2014-05-05, 09:45
I found out I can edit .strm files to play playlists, just by linking directly to the file (eg, C:\...\AppData\Roaming\XBMC\userdata\playlists\video\AmericanExperience.m3u).
This is great because I can collect episodes from a show on the PBS addon, or the youtube addon, and add the strms to my TV shows library, and it'll load the show info, and all the other perks of having it a part of your library, instead of just a plain old playlist. And it loads the playlist and plays fine when I do it this way.
But when I try to link to a particular section within the addon, in this case a show (eg, plugin://plugin.video.pbs/?mode=0&name=Charlie%20Rose%3a%20The%20Week&program_id=376978), it loads the addon like its about to play, but then says "Can't play next item in list".
I have almost no coding skills, but I'm guessing it's because it's attempting to play the top item, like it would with a playlist. But, unlike a playlist, the top item is not an actual item, but rather it's the "go back" or [< ..] option.
I may be wrong about this. Let me know. But in case I'm right, I'm wondering if there's something simple I can add to the path (plugin://plugin.video.pbs/?mode=0&name=Charlie%20Rose%3a%20The%20Week&program_id=376978) to make it skip the first item...?
This is great because I can collect episodes from a show on the PBS addon, or the youtube addon, and add the strms to my TV shows library, and it'll load the show info, and all the other perks of having it a part of your library, instead of just a plain old playlist. And it loads the playlist and plays fine when I do it this way.
But when I try to link to a particular section within the addon, in this case a show (eg, plugin://plugin.video.pbs/?mode=0&name=Charlie%20Rose%3a%20The%20Week&program_id=376978), it loads the addon like its about to play, but then says "Can't play next item in list".
I have almost no coding skills, but I'm guessing it's because it's attempting to play the top item, like it would with a playlist. But, unlike a playlist, the top item is not an actual item, but rather it's the "go back" or [< ..] option.
I may be wrong about this. Let me know. But in case I'm right, I'm wondering if there's something simple I can add to the path (plugin://plugin.video.pbs/?mode=0&name=Charlie%20Rose%3a%20The%20Week&program_id=376978) to make it skip the first item...?