type="tvshows">
<name>My Shows</name>
<match>all</match>
<rule field="path" operator="startswith">
<value>Z:\TV Shows\Currently Watching\</value>
</rule>
<order direction="descending">dateadded</order>
</smartplaylist>

[trogggy]

Do all the shows appear in the tv view? In other words are the missing shows (episodes or full shows?) scanned to your library?

[tom.wall04]

Yes they all appear in TV view, just not in the playlist, which makes this even more weird.

[tom.wall04]

Does the Path playlist even work?

Basically, I have two folders with two different file formats.
I want to create different playlists for each.

However regardless of what rules I add to my path playlist, both folders show up.
It's like the path playlist doesn't actually do anything.

Here's an example of what I'm seeing:

Playlist # 1 - Path starts with Folder A/Folder B/Folder C
Playlist # 2 - Path starts with Folder A/ Folder B/ Folder D

The two playlists are identical, containing both files from folders C & D

Anyone have any idea what's going on?

[black_eagle]

Does the Path playlist even work?

Basically, I have two folders with two different file formats.
I want to create different playlists for each.

However regardless of what rules I add to my path playlist, both folders show up.
It's like the path playlist doesn't actually do anything.

Here's an example of what I'm seeing:

Playlist # 1 - Path starts with Folder A/Folder B/Folder C
Playlist # 2 - Path starts with Folder A/ Folder B/ Folder D

The two playlists are identical, containing both files from folders C & D

Anyone have any idea what's going on?

You need '/' at the end for that to work correctly I think. EG Folder A/Folder B/Folder C/

[tom.wall04]

Does the Path playlist even work?

Basically, I have two folders with two different file formats.
I want to create different playlists for each.

However regardless of what rules I add to my path playlist, both folders show up.
It's like the path playlist doesn't actually do anything.

Here's an example of what I'm seeing:

Playlist # 1 - Path starts with Folder A/Folder B/Folder C
Playlist # 2 - Path starts with Folder A/ Folder B/ Folder D

The two playlists are identical, containing both files from folders C & D

Anyone have any idea what's going on?

You need '/' at the end for that to work correctly I think. EG Folder A/Folder B/Folder C/

I do have that. Below is my playlist entry:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?>
<smartplaylist type="tvshows">
<name>My Shows</name>
<match>all</match>
<rule field="path" operator="startswith">
<value>Z:\TV Shows\Currently Watching\</value>
</rule>
<order direction="descending">dateadded</order>
</smartplaylist>