---
name: "AnyData::Format::Mp3"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libanydata-perl"
version: "0.12-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/AnyData::Format::Mp3"
---

# AnyData::Format::Mp3(3pm)

tied hash and DBI access to Mp3 files

## NAME

AnyData::Format::Mp3 - tied hash and DBI access to Mp3 files

## SYNOPSIS

```
 use AnyData;
 my $playlist = adTie( 'Passwd', ['c:/My Music/'] );
 while (my $song = each %$playlist){
    print $song->{artist} if $song->{genre} eq 'Reggae'
 }
 OR
 use DBI
 my $dbh = DBI->connect('dbi:AnyData:');
 $dbh->func('playlist','Mp3,['c:/My Music'],'ad_catalog');
 my $playlist = $dbh->selectall_arrayref( qq{
     SELECT artist, title FROM playlist WHERE genre = 'Reggae'
 });
 # ... other DBI/SQL operations
```

## DESCRIPTION

This module provides a tied hash interface and a DBI/SQL interface to MP files.  It creates an in-memory database or hash from the Mp3 files themselves without actually creating a separate database file.  This means that the database is automatically updated just by moving files in or out of the directories.

Many mp3 (mpeg three) music files contain a header describing the song name, artist, and other information about the music.

Simply choose 'Mp3' as the format and give a reference to an array of directories containing mp3 files.  Each file in those directories will become a record containing the fields:

```
 song
 artist
 album
 year
 genre
 filename
 filesize
```

This module is a submodule of the AnyData.pm and DBD::AnyData.pm modules.  Refer to their documentation for further details.

## AUTHOR & COPYRIGHT

copyright 2000, Jeff Zucker \<jeff@vpservices.com\> all rights reserved