Control your SqueezeBox or Transporter with Foobar2000

[doggod]

Hi,

I just wanna say thank YOU a thousand times, "stuffedspacedog", for this fantastic plugin / script!

Also wanna ask if there is anyone who has a clue if it would be possible to also get the volumecontrol to work from foobar? Was thinking, since the seekbar did`nt work at the start but later got solved to work maybe it`s also possible with the volumecontrol?
I know / has read that stuffedspacedog is not working with this anymore, so anyone else?

cheers, and once again, thank you stuffedspacedog

[jdk]

Hi. Trying to get this script to work, but the how-to page the script author put together (http://www.at-sea.com/FooSQ.html) seems to have vanished, so I'm working blind and so far, no luck. I've installed AMIP, and the script launches Foobar, when I play a song, it gets written to "nextsong.txt", so I'm close, but I'm not sure what to do next. If anyone has a copy of the installation instructions, I'd be grateful. I have multiple Squeezebox units, to guidance on choosing a player would also be appreciated.

I'm using columnUI, and annoyingmouse's version of the script.

[mll]

Hi. Trying to get this script to work, but the how-to page the script author put together (http://www.at-sea.com/FooSQ.html) seems to have vanished, so I'm working blind and so far, no luck. I've installed AMIP, and the script launches Foobar, when I play a song, it gets written to "nextsong.txt", so I'm close, but I'm not sure what to do next. If anyone has a copy of the installation instructions, I'd be grateful. I have multiple Squeezebox units, to guidance on choosing a player would also be appreciated.

I'm using columnUI, and annoyingmouse's version of the script.

Hi; same here. I get a popup that says "$m_elt = ^ERROR". I guess the Foobar2K Windows name need to follow a pattern, but I can't know which one.

If I find out the answer, I'll gladly repack the stuff with some redme and upload it here.

Oh, and if foobar is not started, the script doesn't actually start it.

[annoyingmouse]

Probably far too late for the last two replies to this but an archived version of stuffedspacedog's instructions can be found at http://web.archive.org/web/201105050...com/FooSQ.html for future reference.

The real reason I'm replying: I'm still using foobar to control my squeezebox and it still works fine for the most part but (admittedly, after much fiddling about with the code) I have a problem where the squeezebox starts playing the last played tune whenever I close foobar. This only happens if foobar is stopped and doesn't happen if I close whilst playing or paused. I don't suppose anyone know why this would be? Never come across it when using other remotes (e.g. Squeezecommander) so I presume it is to do with this code.

[doggod]

Probably far too late for the last two replies to this but an archived version of stuffedspacedog's instructions can be found at http://web.archive.org/web/201105050...com/FooSQ.html for future reference.

The real reason I'm replying: I'm still using foobar to control my squeezebox and it still works fine for the most part but (admittedly, after much fiddling about with the code) I have a problem where the squeezebox starts playing the last played tune whenever I close foobar. This only happens if foobar is stopped and doesn't happen if I close whilst playing or paused. I don't suppose anyone know why this would be? Never come across it when using other remotes (e.g. Squeezecommander) so I presume it is to do with this code.

Yeah I've noticed / have this problem too, but it really doesn't bother me much. I'm soooo in love with
this "plugin" and just wanna say thank YOU "stuffedspacedog" again. Sure it would be nice / cool if someone who is more clever than me can look in to improve the code and get the thing to work better, but hey, that's life.... :-D)))

[annoyingmouse]

I had another look through it and I seem to have solved it (I should stress "seem to have") by adding a sleep(10000) line before the exit at the end. Slower closing down the program but works just as well... for now that is...

Strangely I looked back at the amended code I put up on the last page of this (about a year and half ago) and mine looks quite different now. It's now an amended combination of the nas and columnsui ones all done thanks to stuffedspacedog's brilliant originals! Since solving this I've looked back and discovered there was a sleep line on v137 and so I have maybe deleted the line at some point.

[mll]

Probably far too late for the last two replies to this but an archived version of stuffedspacedog's instructions can be found at http://web.archive.org/web/201105050...com/FooSQ.html for future reference.

Thank you. If this disappears from archive.org too, here are the steps :

Instructions for Using Foobar2000 to send music to your Logitech SqueezeBox or Transporter (Windows Only)

With thanks to Marae for the original AutoIt script posted on HyrdogenAudio.

1. Download and install the latest Foobar2000 (it should work with versions higher than v0.9x)

2. Download and install AMIP for Foobar2000 : http://amip.tools-for.net/wiki/amip/download#amip

3. Download FooSQ from wherever you can find it

Note: this is a unicode binary, so it only works in Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7.

4. Unzip the FooSQ.exe file and put it somewhere easy to access - you'll need to run this file after you run Foobar2000 in order to control your Logitech devices within Foobar2000.

5. Run Foobar2000, go to File > Preferences > Display > Default User Interface
Look for the box that says "Window Title"
Delete whatever is there and replace it with this (exactly):
%path%/%playback_time_remaining_seconds%/%ispaused%/%playback_time_seconds%/

Hit the "Apply" button. Do not hit OK yet.

6. In the same menu, go to Tools > AMIP Wrapper
Click on "Configure AMIP"
On the right hand side check the box that says "Write song info to file".
In the box underneath that says "File:" enter this exactly:
C:\nextsong.txt
In the box underneath that says "Play:" enter this exactly:
$next(%fn)

Hit the "OK" button", hit "OK" again in AMIP Wrapper.

7. You're ready to go. Make sure SqueeezeBox server is running. Find where you put FooSQ.exe and run it.

8. Play music. The sound from FooSQ will be a second or so behind the playback on your computer, so you may want to turn off your computer speakers.

9. I've hardcoded a global volume control which will work provided FooSQ is running no matter what application is on your screen. Use the numeric keypad:

+ key to increase volume
- key to decrease volume
* key will mute playback (use + key to turn it back on)

10. Enjoy! If you lose the connection between Foobar2000 and FooSQ, just run FooSQ again and restart playback in Foobar2000.