Player will not play long file names!

[Scott Rossi]

Recently, Stephen Barncard  wrote:

> generally it's always best to avoid spaces in filenames....especially
> on the net.

Of course, but the issue here is to address the playback of *any* file with
long filenames, regardless of their origin, and regardless of whether they
have spaces (or other non-alpha characters) in their names.

In the case of iTunes (not sure about other MP3 apps), songs from CDs as
well as those purchased via download are often named with spaces.  If you
want to deliver a player that can play these files, you can't expect a user
to go through all their files and manually rename them, nor should you as a
developer do this behind the user's back.  Thus Mark's workaround solves a
major problem.  Thanks Mark!

Regards,

Scott Rossi
Creative Director
Tactile Media, Multimedia & Design
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