I've really wanted my Itunes playlist to display on my Blog but I cant get the .exe file for Itunes Blogger to open on my PC! It alway says, "the application failed to initialize properly" Click to terminate the application. So how do I go on doin this now? Is there anything else I can do to run WhatTunes? I really like the concept. And I chose this specifically to get it workin on the sidebar of my Blog.
WhatTunes by DavidChait (32 posts)
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7milesdown
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Posted 6 years ago #BTW, Im using Itunes for Windows. Beel, any suggestions? I just cant get that exe file to open on my PC.
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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.
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Posted 6 years ago #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.
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Posted 6 years ago #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.
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Posted 6 years ago #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!
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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
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Posted 6 years ago #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.
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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
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davidchait
Posted 6 years ago #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.
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Posted 6 years ago #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).
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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
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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."
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Posted 6 years ago #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..
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Hang on, don't touch anything... I am going to try something...
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Posted 6 years ago #okay. No problem.
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I just tried to update your file from my computer since it works for me on my site... It did not, however, work when I substituted your address.
Check to make sure the txt file is writeable
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Posted 6 years ago #Its been CHMODED to 777 since the beginning.
Everything looks to be in place. I triple checked the settings in the ITUNES Blogger. It says webupdate ON.
The URL is correct. I verified. Im not sure what to do now.
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What is the chmod of tracktunes.php? When I put your url to tracktunes it should work as it works on my site.
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Posted 6 years ago #tracktunes.php is also CHMOD 777
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That is just too weird. Changing the link to my site, which works, to your site should also work, all things being equal. I will try again shortly just to be sure.
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Posted 6 years ago #Thats whats making me pull out my hair. Everything seems to be right. I just dont understand why its not showin up on the backend and being written on the .txt file.
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Posted 6 years ago #hmmm... directory-level access settings? directory security (passworded htaccess or something)?
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would a directory re-direct have anything to do with it? I noticed that when I clicked on your link 7milesdown, that it redirected form the root to /wp.... that wouldn't affect it .... would it?
Tg
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I don't think so because I linked directly to the file using "/wp" and it still did not work.
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*scratches head* ... got me.... honestly.... I had a similar problem last night but that was due to me sending a bad parameter needlessly. I'm using WinAmp to update mine and I had to WA to also send the add=1 parameter .... later I found out that CG-WT uses that to determine if it's dealing with !tunesBlogger (in which case the parameter is sent) or WA (in whose case it shouldn't be sent).
But 7miles stated up front he's using Itunes Blogger.... so that isn't the case.....
Tg
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Posted 6 years ago #Guess, I'll throw this on the backburner. Got to search for something similar. thanks for the help Beel and TG.
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Posted 6 years ago #7 - Let's not give up when we're so close! ;)
I'd be happy to look at it firsthand on your site... all I need is an admin acct (to edit tracktunes.php) to start with. I can throw in some better debugging code, that can tell us exactly what is failing on your machine and why. Might need ftp access as well -- actually, with ftp, I don't need the admin account, as I can direct-edit the file(s), which is 'safer' as well (never get possibly locked out of the admin interface with a php parsing bug!).
Drop me an email at cgcode at chait dot net, and I can take a look over the weekend.
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Posted 6 years ago #Thanks David. Its not a priority at this point, but I'll keep that in mind. I do use your other plugins though. They work great! ;)
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