file.txt to file.xspf (Ideas?)

[Pirate Elf]

I have recently come across a beautiful flash player that plays mp3's it uses a custom version of xml called xspf. What I am looking to do with the help of a multipart and a few other addons is make a profile that will allow my users to upload music then post it and then use the xspf file to play it.

Here is an example of xspf:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<playlist version="0" xmlns="http://xspf.org/ns/0/">
<trackList>
<track>
<location>http://www.url.net/file.mp3</location>
<annotation>Artist  - File Name</annotation>
</track>
</trackList>
</playlist>


Anyone have any good ideas how I could incorporate a profile's .txt into the xspf file? Any help is always appreciated.

[Dale Ray]

Check out this topic, you should be able to apply the same techniques to your needs. And if you need to rename a file after building news try the Post Build File Renamer addon.

[SrNupsen]

I have recently come across a beautiful flash player that plays mp3's it uses a custom version of xml called xspf. What I am looking to do with the help of a multipart and a few other addons is make a profile that will allow my users to upload music then post it and then use the xspf file to play it.

Here is an example of xspf:

Code: Select all

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<playlist version="0" xmlns="http://xspf.org/ns/0/">
<trackList>
<track>
<location>http://www.url.net/file.mp3</location>
<annotation>Artist  - File Name</annotation>
</track>
</trackList>
</playlist>


Anyone have any good ideas how I could incorporate a profile's .txt into the xspf file? Any help is always appreciated.

Anything wrong about putting everything before the first <track> and the last </track> inside a template like this:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<playlist version="0" xmlns="http://xspf.org/ns/0/">
<trackList>
<Field: Content>
</trackList>
</playlist>

and then use a style to process each track? You can set the profile output file extension to xspf if you want to.

I use this technique to build the menu "Vagbladet (10 siste saker" at one of my sites (http://www.dusj.no)

SrNupsen

[Pirate Elf]

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<playlist version="0" xmlns="http://xspf.org/ns/0/">
<trackList>
<Field: Content>
</trackList>
</playlist>

and then use a style to process each track? You can set the profile output file extension to xspf if you want to.

I use this technique to build the menu "Vagbladet (10 siste saker" at one of my sites (http://www.dusj.no)

SrNupsen

I attempted this but my coranto only allows one profile output which is currently set to .shtml... I am going to try Dale Rey's idea and since I have never heard of the profile renamer addon I am going to kick myself over the many complicated ways I have circumvented this up until now. :-/

[Dale Ray]

I am going to try Dale Rey's idea and since I have never heard of the profile renamer addon I am going to kick myself over the many complicated ways I have circumvented this up until now. :-/

The Post Build File Renamer addon is pretty new and came from the discussion of creating RSS feeds.

Basically the method SrNupsen describes and that is discussed in the RSS feed topics are the same. The RSS discussion deals with getting compliant dates and formatting so that the file created is valid.

[Pirate Elf]

Works beautifully! Thanks!