Applescript to delete track from itunes

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Applescript to delete track from itunes

Hi,

This seems like a easy question but I can't get it to work. I needed to delete tracks on iTunes with applescript. But something like the following script gives me the error that itunes does not understand the delete message.

tell application "iTunes"
set myTrack to track "deleteme" in the playlist "Audiobooks"
delete myTrack
end tell

The error reads: iTunes got an error: file track id 13543 of user playlist id 9599 of source id 41 doesn't understand the delete message.

Ideas? I'm using the latest version of iTunes.

Cheers

Macbook Pro, Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Posted on Jan 14, 2007 5:06 AM

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PT

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Jan 14, 2007 11:32 AM in response to hiaw

Have you looked at the vast library of Apple script for iTunes at Doug's Applescripts for iTunes yet?
http://www.dougscripts.com/itunes/
There are a number to do various deleting tasks. Even if you can not find one to do what you want exactly, you are bound to find some that are close enough that you can look at the scripts to get the right syntax.
Patrick

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hiaw Author

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Jan 14, 2007 12:49 PM in response to PT

Cheers man, had a look around and found a solution. Basically delete the track by using it's database ID as assigned in iTunes.

tell application "iTunes"
set myTrack to track "deleteme" in the playlist "Audiobooks"
set dbid to myTrack's database ID
delete (some track of library playlist 1 whose database ID is dbid)
end tell

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