BTW, Im using Itunes for Windows. Beel, any suggestions? I just cant get that exe file to open on my PC.
I should be asleep, and will be shortly, but just in case you are still up I have two suggestions to try. Reboot your computer and try again, this often works when a program refuses to load (just happened to me today, oops yesterday, with “Google Earth”) . If that does not work the next step is to re-install iTunes.
There is actually a third step which I might try before the second ;-)… That is, re-download the iTunes Blogger zip file in case the actual file was corrupted on the first download.
I’ll check back tomorrow to see how you are coming… nite.
Still the same. I tried all three. I think I’ve actually attempted to use iTunes Blogger in the past with the same result.
I posted in this topic several months ago. I just noticed this was the same problem.
http://wordpress.org/support/topic/16470
I just found out that I need the .net network installed on my computer. Why this isn’t standard installation on all Windows based computers is beyond my comprehension. I’ll see if I can get it working tonite. Check my site tomorrow. If its workin, it will be on the sidebar! thanks BeeL.
Ok, I got that part working now. ITUNES blogger is now working now that I updated my .NET.
Problem now, is that Itunes Blogger says the BLOG was updated, but I look at my BLOG and the images are not. I checked the backend where it says TUNES and that is not updated either. Im stuck!
7miles…. it will be standard…. but .NET was rolled out AFTER Windows shipped…. It’s called new technology that is still in the process of being rolled out.
Make sure the proper files that are being written to are writable.
I had problems wiith that last night as well. My ftp transmitted the file as readonly…. gah!
Tg
T.G. Do you know what files exactly need permissions? It says its updated in the Itunes Blogger and the XML is correct, but it doesn’t appear either on the backend or on the blog itself.
tracksongs.txt (it’s the only .txt file in the cg-plugins folder) I think it is…..
It’s the file that actualy holds the list of the songs played.
As far as ItunesBlogger is concerned, yeah, it updated, but that’s only because the file it posted to doesn’t spit anything back to say it failed to write to the file.
Tg
and tracktunes.php needs to be able to be executed by remote (just means you can load it from a browser, etc.). tracktunes.txt needs to be writeable by the server, possibly 666.
You should be able to hand test all interfacing with CG-WhatTunes by looking at the sample POST string, and creating one by hand (real or fake song info), and throw it into your browser… WhatTunes is happy with GET or POST, I believe… This is actually how I do debugging, I don’t even bother running one of the song bloggers until I’m sure the interface is working properly. Then I try with the blogger, and can look at the web Log files to see what the GET or POST request was, and that it is nicely formed.
-d
Im still not getting anything. I tried calling tracktunes.php from a browser and Im getting a blank page.
The only songs showing at the backend are the original 20 songs you placed in the zip. NOthing else shows when I try playin a new TUNE.
I don’t see that list but Gavin DeGraw. You will not see anything by running tracktunes.php as it is not meant to be run.
<?php dispTracks(false, 20, true); ?>
That will display the history in a table like what you see on my site (though unformatted).
Beel – right…. but if the data was posted (or get) right, the txt file on the back end *should* be updating regardles. And he’s claiming that it isn’t.
Tg
Yes, but something is happening because the txt file is *not* the one from the initial install. Whether it has been edited manually or not, I do not know – I am just going by “The only songs showing at the backend are the original 20 songs you placed in the zip.”
I edited it by removing all of the songs. Then I cut and paste on of the songs to see if it would appear. It did. I still dont see any of the new songs I’ve played off Itunes though.
EDIT: I’ve put the original file back..
Hang on, don’t touch anything… I am going to try something…
