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The last few nightlies build have not functioned for adding a file via the http interface using the 'control' calls.
20060510-0001 is the last nightly that correctly functioned, the rest up to and including 20060521-0000 do not function they just hang and never actually add the file to the play list.

This might be due to recent massive changes in the playlist core. I'll investigate.

Ok thanks.

I'll keep trying the odd nightly build and let you know if it starts to work again.

A bit more information for you.

The error in the messages window is:
http debug: invalid requested mrl
When it isn't as swaping to an older version works fine.

Still not functioning upto version 20060524-0000, again rolling back to verison 20060510-0001 works without a problem.

Still broken in the 20060529-0000 or the 20060606-0000 nightly.

Again newest I've tried that works is 20060510-0001.

Hopefully will be sorted soon.
Thanks.

Any further progress on this issue?

Still broken in the 20060703-0000 build.

Still broken in the 20060711-0000 build.

You're using windows right ?

You're using windows right ?

yes

I guess that this is your lucky day. Someone fixed this bug this afternoon. Try tomorrow's nightly.

No it isn't. I just build fresh from SVN.
Same problem still there
PS: I'm using "old/?control=add&mrl=..."

it looks like you have one \ too many (or not enough)

I'm sending exactly the same mrl with:
http://vlcserverip:vlcserverport/old/?control=add&mrl=trackname

It works for 0.8.5 but it doesn't work for 0.8.6-svn anymore

Not been aorund for a while so was quite hopeful with the someone fixed it.

I've just tried with 20060726-0001 and it's broken. Roll back to 0.8.5 or even 20060510-0001 (as in a 0.8.6 version) and adding via the control functions correctly.

I have the feeling the devs underestimate the number of apps which use the http control interface. I'm still hoping for a solution soon.

I've just come back to trying this out again on the later builds.

There is a small amount of progress.

On build vlc-0.9.0-svn-20061108-0001

A file is now added to the playlist and it attempts to start playing, but the play indicator on the source PC is instantly as far over a possible to the right showing the file has finished when it's not, after about 10 seconds max playback it fails to carry on.
If in those 10 seconds you attempt to use the http interface to jump forward say 5 minutes, then vlc locks up and refuses to carry on playing or responding.

Once again rolling back to build 20060510-0001 and there is no problem at all via the http interface.

Please test both 0.8.6-branch as well as the trunk.

I currently have no issues with the time slider in either 0.8.6 or in 0.9.0 on my Mac, but windows specific bugs are the order of the day of course.

Certainly can that's no problem.

Installed the latest version:
vlc-0.8.6-test1-20061114-1049-win32

All is well as far as I can tell. Files are added to the playlist, they play and you can skip forward and backwards in time via the http control interface.

I've got to try a few other things control wise to try to fully prove it all, but it seems like it's fixed in the 0.8.6 series so that's good news proving it's not busted before release again.
Also found this build actually plays a really problematical file of mine fine, previously I've had to use a file out of 0.8.2 to get it playing correctly so I am really happy here.

Hopefully this will give an idea as to the problem in the 0.9.0 series as well.