opening .m3u files

Are the associated mp3 files downloaded with the playlist? Can the sender just set up a podcast?

I have the same problem. I click and .m3u file on say emusic and it just downloads the iTunes associated file to the desktop. Then, I must go to the desktop to launch the file. Anyone know how to fix this?

There's another problem with .m3u files, as Ryan mentions, in eMusic there's a link on all albums to listen to all the songs, but in Safari/iTunes only the first song is played.

Sorry, can't help with your problem, other than to suggest going to the iTunes Preference Pane > General and click the "Use iTunes for Internet music playback"...

Another example:

I click on a .torrent file on a webpage. Instead of going to the desktop to double click the file to launch it, can finder or safari be setup to automatically launch the file with its associated application once it is downloaded?

Hi,

Any file can be made to open automatically with a little sprinkle of AppleScript and the use of folder actions.

For help on folder actions, check the Mac help on your computer.

As ever, be cautious with auto-opening files from sources you do not trust.

Below is an example script:

on adding folder items to this_folder after receiving added_items
try
repeat with i from 1 to number of items in added_items
set this_item to item i of added_items
set the item_info to info for this_item
if the name extension of the item_info is in {"torrent", "m3u", "some otherextension"} then
open this_item
end if
end repeat
end try
end adding folder items to

Note that this script may not be the best AppleScript ever (I'm no expert) but it works for me. Your mileage may vary...

I'm not on MAC OS, but have the same issue with using iTunes to play eMusic files. When previewing songs from their site you have two options:

1. Listen to a 30 sec clip of each song individually, which is an .m3u file and works fine...OR

2. Listen to 30 sec clips of the entire album by clicking the "Listen To All" button, which is also an .m3u file, but iTunes only plays the 30 sec clip of the first track. Nothing happens after that.

The only way I've been able to use the "Listen To All" feature on eMusic is to use Winamp as my player instead of iTunes. I would much rather use iTunes, but until Apple decides to fix this issue, don't have much of a choice.