iTunes - Move aged file to trash from a smart playlist [Moved to OS X]

Scripting Forums AppleScript | Mac OS X
#1

Anyone have a script that does the following:

  1. You have predefine smart lists in itunes.
  2. The script gets the last played date of the files in that smart list.
  3. If the last played date exceeds a month, week or days (or specified).
  4. The script moves that file to the trash from the library.

thanks in advance.
itunes has a global setting but not very helpful in this case.

#2

Thanks again :slight_smile:

#3

Hmm doesn’t seem to be functioning… for some reason.

No files are moved to trash that meet criteria.

#4

Strangest thing it’s working now… Thanks again…

#5

Revisiting this. It’s been working for the longest time but now I get the following error:

“Can’t get location of {file track id 7583 of library playlist id 4934 of source id 39 of application “iTunes”}.”

Anyone have some insight to fixing this?

ahem “Jacques” :stuck_out_tongue:

#6

The error message says: Can’t get location of the list file track .
For some reason I don’t know iTunes returns a list even you filter first track of

this should fix it, make sure that the parentheses are exactly at these places


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set this_track to item 1 of (first track of library playlist 1 whose database ID is This_id)
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#7

Thanks… that fixed the issue.

#8

PS: I recommend to consider both the list and the flat track result


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set this_track to (first track of library playlist 1 whose database ID is This_id)
if class of this_track is list then set this_track to item 1 of this_track
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#9

Stefank,

I’m assuming that this is better because it’s processing an list rather than individual elements?

thanks

#10

my surprise was, that iTunes returns a list at all using this filter construction.
In all other cases I know, the syntax

1st element of whatever whose name is something

results the element, not a list containing the element.

If Apple will conform this behavior in the future, your script will work anyway :wink:

#11

thanks again appreciate the reply…

#12

Hello all,

Looks like the above script is broken in itunes 8:

error:

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

#13

Apparently the fix was to revert back to the original script.

#14

For what purpose do you need the database IDs?

#15

no particular need actually. It’s just how the script ran. Haven’t had an opportunity to look thoroughly through the code.

#16

although this is not documented in the dictionary

library playlist 1 of application "iTunes"

refers to the main music library