Pim,

mp3tofid does infact create a symlink farm from the target directory. But my concern is that I have to first (outside fo mp3tofid) build this target directory -- then I can have mp3tofid run on it.

Well the problem is that the target directory cannot be built using symlinks -- they must either be hard links or symlinks. Also, why even require the building of the target directory, just read a file list instead?

Those where my main two concerns. Otherwise it is truely a lifesaver when trying to use the original player.

(And the fact you need such a program is annoying, and one of the reasons I like my player, squash -- because you can name the files whatever, and the database is automatically handled. That means you can use ftp or rsync, etc. to get the files there -- and you can name them whatever too).