Create a New Database

[OnezerO]

Can anyone instruct me on how to create a new database? I currently have all of my album collection in one large database and what I would like to do is create several new databases based on my playlists. This way I can use the commandline to load a new database into silverjuke while it is running.

I have been able to successfully use the "open" command to load a playlist, but this method also enques all of the tracks and reverts to the "Full" database when you click on any search letter. I want to be able to load a new database with no tracks enqued and not have acess to the full database.

Thank you in advance for any responses. If anyone is curious why I need to do this please ask.

[OnezerO]

An alternative to creating new databases that contain only the music selections that I want to load into Silverjuke is to write a small menu application to load "Music Selections" into Silverjuke while in KIOSK mode with the search feature turned off.

The reason I want to do this via a script/program is to keep the user interface as clean as possible when choosing a "music selection". I have built a jukebox and the only interface I have is buttons. I do not want the user to use a mouse or keyboard.

Any suggestions or references that would help me to accomplish my goal will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.


OnezerO wrote:
> Can anyone instruct me on how to create a new
> database? I currently have all of my album
> collection in one large database and what I would
> like to do is create several new databases based
> on my playlists. This way I can use the
> commandline to load a new database into
> silverjuke while it is running.
>
> I have been able to successfully use the
> "open" command to load a playlist, but
> this method also enques all of the tracks and
> reverts to the "Full" database when you
> click on any search letter. I want to be able to
> load a new database with no tracks enqued and not
> have acess to the full database.
>
> Thank you in advance for any responses. If anyone
> is curious why I need to do this please ask.

[Guest]

Hi onezerO

Please check this link http://forum.silverjuke.net/viewtopic.php?t=28

This way your database is written to a .bin file instead of the registry database. This way it should be possible to use databases "on the fly".

Best regards
Dolce24

[Dolce24]

Oops forgot to login earlier.

This way it should be possible to switch between your databases.

[OnezerO]

Thank you for your reply.

I had already read the link you referenced which is what gave me the idea of creating separate databases and then just switching between them using the --db=<file> option.

The link has several sections, which one are you referring to specifically; which will allow me to write a database to a .bin file?

However, what I don't know how to do is create a new database based on a playlist.

Thanks again.


Guest wrote:
> Hi onezerO
>
> Please check this link
> http://forum.silverjuke.net/viewtopic.php?t=28
>
> This way your database is written to a .bin file
> instead of the registry database. This way it
> should be possible to use databases "on the
> fly".
>
> Best regards
> Dolce24

[Dolce24]

Sorry i meant .ini file I was a bit tired yesterday