Text File Output Now Playing

[tom]

Hi Kieth, thanks for joining the forum.

Sure you can push a text file. When we push out an XML file it’s really just a text file with a specific format.

To set up a metadata push channel we need more info: to what do you need to push the file, using what network protocol, format of the file, etc…?

Alternatively you could describe what you are ultimately trying to accomplish, i.e. what end goal is this a part of.

Here’s the metadata push guide. It’s long but you should be able to skip large chunks of it as you read.

Metadata push guide

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