printing what is in the music file

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Samantha

I have started collecting music for MP3 player, is there a way that I can
just print the list of songs from the file.
 
Samantha said:
I have started collecting music for MP3 player, is there a way that I can
just print the list of songs from the file.
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Is the music in a Windows folder? Highlight them all and copy/paste into a
word processing program.
 
Samantha said:
I have started collecting music for MP3 player, is there a way that I can
just print the list of songs from the file.
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From the command prompt (Start > Run > Cmd.exe), simply change to
the desired directory and type "dir > filelist.txt" or "dir > lpt1,"
just as you used to do in DOS. Any of the switches for the DIR command
(type "dir /?") will work with this command, if you wish to modify the
output. You can then subsequently edit the resulting text file using
NotePad, WordPad, Word, etc.

Alternatively:

HOW TO Add a Print Directory Feature for Folders in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321379


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Samantha,
The other suggestions made here do not include song title and track
number information included in the mp3's "tag".

You can download this small [free] program and use the command prompt to use with the
following command after extracting the files into your Windows directory (e.g.) :

(first change to the folder with your mp3 files; e.g.)
cd c:\mymusic\beatles\abbeyrd

(then type in the following command)
id3dir.exe *.mp3

Then "copy and paste" the output to a text file.

Or use "redirect" straight into a text file thus :
id3dir.exe *.mp3 >> Listing1.txt

Also, adding the "/t" switch adds the track number to the output :
id3dir.exe /t *.mp3 >> Listing1.txt


Download "id3dir.exe" by clicking on the link below :
http://www.damp-mp3.co.uk/id3tools.zip

Double-click on the downloaded file and copy the contents to your Windows folder.

You can then use the command "id3dir" from the Windows command prompt.

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)
 
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