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[jtwolf76]

Hello all,

I am trying to get an event that will announce what is playing. I can get all that to work but this is what I hear instead of just the airtist and song.

"5/15/2008 9:37:16 AM:Speak: <img border="0" src="/MediaPlayer/images/blank.gif">Playing <b>song</b><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;By <b>Artist</b>"

The basic script that I am using is.

Sub Main()
playing=hs.DeviceString ("^1")
'Msgbox (playing)
hs.speak (playing)
end sub

Is there anyway to just get the file name of the file that is playing or anyway to get just the airtist and song.

Thank you all.
Justin

[jtwolf76]

Attachment

I attached what I am getting to a notepad file because the html is not showing on the forum

[MPodlin]

I think this should work:

Sub Main()
playing=hs.Plugin("Media Player").MusicAPI.CurrentTrack + " by " + hs.Plugin("Media Player").MusicAPI.CurrentArtist
'Msgbox (playing)
hs.speak (playing)
end sub

The Pod

[jtwolf76]

Thank you I will try that tonight and post tomorow what happended

[Rotech]

Thank you I will try that tonight and post tomorow what happended

I currently using itunes and I would like to know if this can be applied to the itunes program?

[Rupp]

Did you try it? It should work as both are based on the music API.

[Rotech]

Iam just confused of what to fill in the script.

[Rupp]

I do not use this plugin but try this and see if it works.
Sub Main()
playing=hs.Plugin("iTunes").MusicAPI.CurrentTrack + " by " + hs.Plugin("iTunes").MusicAPI.CurrentArtist
'Msgbox (playing)
hs.speak (playing)
end sub

[jtwolf76]

Working to a point

Hello all,

That worked to a point but now it is anouncing it twice. looking at the log it says

5/15/2008 10:58:26 PM Info Speak ():Aerosmith - Rock In A Hard Place
5/15/2008 10:58:26 PM Info Event Trigger "Anounce next song"
5/15/2008 10:58:26 PM Info Running script and waiting: now-playing.txt
5/15/2008 10:58:26 PM Info Speak ():Aerosmith - Rock In A Hard Place

I think that was because I had it on a trigger of track change which I am guessing it see's the end as one and the start as another. I have changed it to

Device Media Player Status value changes to any

Does this sound right to you guys.

Thanks again.
Justin