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Reproduced problem. Query format is unchanged, e.g.
http://www.lyricsplugin.com/winamp03/pl ... 20Brothers

but response format has changed. Will work on fix tonight.

FYI...

The origianl lyricator.mmip script is still functioning today although the newer 1.x.x builds all seem to be experiencing the same http: results mentioned as of 2010.08.04

FYI...

The origianl lyricator.mmip script is still functioning today although the newer 1.x.x builds all seem to be experiencing the same http: results mentioned as of 2010.08.04

Hmmm...
I just uninstalled 1.1.0.021 and deleted all Lyricator program files then re-installed V0.9.6 and still getting same result. I think I put a hex on this script.... just a few days ago I was wondering how long it would take for the site to do something to stop it working.

SP0NZ wrote:FYI...

The origianl lyricator.mmip script is still functioning today although the newer 1.x.x builds all seem to be experiencing the same http: results mentioned as of 2010.08.04

Thanks. That info will help me working around the problem.

Owyn wrote..
Thanks. That info will help me working around the problem.

I probably should have been more specific, I'm still getting the lyricsvip link for all tracks even with V0.9.6. Only went wrong overnight as yesterday I tagged many new tracks OK.

Cheers

This is probably a pointless post but I'm getting the same thing (tried i think 0.96 and 1.1.0.021).
(Y)

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It was work yesterday for me as well.

I know what the problem is, the response now uses an onload event. However, I still don't know how to solve it. e.g. Back to RTFM and testing.

The javascript calls this URL: http://www.lyricsplugin.com/winamp03/pl ... 1124245952 (ts = timestamp generated by javascript)

cartuhh wrote:The javascript calls this URL: http://www.lyricsplugin.com/winamp03/pl ... 1124245952 (ts = timestamp generated by javascript)

????
The actual URL with expansion matches the URL shown above in my first e.g. note. Follow the link and view source to see the unexpanded html. If you have e.g. Firebug installed you can trace the fully invoked code IN THE BROWSER.

Actually a collection of problems:
- LyricsPlugin interface has changed
- The new onload action is not triggered when the js Request object is invoked and I have yet to determine how to trigger it
- An alternate solution appears to be to create a Referrer header for the request. See here for example. I have been reading through the js Request object documentation but have yet to determine how to implement the Python fix in js

As far as I can see there are two possible ways to proceed...

1) Use a hidden SDB.UI.ActiveX object so that you can "Navigate" to the url, this should fire the onload event and you should then be able to scrap the html, I believe.

2) Don't bother running the URL at all, download their javascript and find out what the onload event "getContent" is actually doing and try to replicate that. It looks like you've checked this out already as it seems to call "content.php" - it comes back blank for me, maybe because of the "ts" parameter, maybe because it checks the referer? You could try setting this in the request header to see if this helps.

trixmoto wrote:scrap the html

I would love to do that, but, I assume you meant to say "scrape".
Thanks for the help.

Would it be possible/easy to use another lyrics site? I had issues with lyricsplugin and songbird since once year, mostly because they change every now and then their interface. On the other hand I was quite successfull with lyrics.wikia.com, their interface hasn't changed in the last year. From the code of Lyricator it looks much more complicated to me than for example the plugin for mp3tag No idea if this would be an option, just a thought *shrug*

Guest wrote:Would it be possible/easy to use another lyrics site? I had issues with lyricsplugin and songbird since once year, mostly because they change every now and then their interface. On the other hand I was quite successfull with lyrics.wikia.com, their interface hasn't changed in the last year. From the code of Lyricator it looks much more complicated to me than for example the plugin for mp3tag No idea if this would be an option, just a thought *shrug*

Lyric wiki's API only allows access to part of the lyrics (about 1/7 of them) due to licensing restrictions. See:
http://groups.google.com/group/lyricwik ... ?pli=1|API

trixmoto wrote:You could try setting this in the request header to see if this helps.

This is definitely going to be required as confirmed by the Python/foobar code I referenced above.

So, how do I set the HTTP Referrer header in the js Request object?