ID3 Support

[welby]

Hi,

does anyone know if it's possible to look and modify an external mp3's ID3 tag data natively within Filemaker?

I maintain my own karaoke database and want to be able to read and write back the tags according to a look up on my database.

If not natively, then with a free plugin?

[Vaughan]

FMP cannot do this natively, it's the sort of thing that needs to be done with a plug-in.

However, it might be possible to instruct iTunes or some other mp3 application to do the job. On Mac it'd be done with AppleScript (if it can be done) not sure about Windows.

There are FMP script steps that allow commands to be issued to other programs.

[welby]

HI, thank you for the response.

I know there are a couple of plugins, but they seem very expensive.

Thank you for your help in this matter.

[Vaughan]

"I know there are a couple of plugins, but they seem very expensive."

Not until you've spent the time developing your own. Then they appear cheap.

[welby]

point taken!