BUG in 3.108- Using ZIP file conversion

[MTUSUPPORT]

Originally Posted by mhollyts

It may not be related but I have noticed that Hoster does not close files that it has opened. If you play a song and then try and move/delete it from the system you can not until you close Hoster. You may want to look at Hoster Closing the Zip Files before moving on and opening the next file.
Just a thought.

The reason that the file stays Open when you use the MP3G button on the Playlist is that the file is Open, until you close Hoster or close that Playlist. This is not the case with this problem of Importing the files.

[MTUSUPPORT]

Here is the Fix to the Bad Zip File error message.

Remove any commas from the Filenames. This includes in the song names in the .mp3 and .cdg files within the .zip file. If you only remove the ,'s from the .zip file it will still give you the error message.

Such as:
ah2012-03_-_grant,_eddy_-_electric_avenue.zip
Rename the file to:
ah2012-03_-_grant_eddy_-_electric_avenue.zip it will now play.

ah2015-13_-_somethin'_stupid_-_sinatra,_frank.zip
Rename the file to:
ah2015-13_-_somethin'_stupid_-_sinatra_frank.zip it will now play.

Here is the Fix to the This is not a valid MP3G zip file! A file is missing. error. This is only the case, if your .zip file has the .cdg and .mp3 files both in the .zip file.

Make sure the names are Identical in the .zip file. Such as stated below:
Name of .zip File is: ah8011-01_these_eyes_the_guess_who.zip
Name of .mp3 file is: AH801101.mp3
Name of .cdg file is: Ah801101.cdg

The difference of the lowercase h in the .cdg file made the files different. This is what caused the error stating that the file was missing, because as it sees it, it is.

So if you have any of these errors, then make the correct changes to your .zip files or the files within and this will fix the problems.

[DJYale]

Also make sure you remove all .'s (periods)

Was beating my head against the wall not being able to import a few songs and realized it was the . that was in the name I didn't see (Hank Williams Jr. was one ... T.G. Sheppard the other)

Wasn't on the zip files, but on MP3+G's. Was getting the "This file does not have an associated .cdg" error and the .'s I wasn't catching was the cause. Also caused problems with a few ZIP imports.

[admin]

Originally Posted by DJYale

Also make sure you remove all .'s (periods)

Was beating my head against the wall not being able to import a few songs and realized it was the . that was in the name I didn't see (Hank Williams Jr. was one ... T.G. Sheppard the other)

Wasn't on the zip files, but on MP3+G's. Was getting the "This file does not have an associated .cdg" error and the .'s I wasn't catching was the cause. Also caused problems with a few ZIP imports.

The period ( . ) is what we use as the delimiter for the end of ALL the fields embedded in the filename. It starts the filename extension, like .mp3 or .cdg. I don't think we can prevent this problem. We spent weeks of time defining how to "parse" the filenames into fields. It is bordering on artificial intelligence to do more than we have done. I'm not expecting we can do any better for a while. Any suggestions how we can overcome this are welcome!!! Who knows, we may just be missing the real key that one of you can define for us.

The delimiters that are normally used within the filename to end one "field" an start another, we thought we had done a bang-up job on. We even allow you to change the delimiters to any string with pretty much any characters... except the period.

I'll discuss this with our programer tomorrow, if his sinuses allow him to work again. It's Pine Tree and Oak Tree pollen season and the "yellow cloud" plagues are upon us now.


MTUSUPPORT's definition and work-around for the current problem above blows my mind! He never ceases to amaze me.