Using External Info Files

An alternative to using ID3 information is to use an "info" file. Using an info file is similar to using coverart.jpg" files within directories. If a file named "dir.info" exists within a folder or sub-folder, Wimpy will use the information contained within the dir.info" file in the playlist. Likewise If a matching "info" file exists for a media file, Wimpy will use the info contained in the "file.info" file rather than attempting to read the ID3 info.

Here is an example of a matching "info" file for a sub-folder:

An sub-folder is located here:
http://www.yoursite.com/wimpy/sub-folder
... a file name "dir.info" is within the sub-folder as:
http://www.yoursite.com/wimpy/sub-folder/dir.info

Here is an example of a matching "info" file for a media file:

An FLV file is located here:
http://www.yoursite.com/wimpy/example1.flv
... the matching "info" file uses the same "base name" of "example1" -- but has an "info" extension:
http://www.yoursite.com/wimpy/example1.info

The "info" file should contain simple XML data in the following format:

<artist>My Artist's Name</artist>
<title>My Title</title>
<description>My Description</description>

Click here to download an example "info" file.

You are not restricted to the kinds or amount of tags you can include in the "info" file. Follow the same guidelines as explained in "Using XML Playlists"

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