I searched but couldn't find any program that will take an iTunes playlist and have just the playlist on Independence FM, so I wrote my own application using Turing and VBA which does just the thing.

All you have to do is open iTunes and find your playlist you wish to hear in GTA 4, right click on it and Export it to a .xml file anywhere (preferably your desktop). Now extract the .zip file attached below, edit gtamusic.ini and type the GTA User Music folder (usually located in Documents/Rockstar Games/GTA IV/User Music). Then put the full path of your iTunes export on your desktop (or wherever you saved it, make sure to include the filename). Now run GTAMusicAdder.exe and after 5-10 seconds it will create shortcuts to your iTunes playlist music inside of the GTA music folder.

It may give errors if you are missing iTunes information such as the song name or artist name. I hope this comes in use to someone other than myself. Also included in the .zip is the source code, you'll need Turing to re-compile it, which can be found for free on Google.

Edit: Also uploaded the file here:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=FL9VALWC

Edited December 25, 201114 yr by vahnx

Nice work, but would it not just be easier to copy and paste the mp3 files into the GTA Music folder?

If it's a playlist of say 300 songs in a library of 10,000, might be difficult to navigate to each individual MP3. Plus, that takes up filespace :D

Nice work, but would it not just be easier to copy and paste the mp3 files into the GTA Music folder?

This. xD

aren't you able to use .lnk or regular playlists?

GTA4 does not support playlists, only links to folders/mp3's. What my program does is parses an exported playlist and creates links (.lnk's) in the GTA folder.

Edited December 26, 201114 yr by vahnx

Plus, that takes up filespace :D

Ok then, just copy and paste as shortcut. You would be lucky if those shortcuts took up 0.5mb of space!

Edited December 26, 201114 yr by Tom H

Ok then, just copy and paste as shortcut. You would be lucky if it took up 0.5mb of space!

There are multiple ways to tackle this problem. Vahnx choose to write a script to import from a playlist, which works. You could also just use shortcuts, or copy your music to the folder. People act like there is only one right way to solve this problem. There is more than one way to do it. +1 for your time to make a script, Vahnx.

There are multiple ways to tackle this problem. Vahnx choose to write a script to import from a playlist, which works. You could also just use shortcuts, or copy your music to the folder. People act like there is only one right way to solve this problem. There is more than one way to do it. +1 for your time to make a script, Vahnx.

At no point did I say that there was one way to solve the problem, nor did I act like there was.

Just a quick question, you quoted my post and then said there was more than one way to tackle the problem. Did you mean the problem I was replying to or something else???

I never said you specifically. That's the impression I got from the thread as a whole.

What I mean is there is more than one way to get music into GTA IV. I quoted your post to show another example.

Oh Right, sorry!

Anyway I think that its very good and i am sure that lots of people will find it very useful especially if they have a rather large collection.

I do see what you mean iconography though, the topic is slightly negative.....

Ok then, just copy and paste as shortcut. You would be lucky if those shortcuts took up 0.5mb of space!

Yes, but the reply mentioned specifically copying the MP3s. If you were to copy and paste links with a playlist of say 30 songs or less, this script is useless. But I have large playlists so this does all the work for me, depending what playlist I want playing in my car.