help with radio

[Dluvr22]

I'm new here and really like what I've seen so far. I've done some searching and followed all help I could find but still cannot get my radio page to play my shoutcast pls files I check and they will play in winamp and even zoomplayer wmv pro but for some reason I can't play these files. any suggestion will be appreciated. Oh and right now it replays my last played song when I try to listen to the radio.

[art]

Try putting your pls files in the database and assign play album command (or something similar I'm not at my XL pc) to that database. Entry in DB can look somewhat like this:

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      <item>
        <parameter>c:\pathtopls\some.pls</parameter>
        <coverart>c:\pathtocoverart\some.gif</coverart>
        <display>somename</display>
        <type>album</type>
        <subitems>
          <item>
            <parameter>c:\pathtopls\some.pls</parameter>
            <type>track</type>
          </item>
        </subitems>
        <information>
          <trackname>somename</trackname>
          <genre>somegenre</genre>
        </information>
      </item>


[Dluvr22]

I already have it in a shoutcast database I have set up my skin with the category reflecting that however I just can not get this to work oh and my database is in a similar format. just without the images. will do that after i get this to work - also i have a radio genre database to sort my genre

[art]

Can you post your DB and one or two pls files?

[Dluvr22]

here you go. i did try playing some of the pls files directly thru zoomplayer and they work

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  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
- <database>
  <sortorder>genre</sortorder>
  <paths />
- <item>
  <parameter>Documents and Settings\Elliott\Shoutcast radio pls\Shoutcast\70s</parameter>
  <display>1 70s Hits Oldies Pop (96)</display>
- <subitems>
- <item>
  <parameter>http://scfire-dll0l-1.stream.aol.com:80/stream/1076</parameter>
  <display>1 70s Hits Oldies Pop (96)</display>
  <type>track</type>
- <information>
  <trackgenre>70s</trackgenre>
  <trackfilename>http://scfire-dll0l-1.stream.aol.com:80/stream/1076</trackfilename>
  <trackbirate>96</trackbirate>
  <trackname>70s Hits Oldies Pop</trackname>
  </information>
  </item>
  </subitems>
- <information>
  <name>70s Hits Oldies Pop</name>
  <genre>70s</genre>
  <birate>96</birate>
  </information>
  </item>
- <item>
  <parameter>Documents and Settings\Elliott\Shoutcast radio pls\Shoutcast\70s</parameter>
  <display>2 60s 70s oldies rock pop (96)</display>
- <subitems>
- <item>
  <parameter>http://91.121.44.100:8008</parameter>
  <display>2 60s 70s oldies rock pop (96)</display>


[art]

Well, I had no problems playing your streams. One of the ways of doing it is...
Here is my db

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<database>
  <sortorder>genre</sortorder>
  <item>
    <parameter>http://scfire-dll0l-1.stream.aol.com:80/stream/1076</parameter>
    <display>1 70s Hits Oldies Pop (96)-album</display>
    <type>album</type>
    <subitems>
      <item>
        <parameter>http://scfire-dll0l-1.stream.aol.com:80/stream/1076</parameter>
        <display>1 70s Hits Oldies Pop (96)-track</display>
        <type>track</type>
      </item>
    </subitems>
    <information>
      <name>70s Hits Oldies Pop</name>
      <birate>96</birate>
      <genre>70s</genre>
    </information>
  </item>
  <item>
    <parameter>http://91.121.44.100:8008</parameter>
    <display>2 60s 70s oldies rock pop (96)-album</display>
    <type>album</type>
    <subitems>
      <item>
        <parameter>http://91.121.44.100:8008</parameter>
        <display>2 60s 70s oldies rock pop (96)-track</display>
        <type>track</type>
      </item>
    </subitems>
    <information>
      <name>70s Hits Oldies Pop</name>
      <birate>96</birate>
      <genre>70s</genre>
    </information>
  </item>
</database>

Since you place each stream as a album>track, I'm going to assume that you want to display your streams on the album level and you don't want to go to track level, also when you click on the album you want to tune in and play it.

DB name radio.xml
Category name: radio
In the setup->Events create new event, lets say "play_radio"; assign to it command "play file", in this command argument should be "%radio>parameter%" (note in my DB parameter on the album level is your stream). Switch to Skin Editor and assign your new event to your radio category.
Since you have track level (with "play file" you don't need this level) in your DB, but you want to stay on the album level in the skin editor in category->general in Info Screen enter some fake screen name like "12345". And that should do it.
Like I said this is just one of the ways, if you want some other layout, you would need to be more specific ....

[Dluvr22]

thanks for your help so far art however i still cannot get this to work i even went as far as deleting my database and copying this one from the site over but with no results I get the two channels on my page but when i click on them nothing happens.

I am currently using rika's dragon skin with some modifications. I had set up my radio page using two databases I have a radio genre dadabase to sort by genre and the radio database with my stations. I followed the instructions with setting up the event but nothing happens . You wanted more specifics I assume just let me know what you need to help with this . Thanks for all your help so far

[art]

I had set up my radio page using two databases I have a radio genre dadabase to sort by genre and the radio database with my stations.

If you want to display your radio stations in two levels genre>station than this is different story. I'll try to post some sample latter on for you to follow...

[Dluvr22]

I ave already set up the first level with the genre category. When i select a genre, it then takes me to the overlay with the channels for that genre bbut when i click on the channel nothing happens

[art]

Well, I created little working sample setup for you, but my server went down, so I have no place to upload my files. If you post your contact info I can e-mail them to you, or you'll have to wait till they'll fix my server.... sorry

[Dluvr22]

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[art]

You've got mail.

[Dluvr22]

thanks i tried the skin but it did not work which confirmed my suspicions that it was an issue with the player itself.
I do not have any winamp/foobar zones set up I figured probably XL was using my default player in windows. I have zoomplayer set up as default for pls files and so far it plays them I m going to look thru the post to see how to set the zones up and hopefully that should solve my problem. If not I'll come calling again. thanks

[art]

That should have been my first question (about zones)
Anyway in XL press F2 to get to the setup - on the right click on "add" and point to winamp.exe; that's should fix your problem hopefully

[Dluvr22]

thanks adding the zone solved my problem.