2011-02-08, 16:43
jtucker1972 Wrote:the original code opens the file and reads through it line by line and determines which lines are rules and then parses out the playlist filenames.
the version I sent Jason uses minidom to read through the xml document which is the format the playlists are stored in. It's more efficient and allows for theoretically unlimited number of playlists since it iterates through each playlist node in the xml.
I also am able to get any other node in the playlist xml, e.g. order, limit, etc. Jason's initial version automatically randomized the mixed playlist which would prevent a user like @steppedup from having the control of the order different shows played in. My updated version reads in the <order> value in the mixed playlist and will randomize if the mixed playlist's order is set to random.
I hope I am not stepping on Jason's toes. I am very excited about the possibilities of this script.
thanks man... wish i could contribute as much as you have to this little project.... my skills just are not there yet...! (oddlunguist/ jason too)
i dont see how this couldnt be incorporated into the next version of xbmc...... its sooo damn usefull.
web content plugins are cool and everything..... i just seems i keep just using this since its so pailless once setup!
it changed the way i use xbmc from..... only when i can think of "what to watch" to "background noise"
needless to say.... thanks!
SAT TV,s only use to me just got replaced!!!