iTunes Setting Compilation Checkbox

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#1

I am trying to write a very simple script that will take a selection of tracks (with the same album name) and make them part of a compilation, but I can’t seem to find the correct command to set the compilation boolean to true.

I’m OK with writing the rest of the script but just cannot find a way to set this bit. The command

‘set compilation to true’ returns an error, and every website and forum I have searched on in the last few hours has returned a blank.

Anyone able to help me out a little here please?

Thanks in advance.

#2

Maybe a syntax problem? This works for me:

tell application "iTunes"
	set compilation of track 1 of playlist 1 to true
end tell
#3

Thanks for the reply jj

Tried this but it still doesn’t seem to work

Here is the script in full. It compiles and runs without error, but that’s all.

===

tell application “iTunes”
set theSelection to selection of front window

if theSelection is not {} then
	repeat with i from 1 to count of theSelection
			set compilation of track i to true
	end repeat
else
	display dialog "Select some tracks then" buttons {"Shit"} default button 1 with icon 2 giving up after 5
end if

end tell

===

I tried with your exact wording and then as you see it here, no joy.

Strange

#4

No, no. In your code, you are setting the compilation property of tracks 1 thru xxx, which are not necessary the selected ones.
The variable “theSelection” contains a reference to the selected tracks, a reference by id, eg “track id 737” (which is not necessary the same as “track 1” or “first track”)

tell application "iTunes"
	set theSelection to selection of front window
	--> eg, {file track id 975 of library playlist id 529 of source id 34 of application "iTunes"}

	if theSelection is not {} then
		repeat with i in theSelection
			set compilation of i to true
		end repeat
	else
		display dialog "Select some tracks then" buttons {"Shit"} default button 1 with icon 2 giving up after 5
	end if
end tell
#5

Ah, I see now. Doh!!

Thanks for the help again jj.

Learning all the time

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