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Subject: Re: How do I delete an entry I can't open?
From: Robby Stephenson <robby () periapsis ! org>
Date: 2024-05-13 1:14:45
Message-ID: CACFDV64wsmVD_EM+hfLaF7HKAa=zeCr3iqwMf_OXnBJBBFtWkQ () mail ! gmail ! com
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Allen,
Jared's suggestion probably works best if Tellico is unable to edit or
delete the entry directly.
Would you be willing to email the file to me directly, the one that has the
issue? I'd like to see if I can fix the bug that causes the freezing.
Thanks,
Robby
On Sun, May 12, 2024 at 9:06 PM Jared Breland <jbreland@legroom.net> wrote:
> Tellico's collection files (.tc) are simply zip files containing an XML
> file, which holds the data. You can open that file in any editor,
> search for the problematic album, and delete the entry. For example, I
> have an album named "A View from the Top of the World" that looks like
> this:
>
> <entry id="586">
> <title>A View from the Top of the World</title>
> <artists>
> <artist>Dream Theater</artist>
> </artists>
> <SNIP>
> </entry>
>
> Just delete from <entry> to </entry>, save the file, update the copy in
> the tc/zip file, and you should be good to go.
>
> If you're not used to editing files like this, definitely recommend
> making a copy of your original tc file first and testing on that.
>
> Jared Breland
> jbreland@legroom.net
> https://www.legroom.net/
>
> On 5/12/24 17:31, J. Allen Crider wrote:
> > I imported the metadata into my music collection from an album that
> > was ripped to FLAC by SoundKonverter and now whenever I select that
> > album to look at it or modify it, Tellico freezes and all I can do is
> > close the application. Everything else seems to work fine until I
> > click on the album title in either view.
> >
> > The only obvious difference between the files for this album and most
> > others in my collection is that SoundKonverter downloaded lyrics and
> > other information and placed it in the Description field. I went back
> > and looked at the files in Kid3 and discovered that the Description
> > field had a large number of slashes at the end of it and I suspect
> > that is causing the problem (that may also explain why I couldn't rip
> > the CD using K3b). I have modified that description field using Kid3
> > and imported the album again and the second copy works fine. But I
> > can't figure out a way to remove the original entry. Any ideas?
> >
> > Allen Crider
> >
>
>
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<div dir="ltr">Allen,<div><br></div><div>Jared's suggestion probably works best \
if Tellico is unable to edit or delete the entry directly. \
</div><div><br></div><div>Would you be willing to email the file to me directly, the \
one that has the issue? I'd like to see if I can fix the bug that causes the \
freezing.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Robby</div></div><br><div \
class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, May 12, 2024 at \
9:06 PM Jared Breland <<a \
href="mailto:jbreland@legroom.net">jbreland@legroom.net</a>> \
wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px \
0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Tellico's \
collection files (.tc) are simply zip files containing an XML <br> file, which holds \
the data. You can open that file in any editor, <br> search for the problematic \
album, and delete the entry. For example, I <br> have an album named "A View \
from the Top of the World" that looks like this:<br> <br>
<entry id="586"><br>
<title>A View from the Top of the World</title><br>
<artists><br>
<artist>Dream Theater</artist><br>
</artists><br>
<SNIP><br>
</entry><br>
<br>
Just delete from <entry> to </entry>, save the file, update the copy in \
<br> the tc/zip file, and you should be good to go.<br>
<br>
If you're not used to editing files like this, definitely recommend <br>
making a copy of your original tc file first and testing on that.<br>
<br>
Jared Breland<br>
<a href="mailto:jbreland@legroom.net" target="_blank">jbreland@legroom.net</a><br>
<a href="https://www.legroom.net/" rel="noreferrer" \
target="_blank">https://www.legroom.net/</a><br> <br>
On 5/12/24 17:31, J. Allen Crider wrote:<br>
> I imported the metadata into my music collection from an album that <br>
> was ripped to FLAC by SoundKonverter and now whenever I select that <br>
> album to look at it or modify it, Tellico freezes and all I can do is <br>
> close the application. Everything else seems to work fine until I <br>
> click on the album title in either view.<br>
><br>
> The only obvious difference between the files for this album and most <br>
> others in my collection is that SoundKonverter downloaded lyrics and <br>
> other information and placed it in the Description field. I went back <br>
> and looked at the files in Kid3 and discovered that the Description <br>
> field had a large number of slashes at the end of it and I suspect <br>
> that is causing the problem (that may also explain why I couldn't rip <br>
> the CD using K3b). I have modified that description field using Kid3 <br>
> and imported the album again and the second copy works fine. But I <br>
> can't figure out a way to remove the original entry. Any ideas?<br>
><br>
> Allen Crider<br>
><br>
<br>
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