xPLRioNet v3.8n Published

["Tony Tofts" <tony@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all,

have just published xPLRioNet v3.8n at www.xplhal.com

This has the following changes:

a) MVP now supports Shoutcasts

b) Web Server now supports Repeat command and status/repeat/random/mute
statuses are now slpit

c) Scanner now supports using folder/file names instead of (or in addition
to) tags

The update package contains xplrionet.exe and the new web pages etc and a
scanner.txt file containing lines that can be cut and paste into
scanner.xml
if required.

If you are using xplrionet with the standard web interface and do not use
wav/flac/ogg you can update by overwriting existing files

If you do use wav/ogg/flac but have not changed any of the special default
entries in transcode.xml (this doesn't relate to the transcode lines!) and
are using the standard web interface you can update as above

If you are using a 3rd party web interface you MUST add the new lines
detailed below to web.xml

Otherwise please refer to the details for (b) and (c) below to see what you
should do!

If in doubt, don't update until the alternate web interface has been
updated
by it's author


scanner changes
---------------

The extra wav/flac/ogg lines that were added to transcode.xml have now been
removed and moved to scanner.xml (where they should of been all along). If
the lines are missing from scanner.xml the defaults are used. Details, as
per the readme are:

The following lines control how the scanner gets it's information:

<mp3 format="" tags="Y" />

<wma format="" tags="Y" />

<wav format="{title}" />

<flac format="" tags="Y" id3="n"
genre="genre" artist="artist" album="album"
track="track" title="title" />

<ogg format="" tags="Y" id3="n"
genre="genre" artist="artist" album="album"
track="track" title="title" />

Normally the scanner get's it's information from the tags in a music file,
however by populating the format= parameter you can specify that the
scanner
uses path/filename parts instead

Where a line is missing the values above are the defaults

The allowed parts are {genre}, {artist}, {album}, {track} and {title},
where
{title} MUST always be specified
e.g. "{genre}\{artist}\{album}\{track} - {title}" this must be
exact!

The tags= component is only relevant if format= is defined and specifies
whether tags should be used where required information is missing

The precedence for searching is:
If format="" or is missing then
Use tags
If format<>"" then
Use path/filename
If tags=Yes then
Use tags for missing information
For flac/ogg
Same as above when tags used
If ID3=Yes then
Use ID3 Tags
Use Vorbis Tags
Else
Use Vorbis Tags

The additional information in flac/ogg lines (which were originally in
transcode.xml) specify if you want to look for ID3 tags in the files and
the
tag descriptors you have used in tagging your flac/ogg files (as these are
user defined)


Web changes
-----------

Have added to web.xml the following entries:

This line enables support of repeat command from web interface:

<item param="{cmd_repeat}" text="Repeat"
image="" width="" height="" />

These lines enable the the display of various status information:

<item param="{status_power_off}" text="Powered Off"
image="" width=""
height="" />
<item param="{status_stopped}" text="Stopped"
image="" width="" height="" />
<item param="{status_playing}" text="Playing"
image="" width="" height="" />
<item param="{status_paused}" text="Paused"
image="" width="" height="" />
<item param="{random_on}" text="/ Random"
image="" width="" height="" />
<item param="{random_off}" text=""
image="" width="" height="" />
<item param="{mute_on}" text="/ Muted"
image="" width="" height="" />
<item param="{mute_off}" text="" image=""
width="" height="" />
<item param="{repeat_off}" text=""
image="" width="" height="" />
<item param="{repeat_one}" text="/ Repeat One"
image="" width="" height=""
/>
<item param="{repeat_all}" text="/ Repeat All"
image="" width="" height=""
/>

Those who have designed new web pages should use {status}, {random},
{mute},
{repeat} in the web pages

Until updates are available for new/modified web sites then the statuses
(other than playing/stopped/paused/powered off) will not display, neither
till the repeat command.

Do NOT update any file in web folder from the update package if not using
the standard web interface
However you MUST copy and paste the above entries into the existing web.xml

Those who are eagle eyed will notice the web supports repeat off/one/all,
but this is not yet implemented within the device coding so off = off, one
or all = one currently.

Regards
Tony