Using playlist.add in a Lua extension

[Riley]

I'm working on a custom extension for changing playlists, and I can't seem to work out how exactly to get playlist.add or playlist.enqueue working in a Lua file.

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mytable = {} mytable.path = { "file:///C:\\myvideo.avi" } vlc.playlist.add(mytable)

I've tried a few variations, and I keep getting the error messages "Playlist item should be a table" or "Playlist item's path should be a string".

Any ideas on how to get a local file loaded into a playlist via Lua?

Or how to load an entire playlist in from a .xspf file?

Thanks.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

vlc.playlist.add(mytable.path)

[Riley]

Thanks, but that syntax just gives me the "Playlist item should be a table" error.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

File a bug on trac.videolan.org

[Riley]

OK. Thanks.

[ivoire]

And what about ? (never tryied but...)

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mytable = {} mytable.path = "file:///C:\\myvideo.avi" vlc.playlist.add(mytable)

Is it working this way ?

[Riley]

I tried that syntax too, and got a similar error. I've been reading up on the documentation, but haven't found any working full examples.

Also, the goal is to be able load multiple files into the current playlist, so please tell me if you know a better way to do this.

Thanks.

[ivoire]

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mytable = {} mytable.path = "file:///C:\\myvideo.avi" vlc.playlist.add({mytable})

[Riley]

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mytable = {} mytable.path = "file:///C:\\myvideo.avi" vlc.playlist.add({mytable})

You are awesome ivoire. That totally works. I think I tried every other variation except for that one with the brackets moved.

Thank you very much.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Nice