So, I m trying to implement a solution to a problem that I posted on superuser.
What I m trying to do
I want to write a (Windows) application to synchronize podcast subscriptions in iTunes (and possibly iPhone/iPod touch apps, though I ll ignore them for now) between multiple computers that are using the same iTunes account.
How I m planning on doing it
My initial thought was to do the following:
1) Grab the list of all podcast subscriptions from iTunes on computer A
2) Do some synching, giving new podcast urls to a program on computer B
3) Subscribe to the new podcasts in iTunes with computer B
I think I could do all this by parsing the ITL file, which is where subscription information seem to be stored. I haven t been able to find any documentation for this, though.
Maybe I m going about this wrong and using the iTunes COM interface would be a decent way to grab the list of subscribed podcasts (step 1) and then subscribing to them (step 3). Is there a smarter way to go about doing this?
Summary
- Before I reinvent the wheel, is there already a solution for synching podcast subscriptions among multiple computers?
- What is the most appropriate method for grabbing a list of podcasts that iTunes is subscribed to?
- What is the most appropriate method of subscribing iTunes to new podcasts?
As a note, I e-mailed Apple s Developer Support with pretty much the same questions, but apparently asking questions about documentation/API doesn t count as technical support.
Thanks,