auto grab file by alpha sort?

[Maestro232]

Hello,
I am having great success getting my radio station set up thanks to this excellent software. One question: I see that I can grab the "oldest" or "newest" file from a folder. What would be more useful in my case is to grab the "next" file, as in, the one that would be listed first if sorted by filename. I would utilize the option to delete the file after playing so that the next file (again by filename sort) would play. This would allow me to organize and batch rename files in another tool so I can quickly set up a play sequence for a particular program that is not date based. Is it possible to do this? Again, I see how to pick "oldest" or "newest" file from a folder, but not "first, based on filename sort". Maybe I am just not seeing how to do this.

Thanks for your help.

 

[Maestro232]

So I guess the question is what is the difference in the schedule Wizard, when you pick "Play one track from a playlist or folder" why there is a radio button option to either "play one track from a playlist or folder" or "select one track from a folder". They seem to do the same thing except that they don't both have the same options. One let's me recurse folders and pick a file "in order", the other lets me select "newest/oldest" and delete after playback. I wish I could get all of those options together in one selection. i.e., select "in order" from a folder and delete after playback. Those two options are currently separated in the two different radio options.

 

[djsoft]

The first option internally uses the Track List feature: http://manual.djsoft.net/radioboss/en/using_track_list.htm and it seems the one fits for your setup.

Select this option, select where your files are located, and make it select tracks "In order". In the result it will take tracks one by one in a sequence, sorted using the natural sorting algorithm (http://blog.codinghorror.com/sorting-for-humans-natural-sort-order/, in short, if file name starts with a number, it will sort using those numbers).

The second option internally uses the getfile command: http://manual.djsoft.net/radioboss/en/scheduler_commands.htm - it's designed mostly for cases when you need one-shot playback, like play an advert in a store.

 

[Maestro232]

Thank you for your reply. The problem for me is that I do not want to play all the tracks in order at one time. I just want to play one track on day 1, then the next track on day 2, etc...That's why the option to delete the track after playing would be helpful, which is available for the getfile option but not the tracklist option you are mentioning.

 

[djsoft]

Track List will also play only one file. If you have an event which starts only once per day, then it will play one track every day. You can test how the events work using the Run Now button.

 

[Maestro232]

Oh. I see. It remember's what it played the day before so I don't need to delete tracks after. Very nice. Thank you.