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Auto-import M3U playlist is failing

Postby countzer0 » Tue Oct 25, 2016 8:58 am

I use a script to batch export playlists from iTunes as M3U. Since I upgraded to Subsonic 6.0, the playlist auto-import feature is no longer working. I'm getting the following warnings in the log:

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[2016-10-25 09:48:46,830] WARN PlaylistService - Failed to auto-import playlist /Volumes/Media/Media/Playlists/1981.m3u. No songs in the playlist were found.
[2016-10-25 09:48:46,831] WARN PlaylistService - Failed to auto-import playlist /Volumes/Media/Media/Playlists/1983.m3u. No songs in the playlist were found.


The format of the M3U file is as follows:

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#EXTM3U
#EXTINF:339,The Big Country - Talking Heads
file:///Volumes/Media/Media/iTunes/iTunes Media/Music/Talking Heads/More Songs About Buildings And Food [DualDisc]/11 The Big Country.mp3
#EXTINF:234,Warning Sign - Talking Heads
file:///Volumes/Media/Media/iTunes/iTunes Media/Music/Talking Heads/More Songs About Buildings And Food [DualDisc]/04 Warning Sign.mp3


I am running Subsonic 6.0 on OS X 10.11.6. Any ideas where the problem lies?
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Re: Auto-import M3U playlist is failing

Postby countzer0 » Tue Oct 25, 2016 9:31 am

OK, I solved this by updating my Batch Export Playlists script.

Now the format is:

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#EXTM3U
#EXTINF:339,The Big Country - Talking Heads
/Volumes/Media/Media/iTunes/iTunes Media/Music/Talking Heads/More Songs About Buildings And Food [DualDisc]/11 The Big Country.mp3
#EXTINF:234,Warning Sign - Talking Heads
/Volumes/Media/Media/iTunes/iTunes Media/Music/Talking Heads/More Songs About Buildings And Food [DualDisc]/04 Warning Sign.mp3


and it imports fine. Note that it no longer uses "file://".
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