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More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 20 for Windows => Topic started by: krmasson on November 03, 2014, 05:33:27 pm

Title: Probable bug in "portable installation" [solved]
Post by: krmasson on November 03, 2014, 05:33:27 pm

Hello,

I recently tried the "portable installation" (or maybe "standalone installation", don't remember the exact wording) of MC20 on a removable USB drive.

MC 20.0.21, Windows 8.1

The install worked fine, and I then configured the autoimport to import music files located on the same drive as the installation drive (say G:).

I can then browse all my library, but no cover art is visible (only the default icon), and no file is playable: it appears that all library items (soundtracks) refer a physical file called  "G:nstall Drive):\Music\xxxx\yyyy.wma" (quotes not included). This name is of course invalid.

I managed to patch the binary library files  ("field (filename).jmd"), replacing the "G:" by "(I": all library items then refer to paths of form "(Install Drive):\Music\xxxx\yyyy.wma". Then I am able to play all music files.

But I have still no thumbnails/cover arts (did not find where their path is referenced :-) ), and manually patching the library each time I import a new CD is clearly not an option.

The same issue appears when I try to import a single folder, still located on the same USB drive.

Could you do something for me?

Regards
C.M.

Title: Re: Probable bug in "portable installation".Bad path for files located on same drive
Post by: Matt on November 04, 2014, 07:50:22 am

Could you try again using the latest build?  A problem with portable installs was fixed recently.

Title: Re: Probable bug in "portable installation".Bad path for files located on same drive
Post by: krmasson on November 04, 2014, 08:02:24 am

MC had updated itself just before, so I probably had the latest (stable) one.
Where/how can I get "your" latest build?

Title: Re: Probable bug in "portable installation".Bad path for files located on same drive
Post by: Matt on November 04, 2014, 08:03:42 am

Quote from: krmasson on November 04, 2014, 08:02:24 am

Where/how can I get "your" latest build?

It's the first thread here on Interact.

For example:
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=92936.0

Title: Re: Probable bug in "portable installation".Bad path for files located on same drive
Post by: krmasson on November 04, 2014, 08:08:25 am

Thanks. Will try this at  home, tonight (GMT+1).

Title: Re: Probable bug in "portable installation".Bad path for files located on same drive
Post by: krmasson on November 04, 2014, 11:24:09 am

Works fine with 20.0.30 version.
Thanks.

Title: Re: Probable bug in "portable installation".Bad path for files located on same drive
Post by: Matt on November 04, 2014, 11:35:19 am

Thanks for letting us know.  Whew!