How to make playlist based on date in file name?

paulnate

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Hello,

I have challenge making RadioBoss play from folder using today date in file name.

We have daily program send to us from content provider and each program (mp3) is dated in file name and i want RadioBoss pick from today date in file name and play that file

I want to automate as much as possible

Please let me know how i can do that?
 

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You should use the substitution macro for this: https://manual.djsoft.net/radioboss/en/scheduler_options.htm
 
paulnate said:
Hello,

I have challenge making RadioBoss play from folder using today date in file name.

We have daily program send to us from content provider and each program (mp3) is dated in file name and i want RadioBoss pick from today date in file name and play that file

I want to automate as much as possible

Please let me know how i can do that?


C:\Users\XXXX\Desktop\new-MP3_\LTWX_LTW1_?dd-?mm-?yy.mp2

? dd = day
? mm = month
? yy = year

LTWX_LTW1_ (must remain constant)
so
LTWX_LTW5_ (no longer constant)

unless you create different sedulers.


right Dmitri?
 
Yes, the template appears to be correct. I'd suggest to test how it works using the Run Now button for the scheduled event.
 
NICKY G DJ said:
paulnate said:
Hello,

I have challenge making RadioBoss play from folder using today date in file name.

We have daily program send to us from content provider and each program (mp3) is dated in file name and i want RadioBoss pick from today date in file name and play that file

I want to automate as much as possible

Please let me know how i can do that?


C:\Users\XXXX\Desktop\new-MP3_\LTWX_LTW1_?dd-?mm-?yy.mp2

? dd = day
? mm = month
? yy = year

LTWX_LTW1_ (must remain constant)
so
LTWX_LTW5_ (no longer constant)

unless you create different sedulers.


right Dmitri?

if i will rename all LTWX_L1_ (and keep mm-dd-yy) how can i make a schedule to play based on month and date and year?

Please let me know what can be done
 
honestly I can not understand how the files will be.
Can you send a list of files for just one month ??

LTW1 = w1 would it be weekend number 1? (the first week of January?) so in total they will give W1-52 (52 weeks)


I deduce that:
LTWX_LTW1_ 10-07-18.mp2
LTWX_LTW1_ 10-14-18.mp2
LTWX_LTW1_ 10-21-18.mp2
LTWX_LTW1_ 10-28-18.mp2

are precisely Sunday 7/14/21/28 of the month of October

LTWX_LTW1_ 11-04-18.mp2
LTWX_LTW1_ 11-11-18.mp2
LTWX_LTW1_ 11-18-18.mp2
LTWX_LTW1_ 11-25-18.mp2

are precisely Sunday 4/11/18/25 of the month of November

LTWX_LTW1_ 12-02-18.mp2
LTWX_LTW1_ 12-09-18.mp2
LTWX_LTW1_ 12-16-18.mp2
LTWX_LTW1_ 12-30-18.mp2

are precisely Sunday 2/9/16/30 of the month of December


But I do not understand in this sequence what do the files center
LTWX_LTW1_ 10-08-18.mp2
LTWX_LTW1_ 10-09-18.mp2
LTWX_LTW1_ 10-10-18.mp2
precisely Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 8/9/10 of the month of October, which are not weekend days but consecutive weekdays

 
I been using Radiologik on Mac then I switched to RadioBoss Advanced but can get the same setup i had with Radiologik. For example, if I make an event to play at 3 pm daily from a folder using a date in a file name, it will try to find today's date and if it does not find, Radiologik has fallback option to pick a random mp3 file from any folder or single mp3 file.

I have attached a list of content for last month. Please ta a look, Looks like LTWX_LTW1 and _LTWX5 only no other extensions.
 

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sorry if it's not clear to me ...

but this program is broadcast every day? 365 episodes per year ??
or except Saturday?


because I understand that there are LTW5 episodes (5 days a week from Monday to Friday)
LTW1 files I'm only on Sunday.


Excuse Just create weekly files prefixed with LTW5_? Mm-? Dd-? Yy.mp2
will automatically take the files based on the date

and the weekend files LTW1_? mm-? dd-? yy.mp2


nothing complicated.
 
NICKY G DJ said:
sorry if it's not clear to me ...

but this program is broadcast every day? 365 episodes per year ??
or except Saturday?


because I understand that there are LTW5 episodes (5 days a week from Monday to Friday)
LTW1 files I'm only on Sunday.


Excuse Just create weekly files prefixed with LTW5_? Mm-? Dd-? Yy.mp2
will automatically take the files based on the date

and the weekend files LTW1_? mm-? dd-? yy.mp2


nothing complicated.

wow :) looks like you are correct LTW1_ is Saturday or Sunday and LTW5_ os M-F

Can you tell me steps by steps how to make Schedule play LWT5 M-F based on the date thank you very much
 
paulnate said:
if I make an event to play at 3 pm daily from a folder using a date in a file name, it will try to find today's date and if it does not find, Radiologik has fallback option to pick a random mp3 file from any folder or single mp3 file.
RadioBOSS does not offer fallback option, but if there's no file with such a name it will simply continue playing playlist.

paulnate said:
LTWX_LTW1_ (must remain constant)
so
LTWX_LTW5_ (no longer constant)
What does W1 and W5 mean?
 
paulnate said:
W1 Sunday or Saturday play  means once a week and W5 means M-F
For this case you should use fixed valued for W1, W5 parts and create multiple events that run on needed week days (e.g. set W1 to run only on Sundays).
 
djsoft said:
paulnate said:
W1 Sunday or Saturday play  means once a week and W5 means M-F
For this case you should use fixed valued for W1, W5 parts and create multiple events that run on needed week days (e.g. set W1 to run only on Sundays).

OK but I want to know how can i make it. Can you give me example that i can follow?
 
paulnate said:
OK but I want to know how can i make it. Can you give me example that i can follow?
An example of how this can be configured:

1. Create an event ans select Sunday fro week days. Set the file name to
C:\Users\XXXX\Desktop\new-MP3_\LTWX_LTW1_?dd-?mm-?yy.mp2

2. Create another event, check Monday-Friday week days, and the file name:
C:\Users\XXXX\Desktop\new-MP3_\LTWX_LTW5_?dd-?mm-?yy.mp2

You can always test how events work using the Run Now button.
 
djsoft said:
paulnate said:
W1 Sunday or Saturday play  means once a week and W5 means M-F
For this case you should use fixed valued for W1, W5 parts and create multiple events that run on needed week days (e.g. set W1 to run only on Sundays).

OK I am sorry but this not much of a help. I am asking for example how to do it?
 
paulnate said:
OK I am sorry but this not much of a help. I am asking for example how to do it?
You put the macro to the filename field of a scheduled event. Have you tried doing so?
 
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