#! /bin/bash
#this first echo command makes a file called playlist.xml with
# the utf and xml headers in it.
echo "charset utf-8
<xml>
" > ~/desktop/playlist.xml
#this bit says until the person types a zero keep asking questions and reading the answers into variables
while [ "$thepath" != "0" ]
do
echo "*************************************************"
echo "type a ZERO to finish this infernal questioning!"
echo "*************************************************"
echo "What is the PATH of the show dude?"
# the -n at the start stops echo from adding a return character so that the use can just add to the http:// bit
#if you use /sh not /bash you need to add \\c at the end instead.
echo -n http://
read thepath
#if the text typed in isn't a zero (!= means does not equal)
#then keep asking what the title is
if [ "$thepath" != "0" ]
then
echo "What is the TITLE of the show huh?"
read theshow
# a fi closes the if statement
fi
# this bit does the body of the text writing the lines to the text file the >> means "add to" the file not overwrite it.
# but only thepath is NOT zero!
if [ "$thepath" != "0" ]
then
echo "
<track>
<path>"$thepath"</path>
<title>"$theshow"</title>
</track>" >> ~/desktop/playlist.xml
fi
done
# add the footer bit to close the xml statement and add (>>) to the text file
echo "
</xml>" >> ~/desktop/playlist.xml
# tell people its done!
echo "ALL FINISHED THANKS!"
exit
this looks a bit long winded but totally works on os x snow leopard (i've just tried it)
I like to write this way because i am a simple soul who just likes things to work kindof how they seem they ought to.
my comments in the code are what I do for myself as my brain is full and old bash knowledge stuff keeps getting replaced by new bash stuff.
this is just another approach to your problem I guess and may help spark your imagination as to where you want to go with an approach.
bash is cool.
