M3U4U

What is M3U4U?

Utility for creating a shadow folder structure with M3U playlists.

What is an m3u-file?

It is a text file containing a list of complete file path to several files.

Example.


F:\TMP\MP3\C\Crystal Method\The Crystal Method - Vegas\01 - Trip Like I Do.mp3              

F:\TMP\MP3\C\Crystal Method\The Crystal Method - Vegas\02 - Busy Child.mp3                  

F:\TMP\MP3\C\Crystal Method\The Crystal Method - Vegas\03 - Cherry Twist.mp3                

F:\TMP\MP3\C\Crystal Method\The Crystal Method - Vegas\04 - High Roller.mp3                 

F:\TMP\MP3\C\Crystal Method\The Crystal Method - Vegas\05 - Comin' Back.mp3                 

F:\TMP\MP3\C\Crystal Method\The Crystal Method - Vegas\06 - Keep Hope Alive.mp3             

F:\TMP\MP3\C\Crystal Method\The Crystal Method - Vegas\07 - Vapor Trail.mp3                 

F:\TMP\MP3\C\Crystal Method\The Crystal Method - Vegas\08 - She's My Pusher.mp3             

F:\TMP\MP3\C\Crystal Method\The Crystal Method - Vegas\09 - Jaded.mp3                       

F:\TMP\MP3\C\Crystal Method\The Crystal Method - Vegas\10 - Now is the Time.mp3             

F:\TMP\MP3\C\Crystal Method\The Crystal Method - Vegas\11 - Bad Stone.mp3                   

F:\TMP\MP3\C\Crystal Method\The Crystal Method - Vegas\12 - (Can't You) Trip Like I Do.mp3

How does it work?

It reads a folder structure and the files contained there and creates new folder structure somewhere else where specified files types are listed as an M3U-playlist with that folders name instead.

Example.

Consider the following folder structure and files

Running the utility with the following parameters

Will render the following structure and files.

Shift location

By using the possibility to shift the location, the m3u-files will be using the Location Shift as base file path. This is useful for generating paths needed from another computer/player than on the computer that is generating the files, like when using a NAS with a SONOS system etc.

Example of shifted m3u-file.


\\192.168.0.1\ACD\DAT\MP3\C\Crystal Method\The Crystal Method - Vegas\01 - Trip Like I Do.mp3              

\\192.168.0.1\ACD\DAT\MP3\C\Crystal Method\The Crystal Method - Vegas\02 - Busy Child.mp3                  

\\192.168.0.1\ACD\DAT\MP3\C\Crystal Method\The Crystal Method - Vegas\03 - Cherry Twist.mp3                

\\192.168.0.1\ACD\DAT\MP3\C\Crystal Method\The Crystal Method - Vegas\04 - High Roller.mp3                 

\\192.168.0.1\ACD\DAT\MP3\C\Crystal Method\The Crystal Method - Vegas\05 - Comin' Back.mp3                 

\\192.168.0.1\ACD\DAT\MP3\C\Crystal Method\The Crystal Method - Vegas\06 - Keep Hope Alive.mp3             

\\192.168.0.1\ACD\DAT\MP3\C\Crystal Method\The Crystal Method - Vegas\07 - Vapor Trail.mp3                 

\\192.168.0.1\ACD\DAT\MP3\C\Crystal Method\The Crystal Method - Vegas\08 - She's My Pusher.mp3             

\\192.168.0.1\ACD\DAT\MP3\C\Crystal Method\The Crystal Method - Vegas\09 - Jaded.mp3                       

\\192.168.0.1\ACD\DAT\MP3\C\Crystal Method\The Crystal Method - Vegas\10 - Now is the Time.mp3             

\\192.168.0.1\ACD\DAT\MP3\C\Crystal Method\The Crystal Method - Vegas\11 - Bad Stone.mp3                   

\\192.168.0.1\ACD\DAT\MP3\C\Crystal Method\The Crystal Method - Vegas\12 - (Can't You) Trip Like I Do.mp3

Options

By checking the option Only include files with the following extensions, a semicolon separated filter will be applied.

About

Win32-based software,tested on WinXP developed with VisualBasic 6