[music_lover]

Ok, a couple of questions:

1. Can I specify a folder in the startup playlist setting to begin playing when XMBC opens?
2. How do I automatically update a playlist when new files are added to the folder where all the playlist files come from?

thanks.

[brazen1]

1. Yes, System/Appearance/Skin/Settings/General/Enable playlist at startup.
2. http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid...pid1786519

[music_lover]

1. Yes, System/Appearance/Skin/Settings/General/Enable playlist at startup.
2. http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid...pid1786519

1. I tried this and nothing ever plays, seems it only works with a playlist.
2. that's a 200+ page thread. Can you be a little more specific? If you mean basically recreating the playlist again, I know how to do that. i was looking for an automated way.

[music_lover]

1. Yes, System/Appearance/Skin/Settings/General/Enable playlist at startup.
2. http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid...pid1786519

1. I tried this and nothing ever plays, seems it only works with a playlist.
2. that's a 200+ page thread. Can you be a little more specific? If you mean basically recreating the playlist again, I know how to do that. i was looking for an automated way.

can someone who is currently playing a local folder location on startup please share their setting entry?

[music_lover]

1. Yes, System/Appearance/Skin/Settings/General/Enable playlist at startup.
2. http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid...pid1786519

1. I tried this and nothing ever plays, seems it only works with a playlist.
2. that's a 200+ page thread. Can you be a little more specific? If you mean basically recreating the playlist again, I know how to do that. i was looking for an automated way.

can someone who is currently playing a local folder location on startup please share their setting entry?

Ok, so neither of these items cannot be done. VLC does these easy options with no problem.

[un1versal]

1) Add-on:Confluence/Settings#Startup_window (wiki)
2) Smart playlists (wiki)

[music_lover]

1) Add-on:Confluence/Settings#Startup_window (wiki)
2) Smart playlists (wiki)

1) a folder? i am putting c:\Music Videos\Favorite Videos is that right or do I need a file descriptor thing in front?
2) so i would pick path as a rule and...

<rule field="path" operator="is">
<value>c:\Music Videos\Favorite Videos</value>

[brazen1]

1. Yes, System/Appearance/Skin/Settings/General/Enable playlist at startup.
2. http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid...pid1786519

1. I tried this and nothing ever plays, seems it only works with a playlist.
2. that's a 200+ page thread. Can you be a little more specific? If you mean basically recreating the playlist again, I know how to do that. i was looking for an automated way.

You asked "1. Can I specify a folder in the startup playlist setting to begin playing when XMBC opens?"
When I 'Enable Playlist at Startup', my playlist starts playing as soon as KODI opens using the setting I provided for you. You have to browse to the folder you want to open after selecting 'Enable Playlist at Startup'.
And you replied "1. I tried this and nothing ever plays, seems it only works with a playlist."
I thought you asked about playlist startup?

You wrote "2. that's a 200+ page thread. Can you be a little more specific? If you mean basically recreating the playlist again, I know how to do that. i was looking for an automated way."
My link takes you exactly to my write-up. No need to read 200+ pages. If you had read it, you'd understand there is no auto updating a playlist but it can be updated within the GUI eliminating the hassle of navigating the folder structure and editing files.

[music_lover]

1. Yes, System/Appearance/Skin/Settings/General/Enable playlist at startup.
2. http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid...pid1786519

1. I tried this and nothing ever plays, seems it only works with a playlist.
2. that's a 200+ page thread. Can you be a little more specific? If you mean basically recreating the playlist again, I know how to do that. i was looking for an automated way.

You asked "1. Can I specify a folder in the startup playlist setting to begin playing when XMBC opens?"
When I 'Enable Playlist at Startup', my playlist starts playing as soon as KODI opens using the setting I provided for you. You have to browse to the folder you want to open after selecting 'Enable Playlist at Startup'.
And you replied "1. I tried this and nothing ever plays, seems it only works with a playlist."
I thought you asked about playlist startup?

You wrote "2. that's a 200+ page thread. Can you be a little more specific? If you mean basically recreating the playlist again, I know how to do that. i was looking for an automated way."
My link takes you exactly to my write-up. No need to read 200+ pages. If you had read it, you'd understand there is no auto updating a playlist but it can be updated within the GUI eliminating the hassle of navigating the folder structure and editing files.

Thanks for elaborating. These 2 items are sort of related for me. My requirement is to have xmbc start playing all the videos in my favorite videos folder at startup in random order. I am happy to do that with either a SP or folder.

1. I'll try to browse to the folder I want to open after selecting 'Enable Playlist at Startup', maybe I missed something.
2. I currently update the playlist from within xbmc, not from outside, but I think the SP option will eliminate the need for this.

[music_lover]

Ok, I tried creating a SP, but it wouldn't play anything. I even added all the files using the standard scraper for local content. It ran through all 3000+ videos I have, but still the SP will not play anything, even directly from the playlist screen right click and choose PLAY, nothing happens.

[un1versal]

Set xbmc on debug log (wiki) restart xbmc or system and pastebin the resulting debug log.