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jaysee

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Media Server Streaming Issue
« on: March 03, 2003, 11:51:04 am »

I have seen random problems streaming with Media Server for a long time but I have never been able to figure out why certain songs in my Library do not stream.

I finally figured it out: any song with an ' in the title (not sure if this is an IDv3 or filename issue) will not stream.

Anyone else know about this and if there is a solution other than renaming all my files?

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Re: Media Server Streaming Issue
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2003, 02:43:18 pm »

Thanks for reporting it.  We'll check.
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Re: Media Server Streaming Issue
« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2003, 08:08:59 am »

In the media jukebox client, try a seach of ' and then try to stream any song. For me, they don't stream. I have over 1000 songs in my library with a '

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Re: Media Server Streaming Issue
« Reply #3 on: April 04, 2003, 10:08:30 am »

Hi Jim,

I continue to see this problem. Has it been addressed in a different thread?
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Re: Media Server Streaming Issue
« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2003, 10:12:42 am »

Will you update to the latest version and confirm the problem still exists?
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Re: Media Server Streaming Issue
« Reply #5 on: April 04, 2003, 02:50:21 pm »

Upgraded clinet and server to 8.0.394 and it dis not solve the problem. Only Files with a ' do not stream.

connect to jhc.servemp3.com to reproduce
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Re: Media Server Streaming Issue
« Reply #6 on: April 05, 2003, 03:00:35 pm »

I'll check this on monday.

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Re: Media Server Streaming Issue
« Reply #7 on: April 07, 2003, 11:04:57 am »

I cannot reproduce this, nor connect to your server. Can you copy-and-paste one of the file titles here? It is important to use copy-and-paste and not type it by hand. Sometimes quotes are actually other characters.

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Re: Media Server Streaming Issue
« Reply #8 on: April 07, 2003, 02:13:47 pm »

sorry... I was having a problem with my router.

jhc.servemp3.com is now up

Do a search for '

Any song that is brought up will not play for me. Any other song plays fine.

I am not sure what you want me to copy. Do you mean *.mp3 where * is the filename?
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Re: Media Server Streaming Issue
« Reply #9 on: April 07, 2003, 03:47:11 pm »

jay,

Yeah, that's what he wants. ie => 'Bill Clinton & the Tipperellos - Intern Go Down.mp3  <=  (as a copy & paste operation direct from the file properties)

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Re: Media Server Streaming Issue
« Reply #10 on: April 08, 2003, 06:10:45 am »

Hi Jaysee,

For the moment , I'm stumped. It does seem to be related to quotes, but I cannot reproduce it locally, only when connecting to your server. Can you post the help->about merdia server information?

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Re: Media Server Streaming Issue
« Reply #11 on: April 08, 2003, 11:52:05 am »

Yes it is:

MSV:1.0.135
Protcol Version 9
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Re: Media Server Streaming Issue
« Reply #12 on: April 08, 2003, 12:02:30 pm »

You might want to try Media Center:

www.mediajukebox.com/mc

It uses a Media Server that is version 1.0.158.  Sounds like there may be a bug in the version you have and that it's been fixed sometime since.

You could also use the tools to rename files.
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Re: Media Server Streaming Issue
« Reply #13 on: April 29, 2003, 04:27:15 pm »

OK I tried upgrading to media center. I still have the same problem. Cannot stream any file with a '. I am at my wits end with this. I am reluctant to batch process all of my mp3s to remove ' because would cause spelling errors, and I went through a lot of work to get the tags and filenames correct in the first place.

Any other ideas?
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Re: Media Server Streaming Issue
« Reply #14 on: April 29, 2003, 04:43:59 pm »

Current Media Server 1.0.170 That Comes With MC 9.0.164
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Re: Media Server Streaming Issue
« Reply #15 on: April 29, 2003, 07:43:13 pm »

Yes, that is the version of media server I am running.

To reproduce, go to jhc.servemp3.com and search for '
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Re: Media Server Streaming Issue
« Reply #16 on: April 29, 2003, 08:14:11 pm »

Hi Jaysee,

Try this: choose one file that fails, and rename that one (removing the quotes). Verify that the renamed file doesn't fail. I think the renamed file will fail. In either case let me know (and you can change the name back after the test).

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Re: Media Server Streaming Issue
« Reply #17 on: April 30, 2003, 12:54:48 pm »

Upgrading to Media Center yielded the answer, and it looks like a bug to me. When I tried to stream files with an ' to my client, the attempts failed as usual. However, on the server machine, Media Center displayed this error window:

http://jeancote.servehttp.com:81/sites/mjs_error.jpg

It appears that media server is putting in a \ in front of the ' which is breaking the path.

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Re: Media Server Streaming Issue
« Reply #18 on: April 30, 2003, 02:07:33 pm »

Hi Jaysee,

I can't find anywhere Media Server does that. Files in my library with a quote work.

Did you try renaming a single file (removing the quote) to see if that worked?

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Re: Media Server Streaming Issue
« Reply #19 on: April 30, 2003, 02:56:56 pm »

Any instance of a quote (') in the path of the file will break the stream. I proved this to myself several times by renaming files from properties.

As soon as I remove quotes from the path, everything works fine. Media Server is seems to look at quotes as a delimiter indicating a subfolder.

If the path has no quotes, but the ID3v2 tags do have quotes, there is no problem.

see jhc.servepics.com to test this.

Examples of filename path that fails:

m01p://jhc.servemp3.com:80/E:\My Documents\mp3s\Music\Celtic\Loreena Mckennitt\The Book of Secrets\08 - Loreena Mckennitt - Dant's Prayer.mp3

m01p://jhc.servemp3.com:80/E:\My Documents\mp3s\Music\Jazz\Edith Piaf\The Very Best of Edith Piaf\18 - Edith Piaf - L'accordeoniste.mp3

m01p://jhc.servemp3.com:80/E:\My Documents\mp3s\Music\Classical\Ennio Morricone\The Mission\13 - Ennio Morricone - M - Gabriel's Oboe.mp3
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