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Fetch iTunes song information from Yahoo! Music Apps
Using Yahoo! webservices, you can interface your iTunes library to the Yahoo! Music Search and fetch any missing information for your library items. I have a lot of songs with missing tags, such as album or release date. Using Ruby and a simple REST query, combined with an AppleScript, you can use a hot key in Quicksilver to quickly load in of the missing information.

You'll need your own Yahoo! API key from Yahoo Developer. The code is a little long, but you can see the listing on my blog.

[robg adds: I haven't tested this one.]
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Fetch iTunes song information from Yahoo! Music
Authored by: martlet on Jul 24, '07 09:59:40AM
The idea of this is great... finding iTunes data in a new place. But is this a hint, or just something to drive traffic to a blog? Having to download Quicksilver then register with Yahoo! Developer, then cut and paste code in 2 seperate scripting languages, and assemble it all yourself seems more like a project than a hint. Make it a iTunes script menu item, and them we're talking what a hint should be:
"Toss this in your iTunes scripts folder, choose it from the iTunes script menu to update selected songs"


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Fetch iTunes song information from Yahoo! Music
Authored by: kristianbf on Jul 24, '07 05:42:15PM
Alright I understand what your going at - but this isn't an application that can be distributed as easy as that. The application for a Yahoo ID is essential! It takes 2 seconds, and there's a link. No big problem.

I've updated the post to include fast directions on how to put it all into your iTunes script folder:

Download this: http://www.collarhappy.com/yahoo.zip
Extract to ~/Library/iTunes/Scripts
Edit the getinfo.rb file to include your Yahoo ID

I can't do it easier than that!

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Fetch iTunes song information from Yahoo! Music
Authored by: maggard on Jul 24, '07 11:23:40AM

Clever stuff!

Thank you for sharing.

Obviously applying for the Y! developer key can’t be automated, but you’ve done a nice job with the rest. Perhaps those who are dissatisfied can wrap it all up into something more to their liking. At least you’ve got it 95% of the way there.



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Fetch iTunes song information from Yahoo! Music
Authored by: kristianbf on Jul 24, '07 05:43:46PM

I've updated the posts to include fast directions for those not interested in the code behind it. You still need your Yahoo ID though!



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