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PEXTRACT utility instructions:
This utility extracts a text file from a PLAYLIST database file.
To use, enter the command:
PEXTRACT <database filename> [<music type>]
...where <database filename> is the name of an existing PLAYLIST
database file and <music type> is an optional music type number, starting
with 1. A new text file will be generated from the database file using
the same base name with a .TXT extension, in the following format:
va\vt\vm\vi\sa\st\sm\sy\mm:ss\nn
va\vt\vm\vi\sa\st\sm\sy\mm:ss\nn
va\vt\vm\vi\sa\st\sm\sy\mm:ss\nn
(etc. - one line for each selection entry)
The following definitions apply to the above:
va = volume artist's name
vt = volume title
vm = volume media type
vi = volume location index number
sa = selection artist's name
st = selection title
sm = selection music type
sy = year of selection
mm = minutes
ss = seconds
nn = selection number (on or in the volume)
Example commands:
To extract a text file called MUSIC.TXT from MUSIC.LDB, enter:
PEXTRACT MUSIC
To extract only those selections with the music type listed
third in PLAYLIST's user-defined music type F1 listing (i.e.,
this would correspond to "Folk" music in the example database
library provided), enter:
PEXTRACT MUSIC 3
NOTE: The music type option was provided primarily to support
a secondary effect that may be encountered to due PLAYLIST's
new YEAR feature. In the previous versions, the example
database contained the music type "Oldie". Since the year
information is better at defining just what an "oldie" is,
one might want to replace an existing "Oldie" music type
with one or more other music types. By using PEXTRACT
together with PLMERGE and a bit of fancy text editing,
it's relatively easy to change "Oldie" to something else
instead of revising each such selection via PLAYLIST.
PLAYLIST and PEXTRACT are produced by:
Software Solutions
217 Victory Lane
St. Charles, MO 63303-8432
Copyright 1992 Douglas B. Stinson