I recently posted some converters to handle different types of data transmogrification. When handling document structures, we should lint them pre- and post-processing, so here are some Google Cloud Functions to handle that (for the three more common formats that I work with):
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Scrubbing Assets from Podcast Producer
At some point, you may find that you would like to remove all episodes from Podcast Producer that were brought in using a specific workflow, or based on a specific keyword, a string in the title, a date, or the user that created the episodes. All of these attributes are trapped in the db.sqlite3 database for Podcast Producer. This database is stored in the Server directory of your shared library. Within this database there is a table called episodes. Using that table you can locate all episodes that match the given pattern. To query, you will use the sqlite3 command and identify the database path. A very basic incantation of…
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New PlistCheck Application
PlistCheck is a very small, very fast application that checks preferences (aka – property lists) to make sure that they are properly formatted. There are a few other tools out there that do this and it’s easier to just use the command line, but if you are not command line savvy (or working with someone who isn’t) then you can use this tool to check property lists (preferences) rather than using the command line to do so. Click here to Download PlistCheck PlistCheck will be made available on the Apps page as well.