no matter whater scripts I've copy from others, it doesn't work on my foobar.

I've copy other people rating scripts to my "playlistview----columns----rating" and nothing happened. When I right click the tracks and check the properties, I can't find the play_counter filed. So I guess, it needs to set up something rather than just copy scripts to the playlist view column.

Can anyone tell me what else I need to do in order to get the rating system work?

One more thing, If I wan to show the rating information on my track-info panel, should I just copy the scripts which used in the playlist view column to the track-info panel or I need to do something else?


Thanks in advanced!

for ratings you need foo_custominfo and for the playcounter you need the foo_playcount component. Once you have these the scrips will work. Just search the forum for these download them in put them in your components folder were you have installed foobar.

I got thise two foos to my foobar componet but it still doesn't work. When I right click my tracks, it still doesn't show the play counter information and nothing happened in the playlist view column.

Am I need to set other things?

thanks!

do you have unofficial play counter? Is there autorating system? To view play count use %play_count% for official and %play_counter% for unofficial in trackinfo

yes, I do have the unofficial play count.dll, but I don't know how to set up the meta data.

sorry, i still don't understand. Do you need rating or play counter view in your playlist?

No. Rating information can be saved in the tags, foo_custominfo saves this to a seperate database.

I have the foo_custominfo in my foobar component and I have an unofficial play_count.
I have also copy other's rating script which I copy it to my playlist view---colum---rating
I've selected all the track in the playlist and do masstagging " set value"---Playcount----%play_counter%, Last play----%Last_play%

that's all I have and I've done for the rating thing. But it seems nothing happened after I played the songs.

The rating symbol in the playlist view didn't change. when I right click the track, nothing recorded for play count, for some tracks even do not have the field play count shown. But the did add the feild for the whole playlist.


any clues? thanks!

for play count i suggest you to use the official one http://www.foobar2000.org/components/foo_playcount.zip . You don't have to manually add %play_count%, %last_played% and %first_played% - those statistics are calculated automaticaly (test (with official PlayCount): play a song for >1minute, then right click it /properties/properties, look at "playback statistics", all info is stored there.

foo_custominfo isn't necessary for adding rating tags. You can make some rating presets using masstagger:
1. R.click on playlist/ choose tagging/manage scripts.
2. Add, set value; field name:RATING, field value: 1, OK.
3. Choose a name below ("*" for example), then SAVE.
I made 5 presets in my setup (*,**,***,****,***** corresponding to 1,2,3,4,5) and saved them.
4. Now go to preferences/keyboard shortcuts. Add a new one. In "filter list by" type your script name ("*" in this instance). Select you script and add a hotkey (ctrl+1 for example).
If you don't like hotkeys, you'll find you saved scripts in r.click menu/tagging/scripts. Just click on one to set your rating.

To view RATING stars on playlist view use: $repeat(*,%rating%),
to view playcount, set [%play_count%] in columns/display.

I had some problems too. There is a version of playcounter which doesn't function.
Here is a version I am using
functioning version

Spirit_of_the_ocean,

sorry, your given link is not function. I only link to a shopping website.
Please send the link again.

thanks
maranda

Shinsou,

thanks, but it still doesn't work. I follow step 1 and 2, then I don't understand for the rest and of course it doesn't work.
No matter how many times I've played the song, when I click the "porperty", it shows rating =1, and I can't see anything about play count.

anyway, thanks your help
maranda

The "shopping website" is simply a pop-up! The real page is a forum topic with a link to the above-mentioned version of foo_playcount.

Yes this is true This is a german Foobar discussion board

Actually I found our that the official version works better because the updating of tags is in backgraound. I have had some soundproblems with the inofficial version
The official version you can get HERE
All you have to do is
- Add the .dll to your components folder
- use %play_count% as string in playlist view
But when you play the file it should afterwards show the new inforamtion in metadata

-> Preferences | Advanced | Tools | Playback Statistics | and activate Automatically synchronize
to update the tags automatically.


@Marandas: It would be nice to give us some screenshots

Spirit of the ocean,

thanks!

I follow your method and now I can view the play count statistics in my playlist view.

I can't find a subpage of "play_count" under--perference--tool, is it normal with my foobar?

Moreover, still nothing happen to my rating in my playlist view. Can you help me more with the rating thing?

I've got a custom info.dll, but i don't know how to use it and is it related to the rating thing?

what string should I use in the playlist view---rating to show a six graded rating statistic?

(sorry, I don't know how to insert an image to an reply)

thanks again
maranda

If you don't want to have the rating information embedded into your files (as this changes the modified date / you have a read-only source) then you need foo_custominfo. Otherwise follow the instructions Shinsou gave.

If you have the same problem with storing you play counts then you won't want to check "Automatically synchronize to update the tags automatically. (disrecommended)" (its under advanced on the left and tools on the right). Otherwise you can.

Yes this is normal
I am using Columns Ui

Go
Preferences | Columns ui | Playlist view -> Tab "columns"
add new column write the displayname you want and go to tab "display" write %PLAY_COUNT%

This should work

If you want to have a six degree rating you should put a code like this instead of %PLAY_COUNT%

$ifgreater(%play_count%,15,5,
The 15 is how many times it should be played to made 5 ● symbols
You have to modify the code a bit to your needs you can set another symbols like stars


Thanks to strictly4me who postet the code in a german foobar forum

Spirit of the ocean,

I use your string in the

Preferences | Columns ui | Playlist view -> Tab "columns" -> Rating

the rating circles show from black to red. but the problem is that they all look the same, whatever it played 0 time, 20 times, 1 time or 2 times.
It can't show the gray shaded circles which represent the non rating items. And since the rating circles look the same in every song, in another words, it doesn't rating anything.

I don't know what's wrong? or should I delete the infocustom.dll when using your string?


sorry for my dummy and my bad English.

thanks
maranda

what for a kind of playlist do you use? and what does circles mean?

maybe you could show us a screenshot? ( upload it on imageshack.us)


I don't use this one

Please look in the metadata of the files: Is play_count shown?

Spirit_of_the_ocean,
thanks for guiding me. Although I'm not understand the whole thing, at last it sounds work.
Finally I can have my rating column, thanks!
maranda

Shinsou my man,
that scripting for adding ratings and hotkey malarky is top notch.
Works perfect for me.
Thanks for sharing.

(to any pedants reading this, yes I know the thread is months old, so what?)

I don`t know if this is what you are talking about but go here:

http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index....showtopic=42699

And read the threads i`ll xplain how to do it.