Cross-Platform iPod Plugin

I've coded up an iPod plugin (because I needed it) and placed it online at http://projects.afterglo.ws/wiki/AudioPodHome. Installation and use is detailed at the page referenced. If you have any issues, you can reply to this thread. Keep in mind I work full-time and I am a part-time student so I may not reply in a timely manner.

Update: Plugin has been re-done using Java, many of the posts below deal with problems in the PHP version.

To make it easier to run from command line in windows

1. create a new text file in the audiopod dir
2. Rename it to audiopod.cmd
3a. edit the file and put php.exe fetchandsubmit.php
3b. [optional]on a new line add c:/progra~1/itunes/itunes.exe This automatically starts itunes so it can sync with your ipod. *** note you will need to change the slashes to backslashes. The forum won't let me post backslashes for some reason. ***
4. Double click on the file.
5. If it goes to fast for you to see thats happening, you can edit the file, and add a new line that has pause which will pause the cmd.exe program.

I also created a shortcut and placed on my desktop.

I would also disable ituneshelper (a program that will auto launch itunes once it sees your ipod)
Do this by going to Start->Run type in msconfig click ok. Click on the startup tab. Find ituneshelper and uncheck the box. Click on ok, and restart computer if its not already disabled or stopped.

Hope this helps.

THANK YOU Multi for such a great program!

Thanks works a treat

C:Documents and SettingsMikkel WintherDesktopaudioPod>php.exe fetchandsubmit
.php

Warning: fopen(G:iPod_ControliTunesiTunesDB): failed to open stream: No such
file or directory in C:Documents and SettingsMikkel WintherDesktopaudioPodfetchandsubmit.php on line 145
iTunes Error: Error reading iTunes DB

I've edited line 30 of fetchandsubmit.php to this:

$GLOBALS['iTunesDir'] = 'G:\iPod_Control\iTunes\';

My iPod (an iPod mini, 2nd gen) is mounted as drive G:.

Can anybody tell me, what I've done wrong?

Thank you so much for this!! I'm downloading it and going to try it out now.

i guess its not as it has no 'play counts' file in the 'iPod_Control\iTunes' directory


C:vacuumaudiopodaudioPod>php.exe fetchandsubmit.php

Warning: fopen(E:iPod_ControliTunesPlay Counts): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in C:vacuumaudiopodaudioPodfetchandsubmit.php on line 1
51
iTunes Error: Error reading Play Counts DB

C:vacuumaudiopodaudioPod>c:/progra~1/itunes/itunes.exe

you have to edit fetchandsubmit.php (open in wordpad, its at about the 30th line)

Alright I tried that but I still seem to be having problems. Does this look right?:

http://images6.fotki.com/v162/photos/1/164931/835852/audiopod-vi.jpg

EDIT: This is the error that I keep getting:

http://images6.fotki.com/v162/photos/1/164931/835852/Error-vi.jpg

Ah okay, thanks for the help, will give that a try..

Quoth sveskemus:
C:Documents and Settings\Mikkel Winther\Desktop\audioPod>php.exe fetchandsubmit
.php

Warning: fopen(G:\iPod_Control\iTunes\iTunesDB): failed to open stream: No such
file or directory in C:Documents and SettingsMikkel WintherDesktopaudioPodfetchandsubmit.php on line 145
iTunes Error: Error reading iTunes DB

I've edited line 30 of fetchandsubmit.php to this:

$GLOBALS['iTunesDir'] = 'G:\\iPod_Control\\iTunes\\';

My iPod (an iPod mini, 2nd gen) is mounted as drive G:.

Can anybody tell me, what I've done wrong?

I haven't tried this on an iPod mini, I have a 4th gen 40gb model. You can browse to that directory and look for a file called iTunesDB (it's a hidden directory, so make sure you can view hidden folders). It may be in a different location on the mini.

Check the line above it also, you may be missing a semi-colon at the end. If you still can't get it to run, I'd recommend re-extracting fetchandsubmit.php and re-editing.

That looks like a pretty cool hack, but it's still not ideal because of this:

If you listen to the same track more than one time without syncing, it will only be submitted once (using the last play time as the timestamp). This is because the "Play Counts" file only keeps track of the last time the track was played.

I'm not complaining 'cause it's certainly better than anything else out there, but it's still not ideal for people like me who listen to albums repeatedly throughout the day. Perhaps the best way to do it would be to examine the playcount totals before and after each sync?

When I downloaded the windows zip file, its just an empty zip file, anyone else getting this problem?