If its just a file name you are out of luck, if its an URL, you could put the text on the clipboard and open it in the browser and see what happens.
On Wed, 14 Dec 2016 19:45:31 -0500, Tom Kaufman wrote: > > Hello to all who have responded to my question so far: I successfully > changed the file name, but can't find a direct link that would allow me to > play the file! It does seem to be a wma file in there somewhere...but seems > to be no way to play it! Any thoughts or suggestions? > Tom Kaufman > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Chris > Skarstad > Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2016 7:38 PM > To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Subject: Re: A 2-part Question Concerning Converting A File To MP3 > > While you're focused on the file in your list, press the f2 key and > change the .wpl extention to .txt. Windos will ask you if you really > want to do this, so press the space bar on the yes button and it'll be > changed to a .txt file, which you can open in notepad, and find out what > file this is about. > > > > > > > > On 12/14/2016 7:21 PM, Smiling? wrote: > > Just give the file a .txt extension and it should open right up with > > Notepad. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Tom > > Kaufman > > Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2016 2:26 PM > > To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' > > Subject: RE: A 2-part Question Concerning Converting A File To MP3 > > > > Pardon my ignorance, Jon (and list) but am afraid I don't know how to > > accomplish that! Could someone explain how this would be done? Thanks. > > Tom Kaufman > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of John > > Covici > > Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2016 3:15 PM > > To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > > Subject: Re: A 2-part Question Concerning Converting A File To MP3 > > > > Why doon't you look inside the file with notepad and find the URL or > > whatever and play it directly. > > > > On Wed, 14 Dec 2016 15:08:44 -0500, > > Tom Kaufman wrote: > >> Okay Joe and list...I was able to change and attempt to get the file to > > play in Windows Media Player (no soap) it says that Windows Media > > encountered a problem! So then I had to go back into Winamp and finally > > figured out how to tell it to play my MP3 files in Winamp again! At this > > point, I'm assuming that there is no way that this file will play? It is > a > > piece of music that someone wanted me to hear. > >> Tom Kaufman > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Joe > > Paton > >> Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2016 9:36 AM > >> To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > >> Subject: Re: A 2-part Question Concerning Converting A File To MP3 > >> > >> Hello Tom, > >> > >> wpl is a playlist file for windows media player. It contains > >> filenames and paths for other media files. My understanding is > >> that it does not contain audio content. > >> If you open the file in windows media, does the audio play? If it does, > > then you need to see to which directory and files it is > >> pointint at. > >> > >> HTH > >> Joe > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Joe Paton > >> telephone: 01702 543624 > >> Mobile: 0 7 9 6 7 3 8 2 9 6 4 > >> web site: http://www.apart.org > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici cov...@ccs.covici.com
