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<blockquote data-quote="jmhecker" data-source="post: 544722" data-attributes="member: 86959">Thank you <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />I had actually thought of this a long while back, but never put any thought what-so-ever towards it, because I hadn't done any programming in ages, and at that point in time, I didnt feel like re-learning anything.&nbsp; But, when I decided to try something, MadMagpie brought this one to my attention, and I couldn't help but decide to do it.&nbsp; It is nice to know that I am not the only one that has a bunch of media that currently has no feasible way to import them into MediaPortal.On a side note (which I briefly touched upon earlier), I have decided that in one of the subsequent releases after 1.0B (1.0A being the unreleased Alpha version), that I am going to include a way to manually edit the database.&nbsp; Probably via an excel spreadsheet import.&nbsp; I will have documentation as to how the excel spreadsheet would need to be formatted, and what the data types for each field should be.&nbsp; This would allow for the possibility of quicker database creation (depending on the amount of items).&nbsp; I would also like to implement a directory scanner for inputting files...it would ask you for a directory, and then it would go through the entire directory structure and create the database for you based on what is in the directories.&nbsp; IE:[CODE]Audio Books&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Fiction&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Non-FictionFamily Videos&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Kids&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Billy&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Julie.....etc[/CODE]When looking in each of those directories, it would search for file types (.avi, .mpeg, .jpg, .tif, etc), and try to find a corresponding .txt file for each item, and if it is an audio or video file, it would also look for a .jpeg that matches the same name to use as the thumbnail.&nbsp; If said files do not exist (thumbnail or txt file), it would ask you for that info.&nbsp; Once it has the info, it would create the entry in the DB for you...the folder path would be the category paths.&nbsp; It would also (depending on your option settings), create the .jpeg and the .txt files for you, so that they are there in case there is a need to rebuild the database (upgrade, fresh install, etc).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jmhecker, post: 544722, member: 86959"] Thank you :thx: I had actually thought of this a long while back, but never put any thought what-so-ever towards it, because I hadn't done any programming in ages, and at that point in time, I didnt feel like re-learning anything. But, when I decided to try something, MadMagpie brought this one to my attention, and I couldn't help but decide to do it. It is nice to know that I am not the only one that has a bunch of media that currently has no feasible way to import them into MediaPortal. On a side note (which I briefly touched upon earlier), I have decided that in one of the subsequent releases after 1.0B (1.0A being the unreleased Alpha version), that I am going to include a way to manually edit the database. Probably via an excel spreadsheet import. I will have documentation as to how the excel spreadsheet would need to be formatted, and what the data types for each field should be. This would allow for the possibility of quicker database creation (depending on the amount of items). I would also like to implement a directory scanner for inputting files...it would ask you for a directory, and then it would go through the entire directory structure and create the database for you based on what is in the directories. IE: [CODE] Audio Books Fiction Non-Fiction Family Videos Kids Billy Julie .....etc [/CODE] When looking in each of those directories, it would search for file types (.avi, .mpeg, .jpg, .tif, etc), and try to find a corresponding .txt file for each item, and if it is an audio or video file, it would also look for a .jpeg that matches the same name to use as the thumbnail. If said files do not exist (thumbnail or txt file), it would ask you for that info. Once it has the info, it would create the entry in the DB for you...the folder path would be the category paths. It would also (depending on your option settings), create the .jpeg and the .txt files for you, so that they are there in case there is a need to rebuild the database (upgrade, fresh install, etc). [/QUOTE]

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