Questions about the iTunes SDK COM interface for interacting with the iTunes application.
Questions tagged [itunes-sdk]
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Is the iTunes Library writable via COM?
I'm trying to increment playcounts via the iTunes COM API, and I'm getting this error:
System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException : The track is not modifiable.
I haven't been able to find any documentation to help with this. Is the library…

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accessing enums in a COM object [jscript]
How do I access an enum that is defined within a COM interface? Specifically, I've created a new instance of an iTunes.Application:
var iTunesApp = WScript.CreateObject("iTunes.Application");
... and I want to be able to use certain enums…

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Using itunes com api with Visual basic
i've a problem with visual basic(from visual studio 2010)
I can't find itunes com dll when i'm adding reference.
It only shows ItunesAdmin,ITdetector and Itunesoutlookaddin ....what can i do to resolve that problem? i'm using itunes 10.6.1.7.
thank…

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How to get given App names and details by searching app name in objective c?
I need to connect my app from xcode to iTunes to fetching apps details. I will provide a name and then it will return me a result of those apps names which contains the keywords. Then I need to fetch the details from those names, like showing the…

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iTunes Search API: http not working from Russia
Today I realized what my app stop working. I used itunes api with https. It's work from VPN, but not working from Russian networks. Is http will stoped working soon? Any advice?

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regarding the itunes com sdk, is there a way to load files to an application
Example - there is a free application called Stanza - when my iDevice is connected, I can load files to the application through iTunes which then makes them accessible in the application after disconnecting.
I would like to enable the automated…

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itunes persistent id - music library xml version and iTunes hex version
I'd like to read a hex PersistentID string from ItunesMusicLibrary.xml, get two ints representing the high and low 32 bits, then use those two ints in an iTunes script.
Unfortunately, the PersistentID string in ItunesMusicLibrary.xml does not seem…

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Can I change the icon/artwork of an iTunes playlist programmatically?
iTunes allows users to set artwork associated with a playlist. However, the iTunes COM library doesn't have any documentation on this.
Is there a way to set iTunes playlist artwork programmatically?

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How can I programmatically modify iTunes playlists on Windows?
I want to add local music files to an iTunes playlist on Windows 10. All other questions are from 2010, or they use Applescript, which is unavailable on Windows.
I'd like to do this with Python, but I would be fine with any language.
Is there a way…

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How To Fix Unicode Character Issues On iTunes Feed
I am trying to pull applications from the Apple App Store using their authorised flat feed. However, I am having a tough time dealing with the encoding issues. Here are some examples :
A Japanese app titled
ホームページ用和英辞典
is displayed as
ホーヅ

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acessing itunes dj related information through the itunes api
i am in the process of writing a wpf application for a local bar
they currently are using itunes dj to manage a voting system to handle patrons song requests
they are currently looking for a way to display this on a large hd screen above the bar…

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Control Apple Music/iTunes from another application running on the same PC
So I have to develop a full screen application in C#, and I was wondering if there's a way to control iTunes/Apple Music, that is running on the same PC (in the background).
I would like something like play/pause, next, previous, MAAAYBE even…

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iTunes Search API: Update Notification
i'm using iTunes API Search and Advanced Custom Field WordPress plugin so the wp author can add a mac app id to a custom field and the implanted iTunes Search API above will add all the other information of app automatically in the wp post. and when…

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iTunes COM PlayerPositionMS value update interval
I'm working on two C# winforms and WPF applications that utilize the iTunes COM and have noticed some peculiar behavior accessing the PlayerPositionMS property, which is the player's position in milliseconds. The precision of the PlayerPositionMS…

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Applescript results to txt file
I'm trying to write an apple script that gets the unwatched TVShows and puts the filename (preferably without the full path, just "whatever.m4v") in a text file.
Here is the code I have:
tell application "iTunes"
set watchedEpisodes to tracks…

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