Trying to Read Tags from mp3's

[jimbruskalski]

Hi, I am not really sure which classes are meant to read from music files, but I am trying to write a simple plugin that will display the file's tag information. It is more for me to learn how to use everything than for its functionality. However, I have tried many different combinations and am unable to get it to read any tags or say that it supports the file I give it. I know the mp3's have filled tag information. Thanks.

[samuel337]

Here you go:

tag = TagReader.TagReader.ReadTag(strPathSong);

where strPathSong is the path to the music file, and tag is the musictag object that's returned by the function containing all the tag information.

Sam

[jimbruskalski]

This is what I have and it is not working:

"protected override void OnClicked(int controlId, GUIControl control, Action.ActionType actionType)
{
if (control == buttonOne)
{
MusicTag tag = TagReader.ReadTag("M\\:\\Document and Settings\\Andrew\\My Documents\\final music final\\Adore\\03 Perfect.mp3");

string str = "didn't work, sorry...";
str = tag.Album;

GUIDialogOK dlg = (GUIDialogOK)GUIWindowManager.GetWindow((int)GUIWi ndow.Window.WINDOW_DIALOG_OK);
dlg.SetHeading("Button has been pressed");
dlg.SetLine(1, str);
dlg.SetLine(2, String.Empty);
dlg.SetLine(3, String.Empty);
dlg.DoModal(GUIWindowManager.ActiveWindow);
}
lblOne.Label = "You changed the text!";
lblOne.UpdateLayout();
base.OnClicked(controlId, control, actionType);
}"


The dialog box does not come up with this; however, if I take this line out (" MusicTag tag = TagReader.ReadTag("M\\:\\Document and Settings\\Andrew\\My Documents\\final music final\\Adore\\03 Perfect.mp3");") it does show the dialog box. Why is this? What am I doing wrong? Thank you so much.

[jimbruskalski]

I am sorry, there was a mistake in my previous post. If I leave that line in there (the one I said wouldnt work; the creation of the music tag) it still works. It is only when I assign the variable str to tag.Artist or any member of tag that it doesnt work. It is like it is not reading the file. The string location I pass it is correct and I know for a fact the mp3 has tags with information in them.

[jimbruskalski]

Hi, I figured out my problem. I was using "M\\:\\..." instead of "M:\\". I originally had it write, but when that didnt work, I tried the first thinking that might be the problem. When you gave me the solution, I didnt change it back to the original and so it still didnt work. Now that I have used your solution and changed the location string back the original, it works. Thanks so much for your help!