2017A - Spring CD catalog production
About: 2016C - FALL CD catalog production
see #CDCatalog
#2 publish to iTunes channel or whatever still not done … oh well … maybe someday
#seeAlso email to jason we might need to skip the 5 products that were not as yet recorded#4 ftp all the recent recordings from
X pieces mailed 1st class at $1.15 (should have been $1.12) each … you do the math.
Starting from the high zip codes and working backwards … dealing with orderers and look-e-lews alike.
432 pieces mailed bulk (class B9) under permit 239 at $.647 = $279.50
ok ok, i’ll do the math based upon the usps reciept for stamps …
805/1.15 = 700 we rounded up to buy $800 worth of stamps
so apparently we mailed out 420 + 700 = 1120
but we printed ……………………………...1123 labels
good enough for government work
This puppy is finished … hoepfully the phones will start ringing now.
#1 Revise program for this production ← #Done
Change the program manually
at http://speaktomecatalog.com/cd_catalog/
to set the 3 variables
# ---- Set constants for this particular run
$Year="2017";
$VolumLetter="a";
if (empty($view))
{
// note that the last statement here overrides
$view="Full catalog and new";
$view="Full catalog and new";
$view="Spring Catalog";
}

now shows Spring Catalog … even to guests
Note: guest view is still not free of internal production clutter !
at http://speaktomecatalog.com/cd_catalog/
to set the 3 variables
# ---- Set constants for this particular run
$Year="2017";
$VolumLetter="a";
if (empty($view))
{
// note that the last statement here overrides
$view="Full catalog and new";
$view="Full catalog and new";
$view="Spring Catalog";
}


Note: guest view is still not free of internal production clutter !
#2 publish to iTunes channel or whatever still not done … oh well … maybe someday
#3 Record …. waiting for Jason to finish recordings
Record and upload mp3 files to the directory /cd_catalog using the format cd_XXXX.mp3#seeAlso email to jason we might need to skip the 5 products that were not as yet recorded
#4 ftp all the recent recordings from
speaktomecatalog.com/cd-catalog → seth’s local mirror ← #done
#5 in cd_catalog app click “Write Playlist”
denise to review products and cut some so that there will be only 4 discs ← #done
For the Fall catalog move the Chrismas and Halloween to the last CDChange the class in the database to move the recording to the last cd.
re #ClassTags
// docie-doe to do at end of year catalog
// before generation of playlist
$sql=’ UPDATE `product` SET class="xmas" where class="christmas" ’;
$sql=’ UPDATE `product` SET class="xhalloween" where class="Halloween" ’;
// after cutting cd’s switch back ←
$sql=’ UPDATE `product` SET class="Christmas" where class="xmas" ’;
$sql=’ UPDATE `product` SET class="Halloween" where class="xhalloween" ’;
#6 FTP playlists back to seth’s local

#7 Import Playlists to iTunes and Burn CDs ← #done
- Note: the iTunes the preferences under the advanced tab should be "Copy files to iTunes Media folder when adding to library" must be unchecked. That way the files will be left in their original spot under the cd_catalog directory.
- Import the play lists into iTunes
- In Itunes: File, Library, Import Playlist ... then select the playlists that were just ftp’s back from the server and are now in the cd_catalog directory
- on cd 2, 3, and 4 move in the headers from the cd_catalog directory
- if a mp3 file is not present in the local cd_catalog directory there will be a warning message that "all files could not be found". Well, doah, try to find them and make sure they are there. …. er also check the name of the hrad drive … see 2017A - Spring CD catalog production (comment 75762)
- audit and make changes if necessary
- Burn CDs
- In iTunes: File, Burn playlist to CD - right click the playlist and select "Burn Playlist to disc"
- in the screen that pops up
- preferred speed: max possible
- Disc format: Audio
- Gap Between Songs: none
- check the box for Include CD Text
- Then Burn baby Burn
7 Take masters to Divirsified ← #done
- hand deliver the masters to http://www.fastblogit.com/tags/diversified%20systems ← #done
- wait for them … wait for them …. … pick them up ?
#8 Count CDs to duplicate
Enter count at bottom of labelm.prg
****************************************************
* Spring CD Catalog 2017a
* counted total mailing on 4/12/2017 = 1140
* Burnt 1300 of 4 masters
* Printed those ordering in one batch counted as 1134 on 10/13/2016
* Count based upon this ...
set filter to;
("c" $ media or "d" $ media);
and not "x" $ code;
and not "x" $ media;
and empty(country);
and
statusdate>{^2013-10-01}#9 Upload CD files to the #fillmore phone box ← #done
#10 Pick them up personally at Divirsified ← #done
#11 Take off the mail bounces from last catalog ← #done
#12 Print Labels ← #done
* Spring CD Catalog 2017a
* counted total mailing on 4/12/2017 = 1140
* Burnt 1300 of 4 masters
* After taking off bounces = 1123
* Printed all in one batch counted as 1123 on 1/19/2017
thismail="#x"
set filter to;
("c" $ media or "d" $ media);
and not "x" $ code;
and not "x" $ media;
and empty(country)
;
and statusdate>{^2013-10-01}
#13 And now for the fun part ← #done
Stuff them in envelopes and mail the little buggers.#14 take them to the post office ← #done
X pieces mailed 1st class at $1.15 (should have been $1.12) each … you do the math.
Starting from the high zip codes and working backwards … dealing with orderers and look-e-lews alike.
432 pieces mailed bulk (class B9) under permit 239 at $.647 = $279.50
ok ok, i’ll do the math based upon the usps reciept for stamps …
805/1.15 = 700 we rounded up to buy $800 worth of stamps
so apparently we mailed out 420 + 700 = 1120
but we printed ……………………………...1123 labels
good enough for government work

This puppy is finished … hoepfully the phones will start ringing now.
Tags
- speaktomecatalog
- cd catalog
- CDCatalog
- seeAlso
- ClassTags
- shucks
- fillmore
Comments
Seth says
how was i tagged by seth ?… i am seth and i just pushe this on top of my focus.
how was i tagged by seth ?… i am seth and i just pushe this on top of my focus.
Seth says

suddenly iTunes decides not to import into the playlist some selected mp3’s even though they are on the hard disk in the same directory and same coding as others that do import.
here is a link to the playlist
contacting apple support community here.
OMG i found this … somehow the hard drisk had gotten renamed … i renamed it back to “Macantosh HD” and now the files import ok. #shucks i have been fighting this for the last 20 hrs.
I found the problem by making a playlist manually and exporting it and looking at the format … i could see that the location had the bogus name in it.


here is a link to the playlist
contacting apple support community here.

I found the problem by making a playlist manually and exporting it and looking at the format … i could see that the location had the bogus name in it.
Seth says
Seth says
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