Re: iTunes interface
Re: iTunes interface
- Subject: Re: iTunes interface
- From: Stephen Davis <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 21:50:08 -0700
The iPod can only show/play songs that are referenced from the
database that iTunes places on the iPod. The format of this file is
not public so there is no official way to "write directly" to the
iPod. Your most compatible method of getting songs onto the iPod is
to add them to the iTunes library via AppleScript/AppleEvents. A
wonderful source for example scripts to get iTunes to do pretty much
anything can be found here: http://dougscripts.com/itunes/.
As far as other players go, you'll have to find out if they have an
available SDK or a predefined location on their disks if you want to
write directly to them. I don't really have any experience with
other device SDKs. However, if iTunes understands these devices, you
should be able to add the tracks to the device playlist when it is
attached. I know device playlist access is defined in the iTunes
AppleEvent dictionary but I've never tried that functionality myself.
hth,
stephen
On Oct 3, 2007, at 1:54 PM, Matt Mashyna wrote:
I think this is a little off topic but I hope you'll bear with
me... I'm working on a project that downloads mp3s and video files.
I'm looking for suggestions for moving the media files to an iPod
(and other mp3 players connected to a Mac). My first thought was
that I could make an applescript to move a file to the iTunes
Library and then from the Library to an iPod. I haven't had any
luck finding scripts that do either of these operations.
What I would prefer is a way to take a given file and put it right
on the iPod with some Cocoa or Carbon code.
Can anyone offer a suggestion for doing this ?
Thanks,
Matt
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