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Author Topic: Qythyx: Handheld Issue  (Read 854 times)

Qythyx

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Qythyx: Handheld Issue
« on: June 17, 2005, 11:13:13 pm »

Good news, I figured out why some files aren't syncing to handhelds. I've been having this problem ever since 290 as discussed http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=28252.0.

The problem is, if the Name or Album (or maybe Artist too) has a character in it which is not valid for a path, then it can't copy the file to the handheld. This appears to only happen when the file is re-encoded. I don't know why it works ok if it is just copied.

Here's an example:
I have Meat Loaf's "Bat out of Hell II: Back Into Hell" album. I originally ripped this with WMP before I started using MC. WMP converted the ":" character a "-" character for the path in which the file was placed, but the Album tag still uses the ":" character. When I try to sync any of the tracks in this album MC converts the file file, but then fails to copy it to my handheld. If I rename the Album to use a "-" instead of a ":" then it works fine.

I don't think the fact that I originally ripped in WMP matters, though.
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