Subj : Re: Changing file descrip
To   : Angus McLeod
From : Digital Man
Date : Fri Sep 02 2005 03:03 pm

  Re: Re: Changing file descrip
  By: Angus McLeod to Digital Man on Fri Sep 02 2005 09:57 am

 >   Re: Re: Changing file descrip
 >   By: Digital Man to Angus McLeod on Thu Sep 01 2005 17:35:00
 > 
 >  >  > The problem (for Windows users) is that the utilities out there tend *
 >  >  > to be console-mode, directing their output to STDOUT where it can be u
 >  >  > No, they generally pop up a box with an "OK" button for some mouse-
 >  >  > clicking icon-head to press.  Gee, so useful!
 >  >
 >  > There are still many very useful stdio-based utilities for Windows. Of co
 >  > many of them come from *nix ports, but we still have them at our disposal
 >  > command-line/stdio based utility to parse MP3 IDs should be pretty easy t
 >  > create or obtain (or port if needed).
 > 
 > True, but mp3info, vorbiscomment, rdjpgcom, etc are all on my Linux system
 > without my having to go and locate a suitable utility.  I have not
 > attempted to do so, but I could probably do something like
 > 
 > 	MP3	mp3info %f > sbbsfile.des
 > 	OGG	vorbiscomment %f > sbbsfile.des
 > 	JPG	rdjpgcom %f > sbbsfile.des
 > 
 > in my "Testable File types" and have that working with virtually no
 > furthur effort.  An untested version of mp3info exists
 > 
 > 	http://tinyurl.com/c7auv

Appears to work very well!

                                                  digital man

Snapple "Real Fact" #40:
It is possible to lead a cow up stairs but not down.

.