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Title: Media Server and Unicode File Names
Post by: 12iCH on February 29, 2004, 11:55:25 pm

Is it just me or is Media Server unable to stream files with unicode names or regular files in unicode-named directories?

Title: Re:Media Server and Unicode File Names
Post by: JimH on March 01, 2004, 07:05:55 am

What version of MC are you using?  Unicode was added and then perfected over many versions.  If not the latest, can you try updating?

Title: Re:Media Server and Unicode File Names
Post by: 12iCH on March 01, 2004, 07:55:40 pm

Media Center 9.1.316

I have no issues with non-Unicode file names.

Client Messages:

Please make sure that the path in your media library points to the right location.

Server Messages:

03/01/04 20:53:07 - sharing thread started
03/01/04 20:53:07 - sending 415
03/01/04 20:53:07 - Client tried to download an unsupported file type.
03/01/04 20:53:07 - sharing thread exiting

Title: Re:Media Server and Unicode File Names
Post by: KingSparta on March 01, 2004, 07:57:56 pm

Quote

Media Center 9.1.316

the current version of mc is 10.0.81

there has been about 81 newer versions of MC since the version you have.

Title: Re:Media Server and Unicode File Names
Post by: 12iCH on March 01, 2004, 10:53:43 pm

My bad... I thought he meant latest for version 9. I'll give 10 a shot.

Title: Re:Media Server and Unicode File Names
Post by: 12iCH on March 01, 2004, 11:39:39 pm

Well, I tried 10.0.81. Same client/server error messages. Guess they missed one in their 81 versions since 9.1.

Title: Re:Media Server and Unicode File Names
Post by: KingSparta on March 02, 2004, 05:23:12 am

maybe you should give them the full folder name and file name.

Title: Re:Media Server and Unicode File Names
Post by: 12iCH on March 02, 2004, 02:46:58 pm

All the folder names and files names are fully qualified from the root dir.

Title: Re:Media Server and Unicode File Names
Post by: KingSparta on March 02, 2004, 05:45:26 pm

well don't then, your the only one that have the problem.

when you feel like shareing info to help fix the problem (if it is a MC problem) post the info.

Title: Re:Media Server and Unicode File Names
Post by: paekche on March 08, 2004, 01:21:18 am

I'm using 9.1.317 and I have the same issue.  Files with non-Western unicode characters don't play at all.

Title: Re:Media Server and Unicode File Names
Post by: 12iCH on March 08, 2004, 02:51:55 am

Exactly the problem. Guess I'm not the only one after all.

I've got the Asian language pack installed for Windows XP. No problems with Asian unicode in file names and tags within the database and for stand alone playback.

However, the media server is unable to stream the Asian unicode filenames. But, the client retrieves the Asian unicode metadata just fine...

I wanted to escalate the issue, but I frankly don't care that much.

Title: Re:Media Server and Unicode File Names
Post by: John Gateley on March 08, 2004, 02:36:59 pm

The unicode stuff I've tested works fine. Could you post a filename here?

j

Title: Re:Media Server and Unicode File Names
Post by: 12iCH on March 08, 2004, 04:45:44 pm

Here is a sample file name...

C:\Documents and Settings\User\My Documents\My Music\Korean\비 2집\비 2집 - 10 아쉬운 빈 공간.ogg

It looks like this forum doesn't support Asian unicode, considering the above line looks like gibberish.

Title: Re:Media Server and Unicode File Names
Post by: KingSparta on March 08, 2004, 05:43:24 pm

maybe if you send it in a windows .doc file

Title: Re:Media Server and Unicode File Names
Post by: 12iCH on March 08, 2004, 06:38:20 pm

Created a Yahoo mail account.
username: unicodemediaserver@yahoo.com
password: jriver

Email in that account includes a sample filename.
Choose Korean encoding.

Title: Re:Media Server and Unicode File Names
Post by: paekche on March 14, 2004, 12:00:56 am

Another example, if you have a Unicode font installed, type the following in MS Word where [Alt-x] is means press Alt-x

U+4E00[Alt-x]
U+4E8C[Alt-x]
U+4E09[Alt-x]

You should see 1 horizontal line, 2 horizontal lines, and 3 horizontal lines respectively.  Once you rename your file to that, it won't play any more.