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/splay filename length limit #19208 14/04/03 04:35 PM
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 109 UK T tomalak16 OP Vogon poet
OP tomalak16 Vogon poet T Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 109 UK	There seems to be a limit to the length of filename of a file /splay will accept. The error is simply that it 'cant play c:\............' but shortening the file length fixes this. Why does /splay not support the maximum filelength that a filesystem can accept?

Re: /splay filename length limit #19209 14/04/03 04:56 PM
T theRat
theRat T	what? Could you give us a GOOD example how to reproduce the suspected bug?

Re: /splay filename length limit #19210 14/04/03 05:30 PM
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 109 UK T tomalak16 OP Vogon poet
OP tomalak16 Vogon poet T Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 109 UK	well, /splay -m filename .. eg. /splay -m "C:\Documents and Settings\Tom\My Documents\Scores\Andromeda Soundtrack\Andromeda - 02 - High Guard Theme (Season 2 Main Title).mid" produces: * /splay: unable to play 'C:\Documents and Settings\Tom\My Documents\Scores\Andromeda Soundtrack\Andromeda - 02 - High Guard Theme (Season 2 Main Title).mid' Rename the file, and use: /splay -m "C:\Documents and Settings\Tom\My Documents\Scores\Andromeda Soundtrack\Andromeda - 02 - High Guard Theme.mid" and it's fine. So it's a filename length problem. Through futher testing, I have worked out that the maximum length /splay works with is 55 characters. Is this a mIRC bug, or a problem with the windows filesystems in general?

Re: /splay filename length limit #19211 14/04/03 05:34 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,973 New Hampshire, USA K KingTomato Hoopy frood
KingTomato Hoopy frood K Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,973 New Hampshire, USA	I'm not quite sure whether it is a bug, but you could use $shortfn() to shorten the length of the file. This will give DOS format of the file extension (C:\Docume~1\Tom\...)

Re: /splay filename length limit #19212 14/04/03 05:39 PM
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 109 UK T tomalak16 OP Vogon poet
OP tomalak16 Vogon poet T Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 109 UK	Yea, could do. Still, gotta wonder.

Re: /splay filename length limit #19213 14/04/03 08:35 PM
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 1,518 Florida,USA _ _D3m0n_ Hoopy frood
_D3m0n_ Hoopy frood _ Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 1,518 Florida,USA	id sus[pect the ( ) in the file name as whats giving u that error..... altho its just a guess on my part .......

Re: /splay filename length limit #19214 14/04/03 10:26 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,973 New Hampshire, USA K KingTomato Hoopy frood
KingTomato Hoopy frood K Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,973 New Hampshire, USA	I thought about that too, d3m0n, but its not being sent parameters like a returning alias (the "$blah()" type).. Maybe it could though..

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