Minimserver m3U error - not linking to music files

[Jas0_0]

Hi there, I'm a new Minimserver user and so far finding it excellent - aside from one problem. My m3u playlists (created using iTunes Export) don't work. I have attached a screenshot of the Minimserver log. It would be great if someone could tell me what I'm doing wrong. Thanks in advance.    

[simoncn]

Thanks for letting me know about this. I've never seen anyone try to use 'file:///' URLs before. A quick workaround would be to remove 'file://' from the start of each line, so that the lines start with '/Users'. I will add support for 'file:///' in the next update.

[Jas0_0]

(20-08-2016 17:49)simoncn Wrote:  Thanks for letting me know about this. I've never seen anyone try to use 'file:///' URLs before. A quick workaround would be to remove 'file://' from the start of each line, so that the lines start with '/Users'. I will add support for 'file:///' in the next update.

Thanks - I'm not sure why they come up as 'file:///'. I import music into iTunes by adding it to the 'Automatically add to iTunes' folder on my mac, and I let iTunes create its own folder system. Could it be something to do with that?

I'm no IT/code expert I'm afraid, so not sure how to remove this. Unless it's really simple, I'm happy to wait for the next update.

[Manul]

Here's a quick way you can try:

- open Terminal from Applications (or Applications/Utilities not quite sure)
- type 'cd iTunesExportScala-2.2.2' without the quotes and hit enter. If iTunesExportScala-2.2.2 is not in your home directory, you'll have to type in 'cd <foldername>' first and hit enter, with <foldername> being the name of the folder where iTunesExportScala-2.2.2 is located
- type 'perl -pi -e "s%file://%%g" *.m3u' without the single quotes and hit enter

If that doesn't work and mangles your playlists, just repeat the export.

You'll have to execute these 3 steps every time you export your playlists freshly.