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