How songs are chosen ?

[RedPanda]

Where can we see the play counter? Is there a place we can see a list of this?

[radio42]

Yes.
When you press ALT+2 when any track is selected you can see it in the related info window.
Note: ALT+2 = Info Window; ALT+3 = TAG editor.
Or you can 'show' the 'Play Counter' column within any playlist window (use the 'Column Chooser' option to do so; e.g. right-click onto a column-header).

[RedPanda]

Bernd, can you show me the filter to use in the regular script, I want to try it first, but I can't figure it out.

[radio42]

What exactly do your mean?
Do you mean: How to define a filter for a script-line? If yes, just click on the '?' icon in the 'Filter' cell of the related script-line. This invokes the Find Expression Builder dialog which allows you to define filters.

[hdradio]

I have updated to v3.0.14.0 and updated my scripts to use also LeastTimesPlayed.
I notice that it always chooses files with playcount 1 and not 0.
There are files with 0 playcount because there is also a random line that chooses them.

Edit:
Now (first time) it selected a file with 0 playcount !
Usually it selects files with 1 playcount.

Edit2:
Now started to select more files with 0 playcount. I 'll follow it for a few days and report back.

The addition "LeastTimesPlayed" and "LeastRecentlyPlayed" is great !
Now it plays tracks never played before !!!

Three questions:
1. Is PlayCount the total number of playouts for all scripts ?
2. Is LastPlayed the date last played on any script ?
3. Can I reset any of these to zero ? Can I reset all my library files to zero ?

[radio42]

Maybe a filter or history issue?! As here it selects them perfectly fine.

1. + 2.: yes. Both statistical values are global per unique file. So they are system global and not per media lib or script.

3.: yes. Eg use ALT+2 key combo on a track to remove the stat values on an individual track.
Use the global history window to remove the stats on multiple history tracks.
To completely remove all entries you might close PF and then delete the file "ProppFrexx ONAIR.entrystats" from within the AppUserData folder.

[RedPanda]

What exactly do your mean?
Do you mean: How to define a filter for a script-line? If yes, just click on the '?' icon in the 'Filter' cell of the related script-line. This invokes the Find Expression Builder dialog which allows you to define filters.

I mean how can I set the correct filter on this screen to do what you were talking about. (Choosing least played.)

*Can you make a screenshot with the correct setting for me. Thanks

[radio42]

You might for example specify "Play Counter < 1" or "Play Counter < 2" to get a list of tracks matching this ... 'LastTimesPlayed'.
If that list is empty increase the range.

Or specify "Age (Last Played) > 400" to get a list of tracks matching this ... 'LastRecentlyPlayed'.
If that list is empty increase the range.

Note, that there is no direct way to search for 'LastTimesPlayed' resp. 'LastRecentlyPlayed' as that wouldn't return a discrete and finite result set.

But I just see, that the operants for Age and Play Count are not perfectly aligned with the other operants, so I might change that in the next version.

[radio42]

Try the new v3.0.14.01 - it aligned the Play Counter and Age settings.

So just enter "Play Counter < 2" as a test to return the least times played tracks (having a play counter of 0 or 1).

[RedPanda]

Ok, thanks!

** I tried doing the script thing first because I wanted to learn how to do this, but it seems to have no effect.. Can you post a screenshot with a correct setting. Thanks!