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%playback_time% not working with copy name

Trying to get the Copy Name command the way I want it. I had done this originally, it worked fine and I saved the code. After reformatting my computer and installing the latest foobar2000, it no longer works properly, I imagine I messed up somewhere. Could someone please help me?

Code:
[%list_index%. ][%artist% - %title%] ['['%album%  %date% #%tracknumber%']'] '['%bitrate%kbps']' '[' %playback_time% / %length% ']'

The playback time command is the one that's not working properly.. it comes out as this:
Infected Mushroom - Heavyweight [Vicious Delicious  2007 #04] [917kbps] [ ? / 8:41 ]
When the question mark should be the playback time... why is this? I swear it started happening when newer versions of foobar came out, but I don't have any proof.

Thanks for any help

%playback_time% not working with copy name

Reply #1 –
From the Title Formatting Syntax Reference :
%playback_time% si available only in contexts where playback related data is displayed, such as statusbar.

It is unlikely that %playback_time% will contain anything if your track is not playing.

%playback_time% not working with copy name

Reply #2 –
Oh my god... the track IS playing, that's the only reason I want to see the "playback time"... jeeze. It worked fine for years and now it doesn't.

%playback_time% not working with copy name

Reply #3 –
Your code (inserted into "Copy command" in "Advanced Preferences>>Display>>Legacy Title Formatting" ...) works fine here (Foobar V1.1) using the "Copy Names" command, example :

02. John Mayer - No Such Thing [Any Given Thursday (Disc 1) 2003 #02] [250kbps] [ ? / 4:46 ]
03. John Mayer - Back To You [Any Given Thursday (Disc 1) 2003 #03] [261kbps] [ 0:03 / 4:36 ] <---- playing track
04. John Mayer - City Love [Any Given Thursday (Disc 1) 2003 #04] [243kbps] [ ? / 5:11 ]

%playback_time% not working with copy name

Reply #4 –
Quote from: NEMO7538 on
Your code (inserted into "Copy command" in "Advanced Preferences>>Display>>Legacy Title Formatting" ...) works fine here (Foobar V1.1) using the "Copy Names" command, example :

02. John Mayer - No Such Thing [Any Given Thursday (Disc 1) 2003 #02] [250kbps] [ ? / 4:46 ]
03. John Mayer - Back To You [Any Given Thursday (Disc 1) 2003 #03] [261kbps] [ 0:03 / 4:36 ] <---- playing track
04. John Mayer - City Love [Any Given Thursday (Disc 1) 2003 #04] [243kbps] [ ? / 5:11 ]


No way.. that's exactly how I'm trying to use it. I thought maybe it was FLAC files only that did that, tried it on some MP3s... same problem. I'm doing EXACTLY what you are and it will not work. I'm running foobar 1.1 on windows 7 x64.

%playback_time% not working with copy name

Reply #5 –
I have tried this with many tracks, FLAC/mp3 etc and none of them are working. All I can say is wtf.

%playback_time% not working with copy name

Reply #6 –
Okay I fixed it... I was using a Copy Name keyboard shortcut, when you look for Copy Name it brings up 3 results, I changed it to the last one and now it works... haha

%playback_time% not working with copy name

Reply #7 –
Yes, only the [context / now playing] version supports that variable. The rest copy static information only.