It isn't necessarily a bug. Revolution uses the old method of opening
files with the QuickTime API which uses the FSSpec. This has file name
as well as path name length limitations (255 for the full path). As of
QT 6.4 (I think) QuickTime added new calls that open movies that can
have unicode names, etc. Eventually Rev needs to add support for using
the newer calls when QuickTime supports it.
I'm not sure the problem lies in the length of the overall file path -- it
may be somehow related to the length of the name of the file itself. More
testing needs to be done.
Yes, the limit of a file name using FSSpec is something like 32 characters.
Regardless, this is absolutely a bug and needs to be dealt with, or needs a
workaround developed for it. When a file that plays as expected using any
other player (including Apple's own QT player) doesn't play in Rev purely
because of the filename, this is a bug. As Rev developers, we can't release
media playing apps and expect to tell users to rename their media files.
I agree that this definitely needs to be updated. Really all file name handling needs to be. I don't think Rev supports Unicode path names even though there is Unicode support for fields, etc. This creates a real problem when creating multi-lingual apps that support Japanese, Chinese, etc. filenames.
-- Trevor DeVore Blue Mango Multimedia [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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