Indigo Domotics

I tried all the suggestions above and still cant get itunes to skip the first song when it start. Or shuffle. Help Please. Thanks.

i'm having a slightly different problem.

In a control page, I've created a static image /caption with a server action to play an embedded Applescript:

iTunesStartPlaylist("Christmas", true)
or
iTunesStartPlaylist("Christmas", false)

When I click the button what I see in iTunes is that the current playlist does not change to the Christmas playlist. Instead, the first song of the Christmas playlist plays, and when it's finished, the old playlist resumes (or restarts - don't know).

Thoughts?

Are you using iTunes 11? There have been a bunch of complaints that some of the AppleScript is no longer working correctly - I've already found that you can't set shuffle or randomization like you once could.

In the iTunes attachment.scpt file, you might try changing the iTunesStartPlaylist(plist, end) function to this:

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   on iTunesStartPlaylist(plist, rnd)
      try
         with timeout of iTunesTimeout seconds
            if my iTunesIsRunning(true) then
               tell application "iTunes"
                  play playlist plist
                  set shuffle of current playlist to rnd
               end tell
               my iTunesLog("start playlist " & plist)
            end if
         end timeout
      on error number errNum
         if errNum is -1712 then
            my iTunesLogTimeout()
         end if
      end try
   end iTunesStartPlaylist


Specifically, I took out the "first track of" from the play line. That seems to work differently in iTunes 11 than it did in other versions. No guarantees and I don't have time at the moment to dive into the problems more. I am, however, considering the options since iTunes 11 also broke the plugin.

No joy. Log gives me this:

Dec 14, 2012 12:23:11 PM
WebServer request to execute "iPad Control" control #31 from 127.0.0.1

but nothing happens in iTunes. It keeps playing the current songs.

Did you reload the attachments after you modified the iTunes Attachment script? (Plugins->Reload Libraries and Attachments)?

Ah, no.

Actually I've never noticed that command. What's the rule about when it should be run?

In any case, I ran it and still no joy. The log has one entry:

WebServer request to execute "iPad Control" control #31 from 127.0.0.1

But the playlist did not change. Not a problem will wait until it comes up in the queue.

Whenever you change an attachment you should reload.

Odd - it's working for me.

User Error. Works perfectly now.

Thanks Jay!