Using the Google Play Music web source

Development Web Sources Discussion
#1

Oh! great gurus...
I have copied the .src into C:\Users<user>\AppData\Roaming\Mp3tag\data\sources>
but Google Play Music does not show up in the menu "Tag Sources"

Directory of C:\Users<user>\AppData\Roaming\Mp3tag\data\sources
06/15/2019 02:39 AM .
06/15/2019 02:39 AM ..
06/11/2019 07:10 PM 1,689 Cover Art#Discogs Release ID.src
06/11/2019 07:10 PM 2,794 Cover Art#Discogs.src
06/11/2019 07:10 PM 3,139 Cover Art#MusicBrainz.src
06/11/2019 07:10 PM 6,231 Discogs Release ID.src
06/11/2019 07:10 PM 7,862 Discogs.src
06/15/2019 02:34 AM 9,173 Google Play Music.src
06/11/2019 07:10 PM 7,839 MusicBrainz.src
7 File(s) 38,727 bytes
2 Dir(s) 178,861,096,960 bytes free

I tried restarting mp3tag but still no show.

What am I missing?
Other than copying the file in the directory, is there something else I'm supposed to do to get Google source to show up in the menu along with freedb and Discogs?
Reboot?

Thanks very much to help out a newbie

[WS] Google Play Music
Beatport.com WSS by stevehero [Release, Single Track & Artwork tagging]
#2

The question is: does MP3tag look into that folder at all or somewhere else e.g. when you installed MP3tag as portable installation.

You can quickly find out which folder MP3tag uses if you create a Tool (Tools>Options>Tools) which calls the Windows Explorer and opens it in the data path:
Path: C:\Windows\explorer.exe
Parameters: '/e,"'$getEnv('MP3TAGAPPDATA')'"'
Execute this tool and see where the Explorer opens.
The tag source script shoud then be in the folder "sources"

#3

Thanks for the input
However... getting this issue with the suggestion. When trying to execute the tool I should be accessing the "Tools" menu, right? And.... hold on to this... the new tool created does not show up neither under the Tools menu.

So, in both cases of Tools and Tag Sources it seems my mp3tag does not "read" dynamically to update its menus.

However, note that I believe the answer to the question "does MP3tag look into that folder at all or somewhere else?" would I expect to be in the same directory as the current tag sources. I am able to see all the tag sources in the directory C:\Users<user>\AppData\Roaming\Mp3tag\data\sources as shown above. So... would not installing the .src script in the same directory as for Discogs.src be the correct action to execute? I do not have any other "Mp3tag" directory on the whole laptop

Thanks much

#4

"Tool ..." is a function of the right-click context menu of the files list, not the menu "Tools" in the menu bar.

#5

yup! sorry. i went on reading how to use the tool "AlbumArt Downloader" and found that out...

OK. I used the right-click function and it confirmed the directory I saved the script into is the right one.
C:\Users\JUDY\AppData\Roaming\Mp3tag\data\sources

The Explorer tool gave me the following directory:
C:\Users\JUDY\AppData\Roaming\Mp3tag so... that directory followed by \data\sources should be correct

#6

If the path is correct then the new web source should appear at least as soon as you restart MP3tag.

#7

I would.

Please copy and post the complete file path, including file name and extension.

#8

Unfortunately the Google Play Music tag source still does not show. Here is the .cmd

=============================================================
C:\Users\JUDY>cd %appdata%

C:\Users\JUDY\AppData\Roaming>dir
Volume in drive C is OS
Volume Serial Number is 6E74-F72F

Directory of C:\Users\JUDY\AppData\Roaming

06/11/2019 07:47 PM .
06/11/2019 07:47 PM ..
06/10/2019 06:48 PM Adobe
06/10/2019 10:42 PM Apple Computer
06/14/2019 09:46 PM eM Client
06/10/2019 06:48 PM Intel
06/10/2019 06:51 PM Intel Corporation
06/10/2019 09:54 PM IObit
06/10/2019 10:21 PM IOTransfer
06/10/2019 06:50 PM Macromedia
06/11/2019 02:53 AM Mozilla
06/14/2019 01:13 AM Mp3tag
06/11/2019 02:10 AM PCDr
06/11/2019 01:32 AM WindSolutions
0 File(s) 0 bytes
14 Dir(s) 169,421,934,592 bytes free

C:\Users\JUDY\AppData\Roaming>cd mp3tag

C:\Users\JUDY\AppData\Roaming\Mp3tag>dir
Volume in drive C is OS
Volume Serial Number is 6E74-F72F

Directory of C:\Users\JUDY\AppData\Roaming\Mp3tag

06/14/2019 01:13 AM .
06/14/2019 01:13 AM ..
06/12/2019 05:16 AM data
06/11/2019 07:47 PM export
06/14/2019 01:13 AM 8,078 mp3tag.cfg
06/13/2019 12:21 AM 3,437 Mp3tagError.log
2 File(s) 11,515 bytes
4 Dir(s) 169,421,934,592 bytes free

C:\Users\JUDY\AppData\Roaming\Mp3tag>cd data

C:\Users\JUDY\AppData\Roaming\Mp3tag\data>dir
Volume in drive C is OS
Volume Serial Number is 6E74-F72F

Directory of C:\Users\JUDY\AppData\Roaming\Mp3tag\data

06/12/2019 05:16 AM .
06/12/2019 05:16 AM ..
06/11/2019 07:47 PM actions
06/11/2019 07:47 PM columns
06/11/2019 07:48 PM 2,372 columns.ini
06/11/2019 07:10 PM 570 empty.mte
06/11/2019 07:10 PM 261 freedb.src
06/11/2019 07:10 PM 12 genres.ini
06/13/2019 08:49 PM library
06/11/2019 07:47 PM panels
06/15/2019 06:08 AM sources
06/12/2019 05:16 AM 3 tools.ini
06/11/2019 07:47 PM 626 usrfields.ini
6 File(s) 3,844 bytes
7 Dir(s) 169,421,934,592 bytes free

C:\Users\JUDY\AppData\Roaming\Mp3tag\data>cd sources

C:\Users\JUDY\AppData\Roaming\Mp3tag\data\sources>dir
Volume in drive C is OS
Volume Serial Number is 6E74-F72F

Directory of C:\Users\JUDY\AppData\Roaming\Mp3tag\data\sources

06/15/2019 06:08 AM .
06/15/2019 06:08 AM ..
06/11/2019 07:10 PM 1,689 Cover Art#Discogs Release ID.src
06/11/2019 07:10 PM 2,794 Cover Art#Discogs.src
06/11/2019 07:10 PM 3,139 Cover Art#MusicBrainz.src
06/11/2019 07:10 PM 6,231 Discogs Release ID.src
06/11/2019 07:10 PM 7,862 Discogs.src
06/15/2019 02:34 AM 9,173 Google Play Music.src
06/11/2019 07:10 PM 7,839 MusicBrainz.src
06/15/2019 06:07 AM 2,143 Zune_Marketplace_Album.src
06/15/2019 06:07 AM 2,325 Zune_Marketplace_Compilation_Album.src
9 File(s) 43,195 bytes
2 Dir(s) 169,421,930,496 bytes free

C:\Users\JUDY\AppData\Roaming\Mp3tag\data\sources>

#9

Should I do Windoze reboot?

#10

Nope. No change after reboot. Still see all the .src in the directory but they do not show up under the Tag Sources menu. Only the standard ones.

Any way we can enable some debugging on this mp3tag tool?

#11

Maybe the last time you installed Mp3tag it was as a portable app.

Try placing the SRC file in the installation folder: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Mp3tag\data\sources"

#12

According to the timestamp of this file, you've last closed Mp3tag on 06/14/2019 01:13 AM. As @ryerman pointed out, you've probably installed Mp3tag in a different directory as portable installation. This directory then also has a file mp3tag.cfg and a data\sources folder.

#13

Quote from Florian:
...you've probably installed Mp3tag in a different directory as portable installation. This directory then also has a file mp3tag.cfg and a data\sources folder.

Answers:

there are no directory for mp3tag under C:\Program Files (x86)

C:\Program Files (x86)>dir
Volume in drive C is OS
Volume Serial Number is 6E74-F72F

Directory of C:\Program Files (x86)

06/18/2019 12:41 AM .
06/18/2019 12:41 AM ..
06/16/2019 05:38 PM AOMEI Backupper
06/11/2019 02:02 AM Common Files
06/11/2019 02:45 AM Dell
06/17/2019 05:55 PM Dell Digital Delivery Services
06/11/2019 01:12 PM eM Client
06/11/2019 02:47 AM Emmet Gray
06/16/2019 08:41 PM Encore
06/11/2019 02:58 AM Google
06/10/2019 10:07 PM Intel
06/16/2019 05:37 PM Internet Explorer
06/10/2019 10:03 PM IObit
06/10/2019 10:21 PM IOTransfer
06/14/2019 01:13 AM McAfee
06/10/2019 08:45 PM Microsoft.NET
06/14/2019 01:13 AM Mozilla Maintenance Service
06/10/2019 08:48 PM MSBuild
06/10/2019 04:57 PM NVIDIA Corporation
06/16/2019 09:35 PM OXXOGames
06/10/2019 04:57 PM Realtek
06/10/2019 08:48 PM Reference Assemblies
06/18/2019 12:43 AM SCREENSEVEN
06/16/2019 09:02 PM Viva Media
06/10/2019 05:02 PM VulkanRT
06/10/2019 08:48 PM Windows Defender
06/10/2019 08:46 PM Windows Mail
06/10/2019 10:43 PM Windows Media Player
06/10/2019 08:46 PM Windows Multimedia Platform
06/10/2019 08:45 PM windows nt
06/10/2019 08:49 PM Windows Photo Viewer
06/10/2019 08:46 PM Windows Portable Devices
06/10/2019 08:45 PM WindowsPowerShell
0 File(s) 0 bytes
33 Dir(s) 153,840,840,704 bytes free

C:\Program Files (x86)>

Furthermore, the mp3tag software was installed from the following files directly downloaded from
https://www.mp3tag.de/en/index.html

The downloaded file was found under:
https://www.mp3tag.de/en/download.html

Then i downloaded it to my stage area where i keep all my downloaded software. you will also found this is where i first saved the .src files downloaded before copying them over into the mp3tag directory /data/sources as instructed:

D:\Software\mp3Tag>dir
Volume in drive D is DATA
Volume Serial Number is BA7E-FAB3

Directory of D:\Software\mp3Tag

06/15/2019 06:07 AM .
06/15/2019 06:07 AM ..
06/15/2019 05:56 AM 898,269 AlbumArtDownloaderXUI-1.03.exe
06/15/2019 04:55 AM 3,096 Apple itunes stores country codes.txt
06/15/2019 05:25 AM 891 Fixing itunes.txt
06/15/2019 02:34 AM 9,173 Google Play Music.src
06/15/2019 05:24 AM 146,931 itunes_v0.3.1.zip
06/11/2019 07:12 PM 3,583,128 mp3tagv295setup.exe
06/15/2019 06:07 AM 2,143 Zune_Marketplace_Album.src
06/15/2019 06:07 AM 2,325 Zune_Marketplace_Compilation_Album.src
8 File(s) 4,645,956 bytes
2 Dir(s) 1,873,231,360,000 bytes free

To summarize:

  • I downloaded the software from mp3tag website. https://www.mp3tag.de/en/download.html
  • I did not select the portable install but the full install. mp3tagv295setup.exe
  • I installed it as a regular software which installed it under C:\Users\JUDY\AppData\Roaming\Mp3tag
  • I then downloaded the .src to get access to other Tag Sources and copied them over to:
    C:\Users\JUDY\AppData\Roaming\Mp3tag\data\sources

Sorry.... I dont think this is going to be an easy answer.
Anyway I can debug that thing? Enable logging or .... ?

#14

Nope, that is not the standard folder, this is just the data folder. The exe file should be (if you have not changed anything) in the folder program files.
Or, if you have specified a different folder, then look there (but I cannot look over your shoulder and see what you do or have done).
What has happend to the investigation why the cfg-file (which gets updated during each session) has such an old timestamp? I take the old timestamp as an indication that you look at one spot but the party happens somewhere else.

#15

I let Windows 10 install to whatever directory is the default one.
I did not specify any particular directory during the install

The mp3tag.cfg is still showing as:
C:\Users\JUDY\AppData\Roaming\Mp3tag>dir
...
06/14/2019 01:13 AM 8,078 mp3tag.cfg

However I have identified a newer directory:

  • I first setup Windows Explorer to show all hidden files and directories
  • then I searched on mp3tag
  • I found the following installation:

C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\35795FlorianHeidenreich.Mp3tag_2.95.0.0_x86__rf0p6xgxmspcc>dir
Volume in drive C is OS
Volume Serial Number is 6E74-F72F

Directory of C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\35795FlorianHeidenreich.Mp3tag_2.95.0.0_x86__rf0p6xgxmspcc

06/11/2019 07:10 PM .
06/11/2019 07:10 PM ..
06/11/2019 07:10 PM 45,930 AppxBlockMap.xml
06/11/2019 07:10 PM 2,871 AppxManifest.xml
06/11/2019 07:10 PM AppxMetadata
06/11/2019 07:10 PM 11,211 AppxSignature.p7x
06/11/2019 07:10 PM Assets
06/11/2019 07:10 PM data
06/11/2019 07:10 PM export
06/11/2019 07:10 PM help
06/11/2019 07:10 PM lang
06/11/2019 07:10 PM 8,112,640 Mp3tag.exe
06/11/2019 07:10 PM 105,704 Mp3tagVersion.txt
06/11/2019 07:10 PM 1,480 priconfig.xml
06/11/2019 07:10 PM 20,512 resources.pri
06/11/2019 07:10 PM 7,352 resources.scale-125.pri
06/11/2019 07:10 PM 7,352 resources.scale-150.pri
06/11/2019 07:10 PM 7,352 resources.scale-200.pri
06/11/2019 07:10 PM 7,352 resources.scale-400.pri
06/11/2019 07:10 PM 114,688 tak_deco_lib.dll
12 File(s) 8,444,444 bytes
8 Dir(s) 150,040,752,128 bytes free

And I then found the following in the \data\sources directory
C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\35795FlorianHeidenreich.Mp3tag_2.95.0.0_x86__rf0p6xgxmspcc>dir
Volume in drive C is OS
Volume Serial Number is 6E74-F72F

Directory of C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\35795FlorianHeidenreich.Mp3tag_2.95.0.0_x86__rf0p6xgxmspcc
06/11/2019 07:10 PM .
06/11/2019 07:10 PM ..
06/11/2019 07:10 PM 45,930 AppxBlockMap.xml
06/11/2019 07:10 PM 2,871 AppxManifest.xml
06/11/2019 07:10 PM AppxMetadata
06/11/2019 07:10 PM 11,211 AppxSignature.p7x
06/11/2019 07:10 PM Assets
06/11/2019 07:10 PM data
06/11/2019 07:10 PM export
06/11/2019 07:10 PM help
06/11/2019 07:10 PM lang
06/11/2019 07:10 PM 8,112,640 Mp3tag.exe
06/11/2019 07:10 PM 105,704 Mp3tagVersion.txt
06/11/2019 07:10 PM 1,480 priconfig.xml
06/11/2019 07:10 PM 20,512 resources.pri
06/11/2019 07:10 PM 7,352 resources.scale-125.pri
06/11/2019 07:10 PM 7,352 resources.scale-150.pri
06/11/2019 07:10 PM 7,352 resources.scale-200.pri
06/11/2019 07:10 PM 7,352 resources.scale-400.pri
06/11/2019 07:10 PM 114,688 tak_deco_lib.dll
12 File(s) 8,444,444 bytes
8 Dir(s) 150,040,752,128 bytes free

Of course, that's where I found the \data\sources sub-directory:

C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\35795FlorianHeidenreich.Mp3tag_2.95.0.0_x86__rf0p6xgxmspcc\data\sources>dir

Directory of C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\35795FlorianHeidenreich.Mp3tag_2.95.0.0_x86__rf0p6xgxmspcc\data\sources
06/11/2019 07:10 PM .
06/11/2019 07:10 PM ..
06/11/2019 07:10 PM 1,689 Cover Art#Discogs Release ID.src
06/11/2019 07:10 PM 2,794 Cover Art#Discogs.src
06/11/2019 07:10 PM 3,139 Cover Art#MusicBrainz.src
06/11/2019 07:10 PM 6,231 Discogs Release ID.src
06/11/2019 07:10 PM 7,862 Discogs.src
06/11/2019 07:10 PM 7,839 MusicBrainz.src
6 File(s) 29,554 bytes
2 Dir(s) 150,026,289,152 bytes free

So I copied the .src into this ... WindowsApps/.../mp3tag/data/sources
And Bingo! Now I can see all the other sources

So my questions and suggestions to the team are:

is this expected on Windows 10?
Again, I can assure you that I did NOT specify any directory to install and just let Windows Installer go as it wished using all defaults. I could redo the installation again if you would like me to do so, after I cleaned up the laptop as per @ohrenkino instructions.

Please, let me know if you would like me to do so.

#16

before you re-install, have a look at all the possible places (see here: Installation & Backup) and remove any remains

#17

Hi Florian and ohrenkino, can you review my last update?
I think I found what the issue is on Windows 10

#18

I spoke too soon. I'm trying to copy the .src under \data\sources in this WindowsApps directory but I'm being prevented by security access though I have Administrator rights on this computer.
I have tried to validate the JUDY user access and it's only "Read"
There are no "Edit" button hence I cannot add "Full Access" to JUDY

Have you had issues installing on Win 10?

#19

AFAIK windows uses this folder to store the apps from a its store.
MP3tag should not be such an app.
So do not only un-install MP3tag from the desktop windows but also with the means of the store.

#20

OK. that worked!

  • deinstalled using Revo Uninstaller Pro to ensure the MS Apps Store install was cleaned
  • reinstalled using the downloaded .exe from mp3tag
  • as soon as I started mp3tag, since the .src were still existing under %APPDATA%, the menu was able to show the other tag sources. Fixed!

Now... in regards to that MS Store install I had. I probably never realized I had installed mp3tag using the MS Store while doing all my testing to fix this behavior. If you check you will see the software is made available in MS Store. After having experienced the issue with that kind of install I would suggest to either remove "mp3tag" software entirely from the MS Store... or maybe modify the installation so even if installed from the MS Store in the WindowsApps directory, the mp3tag should still be able to read the .src under %APPDATA% like the regular install does?
That might be something like a bug to address eventually? :slight_smile:

Thanks for you help. Now let me try that mp3tag software to check the functionality.

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