A customer I've been working with wanted to file an enhancement request so I am doing it for him.

Here is his description of want he is looking for:

>My enhancement request is this:

>Have the quick scan (look for new and changed music) accurately 
>update the search database information in the least time, for all 
>formats supported, just by clicking the button, without requiring 
>iTunes or "adding" any files to now-playing, or playing any 
>files.  I myself use FLAC files which precludes using iTunes, and I 
>also wish to organize my own files.

>I'm sure the programmers would know how to do this, buy my own idea 
>(as a former mathematician and programmer for RCA Defense Electronic 
>Products) is this: (1) Read the music folder directory info into a 
>memory array which includes a logical tag (T/F) field.  This field 
>will indicate if the file is new (doesn't exist in the previous scan 
>database).  (2) Blank two similar tag fields for all records in the 
>previous scan database.  These fields will indicate (a) if file 
>still exists (b) if file has been updated, as indicated by a newer 
>date-modified for the file. (2) Scan the music folder directory info 
>array (not accessing the music folder).  For each file, set all tags 
>appropriately, both in the array and the database.  Update the scan 
>database by accessing only new or newly modified files.  Add the new 
>files to the database.  Update the file-text info (title, artist 
>etc) for only the newly modified files.  Erase database records for 
>files no longer existing.

Thank you for reading my enhancement request, and thank you for a 
thoughtful and highly useful interface for my music collection.