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create random numbers using title formatting

Hi there,

is there any possibility to create random numbers using the title formatting or is there any component for that? I just switched to the HTPC skin of ojdo and what i recognized is that the album art is used from the entries in Preferences -> Display -> Album art. But for me it's a bit annoying to have the same picture all the time and there are a lot of good pictures for some artists. So i wanted to create an entry like artist_$rand(10).jpg but i didn't see anything in the title formatting reference that creates a random number.

Anything possibly?!

Regards

create random numbers using title formatting

Reply #1 –
http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?ti...e#.24rand.28.29

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Generates a random number in the range from 0 to 232-1. Available only in sort-related contexts, such as the Edit → Sort → Sort by ... menu command.

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PC = TAK + LossyWAV  ::  Portable = Opus (130)

create random numbers using title formatting

Reply #2 –
Well that might work in the sorting columns, but I don't need to sort anything.

create random numbers using title formatting

Reply #3 –
Quote from: claW2k5 on
Well that might work in the sorting columns, but I don't need to sort anything.

If you use playback statistics (play_count, first_played, last_played) you might experiment with these fields for feeding them to $crc32 like this:

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//Generates pseudo-random numbers from 0 to 10-1=9
$mod($crc32(%artist% %album% %title% %last_played%),10)


This way, every time you play the same track, the number changes.
 

create random numbers using title formatting

Reply #4 –
Works like a charm! Thanks for that!